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Clarify initial state some more.

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Mention that the initial current octave is 4.  Drop filler verbiage
that octaves are "from C to B".
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.\" $NetBSD: speaker.4,v 1.28 2020/07/05 00:38:23 uwe Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: speaker.4,v 1.29 2020/07/05 01:05:01 uwe Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2016 Nathanial Sloss <nathanialsloss@yahoo.com.au>
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -131,20 +131,24 @@ The
.Ic MF
and
.Ic X
primitives of
commands of
.Ic PLAY
are not useful in a
.Tn UNIX
environment and are omitted.
environment and are not implemented.
The
.Dq octave-tracking
feature is also new.
.Pp
There are 84 accessible notes numbered 1\(en84 in 7 octaves, each running from
C to B, numbered 0\(en6; the scale is equal-tempered A440 and octave\~2 starts
with middle C.
By default, the play function emits half-second notes with the
last 1/16th second being
There are 84 accessible notes numbered 1\(en84 in 7 octaves numbered 0\(en6;
octave\~2 starts with middle C.
The tuning is equal-tempered A440.
.Pp
In the initial state the current octave is 4,
the default note duration is quarter notes,
the tempo is 120 bpm,
and the articulation is non-legato or normal,
i.e. half-second notes with the last 1/16th second being
.Dq rest time .
.Pp
Play strings are interpreted left to right as a series of play command groups.