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- EasyKeys Demo MIDI Help File
- March 9, 1994
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- ⌐ 1993 The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, Ltd.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1.0 - If You Encounter Sound Problems
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- 2.0 - The MIDI Mapper
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- 2.1 - Configuring the MIDI Mapper
- 2.2 - Remapping Drums
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- 3.0 - Installing Drivers
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- 3.1 - Changing Driver Settings
- 3.2 - Removing Drivers
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- 4.0 - Getting Help
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- 1.0 - If You Encounter Sound Problems
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- The EasyKeys Demo Setup program tests your current sound configuration
- to insure compatibility with the EasyKeys Demo. If this test yields
- poor sound results you can reconfigure your setup using the MIDI Mapper.
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- 2.0 - The MIDI Mapper
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- The EasyKeys Demo is configured for compatibility with the General MIDI
- standard. In order to accommodate a variety of sound setups, this
- demonstration uses the Windows MIDI Mapper to address your sound card or
- MIDI interface. The MIDI Mapper basically acts as a mediator between the
- EasyKeys Demo and your sound device. If you encountered symptoms of an
- incorrect configuration during the EasyKeys Demo setup program, you will
- need to configure the MIDI Mapper for use with this program.
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- 2.1 - Configuring the MIDI Mapper
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- In order to set up the MIDI Mapper for use with the EasyKeys Demo and
- your sound device, do the following:
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- 1. Open up the Control Panel by double-clicking on the Control Panel icon
- located in the Main program group in Windows.
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- 2. Open up the MIDI Mapper by double-clicking on the MIDI Mapper icon in
- the Control Panel. (If you do not see a MIDI Mapper icon displayed, you
- probably don't have the necessary driver(s) for your sound device
- installed on your system. Refer to section 3.0 of this document titled,
- "INSTALLING DRIVERS".)
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- 3. Inside the MIDI Mapper dialog box, make sure the "Show" area has
- "Setups" selected, and then click on the New... button.
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- 4. Inside the New MIDI Setup dialog box, name the setup "EasyKeys Demo
- Setup" and give it a short description, if you like. Click on OK.
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- 5. Inside the MIDI Setup dialog box, go to the Port Name column and select
- your sound device driver for all 16 of the boxes. (Clicking in each of
- the boxes opens up a list of available output choices.) This will direct
- all of the EasyKeys Demo's selected instruments to your sound device. If
- you do not see your sound device driver listed in the available output
- choices, you probably don't have the necessary driver(s) installed on your
- system. Refer to section 3.0, "INSTALLING DRIVERS".
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- 6. When you have finished choosing output for all 16 Port Name boxes,
- click on OK and save the new setup when prompted to.
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- 7. In the MIDI Mapper dialog box, you will see the new setup listed in the
- "Name:" combo box. Close the MIDI Mapper and try running the demo. If you
- now hear sound, but do not hear any drums playing, see the following
- section 2.2, "REMAPPING DRUMS."
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- 2.2 - Remapping Drums
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- If you hear sound coming from your sound device, but notice that there is
- a melodic instrument playing where drums should be, your sound device may
- transmit its drums on MIDI channel 16 instead of 10. (Channel 10 is the
- General MIDI standard channel for drums, and is used by the EasyKeys Demo
- by default. However, many sound cards use channel 16, instead.) You will
- need to account for this inside the MIDI Mapper:
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- 1. Go back into the Control Panel and double-click on the MIDI Mapper icon
- to open up the MIDI Mapper.
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- 2. In the MIDI Mapper dialog box, make sure the "Show" area has "Setups"
- selected, and that "SuperJAM! Setup" is selected in the "Name:" combo box.
- (If you have not already created a setup for your sound device, you must
- first do so before continuing. Refer to the previous section 2.1,
- "Configuring The MIDI Mapper.")
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- 3. Click on the "Edit..." button.
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- 4. Inside the MIDI Setup dialog box, go to the Dest Chan column and change
- 10 to 16. This will remap the drum parts in the EasyKeys Demo to channel
- 16 to accomodate your sound card.
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- 5. Click OK, and then save the setup.
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- 6. Close the MIDI Mapper and run the demo. You should now hear drums when
- the music plays.
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- 3.0 - Installing Drivers
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- In order for your sound device to communicate with your computer, a device
- driver for the device must be installed on your system.
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- Most sound devices include a disk which contains their device drivers.
- Windows 3.1 also includes the most common device drivers, which may be
- compatible with your sound device. If you do not have a driver for your
- device or are not sure if the drivers you have are Windows compatible,
- please contact the sound device manufacturer to obtain the latest versions.
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- NOTE: If you are installing a new version of a device driver which
- currently resides on your system, you must first remove the old version
- before installing the new one. Refer to section 3.2, "REMOVING DRIVERS"
- before continuing with the new driver's installation.
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- To install a device driver, do the following:
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- 1. Go to the Control Panel and double-click on the Drivers icon. A list of
- installed drivers appears. If you see your sound device driver listed,
- you do not need to install it. If you do not see your device driver listed,
- go to step 4.
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- 2. To view a list of device drivers provided with Windows 3.1, click on
- Add... If you are using a Windows-supplied device driver, select the one
- you want to install and click OK. If you are not, select Add Unlisted Or
- Updated Driver and click OK. The Install driver dialog box appears.
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- 3. Insert the disk the driver is located on and click OK. Follow the
- instructions to set up your device driver as needed, if applicable. Make
- sure that the settings you specify do not conflict with the settings used by
- other drivers in your system.
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- For example, you may run into an interrupt conflict, where two or more
- devices use the same interrupt setting. An interrupt conflict causes your
- system to work improperly. Please check the documentation accompanying each
- device to assure that your device settings do not create any problems.
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- 3.1 - Changing Driver Settings
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- If for some reason you need to alter your driver settings after you've
- installed the driver, do so by going to the Control Panel again. Then
- double-click on the Drivers icon to view the list of installed drivers,
- and select the driver you want to reconfigure. Click on Setup... and
- select the options as needed. Keep in mind the changes you make do not
- take effect until you restart Windows.
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- 3.2 - Removing Drivers
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- You may wish to remove a device driver from the Installed Drivers list if
- you are not using the device any longer. Removing a driver from the list
- does not remove the device driver file from your hard disk, so if you ever
- need to use the device later, you will not need to install the driver again.
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- You may not install an updated version of a driver that is already
- installed on your system. You must first remove the old driver. If you do
- not do this, you will receive an error message when trying to install the
- new one.
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- To remove a driver, double-click on the Drivers icon in the Control Panel.
- A list of the currently installed drivers appears. Select the driver you
- want to remove and click Remove. Once again, you need to restart Windows
- for this change to take effect immediately.
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- 4.0 - Getting Help
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- If you need further assistance, you may call The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks
- Technical Support at 404-315-0212. Tech support hours are M-F, 9am-5pm EST.