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- 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.
-