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- READ ME 1-
-
- INSTALLING THE MUSICTIME DEMO
-
- Installing MusicTime is easy. You simply boot your computer and run
- MusicTime's installer program. In addition to the MusicTime application, you
- can install sample music files and drivers for the Sound Blaster and
- Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum cards.
-
- PLEASE NOTE- READ ME 2 contains a demo script - please read it
- after installation to learn how to use MusicTime.
-
- READ ME 3 - contains additional information about Ports and IRQ
- settings and latest version addendum.
-
-
- MIDI setup
-
- Although you can use MusicTime without a MIDI instrument, in order to
- use the MusicTime demo with a MIDI instrument, you must configure the
- software so that it can communicate properly with your hardware.
- See the instructions below.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- By running the Setup program on the MusicTime Program Disk from
- within Windows, you can quickly and easily install the MusicTime demo
- and all related files.
-
- The following section contains two separate installation procedures:
- for Windows 3.1 (or Windows with Multimedia Extensions) and for Windows 3.0.
- After you install MusicTime, you must install the TrueType fonts included on
- the demo disk in order to run the MusicTime demo.
-
- Note: For the following installation Microsoft Windows must
- already be installed on your hard disk.
-
- INSTALLING MUSICTIME UNDER WINDOWS 3.1
-
- To install MusicTime from Windows 3.1:
-
- 1. Run Windows.
- 2. Insert the MusicTime Program Disk into your computer's disk drive
- (A: or B:).
- 3. Choose "Run" from the File menu of the Windows Program
- Manager.
- The Run dialog appears.
- 4. In the "Command Line" text box, enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if
- the Program Disk is in drive B:).
- 5. Click OK or press Enter to run the MusicTime Setup program.
- The Setup dialog appears.
-
- The default drive and directory to which MusicTime will be copied are
- displayed in a text box. If you want to install MusicTime in a different
- directory or drive, simply make the appropriate changes to the text
- box.
-
- Several installation options are listed in the box at the bottom of the
- dialog. These include installation of the MusicTime program files, MIDI
- drivers, and sample music files. Some options are pre-selected
- (reverse highlighted) for installation (the Passport MIDI drivers will
- automatically be de-selected on Multimedia PCs or PCs running
- Windows 3.1 or later). De-select any options that you do not want.
-
- 6. Click OK and follow the on-screen prompts.
- A dialog appears that asks if you would like the Setup program to
- create a MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program Manager.
- 7. Click Yes or press Enter to create a MusicTime Program Group.
-
- Now you just need to install the fonts before you run MusicTime.
-
- To install the MusicTime demo from Windows 3.0:
-
- 1. Run Windows.
- 2. Insert the MusicTime Program Disk into your computer's disk drive
- (A: or B:).
- 3. Choose "Run" from the File menu of the Windows Program
- Manager.
- The Run dialog appears.
- 4. In the "Command Line" text box, enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if
- the Program Disk is in drive B:).
- 5. Click OK or press Enter to run the MusicTime Setup program.
- The Setup dialog appears.
-
- The default drive and directory to which MusicTime will be copied are
- displayed in a text box. If you want to install MusicTime in a different
- directory or drive, simply make the appropriate changes to the text
- box.
-
- Several installation options are listed in the box at the bottom of the
- dialog. These include installation of the MusicTime program files, MIDI
- drivers, and sample music files. Some options are pre-selected for
- installation (indicated by reverse highlighting). De-select any options
- that you do not want.
-
- 6. Click OK and follow the on-screen prompts.
- A dialog appears that asks if you would like the Setup program to
- create a MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program Manager.
- 7. Click Yes or press Enter to create a MusicTime Program Group.
- 8. After the MusicTime Program Group is created, the Passport MIDI
- Device Installer appears. This enables you to install various drivers
- for MIDI interfaces and sound cards. MIDI drivers for the Passport
- MIDI Transport, Roland MPU-401t and compatible interfaces,
- Creative Labs' Sound Blaster, and Media Vision's Pro AudioSpectrum
- are included on the Program disk. There are also drivers for the
- AdLib and FM synthesizers on the Sound Blaster and Pro
- AudioSpectrum cards.
- 9. Select the appropriate drivers and click Add.
- The selected drivers appear in the Installed list box. These drivers
- will also appear in MusicTime's MIDI Setup dialog when you run MusicTime
- (the MIDI Setup item is on the Goodies menu).
- 10. If you need to change the Port address or Interrupt number for
- an installed device, select the device and click Setup. When the
- Setup Device dialog appears, change the settings and click OK.
- Otherwise, you can leave the device set to its default settings.
- Click OK to exit the Passport MIDI Device Installer.
-
- Now you just need to install the fonts before you run MusicTime.
-
-
- Fonts
-
- There are four TrueType fonts included on the MusicTime demo disk: Anastasia,
- FretsA, FretsB, and FretsC. You must install these fonts using the Fonts
- applet in the Windows Control Panel. (The Control Panel is typically found
- in the Main Program Group in Windows.) The MusicTime demo will not run without
- the fonts.
-
-
- MIDI setup
-
- Although you can use MusicTime without a MIDI instrument In order to
- use the MusicTime demo with a MIDI instrument, you must configure the
- software so that it can communicate properly with your hardware.
-
- 1. Open the MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program
- Manager (if it is not already open), and double-click the MusicTime icon
- to run the program.
- 2. Pull down the Goodies menu and choose the MIDI Setup item.
- The MIDI Setup dialog appears.
-
- Ports
-
- MusicTime can communicate with the MIDI world over one or two of
- your computer's output ports. This is good because it lets MusicTime
- address sixteen MIDI channels over each port, effectively giving it 32
- channel capability. You can use both if you have two MIDI interfaces
- or a dual port interface such as Music Quest's MQX-32M.
-
- There are four drop down list boxes that enable you to make port
- assignments. The two top list boxes let you designate the output
- port(s) of your interface as either Port A or Port B. This dialog
- determines which software port is connected to which of your
- computer's hardware ports. MusicTime's output can also be routed to
- sound cards like Creative Labs' Sound Blaster and Media Vision's Pro
- AudioSpectrum.
-
- Below each of the output port list boxes is a check box labeled
- "Transmit Sync". Click this box to transmit MIDI sync messages on
- that port. MusicTime sends MIDI song position pointer and MIDI clocks.
-
- The next list box, labeled "Record port" tells MusicTime which port is
- connected to the MIDI controller with which you'll enter notes onto
- your score.
-
- MusicTime can play or record based on your computer's own internal
- clock or on a MIDI song position pointer and MIDI clocks received
- from an outside source. If you'll be synchronizing your computer to
- an external signal, you may want to keep the incoming sync signal
- separate from MIDI data you're recording. The "Receive sync port"
- item lets you do this.
-
- Note: If you are using an MQX-32M and selected the MPU-401
- drivers during installation, MusicTime will sense the presence of the MQX
- and offer a choice of MQX-32 Port 1 and Port 2 in the Port list boxes.
- Sync Source
-
- The "Sync Source" radio buttons determine whether you'll use your
- computer's clock or an external MIDI device as MusicTime's master clock.
-
- If you won't be using an external MIDI sync source to control the
- playback of MusicTime: Check Internal.
-
- Your PC's internal clock will control MusicTime's playback speed.
-
- If you do want to "slave" MusicTime's playback functions to an external
- source: Check External.
-
-
- MIDI Thru
-
- This section routes the flow of MIDI data from your master controller
- through your computer and out the designated port.
-
- This kind of software MIDI Thru is useful when you have both a
- Master Controller (a keyboard or other MIDI controller) and a
- separate sound generating module. The MIDI output of your
- controller should be connected to the MIDI input on the computer
- and the MIDI output of the computer should be connected to the
- MIDI input of your sound module.
-
- Then, if you want to play your controller and have your sound
- module respond to its MIDI messages, you have to turn on MusicTime's
- MIDI Thru function. This routes the MIDI data (generated by your
- playing) through your PC and out to the sound module.
-
- Click on the radio button for the port─either A or B─that will send
- the MIDI data back to the master controller.
-
- MIDI Thru data can always be sent on one specific port and channel
- or be set to follow the current staff you are working on. When a new
- staff is selected, its assigned MIDI channel will be displayed in the
- MIDI Thru button in MusicTime's main Edit window.
-
- Enter the MIDI channel number, from 1 to 16, to which your
- controller is set. When a dash appears in the text box, the MIDI Thru
- data is sent out on all sixteen channels over both ports.
-
- You are now ready to use MusicTime. Please read the README2! file to
- learn how to use the program.
-