Cakewalk® Pyro™ 1.0
(for Windows 95/98)

ReadMe.RTF
July 18, 2000

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Cakewalk is a registered trademark, and Cakewalk Pyro
is a trademark of  Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.

Introduction

Twelve Tone Systems is proud to present Cakewalk Pyro 1.0, the complete MP3 and CD maker. This document explains where to find more information about Pyro and provides tips for correctly configuring Pyro.

It is strongly recommended that you read the “Optimizing Pyro” section below before running Pyro, as it contains valuable information that may save you needless calls to Cakewalk Technical Support.

Learn more about Pyro

For more information about Pyro, consult the following sources:

•	Internet Pane. Pyro contains a built-in Web browser linked to Cakewalk’s server, bringing you Pyro-related news, product updates, and guides to music-related Web sites. To use this feature, simply click the Internet button at the lower left of the Pyro window, or answer “Yes” when Pyro asks you if you wish to connect automatically.

•	Pyro Owners’ Page. This Web site contains product updates and tips for Pyro owners. To view it from within Pyro, click the Help menu, choose Web Links, and click Pyro Owners’ Page. Or open your Web browser and go to http://www.cakewalk.com/Owners/Pyro1/.

•	Pyro Help. To view the Pyro Help file, open Pyro, click the Help menu, and choose Contents. You can view it from outside Pyro by clicking the Windows Start button; choosing Programs, then Cakewalk, then Cakewalk Pyro; and clicking Cakewalk Pyro Help. 

•	Fast Forward Tutorials. This is a quick guide to what Pyro does and how to start using it. To view it, open Pyro and click the Help button on the toolbar at upper right.

Optimizing Pyro

1.	Like many popular CD burning products, Cakewalk Pyro may not be compatible with certain software that does CD-R “packet writing.” If you have such software installed or running on your computer, Pyro may fail to launch properly or burn CDs properly. Examples of such products include, but are not limited to, Adaptec DirectCD, Prassi abCD, CeQuadrat PacketCD, Gutenberg Systems FloppyCD, and VOB InstantWrite.

If you experience difficulty launching Pyro or burning CDs, we recommend that you deactivate or uninstall these other applications. A partial list of instructions is below.

Adaptec DirectCD: If you are using Windows 98, click the Start Menu and choose Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the Startup tab and uncheck DirectCD if it is present. If you are using Windows 95, you can deactivate DirectCD by uninstalling it from Add / Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.

Prassi abCD: The software may be deactivated using the Options screen. When disabled, abCD will display a red circle containing an X over the abCD icon.

Other packet-writing products: Please consult product documentation, contact the manufacturer, or visit the Pyro Owners’ Page on the Web (see above) for the latest information.

2.	If you have deactivated “packet writing” software and still experience trouble copying audio tracks from a CD-R drive or burning a CD, please do the following:
•	Visit the Pyro Owners’ Page (see above) to ensure that your CD-R drive is compatible with Pyro.
•	Disable “auto-insert notification” for each of your CD-R drives as follows:
•	Click the Windows Start button and choose Settings, then Control Panel.
•	Double-click the System icon.
•	Double-click the Device Manager tab.
•	Make sure “View devices by type” is selected.
•	Under “Computer”, find the icon labeled “CDROM” and expand it by clicking the small box to its left.
•	Select your CD-R drive, then click the Properties button at the bottom of the window.
•	Click the “Settings” tab.
•	In the “Options” box, look at “Auto insert notification.” If it is checked, click it to uncheck it.
•	Click OK to close the Device Properties dialog.
•	Click OK to close the System Properties dialog. You may be asked to restart your system.
•	Deactivate anti-virus software
•	Deactivate screensavers

3.	Under certain circumstances, Pyro’s Internet pane and CDDB features, which require an active connection to the Internet, may not work properly. This is because there are many ways to connect to the Internet, and Pyro knows about most of them, but not all. In the event these features do not work, connect to the Internet the same way you would in order to browse the Web, then restart Pyro and try again.

4.	If you have an older, slower computer with less memory, playing back files with audio effects may not produce reliable results. This is because Pyro features professional-quality audio effects which require significant computing power. If this situation arises, use the Process Files button in the Effects pane to create new files with audio effects added. You should then be able to listen to these files, make a CD of them, and so on, without difficulty.

5.	Certain older CD-ROM and CD-R(W) drives may not work properly with Pyro’s Copy From CD feature. This is because these drives do not support directly copying tracks from CDs to your hard drive. If you experience any problems with this feature, try using another CD drive (if you own one).

You can also record audio from your CD drive using the following steps:
•	At the right side of your Windows Taskbar, find the icon that looks like a speaker. Double-click it to see the Volume Control dialog.
•	Click the Options menu and choose Properties.
•	In the Properties dialog, locate the “Adjust volume for” box and click “Recording,” then click OK. You will see the Recording Control dialog.
•	In the Recording Control dialog, locate the “CDAudio” slider and click the “Select” checkbox. Make sure the other checkboxes are not selected. Close the Recording Control dialog.
•	Open Pyro and insert a CD.
•	Click the Copy From CD button, select the drive that the CD is in, and select the track you wish to record.
•	Click Pyro’s Tools menu and choose Record Audio to launch the CD Wave Editor. Click the Record button, enter a filename, and click Start to begin recording.
•	Return to the Pyro main window and click Play to begin playback.
•	Return to the CD Wave Editor. When the song is done playing, click the Stop button to end recording and save the file.

6.	If you wish to use an MP3 portable digital player (Creative NOMAD or S3/Diamond Rio) with Pyro, you must first install the software that came with the portable. This is because Pyro requires the software “drivers” provided by the manufacturer in order to communicate with the portable.

7.	If Pyro’s volume control does not appear to be working, this is probably because the Windows audio mixer has been disabled by your sound card (certain high-end sound cards do this). If this happens, use your sound card’s mixer application to set playback volume.