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- !!!! IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!!!!!!
-
- MusicTime Release Notes - 3/15/94
-
- Welcome to Music Time for Windows. Included below are some notes
- and bits of information which may clarify how MusicTime works and
- what you need to do to get up and running. If you have any other
- questions, please refer to the MusicTime User's Manual.
-
-
- Passport also offers the MusicTime Companion. This book gives you
- more examples and information on getting the most out of MusicTime.
- This advanced guide can be purchased directly from Passport for only
- $19.95 plus shipping and handling.
-
- To order:
-
- CALL 1-800-443-3210
-
- Ask for the MusicTime Companion.
-
-
- Or send a check or money order for $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping and
- handling to:
-
- Passport Designs
- 100 Stone Pine Road
- Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
-
- (415) 726-0280
-
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- READ THIS BEFORE RUNNING MUSICTIME.
-
- IF YOU HAVE A MIRACLE KEYBOARD SEE THE SECTION BELOW ON USING
- MUSICTIME WITH A MIRACLE KEYBOARD.
-
- INSTALLING THE MUSIC NOTATION FONT
-
- The Notation Font used in MusicTime is called "Anastasia". This
- font was copied to your MusicTime directory when you installed
- MusicTime. To add the Anastasia Font to Windows, run the Fonts
- applet in the Control Panel. Use the "Add" button and select the
- directory where you installed MusicTime. The font name "Anastasia
- Regular (TrueType) " will appear along with the three "Frets"
- fonts - "Frets A", "Frets B" and "Frets C". The Fret fonts are
- guitar chord diagrams. MusicTime will run without the Frets
- fonts added to your Window's fonts but the Anastasia font is
- required for MusicTime to run. Select the Anastasia font or use
- "Add All" to select all four fonts. OK the selection. The selected
- fonts will be added to your Windows fonts. For MusicTime to use
- the font, you must also enable the use of TrueType. Click on the
- button "TrueType" in the Fonts Applet. The TrueType option
- "Enable TrueType Fonts" must have an "x" in the box next to the
- option choice. After installing the Anastasia Font and enabling
- the TrueType Fonts within the fonts dialog, you must next check
- the Printers Applet (also in theControl Panel) and select a
- default printer.
-
-
- NOTE: If you are concerned about the amount of free space on your
- hard disk, you can remove the font files from your MusicTime
- directory after you have installed the fonts. These files are:
- AN.TTF, FRA.TTF, FRB.TTF and FRC.TTF. The Fonts applet will
- copy these files to the Windows System directory during the
- font installation.
-
-
- SELECTING A DEFAULT PRINTER
-
- You do NOT need to connect a printer to your computer to use
- MusicTime. You MUST, however, select a default printer in the
- Printer Applet or MusicTime will not run. MusicTime uses
- information from your selected printer driver when displaying
- notation. Almost any printer driver can be selected. The only
- exceptions are GENERIC/TEXT ONLY and printers either configured
- to only print text (i. e. set to "draft" quality output) or
- incapable of printing graphics. The Printers dialog should
- display a default printer or you should install and select a
- printer before running MusicTime. If you do not have a printer, a
- good choice will be any of the Apple LaserWriter printers. To add
- these to your Windows system, use the ADD button in the Printers
- Applet and follow the prompts when Windows asks you for the
- required disks.
-
-
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-
- This version of MusicTime is designed to run with the Windows 3.1
- MIDI drivers or with Multimedia Extensions to Windows 3.0. If you
- are running Windows 3.0 you will need to install Windows 3.1 and
- then re-install MusicTime.
-
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- IF YOU ARE USING A MIRACLE KEYBOARD READ THIS!!!!!
-
- MIRACLE KEYBOARD SETUP
-
- A different installation procedure is provided for Miracle
- Keyboard owners who wish to use their Miracle Keyboard with
- MusicTime with a direct connection to the serial port. To install
- for the Miracle keyboard ONLY, the setup program requires a
- special command line.
-
- Install for the Miracle Keyboard:
-
- Step 1: Run Windows.
- Step 2: Place the MusicTime diskette into your disk drive.
- Step 3: Choose "Run" from the file menu in either the Program or
- File Manager.
- Step 4: Enter the following into the command line:
-
- A:\setup miracle
-
- If you are using a different disk drive than "A", substitute
- the correct disk drive letter in place of the letter "A" in
- the example above.
-
- IMPORTANT: Before running MusicTime with a Miracle Keyboard you
- must QUIT WINDOWS and then START WINDOWS FROM THE SAME DIRECTORY
- WHERE YOU INSTALLED MusicTime. In the Windows 3.1 sub directory
- there is a file called MMSYSTEM.DLL. This file controls the
- configuration of Windows Drivers. Passport has created its own
- MMSYSTEM.DLL which enables the Miracle Keyboard to communicate
- with MusicTime through a COM port without a MIDI interface. When
- Windows is run from the MusicTime sub directory, the Passport
- MMSYSTEM.DLL is used instead of Windows's MMSYSTEM.DLL Using
- Passport's MMSYSTEM.DLL will disable sounds and drivers that use
- Windows MMSYSTEM.DLL. To restore the sounds and drivers, quit
- Windows and launch Windows from outside the MusicTime directory.
-
- SETTING THE COM PORT FOR THE MIRACLE
-
- Four COM port choices are available for use with Windows 3.1.
- Check to make sure you have selected the COM port connected to
- your Miracle Keyboard. The MIDISET program defaults to COM1. COM1
- uses interrupt 2- if you have a mouse or other device using
- interrupt 2, the mouse will freeze after running MusicTime. If
- you are using a different COM port, run the MIDISET applet to
- select the correct COM port. The MIDISET applet is automatically
- installed if you run the Miracle Keyboard installation as described
- above. If you cannot find the MIDISET applet, reinstall MusicTime
- using the (A:\setup miracle) command line.
-
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- Additional Information
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MIDI DRIVERS
-
- MIDI interfaces require the presence of special software in order
- to run. This software is in the form of a "driver; " in most
- cases you should install the MIDI Driver that came with your MIDI
- interface when running under Windows 3.1.
-
- TROUBLE SHOOTING
-
- -> If you get the message 'Out of environment space' when booting
- after installing MusicTime, increase the environment size in
- your CONFIG.SYS file. The statement:
-
- shell=command. com /e: 512 /p
-
- will most likely provide you with ample space. If not, increase
- the number after '/e: '.
-
- -> If you get no MIDI I/O whatsoever, make sure that the
- SYSTEM.INI settings are correct. Check the card and its
- documentation to make sure of what the values are.
-
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-
- Thank you for purchasing MusicTime.
-
- Passport Designs
- 100 Stone Pine Road
- Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
-
- (415) 726-0280
-