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Anyone know where I can get a copy of Cakewalk 5 for DOS? Years ago I had a demo version but it's long lost. I checked the FTP site with no luck.
If you have a copy with the manual and want to trade it for currency I can do that as well :) .
Thanks!
I think I have that one... let me check I'll get back to you.
Thanks Franks!
Any idea what the CPU/RAM requirerments for Cakewalk 5 DOS were?
256 k maybe ? Don't remember. Humm.... the receipt must have been for version 3 from 1990 because 5 seems to be from 1994. Maybe I upgraded later. Anyway the files are version 5. Here is the readme enjoy.
===============================( README.DOC )===============================
README.DOC for Cakewalk
$Date: 05 Aug 1994 13:51:42 $
Cakewalk is copyright (c) Greg Hendershott, 1987-1994.
All rights reserved.
Cakewalk is a trademark of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.
Cakewalk LIVE! is copyright (c) Greg Hendershott, 1987-1994.
All rights reserved.
Cakewalk LIVE! is a trademark of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.
============================================================================
=====( Installing on top of an existing Twelve Tone Systems product )=======
If you are installing on top of an existing Twelve Tone Systems product,
just follow the normal instructions in the User's Guide. But note that
this will replace your existing MIDI driver (.DRV) files with the new
ones. If you have run Cakewalk using the Configuration Setup option to
change the MIDI interface settings to other than their factory default,
you'll need to do so again after installing this new version.
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================================( DRIVERS )=================================
-------
Following is a list of the Installable Port Drivers supplied with this
release:
Driver file Device
----------- -----------------------------------------------------------
MPU401.DRV MPU-401 compatible (including Music Quest PC MIDI Card)
MQBASIC.DRV Music Quest Basic MIDI Card
MQX16.DRV Music Quest MQX-16
MQX16S.DRV Music Quest MQX-16S
MQX32.DRV Music Quest MQX-32 or MQX-32M
MTP.DRV Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Time Piece with IBM PC card
MTP2.DRV 2 Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Time Pieces w/ 1 IBM PC card
IBMPS1.DRV IBM PS/1 Audio Card and Joystick Option
YAMAHAC1.DRV Yamaha C1
KEY101.DRV Key (KEE) MIDIator MS-101
KEY103.DRV Key (KEE) MIDIator MS-103
KEY124.DRV Key (KEE) MIDIator MS-124
CMS101.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-101
CMS102.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-102
CMS104.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-104
CMS401II.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-401-II
CMS444.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-444
CMS444II.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-444-II
CMS444Z.DRV Computer Music Supply CMS-444Z
TG100.DRV Yamaha TG-100, TG-300, and Optronics Basic MIDI I/O card
ADLIB.DRV FM sounds (1OPL2,2OPL2,1OPL3) for AdLib, Sound Blaster, etc.
SBFMMI.DRV Sound Blaster FM sounds and MIDI
SBMI.DRV Sound Blaster MIDI only (no FM sounds)
CVXMM.DRV Covox MIDI Maestro
PCM68EX.DRV PAiA PCM68 with Second Port Expansion
(if no Second Port Expansion, use CMS101.DRV)
BEEP.DRV Plays one tone at a time on the PC speaker
NULL.DRV No MIDI interface installed
2MPU401.DRV 2 MPU-401 compatible cards
2MQ32.DRV 2 Music Quest MQX-32(M)'s
MQ16S_M.DRV Music Quest MQX-16S + MPU-401 compatible
MQ32_MPU.DRV Music Quest MQX-32(M) + MPU-401 compatible
M_ADL.DRV MPU-401 compatible + FM sounds for AdLib, Sound Blaster, etc.
M_SBFMMI.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Sound Blaster FM sounds and MIDI
M_2C104.DRV MPU-401 compatible + 2 Computer Music Supply CMS-104's
M_C401II.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Computer Music Supply CMS-401-II
M_CMS101.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Computer Music Supply CMS-101
M_CMS104.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Computer Music Supply CMS-104
M_K101.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Key MS-101
M_K103.DRV MPU-401 compatible + Key MS-103
MQ32K124.DRV Music Quest MQX-32(M) + Key MS-124
| The above product names may be trademarks or registered
| trademarks of their respective manufacturers.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
NOTE: These drivers are copyrighted material just like Cakewalk itself.
Your license does NOT include the right to copy them (except for
personal back-up purposes) or the right to modify them.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Note: For space reasons, we have limited the supplied drivers to those
that cover the most popular interfaces for this particular product.
Our Supplemental Drivers Diskette contains all single and multiple board
drivers developed so far by Twelve Tone Systems. New releases of the
Supplemental Drivers Diskette are made as new drivers are created.
Contact Twelve Tone Systems for the latest information on this diskette.
If you desire support for an unsupported interface (or combination of
interfaces), send your request in writing to us ("ATTN: Driver Requests")
for consideration.
=====( Installing the correct driver for your MIDI interface )=============
[1] IMPORTANT: After you run SETUP to install the Cakewalk files, the
program is configured to work with an MPU-401 compatible MIDI interface.
If you are using a different MIDI interface, find the name of its driver
file in the list above. Copy the appropriate driver file to a file named
MIDIPORT.DRV. Cakewalk needs to find MIDIPORT.DRV when it starts;
otherwise you will get an error message.
For example, if you are using a Music Quest MQX-32, you need to enter the
following at the DOS Prompt:
CD \CAKEWALK
COPY MQX32.DRV MIDIPORT.DRV
[2] Then, if you are using a MIDI interface with other than its
factory-default settings -- for example, an MPU-401 compatible on other
than IRQ 2 and base port 330 -- you must run Cakewalk using its
Configuration Setup option. Start Cakewalk by entering at the DOS Prompt:
CAKEWALK -S
Select choice (3), "MIDI Interface Settings", and enter the appropriate
information.
If you ever recopy the original .DRV file to MIDIPORT.DRV, you will need
to run Cakewalk using the Configuration Setup option again.
Tip: If you want to determine which driver is currently installed, just
run the Configuration Setup option as described above. The interface type
is displayed on the same screen as its current settings.
=====( If you are upgrading from 3.0 )======================================
If you are using an interface with other than its out-of-the-box,
factory-default settings, you must run Cakewalk again using its
Configuration Setup option (as described above).
The settings you previously made used to be stored in CAKEWALK.INI, but
Cakewalk no longer looks in CAKEWALK.INI for these values. It looks in
MIDIPORT.DRV. When you run Cakewalk with the Configuration Setup option,
the values you choose will be stored in MIDIPORT.DRV.
If you ever recopy the original .DRV file to MIDIPORT.DRV, you will need
to use the Configuration Setup option again.
=====( Improving start-up time )============================================
Some users, especially those with slower computers, may wish to speed up
Cakewalk's start-up time. Cakewalk spends a considerable amount of time at
start-up reading the files PATCHES.INI (patch names) and CAKEWALK.SXT (sysx
dump request macros). You can speed up file I/O in general by adding the
line "BUFFERS=10" (or some other number) to your CONFIG.SYS, and by adding
"SMARTDRV" to your AUTOEXEC.BAT. See your DOS documentation for more info
on these commands. You can also edit PATCHES.INI and CAKEWALK.SXT to
eliminate references to synthesizers you don't own. This will make those
files much smaller and faster to read.
=====( Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Time Piece Notes )==========================
The Twelve Tone Systems MIDI Time Piece driver has been changed to no
longer modify the configuration of the MTP. It will work with whatever
configuration you left the MTP in using the MTP configuration software.
This gives you more flexibility, but also gives you the power to set up
the MTP in ways that won't work. For this reason, we now supply a sample
configuration in CAKEWALK.MTP which you can load with the MTP
configuration program. Use this as a starting point and guide to help you
understand the basic requirements. For example, you want to be sure that
the computer can receive from the MIDI Ins and that the MIDI Outs can
receive from the computer. Users with two MTP's should set the first MTP
(the one that's connected to the computer) to be ports 1-8 and the second
to be ports 9-16 and read input sync audio on the first MTP, based on
CAKEWALK.MTP, though you can enable the necessary routings to/from the
second MTP to get past these limitations if you wish.
=====( IBM PS/1 Owners Only: Using the IBM PS/1's Thru/Out Port )==========
The IBM PS/1 Audio/Joystick Card has a MIDI Thru/Out port which can be set
to either Thru or Out. When it's set to Thru, it outputs a copy of what
comes into the MIDI In port. This is true even when Cakewalk is not
running. When it's set to Out, it outputs a copy of what the MIDI Out port
is sending. Cakewalk must be running to generate this output.
When the IBM PS/1 starts up, the MIDI Thru/Out port is set to Out. We have
supplied two programs you can run to set this the way you prefer. At the
DOS prompt, type PS1THRU to set it to Thru and PS1OUT to set it to Out. You
may want to put one of these commands in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, so it gets
set right automatically every time your PS/1 starts up. Note that
Cakewalk sets it to Out while running, and restores the original state
when done.
Hint: You may want to put PS1THRU in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and then use
the MIDI Thru/Out Port instead of the MIDI Out Port. This way, when
Cakewalk is running you get what the program sends, and when the program
is not running you get an echo of MIDI In.
=====( Key MIDIator MS-101/103/124 Notes )==================================
If Cakewalk can't find your Key MIDIator, first make sure you've selected
the right IRQ number and address for your serial port. Start Cakewalk
using the Configuration Setup option as described above and select
"MIDI Interface Settings".
For COM1, use IRQ 4 and address 3F8.
For COM2, use IRQ 3 and address 2F8.
If the problem persists, try using a different serial cable. It is critical
to get a properly wired serial cable that connects all the required pins.
The MIDIator uses some pins that most applications don't need.
If you notice occasional or constant garbling of MIDI output, try
adjusting the CPU speed compensation in the driver. Start Cakewalk uisng
the Configuration Setup optoin as described above and select
"MIDI Interface Settings". By default, this parameter is set up to auto-set
itself, but this automatic method does not work for some computers. Start at
1 and try higher and higher values till it works, then add 1 or 2 to make
sure you'll avoid even a rare glitch. If it's set too low, MIDI output will
be garbled. If it's set too high, it will make your computer work more
slowly than necessary. The faster the machine, the higher the value
required. One 20Mhz 386 that we know of uses a value of 21. If you change
your CPU speed, serial port, or MIDIator, this value might be affected.
If after this you still notice garbling of MIDI output, there may be a
problem with the serial port in your computer. Even if your serial port
works fine for other software, the speed or hardware timing may be off
enough that it won't work with the Key MIDIator, which requires exact
conformance. Call Key technical support at 817-560-9751. They will
provide you with a way to test your serial port with the Key interface and
get it working if possible. Please note that Key is much better equipped
to help you with this kind of hardware problem than we are, since this is
not a problem with Cakewalk.
=====( Yamaha TG100 and Optronics Notes )===================================
TG100.DRV supports the Yamaha TG100 via your computer's serial port using
the connector cable supplied with the TG100. The TG100 also offers you a
a MIDI In and a MIDI Out that Cakewalk can directly use. But note that
the TG100 requires that your PC's serial port be able to run at the high
rate of 38400 bps. The newer, better PC's can do this, but some of the
older ones may not be able to run this fast. If you have an 8088 or 80286
PC, we suggest you try before you buy.
TG100.DRV also supports the Optronics Basic MIDI I/O card on all PC's, and
replaces the older OPTRON.DRV. You should start Cakewalk using the
Configuration Setup option and check the base port address and IRQ
parameters, since they don't match the default configuration of the card
out of the box.
=====( Cards with FM Sounds )===============================================
Twelve Tone Systems supplies several drivers that work with the Yamaha FM
chips used on many popular sound cards. Three different FM chip
configurations are supported: 1 OPL2 chip, 2 OPL2 chips, and 1 OPL3 chip.
Cards with 1 OPL2 chip include the AdLib, non-Pro Sound Blaster, ATI
STEREOþF/X, and Covox Sound Master II. Cards with 2 OPL2 chips include
the first version of the Sound Blaster Pro and the Media Vision Pro
AudioSpectrum. Cards with 1 OPL3 chip include the second version of the
Sound Blaster Pro and the Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum 16.
VOICE MODES: The OPL2 chip has two modes of operation. In the default
mode, you can play up to 9 instrumental notes simultaneously. The special
percussion mode sacrifices some of these instrument notes to create
percussion sounds: in this mode, you get 5 percussion sounds on MIDI
channel 10, and only 6 instrument sounds on the other MIDI channels. To
put the chip into percussion mode, use a patch change of 126 on MIDI
channel 10; to take it out of percussion mode, use patch change 127.
Probably you will want certain song files to use one mode or the other,
depending on whether the song needs percussion. You can use Cakewalk's
Track View "Pat" parameter to set up the patch change of 126 or 127 on
MIDI channel 10. This patch change will get saved in your Cakewalk work
file. See the manual for more information.
Cards with 2 OPL2 chips can be used in one of two ways: Stereo Mode gives
you the same number of voices as a 1 OPL2 chip card, but allows you to pan
the voices left and right using controller 10 messages in your song. We
do this by playing the voices on both FM chips at the same time but at
different volumes. Mono Mode gives up stereo but allows you up to 18
voices or 15 plus 5 percussion voices in the percussion mode. We do this
by allocating first the voices of one FM chip and then the other when the
first one's voices are used up. Of course, you should mix the two
channels together for sensible output in Mono Mode. Stereo Mode is the
default. To switch between Mono and Stereo Mode, you must start
Cakewalk uisng the Configuration Setup option as described above.
Cards with 1 OPL3 chip are capable of playing 4-operator FM voices, but
only with 6 voices polyphony plus drums. Instead, we emulate the behavior
of 2 OPL2 chips described above. The OPL3 chip is capable of nearly
identical emulation, with the same polyphony and Mono/Stereo modes. It
also has the advantage in Mono Mode of being able to pan voices to left,
right, or center (very grainy pan) using controller 10.
PATCHES (SOUNDS): Built into the driver are 128 patches (sounds) following
the "General MIDI" standard. A list of General MIDI patch numbers and
names follows.
The driver can also load ".IBK" files. The Sound Blaster .IBK file format
is a standard already used by other programs to save patches for the AdLib
and Sound Blaster FM sounds. To use one of these .IBK files, put it in
the Cakewalk startup directory and name it ADLIB.IBK. The driver will
find this file and use its patches instead of the built-in defaults. (Note
that we provide GENMIDI.IBK, which is identical to the General MIDI
patches built into the driver.)
Pat Name Pat Name Pat Name Pat Name
--- -------- --- -------- --- -------- --- --------
0 ACGPIANO 32 ACOUBASS 64 SOPRANO 96 FX1
1 ACPIANO 33 ELECBASS 65 ALTOSAX 97 FX2
2 ELGPIANO 34 PICKBASS 66 TENORSAX 98 FX3
3 HONKTONK 35 FRETLESS 67 BARISAX 99 FX4
4 ELPIANO1 36 SLAPBASS 68 OBOE 100 FX5
5 ELPIANO2 37 WRDBASS 69 ENGLHORN 101 FX6
6 HARPSCHD 38 SYNBASS1 70 BASSOON 102 FX7
7 CLAVICHD 39 SYNBASS2 71 CLARINET 103 FX8
8 CELESTA 40 VIOLIN 72 PICCOLO 104 SITAR
9 GLOCK 41 VIOLA 73 FLUTE 105 BANJO
10 MUSICBOX 42 CELLO 74 RECORDER 106 SHAMISEN
11 VIBES 43 CONTRA 75 PIPES 107 KOTO
12 MARIMBA 44 STRINGS1 76 BOTTLE 108 KALIMBA
13 XYLOPHON 45 PIZZ 77 SHAKA 109 BAGPIPE
14 TUBEBELL 46 HARP 78 WHISTLE 110 FIDDLE
15 PIANOBEL 47 TIMPANI 79 WOOD 111 ETHNIC
16 BARORGAN 48 EXCELSTR 80 LEAD1 112 HANDBELL
17 PRCORGAN 49 STRSECT 81 LEAD2 113 AGOGO
18 ROCKORGN 50 SYNSTR1 82 LEAD3 114 STEELDRM
19 PIPEORGN 51 SYNSTR2 83 LEAD4 115 WOODBLOC
20 REEDORGN 52 CHORUS 84 LEAD5 116 TAIDRUM
21 ACCORDN 53 WUZZLE1E 85 LEAD6 117 MELDRUM
22 HARMNICA 54 VOXSYNTH 86 LEAD7 118 SYNSNAR
23 TANGO 55 ORCHHIT 87 LEAD8 119 REVCYMB
24 NYLON 56 TRUMPET1 88 PAD1 120 CHICKEN
25 ACOUST 57 TROMB1 89 PAD2 121 BREATH
26 JAZZGTR 58 TUBA3 90 PAD3 122 SEASHORE
27 ELGUITAR 59 SOFTRUMP 91 PAD4 123 INSECTS
28 ELGMUTE 60 FRHORN1 92 PAD5 124 OINKEY
29 OVERDRIV 61 BRASSECT 93 PAD6 125 HELICPTR
30 HVYMETAL 62 SYNBRASS 94 PAD7 126 CROWD
31 DTGUITAR 63 BRASSOFT 95 PAD8 127 SHOT
The following table describes the percussion MIDI key assignments. These
have been chosen to correspond as closely as possible with the General
MIDI percussion map.
Key Perc Snd Key Perc Snd Key Perc Snd Key Perc Snd
--- --------- --- --------- --- --------- --- ---------
35 kick drum 47 tom 59 cymbal 71 high hat
36 kick drum 48 tom 60 tom 72 high hat
37 high hat 49 cymbal 61 tom 73 tom
38 snare 50 tom 62 tom 74 high hat
39 high hat 51 cymbal 63 tom 75 tom
40 snare 52 cymbal 64 tom 76 tom
41 kick drum 53 high hat 65 tom 77 tom
42 high hat 54 high hat 66 tom 78 high hat
43 kick drum 55 cymbal 67 tom 79 high hat
44 high hat 56 high hat 68 tom 80 high hat
45 tom 57 cymbal 69 high hat 81 cymbal
46 high hat 58 snare 70 high hat
Port and Base Channel info: Drivers supporting FM sounds plus MIDI (like
SBFMMI.DRV, SFX.DRV, and CVXSM2.DRV) are implemented as a combination of
two separate drivers. This means that the FM sounds are available on
output port 1 and MIDI on output port 2.
Non-Pro Sound Blaster owners: The Twelve Tone Systems drivers supporting
Sound Blaster MIDI will work with the non-Pro Sound Blaster MIDI interface
option. But note that your Sound Blaster must have DSP ROM revision 2.0
or later, otherwise Cakewalk will not find the MIDI interface. Contact
Creative Labs, Inc. to get this ROM update. If you have a Sound Blaster
Pro, there's no problem here because rev 2.0 came out before the Sound
Blaster Pro did.
Sound Blaster Pro owners: The Sound Blaster Pro has an on-board mixer, and
the default levels make FM sounds rather soft. Our current Sound Blaster
driver no longer sets those levels high itself. We now leave it up to you
to set them, rather than undoing the existing mixer setting (which you may
have set and preferred). Refer to the Sound Blaster manual and issue the
mixer level command from the DOS prompt (perhaps in your AUTOEXEC.BAT),
which will probably be similar to this:
C:\SBPRO\SBP-SET /FM:15,15 /M:15,15
===( Using Music Quest MQX Chase Lock Sync (CLS) )=========================
When using MQX Chase Lock Sync (CLS) you must start Cakewalk using the
Configuration Setup option each time you want to switch between two modes.
One mode is for striping a tape (which you do infrequently). The other mode
is for playing in sync to a striped tape (which is what you'll be doing most
of the time). So, you will normally leave Cakewalk configured to SYNC to
CLS. Whenever you need to stripe a new tape, you need to use the
Configuration Setup option again to select STRIPING mode, stripe the tape,
then use the Configuration Setup option again to leave the mode set back to
SYNC to CLS. Following are step-by-step instructions for each of these two
procedures.
Note:| If you use SMPTE sync with Cakewalk, none of this
| applies to you.
-----( Striping Chase Lock Sync )-----
When you wish to stripe a tape with CLS, you'll need to run the
Configuration Setup option to configure the driver and MQX card for
striping mode:
[1] Start Cakewalk with the " -S" flag to run Configuration Setup.
[2] Pick the "MIDI Interface" choice.
[3] Set the sync choice "Stripe CLS", and press ENTER to go back to
the main Configuration Setup menu.
[4] If you'll finish all your striping during this one Cakewalk session,
it will be easiest NOT to save this configuration. Don't press "S" to save,
just press "C" to run Cakewalk with these new settings.
[5] Follow the normal procedure for striping a tape. Here's a quick
summary of the information you should already be familiar with from the
Cakewalk and MQX Card manuals:
Connect an audio cable from the card's Tape Out jack to your tape
recorder's input. Don't use noise reduction on the track with CLS.
Load your work file, and set Settings/Clock to "Internal". Start the tape
recording, wait a few seconds, and then play your work from start to finish.
-----( Syncing to Chase Lock Sync )-----
Note:| Normally you'll need to do steps (1)-(5) only when you've just
| been striping a tape, and now want to switch the mode to
| syncing. If you've already switched the mode to syncing to CLS
| and saved it, you won't need to run Configuration Setup each
| time.
[1] Start Cakewalk with the " -S" flag to run Configuration Setup.
[2] Pick the "MIDI Interface" choice.
[3] Set the sync choice "Sync to CLS", and press ENTER to go back
to the main Configuration Setup menu.
[4] Press "S" to save these settings. in the driver file. You'll probably
want to do this because most of the time you'll be syncing to CLS, not
striping a tape with CLS.
[5] Press "C" to run Cakewalk now with these new settings.
[6] Follow the normal procedure for syncing to CLS. Here's a quick summary
of the information you should already be familiar with from the Cakewalk
and MQX Card manuals:
Connect an audio cable from your tape recorder's sync output to the card's
Tape In jack. Don't use noise reduction on the track with CLS.
Load your work file. Set Settings/Clock to "MIDI Sync", if you haven't
already done so for this file.
Set Cakewalk to record or play (use Chase Mode if you like), and start
your tape playing wherever you like. Cakewalk will chase to the right
location and begin record/playback.
=====( MQX-32 Notes )=======================================================
If you have an MQX-32 or MQX-32M interface, and find that Cakewalk is
sending all MIDI output to both ports, rather than the ports you select in
the Track View, then first verify that you're using the MQX-32 driver,
MQX32.DRV. If so, then the problem is that you may have an older MQX-32
that cannot separately address its MIDI ports when in UART mode. Contact
Music Quest at (214) 881-7408 for information on how to obtain a ROM
upgrade for your interface card.
=====( Using Cakewalk with multi-board drivers )============================
[1] Install and configure the cards. Set each card to a different
base port port address and a different IRQ. Example: Card A on the
factory-default settings of port 330h and IRQ 2; Card B on port 300h
and IRQ 5 (or IRQ 7). Jot down these numbers for each card while you
set the jumpers.
[2] Copy the .DRV file to MIDIPORT.DRV.
[3] Start Cakewalk with the -S flag: "CAKEWALK -S".
[4] Pick "MIDI Interface Setup". Enter the values you jotted down
for each card's IRQ and base port address.
[5] Go back to the main Configuration Setup menu, and Save your settings.
Now Cakewalk has available all the separately-addressable output ports.
All of the input ports will be intelligently merged.
=====( Warning About SCSI Drives )==========================================
Some SCSI hard drive controller cards use IRQ 2. Do not attempt to use a
MIDI interface set to IRQ 2 with such a hard drive: loss of data may
result.
If you are not sure what kind of hard drive controller you have, then you
*probably* don't have a SCSI controller. They generally cost more than
ST-506 or ESDI controllers and usually don't come as standard equipment.
===( Systems with only 360K floppy drives )================================
NOTE: If you have a system with only 360K floppy drives (no hard drive),
you can still run Cakewalk, but you will have to do without a number of
files and features. You will have to consider deleting the help system
(CAKEWALK.HLP), the Dump Request Macros (CAKEWALK.SXT), the patch names
(PATCHES.INI), any .EXE files other than CAKEWALK.EXE, and all the
unneeded .DRV files (only MIDIPORT.DRV and TIMER.DRV are required).
---------------------
=======================( ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS )===========================
---------------------
===( SHIFT-1, -2, and -3 )=================================================
SHIFT-1, -2, and -3 are short-cut keys for the "Realtime/Tempo offset"
menu commands. These keys may not work on systems that do not have U.S.
keyboards. If so, you need to pick the menu commands instead of using the
short-cut keys.
===( SMPTE "Midnight roll-over" )==========================================
Cakewalk can sync to tapes striped beginning with SMPTE times 23:59:59:00
or higher and rolling-over to 00:00:00:00. Some studios will provide
tapes in this style, with the first action occurring at 00:00:00:00.
Rather than having the studio re-stripe the tape so that the action begins
at an offset like 00:00:02:00, you can specify an offset of 00:00:00:00 to
Cakewalk.
===( -D flag and Sysx Meta-Events )========================================
System Exclusive banks can be transmitted three ways in Cakewalk:
[1] You press the "Send" button in "View/System Exclusive".
[2] You set a bank as "Auto", so that whenever the file is
loaded, the bank is automatically sent.
[3] You insert a "Sysx" event in the Event View which triggers
transmission of the bank at that time during playback.
The third method has some restrictions. As the manual notes, these
messages can't be very long, because MIDI doesn't allow much else to
happen while a sysx message is in progress. For similar reasons, the "-D"
command line flag -- which slows down transmission of system exclusive
data -- has no effect on banks which are sent as "Sysx" meta-events during
playback. Instead, Cakewalk sends the message as fast as possible so as
to have the least-disruptive effect on playback. This means, however,
that if one of your instruments can't receive sysx at the full MIDI
bandwidth, you won't be able to send it sysx during playback. You'll need
to use one of the first two methods.
=====( Disabling the Metronome PC Speaker Beep )===========================
It is now possible to prevent Cakewalk's metronome from beeping using the
PC speaker. Simply add the line "MetroBeep=0" to your 12TONE.INI in the
[Cakewalk] section.
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Please remember to return your product Registration Card within 30 days of
purchase. Doing so qualifies you for technical support, upgrades,
newsletters, offers on MIDI products available only to registered
users...and more!
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