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- If you are using the Multimedia MIDI driver you can configure this Midisoft product
- so that it will perform optimally with the Windows MIDI Mapper. Selecting MIDI
- Drivers. . . from the Setup Menu will allow you to choose the best MIDI Mapper
- Status setting for your system. The choices are:
-
- - Base-level (MIDI Channels 13 to 16, drums on channel16)
- - Extended-level (MIDI Channels 1 to 10, drums on channel 10)
- - General MIDI (MIDI Channels 1 to 16, drums on channel 10)
-
- Identify the Mapper state so that this product uses the correct channels
- when loading and playing back files. Most cards install a custom map in
- the MIDI Mapper.
-
- The MIDI files included with this product may be dual-authored.
- This means that two arrangements of the same song are included in one MIDI file.
- One arrangement of the song is on MIDI channels 1-10, and the other is on MIDI
- channels 13-16.
-
- The "Choose MIDI Mapper Status" group in the MIDI Drivers Setup dialog controls
- which part of a dual authored MIDI file gets read in, and which channels are
- discarded. Contrary to its name, it does not alter the MIDI Mapper in any way. It
- merely sets up a channel filter that is used when MIDI files are loaded. The options
- are:
- - Base-Level:
- By choosing "Base-level", only MIDI channels 13-16 will be read in; data
- on channels 1-10 will be discarded. (Note - Some base-level parts of dual-
- authored MIDI files contain music on MIDI channels 11 and 12. These
- channels will load but you will have to set channels 11 and 12 in the MIDI
- Mapper to the internal sound on your card. This change is made in the
- MIDI Mapper).
- - Extended-Level:
- Selecting "Extended-level" will load in channels 1-10. Data on channels 11-
- 16 will be discarded.
- - General-MIDI-Setup:
- Selecting "General MIDI" will load in channels 1-16 (all MIDI channels).
- No data will be discarded.
- - Do not use MIDI Mapper:
- All 16 MIDI channels will be loaded, but the MIDI channels are sent
- directly to the default MIDI port instead of to the MIDI Mapper. The output
- ports are assigned in the Track Settings dialog.
-
- For more information on MIDI terminology, see the Intro to MIDI help files in the on-
- line help.
-
- For more information on the MIDI Mapper, refer to the MIDI Mapper section of the
- Windows User's Guide.
-
- IF THE MUSIC SCROLLS ACROSS THE SCREEN BUT NO SOUND IS HEARD
- FROM THE SOUND CARD:
-
- This is probably because data on the MIDI channels loaded is not
- being sent anywhere by the MIDI Mapper, or is being sent to the wrong port.
- Choose a different MIDI Mapper Status in the MIDI Drivers Setup dialog, reload the
- file and try again. If you still do not get any sound, try the following steps:
-
- 1) Exit the program.
- 2) Run Windows' "Media Player" from the "Accessories" group.
- 3) Load and play "CANYON.MID" from your Windows directory.
- 4) If you hear music, the MIDI Mapper is properly installed in Windows.
- Probably the wrong channels were loaded by the software. Go back
- to the software, change the MIDI Mapper Status, and load the file
- again.
- 5) No sound from Media Player indicates a possible problem with the MIDI
- Mapper, the sound card drivers, or a hardware conflict.
- 6) Verify that the MIDI Mapper icon is present in the Control Panel. If it is not,
- install the Windows drivers. They are supplied with the sound card.
- Consult the section on installing and configuring drivers in the Windows
- User's Guide, or consult your sound card documentation.
- 7) Open the MIDI Mapper and click on "Edit."
- 8) The setup shows which device each MIDI Channel is being sent to in the Port
- Name column. Verify that the correct devices are selected. Typically,
- there are two devices available -- one for the internal sound and one for
- external MIDI (like an external MIDI keyboard). Check your sound card
- documentation to see which devices should be in the MIDI Mapper.
-
- IF RECORDING DOESN'T DISPLAY MUSIC:
-
- 1) Check all your connections. MIDI OUT from the computer connects to MIDI IN
- of your external keyboard/instrument, and MIDI IN connects to MIDI OUT.
-
- 2) If the connections are correct, the most likely problem is an Interrupt (IRQ)
- conflict. Each add-on card in your computer must have a unique
- Interrupt. Since MIDI generally uses Interrupts for recording and not
- playback, you might have another device using the same Interrupt level,
- and yet will hear music fine from your Sound/MIDI card. We recommend
- that you try each level available. On most cards, you must set the
- Interrupt level physically on the card, as well as from the software.
- A few cards (such as the Media Vision cards) allow you to completely
- set the Interrupt from software.
-
- 3) You also might be having a problem with your DMA or IO Address. Like the
- Interrupt level, this might conflict with another device in your system.
- We recommend you try the other settings available here, too.
-
- 4) Another common problem is using an incompatible MIDI adapter with the card.
- This can create both recording and playback problems using MIDI cables.
- We have found that although most MIDI adapters for sound cards are
- designed for the original Sound Blaster spec, some older adapters
- do not work with some newer cards. If there's any doubt, contact
- your card manufacturer for compatibility with your particular adapter.
-
- 5) If the above tests still result in no MIDI Recording, you might try the
- tests again, and this time make sure that you power-down your computer
- between each test.
-
- 6) If you have been totally convinced that no other card is conflicting with the
- various hardware levels, we recommend you proceed to confirm that your
- keyboard or MIDI instrument is correctly transmitting data.
- The easiest way to check it is to attach its MIDI OUT to the
- MIDI IN of another keyboard, and make sure the 2nd keyboard plays
- the music.
-
- If you do not have access to a 2nd keyboard, you could also find
- how to turn "LOCAL" off from your keyboard. LOCAL OFF designates that
- the only sound you hear from your keyboard is that coming from external
- MIDI. Therefore, with nothing connected, you can hit a key on your
- keyboard and hear no sound. If so configured, attach a standard MIDI
- cable between MIDI IN and MIDI OUT of your keyboard. If music now
- sounds, then you know that your keyboard works fine.
-
- 7) If you feel confident that your keyboard/MIDI instrument works fine, your
- connections are correct, and there are no hardware conflicts in your
- computer, we recommend you contact the MIDI/Sound card manufacturer
- for other suggestions and/or diagnostics to determine that MIDI music
- can come in.