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STOP!!!!!
READ THIS!!!!
This file contains special information about using your
Miracle Keyboard with the Master Tracks Pro 4 Demo. There
is also a section following this with additional information
about installing the music font needed for the Notation
Window to function. Please read both these sections before
running your installed Pro 4 Demo program.
README2.TXT (DEMO INSTRUCTIONS) is a "How to use the program"
file and contains a description of Pro 4's main features
with a brief tour of the program.
USING PRO 4 DEMO WITH THE MIRACLE KEYBOARD
Before running the Pro 4 Demo with a Miracle Keyboard
connected to a COM port, you must QUIT WINDOWS and then
RESTART WINDOWS FROM THE SAME DIRECTORY WHERE YOU
INSTALLED THE PRO 4 DEMO. Passport uses a special file
called MMSYSTEM.DLL which enables the Miracle keyboard to
communicate with Pro 4 through a COM port without using a
MIDI interface. When Windows is run from the Pro 4 Demo
subdirectory, the Passport MMSYSTEM.DLL is used instead of
Windows' MMSYSTEM.DLL. When Windows 3.1 is run from a
directory other than Pro 4, the MMSYSTEM.DLL used is the
one in the Windows System directory. Although these files
have the same name, the two files are VERY DIFFERENT and
you should not replace the Windows version of
MMSYSTEM.DLL. The Windows MMSYSTEM.DLL file controls the
configuration for all of the extra Windows Drivers. Using
Passport's MMSYSTEM.DLL will disable sounds and drivers
that use Windows MMSYSTEM.DLL. To restore the sounds and
drivers, quit Windows and launch Windows from outside the
Pro 4 Demo directory.
SETTING THE COM PORT FOR THE MIRACLE
Four COM port choices are available for use with Windows
3.1. Check to make sure you have selected the COM port
connected to your Miracle Keyboard. The MIDISET program
defaults to COM1. COM1 uses interrupt 2. If you have a
mouse or other device using interrupt 2, will need to use
a different COM port for you Miracle and the selection
should be changed in the MIDISET program before running
Pro 4. The MIDISET applet is automatically installed when
MIRACLE.EXE is used for installation. If you cannot find
the MIDISET applet, reinstall the Pro 4 Demo using the
MIRACLE.EXE file.
General Master Tracks Pro 4.9 information
IMPORTANT: Master Tracks Pro 4.9 now has a Notation Window
for displaying and editing your MIDI tracks in notation
format. Before the Notation window can be used you must
first install the correct font and select a printer.
Installing the Music Notation Font
The Notation Font used with the Pro 4 Demo is called
"Anastasia". This font was copied to your Pro 4 Demo
directory when you installed the Pro 4 Demo. To add the
Anastasia Font to Windows, run the Fonts applet in the
Control Panel. Use the "Add" button and select the
directory where you installed the Pro 4 Demo. The font
name Anastasia Regular (TrueType) should appear. You can
also install the font directly from the Pro 4 Demo
diskette. Select the Anastasia font and OK the selection
to add the Anastasia font to your Windows fonts. For the
Pro 4 Demo to use the font, you must also be sure to
enable the use of TrueType within the same fonts dialog
and select a default Printer.
Selecting a Default Printer
You do NOT need to connect a printer to your computer to
use the Notation Window in the Pro 4 Demo. A default
printer must be selected in the Printer Applet, however,
or the Notation window will not function. The Pro 4 Demo
uses information from the printer driver selected when
displaying the notation information. Almost any printer
driver can be used. The only exceptions are GENERIC/TEXT
ONLY and printers either configured to only print text (i.
e. set to "draft" quality output) or incapable of printing
graphics. The Printers dialog should display a default
printer or you should install and select a printer before
running the Pro 4 Demo.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MIDI DRIVERS
MIDI interfaces require the special software to
communicate. This software is in the form of a "driver".
Consult the documentation that came with your MIDI
interface for information about installing a Windows 3.1
MIDI Interface driver.
This version of Master Tracks Pro 4 is designed to run
with the Windows 3.1 MIDI drivers or with Multimedia
Extensions to Windows 3.0. If you are running Windows 3.0
you will need to upgrade to Windows 3.1 before running the
Master Tracks Pro 4 Demo.
NOTE TO MIRACLE USERS
Pro 4 users who own a Miracle keyboard can communicate
directly with the Miracle keyboard using a COM port. For
direct communication with the Miracle, the Windows program
must be run with a special version of MMSYSTEM.DLL. To
install this software for the Miracle keyboard, a "Miracle
only" installation is included on the Pro 4.9 disk. This
installation program is called "MIRACLE.EXE" and should be
run instead of the SETUP.EXE.MIRACLE.EXE will install the
drivers needed to operate the Miracle Keyboard through a
COM port and some example files voiced for the Miracle
keyboard. See the MIRACLE.TXT for more information on
using the Master Tracks Pro 4 Demo with the Miracle
Keyboard.
Note: MusicQuest MQX MIDI Interfaces require special
driver software for 32 channel use and SMPTE sync
capabilities. Consult your MQX documentation or call
MusicQuest for more information about obtaining and
installing their driver software.
Several sample music files are included with Pro 4. Some
of the files are authored and voiced according to
authoring guidelines for Multimedia PCs. For these files,
channels 1 through 10 are for Hi-End General MIDI style
sound modules, while channels 13 through 16 are for base-
level Adlib, SoundBlaster or MediaVision style FM synth
cards. These files will sound their best when using a
correctly configured MIDI Mapper. You can do this by
selecting the MIDI Mapper as the output port in Master
Tracks Pro's MIDI Setup dialog. Alternatively, you can
play only the base-level channels on an Adlib style FM
synth, by selecting the corresponding output port in the
MIDI Setup dialog and soloing the tracks assigned to
channels 13 through 16. MIDI Mapper support is only
available when running with the Multimedia Extensions or
Windows 3.1. Of course, if you have a General MIDI synth,
such as the Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas, you could solo all
tracks that are assigned to channels 1 through 10 and play
them back directly to the General MIDI synth.
NEW FEATURES IN THE MASTER TRACKS PRO 4.9 DEMO
Master Tracks Pro 4 now has a Notation Window. This allows
you to see any track in Standard Music Notation. Notes
within the Notation window can be selected and edited with
the standard Change Menu items or cut, copy and paste
commands. The Notation window also has specialized menu
items for adding a Key Signature and changing the notation
displayed using Sharps, Flats, and Natural symbols. Use
the Notation Print Setup and Print Notation dialogs in the
File Menu to configure and print any tracks Notation
Window display.
Pro 4.9 has also added assignable faders to the Track
Editor. Any MIDI controller number can now be assigned to
any track fader. These faders can record controller levels
in real-time by "shift- clicking" in that tracks record
enable box.
Each track can record several different controller types
at different times. Fader movement will follow the
currently selected controller and update as new controller
information is played.
The fader defaults to MIDI controller #7 (Volume). If you
"shift- click" in a track's record enable box, a small
fader icon will appear. In "fader record mode", volume
changes can be recorded by moving the fader as the track
plays without erasing notes or other controller
information recorded to the track. If previous volume
changes were in the track the new volume information will
replace the previous volume information. By selecting
different controller types, you can make add multiple
passes of recorded fader movements for other controllers
such as Modulation, Reverb and Pan. Check your synthesizer
documentation before recording controllers to find out
what controller types your synthesizer will respond to.
Adding Controller Information Example:
Set the track up for fader recording (shift-select the
record enable box). Leave the controller value default at
#7 (MIDI Volume). Start recording and move the fader to
add volume changes. Play the song back. The fader will
move to reflect the movements recorded. To add another
controller to the same track, change the MIDI controller
value to a new controller choice such as Controller #10
(Pan). Record again and move the fader. Master Tracks Pro
will now record Pan Controller information without
effecting the Volume Controller information. The fader
will show Pan information when playing back. If you
reselect Controller #7 (Volume), the fader will show the
volume changes previously recorded.
You can freely change the controller name at any time to
show the fader movements for any recorded controller data.
If you wish to follow two different controller types used
for the same channel consider using a different track for
each controller.
When the Controller choice is set for Volume, an
additional setting is remembered for the fader level. This
level is sent when the starting playback and sets the
starting volume used. When the sequence is stopped the
fader will always return to this initial level. To change
this initial volume level the fader should be moved when
the sequence is NOT playing. To remove the fader's initial
setting and disable the fader from following playback,
double- click on the fader. When a fader is not being used
it will appear as light gray. The initial setting is only
used for controller number 7.
Note: Faders and fader recording are only available when
one of the sixteen MIDI Channels have been selected for a
track. If the MIDI Channel is set to [-], the faders will
be disabled.
Master Tracks Pro 4 will also import and export *. RMI
MIDI files. This is an IBM version of the Standard MIDI
File format.
USING MCI COMMANDS AND DRIVERS:
Pro 4 allows you to add MCI commands in your MIDI sequence
using special markers. MCI is a special communication
between either software or hardware that allows you to
send commands during the playback of your sequence. For
the device or program to respond to these commands a
"driver" must be installed using the "Drivers" applet in
the Windows 3.1 control panel. A common use for MCI is to
play. WAV audio files via the MCI Wave Audio Driver (this
is usually installed automatically when installing drivers
for audio cards). Included with Windows 3.1 is an MCI
driver for playing CD audio disks on supported CD-ROM
drives.
The complete Pro 4 package includes further documentation
on MCI and some additional drivers and example files.