The Piano Man

Davasan Software presents The Piano Man — a music composition and playback program for the ADAM computer. An electronic version of the old player piano with new twists, The Piano Man lets you compose your own original songs, create a library of songs for any occasion, learn the fundamental principles of music, teach creativity and music appreciation, and show off your ADAM as a musically gifted conversation piece. Features include a full 3-octave staff for music display and editing, smaller background staffs showing the entire song on screen, game controller input for entering and changing music, enter songs in any key, change tempo, adjust volume of each note, change value and duration of any note at any time, save songs on tape or disk in a music library, select songs from a menu, recall/play/change/add/delete/re-save songs, full color graphic display, autoplay feature for continuous playback, insert/delete/change notes, support for whole to sixteenth notes, and most basic music notation. Includes pre-programmed data cassette, instruction manual, and game controller insert card. Special introductory price.

Original retail price: $29.95 (Davasan Software Catalog, c.1985-1986)