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CanvasMan (TM)
Version 4.6
Copyright (c) 1992-1994 Jeff Cazel
All Rights Reserved
CanvasMan, SongCanvas and the sunglassed
Beethoven are trademarks of Jeff Cazel
User's Guide Revision Date: June 1994
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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 (--) and those in the Index.
3--There are no fonts nor page numbers.
I haven't made a major effort to format the text manual since most people
can easily afford the real WinWord version. To order the 'official'
CanvasMan User's Guide, see the online help's order form.
Jeff Cazel
JEFF CAZEL MIDI LICENSE AGREEMENT
This is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an entity)
and Jeff Cazel MIDI. 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.
JEFF CAZEL MIDI 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: Jeff
Cazel MIDI 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, Jeff Cazel MIDI's copyright has been
violated).
2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or
disassemble the software.
3. REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Jeff Cazel MIDI strictly prohibits you from
distributing your Registration Information to anyone.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
Jeff Cazel MIDI hereby disclaims any and all warranties relating to this
software both express and implied, including any merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. Jeff Cazel MIDI 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. The Parker Adams Group is a trademark of Parker Adams.
WinJammer and WinJammer Pro are trademarks of WinJammer Software, Ltd.
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 Jeff Cazel MIDI 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
Define Synths / Route MIDI Data 5
Main Window 8
Menus 10
File Menu 10
Edit Menu 12
MIDI Menu 26
Setup Menu 28
Help Menu 29
Combos / Sounds / Drum Kits 30
Appendix A Technical Support 33
Appendix B MIDI Multitasking 34
Appendix C MIDI Thru and Local 35
Appendix D Online Help 36
Appendix E Spin Button 37
Appendix F Multiple Synths? 38
Index 39
Overview
CanvasMan is the Windows editor/librarian for Roland's SOUNDCanvas 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 jam with Band-In-A-Box, or while you sequence with Cakewalk and
WinJammer. Your wait is over for an easy-to-use SOUNDCanvas 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 SOUNDCanvas). You cannot lose data when other
windows send extraneous data.
This manual refers to any CanvasMan-supported GS sound module or keyboard
as a "Canvas." "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 synthesizers. All
users should read the Combos / Sounds / Drum Kits section (page 30) for a
complete description of CanvasMan's data files.
Overview (continued)
This manual describes how to modify, save and audition the various
parameters within the Canvas. It does not describe what these parameters
do. For example, it describes how to turn Chorus On and Off, but it
doesn't state what effect that has on the soun