Unless you are sure that your Windows/System folder contains the files:
    MSVBVM50.dll  -  07-19-97
    OleAut32.dll  -  09-18-97
    OlePro32.dll  -  06-11-97
    AsycFilt.dll  -  09-18-97
    ComCat.dll    -  11-18-97
    COMDLG32.OCX  -  07-19-97
please download and execute the following before running SETUP.EXE:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/vb5rtsp3.zip



This release contains the 1998.10.08 version of Anvil Studio by Willow Software.
It replaces the old versions named ast9808.zip/exe, mstudioZ.exe.

AST9809.EXE is a self-extracting ZIP file.
AST9809.ZIP is the equivalent ZIP file (run the program SETUP.EXE).

Anvil Studio is a "Freeware" program that runs under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
It supports multi-track recording, composing, and editing of music
using AUDIO, MIDI, and sampled percussions.
Audio effects include delay, pitch change, filtering, and reverse.
Anvil Studio is designed to work with optional accessories from
Willow Software such as sheet music printing, piano exercises,
ear training exercises, and voice-pitch analysis.

Requires Internet Explorer 3.0 or later or Windows 98, 16 meg RAM
(32 meg for Audio recording), and a Sound card.
Note that Netscape Navigator or any other browser can remain your
primary browser even if you install Internet Explorer on your computer.
To run under Windows NT 4.0, it requires Microsoft's NT Service Pack 3,
available for download from Microsoft's WEB sites at:
  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/ussp3/i386/
     or
  ftp://198.105.232.37/fixes/usa/nt40/ussp3/i386/

While Anvil Studio is free of charge, it is copyrighted material,
and can only be redistributed without modification.

If you have questions or setup problems, please see if a newer
version is available at our website:
        www.AnvilStudio.com

or download and run our Setup Diagnostic tool from:
        www.AnvilStudio.com/DrSetup.exe
        (It is very small and just take a few seconds to download.)

or contact us by email at:
        support@AnvilStudio.com

or by mail at

	Willow Software
	P.O. Box 60122
	Shoreline, WA
	98160-0122


New features in the 1998.10.08 version include:
 o  Added staff style control to display 1 or 2 treble or bass clefs
 o  Displays notes outside staff limits
 o  The Echo MIDI Events checkbox now has an effect even when not Recording.
 o  Added File/Truncate menu to easily shorten the duration of .MID files.
 o  Added File/Merge Song menu to allow copying tracks between .MID files.
 o  Fixed several bugs, including:
    o  program crashed when changing Mixer's Synth Volume while song played
    o  When Record page is visible, notes get echoed only to the active track's synth
    o  a key signature problem that affected the Music Drills accessory,
    o  program didn't work properly with Sound Cards that only support
       MIDI and not Audio,
    o  the Compose page for a Rhythm track didn't work with screen
       resolution > 1024 x 768.

New features in the 1998.09.05 version include:
 o  Added VU meter to the Audio Compose page.
 o  Fixed problems that caused the program to crash when:
    o  overlapping notes were inserted into a Rhythm track.
    o  System had no Audio Input device installed.
    o  Editing the Rhythm Tool's properties on the Perform page.
    o  Changing key signature to a minor key.

New features in the 1998.09.02 version include:
 o  Added per-track Pan (balance) controls to mixer page.
 o  Enabled the following features when optional Multi-Audio accessory is installed:
    o  Ability to record several MONO audio tracks and mix them to stereo.
    o  Ability to mix several audio tracks to one new audio track.
 o  When dragging a note to staff in key of D, it is now always added as a note
    in the current key, rather than being displayed with an accidental.
 o  When composing a rhythm track, various note durations are now supported.
 o  Some bugs were fixed on the Compose page related to right-mouse note properties.
 o  Added control over the number of notes per line when the Print Screen
    accessory is installed.
 o  Fixed bug that misnamed some key signatures,
    e.g. D major was called D sharp major.

New features in the 1998.08.07 version include:
 o  Now Echo's to SoundCard while recording MIDI.
 o  New tools have been added to Anvil Studio's Compose page,
    including popup menu control of individual note properties including:
      pitch, duration, volume, stem direction,
      staccato, and tie-to-next-note.
 o  Several errors were fixed including some related to how
    accidentals get displayed.

New features in the 1998.07.07 version include:
 o  Better tools on the Compose page.
     o   select, cut, copy, paste notes on the staff
     o   drag notes from the Note palette to the staff
     o   remove individual notes and change note attributes
         by clicking on the notes with the right-mouse button.
         Attributes include "Tie to next note" and "Staccato"
 o  Fixed problem that prevented editing properties of Rhythm tool on perform page.
 o  Fixed problem that caused error message when recording pitch bend events
 o  Added check box to Synths page that controls synthesizer's
    LocalControl setting.
 o  Several other errors fixed

Bugs fixed in the 1998.06.24 version include:
 o  Better memory management for Audio recording.
 o  Rhythm tool on Perform page is more precise.
 o  Fixed Perform Page demo programs Rhythm.prg and Sample1.prg
 o  Fixed bug with Edit/Quantitize menu.
 o  old .WAV files were being left on the disk every time a new
    Audio track got recorded.
 o  the Audio Lab page was broken.
 o  Several minor problems were fixed.

New features and bugs fixed in the 1998.05.20 version include:
 o  Enables optional accessory for printing high-resolution Sheet music.
 o  Supports Stereo Audio (the previous versions were limited to Mono).
 o  Create a single .WAV file by mixing all Audio and Sampled Rhythm
    tracks with the Delay effect applied.
 o  Fixed several bugs, including some Setup bugs.
 o  Now runs on Windows NT 4.0.

Features that were added and bugs fixed in the 1998.04.22 version include:
 o  Added more context-sensitive help.
 o  Fixed bug where Help information sometimes got blanked out
    on machines with Internet Explorer version 4.0.
 o  The Back Page arrow failed to work in some situations.
 o  MIDI recording had some problems with synths that generated
    Clock and Active Sensing MIDI events.
