Step 3. Read The Readme File; Step 4. Install A Midi Driver - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

9. Setup installs the Pro Audio files to the installation directory, and
it creates an item for the Cakewalk folder in the Windows
Programs menu. The folder contains icons for Pro Audio itself,
for the Virtual Piano utility, the Virtual Jukebox utility, and for the
readme.rtf file.
10. Setup also asks if you would like to register MIDI files (files with
extensions . mid and . mff ) as Cakewalk file types. Choosing Yes
means that Pro Audio will automatically open these files when
you double-click them.
Pro Audio can be uninstalled from the Add/Remove Programs section
of the Windows Control Panel. Any . mid files on your system may still
be registered as Cakewalk files after you do this; if you still need to
open the . mid files, you can register them with other applications. See
your Windows documentation for more on registering files.
Audio Files and Disk Caching
By default, Pro Audio bypasses the Windows disk cache when reading
and writing digital audio Þles. You can selectively re-enable disk
caching. For more information, see Chapter 13, Improving Audio
Performance.

Step 3. Read the README File

Cakewalk Pro Audio Setup installs a readme.rtf item in the Start menu.
Choose this to view the Þle; it contains important notes about changes or
additions not covered in the manual.

Step 4. Install a MIDI Driver

If youÕve already installed Windows multimedia MIDI or sound card
drivers, you can skip this section. Just make sure that there are no
conßicts between the driver and the sound card.
Pro Audio uses the multimedia extensions in Windows to ÒtalkÓ to MIDI
interfaces and sound cards. The multimedia extensions provide a way for
applications to talk to different kinds of MIDI interfaces and sound
cards through drivers. For Pro Audio to work with your device, you must
use the Windows Control Panel to install a driver.
Make sure that the driver you install is the correct one for your MIDI
interface. The Pro Audio CD contains a driver for MPU-401 compatible
MIDI interface cards. If you have such a MIDI interface card installed in
your system, you should install this driver using the following steps.
However, if your MIDI interface is not MPU-401 compatible, or if your
MIDI interface is provided by your sound card, then you must not use
this MPU-401 compatible driver for your MIDI interface. It will not work
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