Midisoft World of Music Sampler 2.00
with Midisoft MusicMagic, Version 1.11

Information For New Users

	Thank you for purchasing Midisoft's World of Music Sampler with
Midisoft MusicMagic.

	If you mail in the enclosed registration card, we will automatically
send you information on upgrades and new products when they are available.
We also will send information about our other music packages, include
the powerful Midisoft Studio for Windows, the educational Music Mentor,
and our various other music products.

	We encourage you to contact us with any comments or questions that may
arise as you use our program. Midisoft Corporation Customer Service;
PO Box 1000; Bellevue WA 98009; USA; FAX 206-883-1368.  



ISSUES YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH THIS RELEASE:


1) If you have trouble getting playback, we recommend you simplify your test
	configuration by simply using the Media Player provided in Windows.
	This program will play back any of the MIDI files provided with
	MusicMagic provided that you have configured your MIDI Mapper
	to playback the low channels (1-10).  If you can successfully get
	the MIDI Mapper to playback within Windows, then you will be able
	to get Midisoft MusicMagic to playback by selecting MIDI Drivers/
	Multimedia Drivers/MIDI Mapper from the Setup Menu.
2) If you are running on a 2Mb computer, your usage of memory will affect 
	the operation of our program.  We recommend that you use HIMEM.SYS
	(to access the high 384K Extended Ram), but don't tie up any
	RAM into SMARTDRV.SYS.  If Midisoft MusicMagic claims not to have
	enough memory, Windows might not be correctly detecting high memory.
	On a 2 Mb configuration, we recommend you ascertain that Windows has
	at least 900K available before running MusicMagic.  You can
	check your available memory by selecting "About Program Manager" in
	the Windows Program Manager's Help menu.  We do not run in 640K
	machines (and thus not Real Mode Windows), nor do we suggest
	using Expanded RAM (Windows runs best using EXTENDED RAM, not
	EXPANDED), or trying to run on a 1 Megabyte computer.
3) Because Midisoft MusicMagic's MIDI drivers require instant access to
	memory, problems can be avoided by not using memory managers (such as
	earlier versions of QEMM) which intercept and map memory calls.  
	We recommend that you simply use the HIMEM.SYS driver that comes with 
	Windows.  Similarly, TSR programs that are feeding off your computer's 
	clock can also cause problems.  If you are getting machine crashes or 
	lock ups, we suggest clearing out your machine's startup files 
	(AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS) to the bare minimum (even remove DOS shells) 
	and try running MusicMagic again before contacting our technical support
        department.

		Specifically, remove non-essential entries in your CONFIG.SYS
	and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, as well as bringing down the FILES= and
	BUFFERS= values in your CONFIG.SYS.  If you are using DOS 5 (or later),
	also make sure that you have a DOS=HIGH entry in CONFIG.SYS.
4) If your SNG file data becomes corrupted or flaky in some way, one way
	to restore its integrity is to save as a MIDI File, then load the
	MIDI File and save again as a SNG file.  
5) If you save and reload a file to discover that your Clef has
	reverted to defaults, you should load and save in MIDISOFT File
	format, not MIDI File format.
6) We recommend you read the file entitled MAPHELP.TXT for some hints
	on solving problems related to the MIDI Mapper.

ABOUT SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE:

Under the options menu is an option to filter system exclusive.  Unchecking this
	option will allow system exclusive events to be read in that are embedded
	in MIDI files.  It does not allow system exclusive events to be recorded
	in.  Since a larger buffer needs to be allocated for system exclusive 
	events, we recommend keeping this filter enabled.
	 

ABOUT THE DEMO SONGS:

In addition to publishing music sequencing and notation programs like 
Studio for Windows and Recording Session for Windows, Midisoft also publishes 
MIDI data and music education software from which the following demo songs 
have been taken. Among these products are:

The Midisoft Multimedia Music Library--A rich collection of original MIDI music 
for use in multimedia presentations.

A World of Music--15 volumes of MIDI sequences of all types ranging from 
classical to jazz to pop.  The World of Music Sampler is currently available.
Please check for availability of the additional volumes.

Music Mentor--A music entertainment and education program that combines text 
and graphics with simple animation and MIDI-generated sound to make learning 
about music fun.





FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS:

Midisoft Corporation
PO Box 1000
Bellevue, WA 98009
USA
VOICE: (206) 881-7176
FAX: (206) 883-1368



