2. complex scores. Overture allows you to work with more than four voices on up to 64 staves,
creating more complex notation using additional musical symbols. Since it offers the same tools
and windows as Score Writer, Overture provides a natural transition for you as your musical
needs grow. To upgrade to Overture 2, please contact the Cakewalk Customer Service team at:
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888 CAKEWALK, 8 am to 8 PM Eastern (in North America)
617 441 7870, 8 AM to 8 PM Eastern (outside the U.S.)
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617 441 7887
More Information on Score Writer’s Features
This section of the ReadMe file contains additional information on Score Writer for Window’s
features, above and beyond the information in the User’s Guide.
Using Templates
We have included many types of music templates to make starting a score easier. Look in the
Score Writer directory for the Template directory; you’ll find starter templates like Vocal Solo
with Piano, Jazz Trio, and Concert Band.
Score Writer’s templates are read-only files; after you open them, choose File>Save As and
rename them as you wish. Score Writer won't let you save over the original templates (unless you
change their read-only status).
Feel free to create your own templates and place them in the Templates directory. To protect a
template with read-only status, or change the read-only status of an Score Writer template, do the
following:
1. Run the Windows Explorer (look in your Start menu for the shortcut)
2. Locate Score Writer’s Templates directory (for example,
C:Program FilesCakewalkCakewalk Score WriterTemplates)
3. Select the Template you wish to change
4. Choose File>Properties (alternately, click the template with your right-mouse button and
choose Properties from the context menu)
5. Click the Read-only checkbox
6. Click OK
When the Read-only checkbox has a checkmark, your file will be protected and you will not
be able to save over it.
Instrument Definitions
Instrument definitions help Score Writer understand the way a particular synthesizer works. We
include many different sets of instrument definitions, stored as *.INS files on your hard drive.
If a definition doesn't exist for your particular synthesizer, or you have specialized patch names in
banks of user presets on your synthesizer, that doesn't mean that your device is incompatible with
Score Writer. Certain things, like choosing patches, won't be quite as easy or automatic as they
are when you use one of Score Writer’s instrument definitions, but Score Writer can still play on
that device.
You can create your own instrument definitions for use with your MIDI gear, allowing you to
3. choose patches and banks easily.
For a full explanation of instrument definitions, please see Score Writer’s online help.
Hardware Notes and Known Problems
Using 16 bit SoundBlaster Drivers
If you have a 16 bit SoundBlaster card, you should avoid using the "Suspend" function of
Windows 95/98 while Score Writer is running. Your computer may not function correctly after
you reactivate it; Score Writer will not be able to exit successfully. Since the crash occurs after
you are asked to save your documents, there is no risk of data loss.
This is a limitation in the 16-bit SoundBlaster drivers, which enter an endless loop while Score
Writer is attempting to exit, halting your computer.
This problem also affects portable computers, since the computer may enter suspend mode
(sometimes called “sleep”) on its own when idle for several minutes.
If you have a setting to prevent your computer from entering sleep, you may wish to use it. Or,
consult with Creative Labs technical support for an updated driver.
Printing
Printing to an Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5P in Windows 95
If you use Windows 95 B (OSR2) as your operating system and print to an HP 5P, your ties may
print improperly. They may appear more thick and dark than you expect.
If you experience problems with your ties or other curves when printing on an HP 5P, use the
standard LaserJet 4 print driver supplied with Windows 95. It does not display this problem.
If you use Window 98, you will not need to switch print drivers, since this problem doesn’t occur
when printing to a HP 5P in Windows 98.
Printing to a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5SiNX on a NetWare Network
The HP 5SiNX print driver has an apparent bug that causes a crash for users printing to that
printer on a NetWare Print Server. This affects applications that use the Microsoft Foundation
Classes, like Score Writer and Microsoft’s WordPad. The crash causes a “blue screen” to appear.
To determine if this bug affects you, set your default printer on the NetWare network to the HP
5SiNX and run WordPad. Then, print any WordPad document (even a blank one). If WordPad
crashes and displays a blue screen, then Score Writer will also crash if you try to print; you will
not be able to print to this printer across a NetWare network.
800x600 (or greater) Monitor
Score Writer runs best when your monitor is set to a desktop area of 800x600 or larger. Every
standard PC meeting Score Writer’s minimum requirements should be capable of displaying at
800x600 resolution.
If you choose to run Score Writer at resolutions smaller than 800x600, such as 640x480, the
4. Score window’s status bar and certain windows and dialogs will not display properly.
To change your monitor resolution, do the following:
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Choose Control Panel from the Start menu’s Settings menu
Double-click the Display control panel
Click the Settings tab
Choose your desired Desktop Area setting
Click Apply
Changes between Score Writer 1.0 and 1.0.1
This section lists the improvements made in this maintenance update to Score Writer 1.0.1
Font Issues—Aloisen New
Score Writer 1.0.1 now ships with a new font, Aloisen New. Score Writer 1.0.1 will not run unless the
Aloisen New font is properly installed in your system. To reinstall this font, run the Setup.exe program on
your Score Writer 1.0.1 Install CD.
The Aloisen New font is identical to the Aloisen font shipped with previous versions of Score Writer. We
included the new font to provide improved compatibility with other Windows applications and future
Macintosh versions of Score Writer
Score Writer 1.0.1 is the only version that uses Aloisen New. Score Writer 1.0 will continue to require
Aloisen to display and print music.
Even though Score Writer 1.0.1 uses the new font, this will not affect your ability to open and print your
documents in earlier versions of Score Writer, nor will it affect how your older documents open in version
1.0.1
In version 1.0.1, all music characters in your documents should display and print as long as the Aloisen
New font is installed on the system, whether you created the documents in an earlier version or not. When
opening documents saved in Score Writer 1.0.1 with earlier versions, all music characters in your
documents should display and print properly as long as the older Aloisen font is installed on the system.
Note: while this font change does not affect the music characters in your documents, such
as notes and clefs, it may affect music symbols you have included as text symbols placed
manually in your score.
Score Writer allows you to place any character in any font in your documents as Page,
Measure, Staff System, or Rehearsal text. This includes headers and footers in common
fonts such as Helvetica, as well as individual music symbols in fonts such as Aloisen and
Petrucci that you may have added to your score with Score Writer’s text tools.
Other Enhancements and Improvements in Score Writer
1.0.1
Score Writer 1.0.1 incorporates the following enhancements and improvements suggested
by users or identified by Cakewalk since the release of Score Writer 1.0.
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ScoreWriter will now allow you to manually beam notes against a meter
The notes of the active voice are no longer covered by the notes of the inactive voices
Corrected a limitation in regards to setting the position of the measure numbers
Ability to undo panning of MIDI data has been added
Tooltips remain visible when using the Cut tool
The layout of MIDI files upon opening has been improved
Pan values in Tracks Window (-64 to 63) and Edit | MIDI Data (0-127) dialogs are now
synchronized.
Updating chord preferences is now immediately reflected in the chord window
Augmented and Diminished chord symbols are correctly displayed in the Preferences dialog
Slurs are flipped appropriately when notes are transposed
Lyric position indicator for multiple verses now displays immediately.
Inserting lyrics between existing verses retains the lyrics other verses
Improved the way instrument definitions obey the Save Changes for Next Session setting
In Set Meter dialog, choosing the cut time symbol now automatically sets the meter to 2/2
General improvements were made to the Lyric window.
Improved the behavior of step inputting chords using a combination of the Chords and Step Input
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Better support for systems of that do not have any MIDI devices installed.
Improved the behavior of the Print Preview window in Windows 98
Better support for moving the C clef.
Improved the display of Incorrect Rhythms in scores with Pickup Measures
Text Font preferences now applies to Inserted Text.
Improved key signature editing when showing the score with tracks transposed
Dragging multiple selected notes no longer drags the attached lyrics
Added better support for intelligent playback of notes used with clefs, dynamics, and other
symbols in the score.
Improved the positioning of mapped font characters requiring horizontal adjustment
Fixed a display problem involving soft returns in the lyrics window and the corresponding display
in the score view
A zero has now been added to the ornaments tool palette to facilitate notation of open strings.
Implementation of tuplets has been improved.
Score Writer now provides the user with a warning message when trying to insert a note that
exceeds the tracks voice number limit.
Better support for removal of tracks when the maximum track count has been reached.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Score Writer online help contains answers to many frequently asked questions. To view the
help in Score Writer, choose Help>Contents.
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ScoreWriter will now allow you to manually beam notes against a meter
The notes of the active voice are no longer covered by the notes of the inactive voices
Corrected a limitation in regards to setting the position of the measure numbers
Ability to undo panning of MIDI data has been added
Tooltips remain visible when using the Cut tool
The layout of MIDI files upon opening has been improved
Pan values in Tracks Window (-64 to 63) and Edit | MIDI Data (0-127) dialogs are now
synchronized.
Updating chord preferences is now immediately reflected in the chord window
Augmented and Diminished chord symbols are correctly displayed in the Preferences dialog
Slurs are flipped appropriately when notes are transposed
Lyric position indicator for multiple verses now displays immediately.
Inserting lyrics between existing verses retains the lyrics other verses
Improved the way instrument definitions obey the Save Changes for Next Session setting
In Set Meter dialog, choosing the cut time symbol now automatically sets the meter to 2/2
General improvements were made to the Lyric window.
Improved the behavior of step inputting chords using a combination of the Chords and Step Input
windows
Better support for systems of that do not have any MIDI devices installed.
Improved the behavior of the Print Preview window in Windows 98
Better support for moving the C clef.
Improved the display of Incorrect Rhythms in scores with Pickup Measures
Text Font preferences now applies to Inserted Text.
Improved key signature editing when showing the score with tracks transposed
Dragging multiple selected notes no longer drags the attached lyrics
Added better support for intelligent playback of notes used with clefs, dynamics, and other
symbols in the score.
Improved the positioning of mapped font characters requiring horizontal adjustment
Fixed a display problem involving soft returns in the lyrics window and the corresponding display
in the score view
A zero has now been added to the ornaments tool palette to facilitate notation of open strings.
Implementation of tuplets has been improved.
Score Writer now provides the user with a warning message when trying to insert a note that
exceeds the tracks voice number limit.
Better support for removal of tracks when the maximum track count has been reached.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Score Writer online help contains answers to many frequently asked questions. To view the
help in Score Writer, choose Help>Contents.
