Short:    A program that BEEPs the "QL Fight Song"
Version:  1.05
Author:   Mark J Swift (program) Al Boehm (song)
Uploader: msw@blackpool.ac.uk
Type:     sound/beep


This program plays the "QL Fight Song" by Al Boehm as printed
in Quanta Magazine - August 1999.

I know very little about reading music, so if I have made any
errors in converting the tune from sheet music into DATA
statements... please let me know. -MSW


The music is stored in DATA statements at the end of the program.

The DATA follows the following format:

  firstly:
    DATA title(string),author(string),tempo(float)

  then:
    DATA note(string),dur(int),note(string),dur(int),etc.

The lowest note is "F 1" and the highest is "B 4".
Middle C is "C 4". Notes follow the order C,D,E,F,G,A,B etc.
Use # symbol to define sharp notes, i.e. "F#1", "G#2" etc.


The program makes use of the fact that the command:

 BEEP <pitch>,<dur>

gives a frequency approximately equal to 11447/(10.6+<pitch>) hz
and a duration of <dur>*72/1000000 seconds


ARCHIVE CONTENTS

 FIGHTSONG_bas     - A program that BEEPs the "QL Fight Song"
 FIGHTSONG_readme  - this file


FEATURES

* FREEWARE


CONTACT

  post: MARK J SWIFT          e-mail: msw@blackpool.ac.uk
        175 CHURCH STREET
        BLACKPOOL
        LANCS
        FY1 3NX