FMusic - CA and Misc Options 
  
Screen Shot of Ca and Misc Options Page
 
 
 
The CA and Misc. Options page contains Cellular Automata
parameters to set for the 8 different states.  This can be left at
default values or experimented with.
Experiment!
Any parameters not mentioned here operate the same as
on the Event parameter page
(save,mute, etc.)
 
 
Function Select /output color 
select / State transition 
Function		 Select a function with the radio button.  Each of the colors 
represent a state.  By selecting one of the colors and then 
clicking on squares within the State Transition Function grid, 
you can force certain state transitions to occur. 
 
Function Default Options Reset one of all functions to their default states 
(no transition forcing). 
 
Initialization String Set initial values for each state of the CA array 
 
Neighbor Check These values are used in summing levels of the CA array, and 
how each cell is summed with it's neighbors.  Must add up  
to 9. 
 
Rule Map These values supply the "rules" for summing levels in the  
CA array. 
 
State  Select a state 0-7 and set values for the initialization string, 
Neighbor check, and Rule map. 
 
Default Options Resets the Initialization string, Neighbor Check, and Rule Map 
for any or all sections to their default values. 
 
Track channel Controls which MIDI channel each of the tracks / bass / drums 
is played on.  
 
Ticks Controls the Tempo - the higher the number, the faster the 
Tempo. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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