Frank,

Thanks for posting the READ.ME file!  Brings back lots of memories using DOS.

I too have a number of MOTU Midi units lying around as there are no XP drivers for them.

And I still have my MQX-32 laying around.

Rbh


Those were the days ... I was more productive back in that time frame than any other time of my musical life. Windows GUI  - screwed it all up !  I loved the MQX-32  and probably paid 375.00 for it back then. I used Texture back in those days...Cakewalk was just a pup.

For what it's worth, I have a MUTO midi express ( parallel port )  gathering dust.

I couldn't afford the 32 at the time, on that same receipt was the MQX-16s and I paid $199 for it.   Later when I got an ADAT tape machine (paid $4000) I used a JLCooper dataSync to drive Cakewalk for DOS.  That's how all my songs were done in the 90s.  No computer has an ISA slot now for an MQX card but one of the serial or parallel port ones might still work.  Or, you could just find a working 486, that's more than enough power for 256 tracks of MIDI on Cakewalk 5.

aoresteen


Frank,

Thanks for posting the READ.ME file!  Brings back lots of memories using DOS.

I too have a number of MOTU Midi units lying around as there are no XP drivers for them.

Hi there
 
I have every version of Cakewalk and Cakelive for DOS. The Ram requirements are a mere 640kb but would run on 1 MB of RAM. 640Kb of Standard and 360kb extended RAM.
 
I still use the DOS Version 4.0e live on stage with a 4 port midi box. I configured a fairly recent HP laptop with a dual boot DOS 6.22 and XP Pro with no issues for the last 4 years. The system allows macros so deligating the TAB key to open the song files is a no brainer with no mouse requiremnts. It loads the next song within .25 seconds and your rolling. The track count is limited to 256 but I run all my effects, lights, patch changes with the odd sys-ex dump with 150 tracks to spare.
 
I also have every driver that was every written for every midi box including serial and parallel port models by various manufacturers.
 
If you need a copy I can burn a DVD from which you can make a 3.5" Floppy to install the various Versions. If you don't have DOS 6.22 it can be downloaded from various locations on the Internet but if you can't find that I can send you a copy as well.
 
By the way Version 5.0 is a little silly because the screen slides back and forth which can present problems so my favorite Version is 4.0e.
 
Let me know if you want it?

Hello!
I recently bought a Midiman Portman PC/S serial-midi interface to get midi over an old IBM Thinkpad with 16 MB ram. I'm very interested to Cakewalk for DOS. Can you help me?

Might have it back in Minneapolis but won't be back there for month and a half. I also ran Nanosynth off it,
John

Hi John,
 
By chance did you happen to find your copy of Cakewalk v5.0 for DOS?
 
I own Cakewalk Professional v3.01 for Windows 3.x that I bought back in the day, and STILL even today use it as my primary and only MIDI sequencer for all of my MIDI compositions.
 
Anyhow, simply for historical purposes, I would absolutely die for a copy of Cakewalk for DOS v5.0 <grin>. I wouldn't ever actually use it (as I mainly STILL use the old CWP301), but it would be great to have a copy :)
 
If by chance that you found your copy of CW5 for DOS, could I possibly trouble you to email me a ZIP with the installation of Cakewalk for DOS v5.0, or possibly a ZIP with simply a pre-installed version of the sequencer?
 
Anyhow, I have searched high and low on the Internet for literally YEARS for a download of that version of CW, but never had any luck whatsoever finding it. I DID find a download for version 3.0 for DOS, but the ZIP appears to be incomplete.
 
Thanks in advance :)
 
 
Rich Nagel
richnagel@centurylink.net

I have an old MPU401... wanna buy it? Works great on DOS. 

Bumping an old thread... I am also looking for Cakewalk 5 for DOS. 4.0E is great, but it lacks many features.
 
Anybody have it? Even 5.25" floppy is ok, I still have a disk drive somewhere.

It is apparently illegal to sell any copy of Cakewalk. 
Talk about lacking features? 
Have you even tried using the newer versions? 
If your just stuck in the past there are plenty of freeware sequencers to download.