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====================================================================== Installation Guide Cakewalk Pro Audio 4.5/5.0 DEMO ====================================================================== $Date: 12 Jun 1996 13:41:48 $ Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Cakewalk Music Software Copyright (c) 1992-1996 by Twelve Tone Systems. All rights reserved. Program Copyright (c) 1991-1996 by Twelve Tone Systems. All rights reserved. Cakewalk, Cakewalk Express, Cakewalk Home Studio, Cakewalk Professional, Cakewalk Professional for Windows, Cakewalk Pro Audio, and Cakewalk Music Software are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Microsoft, the Microsoft Logo, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Mailing address: Cakewalk Music Software P.O. Box 760 Watertown, MA 02272-0760 U.S.A. Phone numbers: Sales: (800)234-1171, 24 hours Dealer Sales: (800)887-6434, 9 AM to 6 PM EST, M-F FAX-BACK Info Service: (800)370-6912, 24 hours International FAX-BACK: (617)431-9412, 24 hours FAX registration: (800)760-1605, 24 hours Business: (617)926-2480, 9 AM to 5 PM EST, M-F Technical Support: (617)924-6275, 10 AM to 6 PM EST, M-F Technical Support FAX: (617)924-6657, 24 hours Computer net forums: CompuServe: MIDIAVEN Internet: 102746.3467@CompuServe.com (Sales/Customer Service) Internet: 102722.601@compuserve.com (Tech Support) WWW: http://www.cakewalk.com ====================================================================== ****************************** IMPORTANT ***************************** This file is for users downloading the Cakewalk Demo from a BBS. To use the demo, you must have an MPU-401 compatible or other MIDI interface or sound card with a Windows Multimedia Extensions MIDI driver. To use the audio features of this demo, you must have a sound card that is compatible with the Windows Multimedia Extensions, Digidesign Session8 system, Digidesign AudioMedia III system, or Soundscape SSHDR1 system. The CWPA 4.5 demo requires Windows 3.1x or Windows 95. The CWPA 5.0 demo requires Windows 95. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Recording MIDI Only: Windows 3.1: IBM PC 386-SX 25 MHz, 4 MB RAM, minimum 8 MB disk space avail. Windows 95: IBM PC 486-SX 33 MHz, 8 MB RAM, minimum 8 MB disk space avail. Recording MIDI and Digital Audio: Minimum Requirements: Windows 3.1: IBM PC 486 DX2 66 MHz, 8 MB RAM, minimum 8 MB disk space avail. Windows 95: IBM PC 486 DX2 66 MHz, 16 MB RAM, minimum 8 MB disk space avail. The demo lets you load and play files, but is limited in that you may not save or print files. (Note that some editions of Cakewalk cannot print at all -- for example Cakewalk Express. If an edition of Cakewalk can print, then its demo version will have a Print command on the file menu. The command is always disabled in the demo version.) THE DEMO MAY BE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE, BUT NOT RESOLD. THIS DEMO SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND UNDER NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ====================================================================== PREPARING A TEMPORARY INSTALLATION DIRECTORY FROM THE .ZIP FILE To make downloading easier and faster, all of the installation files are packed in a single .ZIP file. Use PKUNZIP to unpack the files to a temporary directory on your hard drive. IMPORTANT: The temporary directory will contain the SETUP program and a variety of compressed installation files. These files are useless by themselves. You must run SETUP so that it can uncompress the files, copy them to the correct locations on your hard drive, and perform other important installation tasks. Please do not try to uncompress or copy files yourself; let SETUP do this. You will want to delete the directory after you are done, because you won't want the installation files and SETUP lying around. So, to summarize: (1) Make a new, temporary directory on your hard drive. (2) Unzip the .ZIP file to that directory. (3) Be sure to tell SETUP to install to a DIFFERENT directory -- not the temporary directory where you unzipped the files. (4) Delete the temporary directory when done. Step (3) is important because you don't want to end up with the uncompressed files and the compressed installation files all mixed up together. SETUP proposes that the demo be installed in a specific directory, so if that's fine with you, create your temporary installation directory (with a name like C:\TEMP or some other name) and you'll be all set. ====================================================================== INSTALLATION Installing and setting up the Cakewalk Demo is easy, but it is important that you follow these instructions completely or the program may not operate correctly. Please print these instructions so that you may more easily perform the installation. === 1. INSTALL WINDOWS CORRECTLY Before installing Cakewalk, you should make sure that you've correctly installed Windows 3.1x or Windows 95. Try some of the sample programs that come with Windows. If you experience any problems, try to resolve them through Microsoft Technical Support before proceeding to install Cakewalk. Generally, it is easier for you to solve one problem at a time, and it will be much easier for us to help you if you have a reliable Windows installation. Avoid old Windows video and printer drivers: Third party hardware manufacturers are constantly updating and improving their Windows drivers. Older drivers may be less efficient or may have problems. This is especially true for many of the drivers included with the original version of Windows 3.1. Often, what appears to be a problem with Cakewalk is traced to a Windows driver. Contact the manufacturers directly for information on their latest Windows drivers. === 2. RUN CAKEWALK DEMO SETUP INSTALLING THE CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO 4.5 DEMO IN WINDOWS 3.1: 1. Start Windows. 2. If you are installing from a diskette (not from .ZIP file), insert the Cakewalk disk 1 in the drive, and close the drive door. 3. From Windows Program Manager, open the File menu and select the Run command. 4. In the dialog box, type A:SETUP.EXE if installing from a floppy disk, or specify the correct path if installing from a temporary directory (for example, C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE), then click OK. Note: If you put the installation disk in drive B:, then of course you need to enter "B:SETUP". Or, if you made a directory on your hard drive for the installation files, enter the pathname to SETUP. For example, if you made a C:\INSTALL directory for SETUP and the other installation files, enter "C:\INSTALL\SETUP". Note: The SETUP program may take up to two or three minutes to load from the floppy disk. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. INSTALLING THE CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO 4.5/5.0 DEMO IN WINDOWS 95: 1. Start Windows. 2. If you are installing from a diskette (not from .ZIP file), insert the Cakewalk disk 1 in the drive, and close the drive door. 3. Click the Start button on the Windows 95 task bar, and select the Run command. 4. In the dialog box, type A:SETUP.EXE if installing from a floppy disk, or specify the correct path if installing from a temporary directory (for example, C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE), then click OK. Note: If you put the installation disk in drive B:, then of course you need to enter "B:SETUP.EXE". Or, if you made a directory on your hard drive for the installation files, enter the pathname to SETUP. For example, if you made a C:\INSTALL directory for SETUP and the other installation files, enter "C:\INSTALL\SETUP.EXE". Note: The SETUP program may take up to two or three minutes to load from the floppy disk. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. === 3. READ README.WRI Cakewalk SETUP installs an icon for the README.WRI file. Double-click on this icon to run Windows Write and load the Cakewalk README.WRI file. This file contains important information about changes or additions after the documentation went to press. Please read it! === 4. INSTALL A DRIVER If you've already installed Windows 3.1 multimedia MIDI or sound card drivers, you may skip this section. Cakewalk uses the Multimedia Extensions in Windows 3.1 to talk to MIDI interfaces and sound cards. The Multimedia Extensions provide a way for applications to talk to different kinds of MIDI interfaces and sound cards through drivers. For Cakewalk to work with your device, you must install a driver. Use one of the drivers that is included with Windows 3.1 (for example, MPU-401 or Sound Blaster), or, install a driver that is provided by the manufacturer. INSTALLING A DRIVER IN WINDOWS 3.1: 1. Run the Windows Control Panel program. 2. Double-click on the "Drivers" icon. 3. Press the Add button. 4. Select a driver from the list. If your MIDI or sound card device came with a diskette containing a Multimedia Extensions driver, select "Unlisted or Updated Driver" and insert the driver diskette when prompted. Note: The Cakewalk diskette may include one or more drivers. Please see README.WRI for up-to-date information. (README.WRI was just discussed in the previous section.) 5. The driver will probably present you with a dialog box in which you need to give it information about how you've installed the device. (This is the same dialog box that you can access in "Drivers" by selecting the driver and pressing the Setup button.) Please consult the manufacturer's manual for the correct device settings. If you haven't changed the factory-default settings on the device, then you probably don't need to change the default values proposed in the dialog box. 6. Press OK to finish configuring the driver. At this point, you should restart Windows for your changes to take effect. INSTALLING A DRIVER IN WINDOWS 95: How to Install a Driver if Windows 95 Includes a Driver for your Multimedia Device: 1. Click on the Start Button, and select Settings | Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel select the icon for Add New Hardware. 3. In the Add New Hardware Wizard click on the Next button. 4. Select No when the Add New Hardware Wizard asks you "Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware?" 5. From the list of Hardware types choose Sound, video and game controllers, and click on the Next button. 6. Select the manufacturer and model of your multimedia device, and click on the Next button. 7. Select the Resource settings that match what the multimedia device is physically set to, and click on the Next button. 8. Click on the Finish button. 9. Select Yes to restart your computer. How to Install a Driver if Windows 95 does not Include a Driver for your Multimedia Device: 1. Click on the Start Button, and select Settings | Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel select the icon for Add New Hardware. 3. In the Add New Hardware Wizard click on the Next button. 4. Select No when the Add New Hardware Wizard asks you "Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware?" 5. From the list of Hardware types choose Sound, video and game controllers, and click on the Next button. 6. Select Have Disk. 7. Insert the manufacturers diskette, specify the correct drive, (and path, if any i.e., a:\drivers\new ) then click OK. 8. Select the driver from the list, and click OK. 9. Click on the Finish button. 10. In the driver Set Up dialog box, select the hardware settings that match what the multimedia device is physically set to, and click OK. 11. Remove disk from drive, and select Yes to restart your computer. === 5. CONNECT YOUR MIDI EQUIPMENT If you are using a MIDI interface (like an MPU-401 or Sound Blaster MIDI option) with an external MIDI keyboard, then you need to connect the equipment using MIDI cables. It is possible to connect your equipment in some pretty complex ways that may cause problems. We recommend the following methods, which are simple. In fact, if you call for technical support with a problem where equipment doesn't seem to be responding, most likely we'll suggest that you reconnect things this way before exploring the problem further. There are two basic methods. Pick one depending on whether your keyboard has: - all three MIDI jacks: IN, OUT and THRU. or - only two MIDI jacks: IN and OUT. IF YOUR KEYBOARD HAS A MIDI THRU JACK If your keyboard has three MIDI jacks - IN, OUT and THRU -- then use the following check-list: Connect this to this ---------------------- -------------------------------- Master keyboard OUT MIDI interface IN MIDI interface OUT master keyboard IN Master keyboard THRU another MIDI module's IN that MIDI module's THRU yet another MIDI module's IN and so on, repeating the last connection for each of your sound modules. If you are a more-advanced user working with a synchronization device that needs to be connected to the MIDI interface's In jack, then you should follow the instructions included with the synchronization device. Note: If your master keyboard now seems to double notes (they sound "thicker" or you can only play half as many at once) see "Trouble-shooting" later in this Installation Guide. IF YOUR KEYBOARD DOESN'T HAVE A MIDI THRU JACK If your keyboard has only two MIDI jacks -- IN and OUT -- use the following check-list instead: Connect this to this ---------------------- -------------------------------- Master keyboard OUT MIDI interface IN MIDI interface OUT sound module IN sound module THRU master keyboard IN If you have more than one sound module, connect the additional sound modules in between the MIDI interface OUT and the master keyboard IN. Note: If your master keyboard now seems to double notes (they sound "thicker" or you can only play half as many at once) see "Trouble-shooting" later in this Installation Guide. === 6. CONFIGURE YOUR AUDIO HARDWARE === CONFIGURING A SOUND CARD (If you are using the Session8, you should skip this step, and instead follow the directions listed below, CONFIGURING THE SESSION8.) If you are using a sound card, you should run Wave Profiler before running Cakewalk Pro Audio Demo for the first time. Double-click on the Wave Profiler icon, and follow the instructions. Special Note for Windows 95 --------------------------- In some situations, Windows 95 will install an extra SoundBlaster Compatible wave driver. This extra driver will prevent the Cakewalk Pro Audio Demo from working properly, and must be disabled. To disable it, do the following steps. 1. Click on the Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. 2. Select the Advanced tab in the dialog box. You should see a tree view of all the multimedia devices that are installed in your system. 3. Expand the line labeled Audio Devices. If doing this does not reveal a line named something like SoundBlaster Compatible, you've nothing more to do. 4. Select the SoundBlaster line. 5. Click on the Properties button. 6. Click on Do not use audio features on this device, and press [OK]. 7. Exit Control Panel, and restart your machine. === CONFIGURING THE SESSION8 (If you are using a sound card, you should skip this step, and instead follow the directions listed above, CONFIGURING A SOUND CARD.) To use Cakewalk Pro Audio with the Session8, you must first copy SCSI_DSP.DLL (which comes with the Session8 software) into your Cakewalk Pro Audio directory. Next, you must make some changes to Cakewalk's configuration file WINCAKE.INI. Make sure the Cakewalk Pro Audio Demo is not running. Run Notepad, and open WINCAKE.INI Locate the following line: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 95) Your path may be something other than C:\CAKEAUD. Also, the line may not be there at all. Change (or add) the line as follows: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDS8.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDS8.DLL (Windows 95) === CONFIGURING THE AUDIOMEDIA III (If you are using a sound card, you should skip this step, and instead follow the directions listed above, CONFIGURING A SOUND CARD.) To use Cakewalk Pro Audio with the AudioMedia III, you must first copy AM3_DSP.DLL (which comes with the AudioMedia III software) into your Cakewalk Pro Audio directory. Next, you must make some changes to Cakewalk's configuration file WINCAKE.INI in order to use the AudioMedia III. Make sure the Cakewalk Pro Audio Demo is not running. Run Notepad, and open WINCAKE.INI. Locate the following line: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 95) Your path may be something other than C:\CAKEAUD. Also, the line may not be there at all. Change (or add) the line as follows: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDA3.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDA3.DLL (Windows 95) === CONFIGURING THE SOUNDSCAPE SSHDR1 (If you are using a sound card, you should skip this step, and instead follow the directions listed above, CONFIGURING A SOUND CARD.) You must make some changes to Cakewalk's configuration file WINCAKE.INI in order to use the AudioMedia III. Make sure the Cakewalk Pro Audio Demo is not running. Run Notepad, and open WINCAKE.INI. Locate the following line: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDMM.DLL (Windows 95) Your path may be something other than C:\CAKEAUD. Also, the line may not be there at all. Change (or add) the line as follows: [Wincake] AudExtDLL=C:\CAKEAUD\TTSAUDSS.DLL (Windows 3.1) AudExtDLL=C:\Program Files\Cakewalk Pro Audio\TTSAUDSS.DLL (Windows 95) === 7. START THE CAKEWALK DEMO Cakewalk SETUP installs a Program Manager icon for the program. To run Cakewalk Demo, double-click on the icon. The first time you run Cakewalk, you must make sure to enable your MIDI input and MIDI output ports in Cakewalk. Do this by running Settings | MIDI Devices, i.e. by choosing "MIDI Devices" from the Settings pull-down menu. This selects which MIDI In and MIDI Out devices you want Cakewalk to use. Each item in the list is a driver that you've installed using Windows Control Panel (as explained previously). - You don't have to pick any MIDI Out devices. But of course, if you don't pick any, Cakewalk won't be able to play anything. - You don't have to pick any MIDI In devices. But of course, if you don't pick any, Cakewalk won't be able to record anything you play on your MIDI keyboard, which comes to the MIDI In port of the MIDI interface. So if your device has a MIDI In port, you probably do want to pick it. If you later add or remove drivers using the "Drivers" icon of the Windows Control Panel, you will have to run Settings | MIDI Devices again if you want to change these Cakewalk settings. REMEMBER THAT AFTER YOU ADD OR REMOVE A DRIVER IN CONTROL PANEL, YOU MUST RESTART WINDOWS FOR THE CHANGE TO TAKE EFFECT. ====================================================================== TROUBLE-SHOOTING (for the latest trouble-shooting information, please visit our web site at http://www.cakewalk.com, or call our Fax-Back Hotline at 800-370-6912 or 617-431-9412) === IRQ CONFLICTS SYMPTOMS: Cakewalk does not seem to record notes from your keyboard, even though you've double-checked your connections as described earlier. Or, the system locks when Windows starts (in Windows 386 Enhanced Mode) or when Cakewalk starts (in Windows Standard Mode). CAUSES: This may be due to a conflict over the IRQ that the MIDI interface uses to alert the computer when incoming data arrives. The MIDI interface may be set to use the same IRQ number as some other device in your computer. Example of other things that may conflict with the MIDI interface include: - A bus mouse. (A bus mouse comes with a card that you insert in an expansion slot of your computer, in contrast to a serial mouse which simply plugs into an existing serial port of the computer.) - An EGA or VGA card set to generate IRQ 2. TEST: If possible, remove the other device that may be causing the conflict, for example the bus mouse card. Try running Cakewalk again. If the problem has disappeared, we're on the right track. SOLUTION: The solution is to change the IRQ number of either the MIDI interface or the other device. If you change the IRQ of the MIDI interface, be sure to run Windows Control Panel, select the driver for the device, and press the Setup button. In the dialog box, enter a number to match the new IRQ number you have set on the MIDI interface. You need to restart Windows for your change to take effect. If you are confused about which IRQ numbers might be appropriate for your MIDI interface, the manufacturer of the device can provide suggestions. Please consult their documentation or call their technical support. === MASTER KEYBOARD NOTE DOUBLING SYMPTOMS: When you play the keyboard, you can play only half as many notes at once as you can when you're not using Cakewalk and have the computer turned off. Or, even if you seem to be able to play as many notes at once, each note seems "heavier" or "thicker" than usual, as if two notes of the same pitch were turned on when you press the key. CAUSES: Cakewalk provides a MIDI Thru capability: the data arriving at the MIDI In of the MIDI interface is echoed to the MIDI Out. This makes it easy to control many sound modules from a single master keyboard. The "Connecting your MIDI equipment" section earlier recommended a system that works well with this. However, if the MIDI Thru is enabled, the master keyboard might turn on two notes for every key you press on its keyboard. One note comes from the keyboard itself when you press the key. The other note goes out the keyboard, through the MIDI interface, and back to the MIDI In of the master keyboard. In other words, there is an "echo." Various keyboards react to this echo in various ways: starting another note of the same pitch, re-triggering the original note, or something new and completely different. SOLUTIONS: Eliminate the doubling by removing one of the two sources. Choose one of the following: 1. Disable the master keyboard's control of its own sound circuitry. This is called turning "Local Control Off". Cakewalk tries to do this automatically when it starts by sending a special message to the keyboard. If this doesn't seem to work, make sure you turned on the keyboard before starting Cakewalk. If it still doesn't work, consult the keyboard documentation about how to set Local Control Off manually. The result is that, when you press a key, the keyboard sends that note message to its MIDI Out jack but doesn't start the note itself. However, the note message is passed through the MIDI interface and back to the MIDI In jack, at which point the keyboard turns on the note. You can think of this as splitting your keyboard into two distinct parts: (1) a keyboard controller that doesn't make any sound, and (2) a sound producing module, just like sound modules that don't have a keyboard. 2. Disable Cakewalk's MIDI Thru feature: Choose the "Settings | MIDI Thru" command and pick "None". RECOMMENDED SOLUTION: If you have just one keyboard in your setup, the second solution is fine. But if you have one or more sound modules in addition to a keyboard, the first solution is much better. === "SLOPPY" AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION SYMPTOMS: MIDI notes seem to speed up or slow down while playing in audio-sync mode (i.e., with the clock source set to audio). CAUSE: The DMA settings for your sound card have not been correctly configured. These settings are critical for Cakewalk's audio timing determination. TESTS: First, listen to the MIDI notes as playback begins. Do they seem to start out playing smoothly? If not, then your "DMA Offset" value in Settings | Audio | Advanced is probably incorrect. The most common DMA Offset value is "0 buffers". "-1 buffers" is also a very common settings. Next, listen to the MIDI notes as playback continues onward. Do they play smoothly? If not, then your "DMA Size" value in Settings | Audio | Advanced is probably incorrect. If some MIDI notes are "rushed", then you must increase the DMA Size. If some MIDI notes are "late", then you must decrease the DMA Size. SOLUTIONS: 1. Re-run Wave Profiler. This should fix the majority of cases. 2. If your card is listed in the following table, manually enter its settings into Settings | Audio | Advanced. DMA size (bytes) Product 11kHz 22kHz 44kHz DMA Offset(buffers) ------- ----- ----- ----- ------------------- Creative Labs SB16, AWE32 5512 11024 16368 0 Creative Labs SB16, AWE32 (Win95)2756 5512 11024 0 Crystal CS4231 8820 7640 35280 -1 MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro 8820 7640 35280 -1 Digital Audio Labs CardD 3.25 1024 2048 4096 0 Digital Audio Labs CardD 3.30 2048 4096 4096 0 Ensoniq Soundscape 2756 5512 11024 0 ESS AudioDrive 2760 5520 11044 0 Gravis Ultrasound 4096 4096 4096 0 Media Vision ProAudio 2048 2048 16384 0 Roland RAP-10 4096 8192 16384 0 TB MultiSound/Tahiti/Monterey 4608 9216 18432 -1 Turtle Beach Tropez/Monte Carlo 4412 8824 17648 -1 Windows Sound System 5512 11024 16384 0 Note about Creative Labs Sound Blaster Full-Duplex Drivers: The Creative Labs Sound Blaster full-duplex drivers might not work properly in all system. However, if you do get them to work in your system, you will have to double the DMA Size value given in the above chart in order to get proper sync between audio tracks and MIDI tracks. The sound quality will be poor if the full-duplex mode is enabled. The driver can only achieve full-duplex by playing back 8-bit audio. The audio is recorded in 16-bit, but will only play back in 8-bit as long as the full-duplex mode is enabled. Once you have recorded everything, go to Settings | Audio | Advanced, and select Disable Simultaneous Record/Playback. Also, as soon as you change the Source from Audio to MIDI, the driver automatically plays back 16-bit audio.