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PowerJam Systems'
CanvasMan (TM)
Version 5.0
Copyright (c) 1992-1995 Jeff Cazel
All Rights Reserved
CanvasMan and the sunglassed Beethoven
are trademarks of Jeff Cazel
User's Guide Revision Date: February 1995
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Notes on this user's guide
The real CanvasMan User's Guide is a Word for Windows 6.0 document with
multiple fonts and several pictures; saving it in 'MS-DOS Text with Layout'
format created this text version. You will note that it has some
formatting problems:
1--All pictures are missing. By definition, text files do not store
graphical information.
2--There are strangely formatted paragraphs, especially those with em-
dashes (--).
3--There are no fonts nor page numbers.
4--Parts of the License Agreement on the next page do not apply to the
Shareware Edition. For example, there is no shareware "sealed software
package."
We have not made a major effort to format the text manual since you can
order the 'official' CanvasMan User's Guide. To do so, see the online
help's order form.
Jeff Cazel
POWERJAM SYSTEMS LICENSE AGREEMENT
This is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an entity)
and PowerJam Systems. By opening the sealed software package and/or by
using the SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, promptly return the
unopened software package and the accompanying printed materials to the
place from which you obtained them for a full refund.
POWERJAM SYSTEMS SOFTWARE LICENSE
1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This software is protected by both United States
copyright law and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must
treat this software like a book, with the following single exception:
PowerJam Systems authorizes you to make archival copies of the software for
the sole purpose of backing up our software and protecting your investment
loss.
By saying "like a book," we mean, for example, that this software may be
freely moved from one computer to another so long as there is no
possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at
another. Just like a book that can't be read by two different people at
the same time, neither can the software be used by two different people at
the same time (unless, of course, PowerJam Systems' copyright has been
violated).
2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or
disassemble the software.
3. REGISTRATION INFORMATION. PowerJam Systems strictly prohibits you from
distributing your Registration Information to anyone.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
PowerJam Systems hereby disclaims any and all warranties relating to this
software both express and implied, including any merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. PowerJam Systems will not be liable for any
incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data
or any other reason. The person using the software bears all risk as to
the quality and performance of the software.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MIDI Programmer's ToolKit for Windows, Copyright (c) 1994, by Paul A. Messick
and Music Quest, Inc.
Band-In-A-Box is a trademark of PG Music. Cakewalk and Cakewalk
Professional for Windows are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.
CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc. Microsoft is a
registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Music Quest and MIDI Programmer's ToolKit for Windows are trademarks of
Music Quest, Inc. Sound Canvas is a trademark of Roland Corporation US.
Other brands, companies and product names mentioned are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders. The mentioning of these
names is meant solely for identification purposes and is in no way meant to
constitute an endorsement of PowerJam Systems or our products by these
companies.
CanvasMan User's Guide
Table of Contents
Overview 1
Setting Up 3
Quick Start 3
Sequence MIDI Output Ports 4
MIDI Thru 5
Define Synths 6
Main Window 7
Menus 8
File Menu 8
Edit Menu 10
MIDI Menu 24
Setup Menu 26
Help Menu 27
Combos / Sounds / Drum Kits 28
Appendix A Technical Support 31
Appendix B MIDI Multitasking 32
Appendix C MIDI Thru and Local 33
Appendix D Online Help 34
Appendix E Spin Button 35
Appendix F Multiple Synths? 36
Index 37
Overview
CanvasMan is the Windows editor/librarian for Roland's Sound Canvas line of
GS synthesizers (SC-55, SC-55mkII, SCC-1, SC-50, JV-30 and many others).
CanvasMan provides true MIDI multitasking--you can run it by itself, while
you sequence with Cakewalk or while you jam with Band-In-A-Box. Your wait
is over for an easy-to-use Sound Canvas editor.
CanvasMan can play your MIDI files as you edit--you'll hear your changes
instantly in the context of your own musical projects! It saves its data
in standard sysex format (also called "MIDIEX" format) so you can store
edits within your sequences or as stand-alone banks. You can even create
your own single- and multi-Part sounds for easy future recall. Finally,
CanvasMan gives you complete control over all Global, Part, and Drum
parameters.
To maximize data integrity, CanvasMan uses one-way MIDI communication only
(from the computer to the synth). You cannot lose data when other windows
send extraneous data.
This guide interchangeably refers to any CanvasMan-supported GS sound
module or keyboard as a "Canvas," a "Sound Canvas" or a "GS synth." "GS"
is Roland's "General Standard"--a superset of the General MIDI standard. If
you have an SCC-1, please ignore references to the "display" or "LCD"--the
SCC-1 doesn't have one.
CanvasMan avoids the term "patch" in its documentation because "patch" has
an ambiguous definition in the context of multi-timbral synths. All users
should read the Combos / Sounds / Drum Kits section (page 28) for a
complete description of CanvasMan's data files.