From: richardp@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Richard R Prince)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Windows 3.1 MEDIA PLAYER/SoundCanvas/MPU-401
Keywords: quick "how-to" for this combo
Date: 8 Apr 92 21:58:42 GMT
Distribution: usa


  If you have :   MPU-401(or equal)  SoundCanvas(SC-55)   Windows 3.1

   AND .... you can't reasonably decipher MicroSoft's destructions for
	    installing MidiMapper and using Media Player.... this
	    might be for you --- a quick-n-dirty way to play that
	    "canyon.mid" file that came with your new "Windows 3.1"
	    upgrade.  If you don't have the stuff above or something
	    quite similar, this won't mean much to you.  And if it
	    doesn't work for you....just remember how much you payed
	    for it..   8^)

            (Before you start...If your Roland MPU-IPC-T/MPU-401 card
	     is not set to what Windows' expects[-Address 330, IRQ 2, I
	     think-]you will need to know the PORT(Address) and INTERUPT
	     settings on the board.  My board PORT is 330 and IRQ is 5)

   After all the 'Windows 3.1' installation:
      1) Open CONTROL PANEL from MAIN program group.
      2) Double click on DRIVERS icon.
      3) Select MIDIMAPPER then click ADD.
      4) From the ADD window, select ROLAND MPU-401 then click OK.
	  <Windows will ask you to insert Disk #4>
	  <If your MPU hardware is configured different that what Windows
	   expects, you'll get a "problem" dialog box--this is "ok":
	    a) click OK
	    b) set the appropriate buttons for PORT and INTERUPT--see
	       above.
	    c) go ahead and let windows re-start.
      5) (If necessary) Re-open CONTROL PANEL and note the new icon for
	 MIDI MAPPER is present.
      6) Double click the MIDI MAPPER icon.

		 this is where the "fun" begins....
      Since all of the Windows' pre-defined "setups" use the various
      sound generating cards (SoundBlaster, AdLib, etc.); you will have
      to create a new setup for the SoundCanvas (SC-55).  Create the
      "Patch Maps" part first by clicking the button for PATCH MAPS
      and then selecting the NEW button at the bottom of the box.  You
      will be asked for a "Name" and "Description" for this 'map' file.
      I used Name=SoundCanvas Description=SC-55.  This opens up a screen
      with all the GS Standard patches already on it so the only thing
      you have to do is click the button at the top of the screen for
      "0" offset - SC-55 patches start at 1 as opposed to starting at
      0.  Then close.   Next needed task is to actually create the setup
      by selecting the SETUPS button.  Choose NEW button at the bottom
      of the screen.  Again, you will be asked for a "Name" and "Descrip-
      tion" for this 'setup' file.  I used Name=SoundCanvas Description=SC
      55.  This opens up a screen with the 16 channels shown on the left
      side and edit boxes for setting the PORT (which is the MPU-401) and
      PATCH (which is the SoundCanvas you created above).  Yes...you have
      to edit EVERY channel if you will be using all 16.

      At this point, you are either a) DONE  or  b) ready to kill something,
      and I hope it's DONE.  If so, you can now close-up CONTROL PANEL and
      open ACCESSORIES.  Double click on MEDIA PLAYER and the player box 
      appears.  Select MIDI from the DEVICES menu -$FIRST$- then select
      OPEN from the FILE menu....you should be able to take it from here...
      select your midi file (*.mid) to play and away you go.
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