Basics written by Hell_Ashes

Here is a list of what each command does in Freetar Editor.

Under File

• New Song - Choose a song of any type (ex: mp3.) to be tranfered into a Guitar Hero song.
• Open Song - Open a song that is either complete or in editing.
• Save - Saves all changes to the current song.
• Save As - Saves all changes to the current song plus adding a name. (Must add name if it's a new song.)
• Exit - Exits Freetar Editor.

Under Edit

• Undo - Erases the last action done in the editor.
• Redo - Brings back the last undone action.
• Cut - Erases the section you highlighted and is put on an imaginary clipboard to be pasted in another area.
• Copy - Copies the section you highlighted and is put on and imaginary clipboard to be pasted in another area.
• Paste - Pastes the section that is on the imaginary clipboard.
• Delete - Deletes the section you highlighted.
• Insert Note on Track 4 - Places an Orange note in the area that you are at.
• Insert Note on Track 3 - Places a Blue note in the area that you are at.
• Insert Note on Track 2 - Places a Yellow note in the area that you are at.
• Insert Note on Track 1 - Places a Red note in the area that you are at.
• Insert Note on Track 0 - Places a Green note in the area that you are at.
• Move Forward - Moves all highlighted notes one beat forward.
• Move Backwards - Moves all highlighted notes one beat backwards.
• Move Note Up - Moves all highlighted notes up one track.
• Move Note Down - Moves all highlighted notes down one track.
• Increase Duration - Increases how long the note lasts.
• Decrease Duration - Decreases how long the note lasts.
• Enable Hammer-Ons - Makes all highlighted notes "hammer-on" able.
• Disable Hammer-Ons - Makes all highlighted notes non "hammer-on" able.
• Song Properties - Change the song properties. (See Properties)

Under Select

• Select All - Highlights all notes in the song.
• Select None - Unhighlights all notes in the song.

Under View

• Zoom In - Zooms in closer to notes.
• Zoom Out - Zooms out farther from notes.
• Reset Zoom - Brings the zoom back to default.

Under Options

• Draw Precise Note Lines - Puts a red line in the middle of the note to make it easier to see how accurate the note is.
• Draw Note Press Times - When in Practice Mode or Strum Timing Mode, this shows where you strummed using a black line.
• Draw Note Error Bars - Shows the margin of error the game will allow for the note to be correct using a horizontal, thick, gray bar.
• Green Track on Bottom - Puts the green track on the bottom. With this disabled, it is the layout of Guitar Hero.
• Disable Pitch Shift - Disables the ablity to change pitch with the whammy bar.
• Configure Controller - Set the button on the controller the way you want it.

Under Playback

• Normal Playback Speed - Sets the speed of the song to normal.
• 1/2 Speed - Cuts the speed of the song to half.
• 1/4 Speed - Cuts the speed of the song to a quarter.
• Play Music - Plays the song.
• Pause Music - Pauses the song at the spot you are at.
• Stop Music - Stops the music and brings it to the beginning.
• Skip to Beginning of Song - Brings your to the beginning of the song. (Can be done while playing the song.)
• Skip to End of SOng - Brings you to the end of the song. (Can be done while playing.)
• Seek Ahead 0.5s - Moves you ahead half a second in the song.
• Seek Behind 0.5s - Moves you back half a second in the song.
• Reset Note States - When in Practice Mode or Strum Timing Mode, it makes all the notes red that are behind where you are.
• Do Nothing Mode - Mode where you are only allowed to move notes around.
• Practice Mode - Mode where you play the song using the fret buttons and the strummer.
• Strum Timing Mode - Mode where you play the song using the strummer.
• Press Strum to Record Mode - Mode where you press frets and you strum to record notes.
• Press Button to Record Mode - Mode where you press frets to record notes.

Under Help

• About - Information about Freetar Hero.

Under Properties

• Title - The title of your song.
• Artist - The artist who created the song.
• Album - The album the song was in.
• Year - The year the album was made.
• Beats Per Second - The ammount of beats that are in each second.
• Allowable Error Time - The ammount of error that is allowed where the note is still correct.
• Selected Difficuly - The difficulty the song is at with descriptions.