READ ME 1- INSTALLING THE MUSICTIME DEMO Installing MusicTime is easy. You simply boot your computer and run MusicTime's installer program. In addition to the MusicTime application, you can install sample music files and drivers for the Sound Blaster and Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum cards. PLEASE NOTE- READ ME 2 contains a demo script - please read it after installation to learn how to use MusicTime. READ ME 3 - contains additional information about Ports and IRQ settings and latest version addendum. MIDI setup Although you can use MusicTime without a MIDI instrument, in order to use the MusicTime demo with a MIDI instrument, you must configure the software so that it can communicate properly with your hardware. See the instructions below. INSTALLATION By running the Setup program on the MusicTime Program Disk from within Windows, you can quickly and easily install the MusicTime demo and all related files. The following section contains two separate installation procedures: for Windows 3.1 (or Windows with Multimedia Extensions) and for Windows 3.0. After you install MusicTime, you must install the TrueType fonts included on the demo disk in order to run the MusicTime demo. Note: For the following installation Microsoft Windows must already be installed on your hard disk. INSTALLING MUSICTIME UNDER WINDOWS 3.1 To install MusicTime from Windows 3.1: 1. Run Windows. 2. Insert the MusicTime Program Disk into your computer's disk drive (A: or B:). 3. Choose "Run" from the File menu of the Windows Program Manager. The Run dialog appears. 4. In the "Command Line" text box, enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if the Program Disk is in drive B:). 5. Click OK or press Enter to run the MusicTime Setup program. The Setup dialog appears. The default drive and directory to which MusicTime will be copied are displayed in a text box. If you want to install MusicTime in a different directory or drive, simply make the appropriate changes to the text box. Several installation options are listed in the box at the bottom of the dialog. These include installation of the MusicTime program files, MIDI drivers, and sample music files. Some options are pre-selected (reverse highlighted) for installation (the Passport MIDI drivers will automatically be de-selected on Multimedia PCs or PCs running Windows 3.1 or later). De-select any options that you do not want. 6. Click OK and follow the on-screen prompts. A dialog appears that asks if you would like the Setup program to create a MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program Manager. 7. Click Yes or press Enter to create a MusicTime Program Group. Now you just need to install the fonts before you run MusicTime. To install the MusicTime demo from Windows 3.0: 1. Run Windows. 2. Insert the MusicTime Program Disk into your computer's disk drive (A: or B:). 3. Choose "Run" from the File menu of the Windows Program Manager. The Run dialog appears. 4. In the "Command Line" text box, enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if the Program Disk is in drive B:). 5. Click OK or press Enter to run the MusicTime Setup program. The Setup dialog appears. The default drive and directory to which MusicTime will be copied are displayed in a text box. If you want to install MusicTime in a different directory or drive, simply make the appropriate changes to the text box. Several installation options are listed in the box at the bottom of the dialog. These include installation of the MusicTime program files, MIDI drivers, and sample music files. Some options are pre-selected for installation (indicated by reverse highlighting). De-select any options that you do not want. 6. Click OK and follow the on-screen prompts. A dialog appears that asks if you would like the Setup program to create a MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program Manager. 7. Click Yes or press Enter to create a MusicTime Program Group. 8. After the MusicTime Program Group is created, the Passport MIDI Device Installer appears. This enables you to install various drivers for MIDI interfaces and sound cards. MIDI drivers for the Passport MIDI Transport, Roland MPU-401t and compatible interfaces, Creative Labs' Sound Blaster, and Media Vision's Pro AudioSpectrum are included on the Program disk. There are also drivers for the AdLib and FM synthesizers on the Sound Blaster and Pro AudioSpectrum cards. 9. Select the appropriate drivers and click Add. The selected drivers appear in the Installed list box. These drivers will also appear in MusicTime's MIDI Setup dialog when you run MusicTime (the MIDI Setup item is on the Goodies menu). 10. If you need to change the Port address or Interrupt number for an installed device, select the device and click Setup. When the Setup Device dialog appears, change the settings and click OK. Otherwise, you can leave the device set to its default settings. Click OK to exit the Passport MIDI Device Installer. Now you just need to install the fonts before you run MusicTime. Fonts There are four TrueType fonts included on the MusicTime demo disk: Anastasia, FretsA, FretsB, and FretsC. You must install these fonts using the Fonts applet in the Windows Control Panel. (The Control Panel is typically found in the Main Program Group in Windows.) The MusicTime demo will not run without the fonts. MIDI setup Although you can use MusicTime without a MIDI instrument In order to use the MusicTime demo with a MIDI instrument, you must configure the software so that it can communicate properly with your hardware. 1. Open the MusicTime Program Group in the Windows Program Manager (if it is not already open), and double-click the MusicTime icon to run the program. 2. Pull down the Goodies menu and choose the MIDI Setup item. The MIDI Setup dialog appears. Ports MusicTime can communicate with the MIDI world over one or two of your computer's output ports. This is good because it lets MusicTime address sixteen MIDI channels over each port, effectively giving it 32 channel capability. You can use both if you have two MIDI interfaces or a dual port interface such as Music Quest's MQX-32M. There are four drop down list boxes that enable you to make port assignments. The two top list boxes let you designate the output port(s) of your interface as either Port A or Port B. This dialog determines which software port is connected to which of your computer's hardware ports. MusicTime's output can also be routed to sound cards like Creative Labs' Sound Blaster and Media Vision's Pro AudioSpectrum. Below each of the output port list boxes is a check box labeled "Transmit Sync". Click this box to transmit MIDI sync messages on that port. MusicTime sends MIDI song position pointer and MIDI clocks. The next list box, labeled "Record port" tells MusicTime which port is connected to the MIDI controller with which you'll enter notes onto your score. MusicTime can play or record based on your computer's own internal clock or on a MIDI song position pointer and MIDI clocks received from an outside source. If you'll be synchronizing your computer to an external signal, you may want to keep the incoming sync signal separate from MIDI data you're recording. The "Receive sync port" item lets you do this. Note: If you are using an MQX-32M and selected the MPU-401 drivers during installation, MusicTime will sense the presence of the MQX and offer a choice of MQX-32 Port 1 and Port 2 in the Port list boxes. Sync Source The "Sync Source" radio buttons determine whether you'll use your computer's clock or an external MIDI device as MusicTime's master clock. If you won't be using an external MIDI sync source to control the playback of MusicTime: Check Internal. Your PC's internal clock will control MusicTime's playback speed. If you do want to "slave" MusicTime's playback functions to an external source: Check External. MIDI Thru This section routes the flow of MIDI data from your master controller through your computer and out the designated port. This kind of software MIDI Thru is useful when you have both a Master Controller (a keyboard or other MIDI controller) and a separate sound generating module. The MIDI output of your controller should be connected to the MIDI input on the computer and the MIDI output of the computer should be connected to the MIDI input of your sound module. Then, if you want to play your controller and have your sound module respond to its MIDI messages, you have to turn on MusicTime's MIDI Thru function. This routes the MIDI data (generated by your playing) through your PC and out to the sound module. Click on the radio button for the portÄeither A or BÄthat will send the MIDI data back to the master controller. MIDI Thru data can always be sent on one specific port and channel or be set to follow the current staff you are working on. When a new staff is selected, its assigned MIDI channel will be displayed in the MIDI Thru button in MusicTime's main Edit window. Enter the MIDI channel number, from 1 to 16, to which your controller is set. When a dash appears in the text box, the MIDI Thru data is sent out on all sixteen channels over both ports. You are now ready to use MusicTime. Please read the README2! file to learn how to use the program.