Introduce note colors and mode indicators earlier (#17)

* Add mention of note colors and manual mode indicators on the Piano Roll page in the Quickstart section * Remove manual mode indicators from screenshots where they're not relevant * New example of parameter curves on the Editing Parameters page * Collapse the update summary on the home page now that the update has been out for a while
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diff --git a/docs/advanced/pitch-mode-manual.md b/docs/advanced/pitch-mode-manual.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Experienced users will often want the most manual control over the vocals, witho
 
 Notes in Manual pitch mode have a triangle indicator in their upper right corner, and have a flattened pitch line by default.
 
-The color of the note will be based on whether the Sing or Rap pitch mode was selected before swiching to Manual pitch mode, or will default to green if the note is created in Manual mode.
+The color of the note will be based on whether the Sing or Rap pitch mode was selected before swiching to Manual pitch mode, or will default to green if the note is created in Manual mode. This can be used to visually delineate song and rap sequences within the project, but has no effect on the rendered output.
 
 <figure markdown>
   ![Manual Pitch Mode setting](../img/advanced/pitch-mode-manual.png)

diff --git a/docs/img/note-properties/one-phoneme-per-note.pdn b/docs/img/note-properties/one-phoneme-per-note.pdn
diff --git a/docs/img/note-properties/one-phoneme-per-note.png b/docs/img/note-properties/one-phoneme-per-note.png
diff --git a/docs/img/note-properties/phoneme-allocation.pdn b/docs/img/note-properties/phoneme-allocation.pdn
diff --git a/docs/img/note-properties/phoneme-allocation.png b/docs/img/note-properties/phoneme-allocation.png
diff --git a/docs/img/parameters/parameter-curve-example.png b/docs/img/parameters/parameter-curve-example.png
diff --git a/docs/img/quickstart/pitch-mode-colors.png b/docs/img/quickstart/pitch-mode-colors.png
diff --git a/docs/img/quickstart/pitch-mode-indicator.png b/docs/img/quickstart/pitch-mode-indicator.png
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This website serves as an unofficial user manual for Synthesizer V Studio, since
 
 For official instructional content for SynthV Studio, check the Dreamtonics [video tutorial series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYtpIFKN5iKaUlB6mRGzFJ0SGRJgRIPz).
 
-!!! info "Update 1.9.0 now available!"
+??? info "Update 1.9.0 now available! (click here for more information)"
 
     Dreamtonics has released Synthesizer V Studio version 1.9.0, introducing a major rework of Instant Mode, the addition of Rap vocals, and Cantonese cross-lingual synthesis.
 

diff --git a/docs/parameters/editing-parameters.md b/docs/parameters/editing-parameters.md
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ Parameters offer detailed manual control over various aspects of a vocal sequenc
 
 !!! note "Pro Feature - Vocal Modes are only available in Synthesizer V Studio Pro."
 
+### A Simple Example
+
+In this example, SOLARIA's "Light" Vocal Mode and the Breathiness parameter are modified over the duration of a phrase.
+
+The vertical position of a curve at a given point in time dictates the value of its respective parameter or vocal mode at that moment. For example, the "Light" Vocal Mode curve shown in the foreground is at approximately 105% at the start of the phrase, then slowly falls to around 30%, building to approximately 135% near the end of the phrase.
+
+![Base Parameter Sliders](../img/parameters/parameter-curve-example.png)
+
 ## Base Values
 
 The base value of most parameters can be set in the Voice panel. The curves in the parameters panel will modify the value from this base setting.

diff --git a/docs/workspace/piano-roll.md b/docs/workspace/piano-roll.md
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ The chain-link (:material-link:) icon can be toggled on to toggle both the selec
 ### 1. Notes
 Notes are displayed in the piano roll as colored rectangles, with their vertical position (pitch) corresponding to the piano key on the left and their horizontal position (timing) corresponding to the time axis above.
 
+Green notes represent [singing](../ai-functions/pitch-mode-sing.md), while red notes are for [rap](../ai-functions/pitch-mode-rap.md). A solid green or red note as shown below will have its pitch curve generated automatically based on the selected pitch mode ("Sing" or "Rap").
+
+![Notes in Sing and Rap mode](../img/quickstart/pitch-mode-colors.png)
+
+If a small triangle is present in the upper-right corner of a note, this indicates that it has been set to [Manual Mode](../advanced/pitch-mode-manual.md), which allows the user full control over the note's pitch curve.
+
+When a note is set to Manual Mode, its color represents the mode it was assigned *prior to* the user taking manual control, however the pitch curve will no longer be generated automatically. The color of a note set to Manual Mode has no effect on the output, and is only used to visually delineate song and rap sequences within a project.
+
+![Notes in Manual Mode](../img/quickstart/pitch-mode-indicator.png)
+
 ### 2. Phonemes
 Phonemes represent the actual sounds produced by a singer. Each lyric entered in a note will automatically be converted to phonemes.