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                               DIRECTX 7: DirectMusic 
                              Welcome 
                                to the DirectMusic tutorials section, This section 
                                of DirectX 7 tutorials cover the playback of music 
                                for games, using this feature you can either playback 
                                normal music tracks, or programmatically and dynamically 
                                create music on the fly - change the music as 
                                the mood of the game changes. 
                              The 
                                following list contain the available tutorials, 
                                a brief description and a rating - pay particular 
                                attention to the rating, trying things beyond 
                                your capability may prove foolish.. but then again, 
                                you do need to push yourself if you want to succeed. 
                                 
                               
                               
                              
                                 
                                  | Playing 
                                    MIDI music  | 
                                  An 
                                    introduction into DirectMusic through playing 
                                    a standard MIDI sequence | 
                                   
                                     EASY 
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                                  | Playing 
                                    DLS music  | 
                                  A 
                                    further introduction, this time the basics 
                                    of playing dynamic music | 
                                   
                                     EASY 
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                                  | Modifying 
                                    Music  | 
                                  An 
                                    example that shows how to alter the volume 
                                    and other parameters of a musical sequence | 
                                   
                                     MEDIUM 
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                                  | Getting 
                                    Info | 
                                  How 
                                    to retrieve information about the current 
                                    piece of music | 
                                   
                                     MEDIUM 
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                                  | Looping 
                                    Music | 
                                  Setting 
                                    up DirectMusic so it loops a piece of music 
                                    over and over again | 
                                   
                                     MEDIUM 
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