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Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Express PC Release Notes
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Hello and thanks for choosing Mark of the Unicorn! Please take time to
read the following information before proceeding.
System Requirements
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To use the MIDI Express PC MIDI interface, your system must meet the
following requirements.
Computer
Intel 486 (or equivalent) processor or better is highly
recommended
One available 8- or 16-bit ISA expansion card slot (depending on
your MIDI interface hardware)
Operating system
Windows 95, Windows for Workgroups or Windows 3.1
The MIDI applications you intend to use with your interface may have
additional hardware and software requirements. For more information,
consult the documentation that came with the application software.
Determining Which Driver To Use For Your Hardware
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There have been two different types of ISA expansion cards from Mark of
the Unicorn for use with its MIDI Express PC MIDI interface. To
determine which card you have, compare your card to the information in
the following table.
Card Type Coloring Distinguishing Markings
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Original 8-bit MIDI yellow/green No "MPU401" near DIP switch
Express and MIDI or
Time Piece combination orange/black
card
16-bit MIDI Express PC orange/black "MPU401" near DIP switch
and MIDI Time Piece
combination card
If you have the original 8-bit card, you should use the driver named
"MIDI Express PC (8-bit card)". If you have the 16-bit card, you should
use the driver named "MIDI Express PC (16-bit card)". For more
information on driver installation, proceed to the following sections.
Preparing for Installation
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Before proceeding, make sure the interface expansion card is properly
installed in your computer and that it is connected to the MIDI
interface via the included cable. The cable should be connected between
the port on the card and the port on the interface labeled COMPUTER.
Make sure each end of the cable is securely attached. For more
information on installing and connecting the interface hardware, refer
to your MIDI Express PC documentation.
With everything properly connected, you are ready to install the driver
software. Be aware that the driver installation procedure is slightly
different depending on your version of Windows. Please follow the
directions in the appropriate section below. For additional help with
driver installation in general, consult your Windows documentation.
Driver Installation for Windows 95 Users
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1) If you currently have a previous version of the driver installed,
close any MIDI applications that might be using it.
2) Open Control Panel (by choosing Settings|Control Panel from the Start
menu), double-click the "Add New Hardware" icon and click Next.
3) When the Add New Hardware Wizard asks if you want it to scan for new
hardware, click No (clicking Yes won't work---the Wizard does not know
how to automatically recognize your Mark of the Unicorn MIDI interface
hardware).
4) Select "Sound, video and game controllers" and click Next.
5) When the Wizard asks for the manufacturer and model of your new
hardware, click the special Have Disk... button. Make sure your MIDI
Express PC setup disk 1 has been inserted into your computer, enter
the appropriate drive to scan and click OK.
NOTE: If you are installing from a location on your hard disk (because
you downloaded the setup files to your hard disk or uncompressed them
from a .ZIP file, etc.), you must enter the appropriate drive and folder
to scan when using the Have Disk... button. In this case, you won't
need a diskette, just the files on your hard disk.
6) After the Wizard has scanned, it should present you with two hardware
choices for the 8- and 16-bit MIDI Express PC cards (see the
"Determining Which Driver To Use For Your Hardware" section above to
determine which driver you should choose). Click the appropriate choice
for your hardware and then click OK.
7) Click Finish to have the Wizard install the driver software onto your
computer after which the newly installed driver setup dialog should
appear.
NOTE: If an older version of the driver was already installed, the setup
dialog will still reflect that version. The setup dialog will display
the new version after Windows has been restarted.
Use the dialog to configure your MIDI interface (see the section "Driver
Setup Dialog Overview" below for more information). When you are
finished, click OK.
8) Finally, the Wizard should inform you that Windows must be restarted
before you can use your new hardware. Make sure your MIDI interface is
properly connected. Then, restart Windows and test that it is working
correctly with all your MIDI applications.
NOTE: Should you ever need to reconfigure the driver settings for your
MIDI interface, open Control Panel, double-click the "Multimedia" icon
and click the Advanced tab. In the list of multimedia devices, click
the + sign next to the "MIDI Devices and Instruments" entry. This will
expand the entry to show sub-entries for all your installed MIDI
devices. Double-click any sub-entry that appears to be for your Mark of
the Unicorn MIDI interface (more than one may appear) and then click
Settings.... Windows will display the driver setup dialog again.
Driver Installation for Windows for Workgroups and Windows 3.1 Users
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1) If you currently have a previous version of the driver installed,
close any MIDI applications that might be using it.
2) Open Control Panel (by double-clicking its icon in Program Manager's
Main group) and then double-click the "Drivers" icon.
NOTE: Windows will not let you add a new driver version until you remove
the old one. If a previous version of the driver is currently
installed, select it and click Remove. After it has been removed,
restart Windows, repeat this step and continue on to step 3.
3) Click Add and select "Unlisted or Updated Driver" and click OK.
4) Make sure your MIDI Express PC setup disk 1 has been inserted into
your computer, enter the appropriate drive to scan and click OK.
NOTE: If you are installing from a location on your hard disk (because
you downloaded the setup files to your hard disk or uncompressed them
from a .ZIP file, etc.), you must enter the appropriate drive and folder
to scan. In this case, you won't need a diskette, just the files on
your hard disk.
5) After the files have been scanned, you should be presented with two
driver choices for the 8- and 16-bit MIDI Express PC cards (see the
"Determining Which Driver To Use For Your Hardware" section above to
determine which driver you should choose). Click the appropriate driver
for your hardware and then click OK to install the driver onto your
computer.
6) At this point, the newly installed MIDI interface driver setup dialog
should appear.
NOTE: If the setup dialog does not appear and Windows instead asks if
you want the "new" or "current" version of the driver, click New. The
setup dialog should then appear.
Use the dialog to configure your MIDI interface (see the section "Driver
Setup Dialog Overview" below for more information). When you are
finished, click OK.
7) Finally, Control Panel should inform you that Windows must be
restarted before you can use the new driver. Make sure your MIDI
interface is properly connected. Then, restart Windows and test that it
is working correctly with all your MIDI applications.
NOTE: Should you ever need to reconfigure the driver settings for your
MIDI interface, open Control Panel, double-click the "Drivers" icon,
click the entry for your Mark of the Unicorn MIDI interface and then
click Setup....
Using The MIDI Express PC from DOS (16-bit card only)
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You can use your MIDI Express PC 16-bit card as an MPU-401-compatible
interface for use with DOS programs that work with the MPU-401. This
mode works under DOS only and will not work in an MS-DOS prompt running
under Windows. Again, this mode is possible only with the 16-bit card
(see the chart above to determine if you have the 16-bit card).
NOTE: You must first exit Windows before using the MIDI Express PC in
MPU-401 mode! If you are using Windows 95, you must choose "Restart
the computer in MS-DOS mode" from the Start|Shutdown menu.
To put the Express PC into MPU-401 mode, run the MPUSETUP.EXE program
found in the C:\WINMXP\DOS directory created during the Windows
installation procedure.
To do this:
1) Exit Windows.
2) Change the current directory to C:\WINMXP\DOS (WINMXP is the default
root directory of your MIDI Express PC installation) by entering the
command line...
CD C:\WINMXP\DOS
3) Run the MPUSETUP.EXE program by entering the command line...
MPUSETUP
4) A "usage" listing will appear with information on the two arguments
you can use for this program. You must specify the current port address
of the MIDI Express PC card and the IRQ you want the card to use with
your DOS MIDI software. It is best to set this to the same IRQ as you
used for the Windows driver. For example, if the card has been set to
port address 340 and you want it to use IRQ 5, the command line would
be...
MPUSETUP 340 5
5) Run MPUSETUP with the correct arguments to make your MIDI Express PC
function as an MPU-401-compatible interface. This should make it work
with other DOS MIDI software. If needed, be sure to tell the DOS
program what IRQ and port address your MIDI Express PC (in MPU-401 mode)
is using. If your DOS program does not allow such a setting, it may
simply expect the port address to be 330 (the standard MPU-401 address).
See your DOS MIDI application's manual for more information.
6) If you will often be using your MIDI Express PC in MPU-401 mode
before starting Windows, you may want to edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to
include the command line needed to run the MPUSETUP.EXE program (see
steps 3 and 4 above). It will most likely be best to include this
command line at the end of the file.
NOTE: Before running Windows again, you should disable MPU-401 mode.
Run the MPUSETUP program with only the port address argument to disable
MPU-401 mode before starting Windows again:
MPUSETUP 340
NOTE: Along the lines of the above AUTOEXEC.BAT suggestion, if you often
use MPU-401 in DOS mode and also use Windows 3.1, you might create a
batch file that executes the above command line before starting Windows
and then reenables MPU-401 mode after Windows has exited. This way, you
won't forget to do it in either case. The .BAT file might look like
this:
MPUSETUP 340
WIN
MPUSETUP 340 5
Setting Up The MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS Only
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NOTE: This section is intended for DOS-only users. The MIDI Express
PC Windows setup process will install these files for you. Follow
these instructions ONLY if you DO NOT run the Windows setup.
To install the MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS, place the installation
diskette #2 into drive A (substitute drive "B" for "A" if it is the
installation "source" drive on your computer) and change the current
drive at the DOS prompt to drive A by entering the following command
line...
A:
To start the installation, enter...
DOSSETUP <path>
...where <path> is the location on your hard disk to place the DOS
software.
For example, to place the DOS software in the directory C:\MTPDOS, you
would enter the command
DOSSETUP C:\MTPDOS
This installs the files MTP104M.EXE, MPUSETUP.EXE, EXAMPLE.MTP and
WINDOWS.MTP. MTP104M.EXE is the MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS Console
application. MPUSETUP.EXE is the setup program for the MPU-401 mode of
the MIDI Express PC (see the section below for information on using
this program). EXAMPLE.MTP is an example setup for the MTP which can be
loaded into your MIDI Express PC via the DOS console application.
WINDOWS.MTP is a suggested default setup for operating the MIDI Express
PC with Twelve Tone Systems Cakewalk software. The MIDI Time Piece
Console for DOS software allows limited access to the functionality of
the MIDI Express PC. The MIDI Express PC destroys any previous
configuration information at system startup. DOS users will need to
download configuration information to the MIDI Express PC after every
reboot. Windows users have their last configuration information
automatically loaded when Windows starts.
Additional Tips for Windows Users
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1) Configuration information is contained in an initialization file.
This file is initially called MOTU.INI, and is located in the Windows
directory. This initialization file contains information about the type
of device, and MIDI bytes needed to restore the configuration of the
MIDI Express PC.
2) There is a mini-DIN-8 connector located on the MIDI Express PC/MPU
adapter card. This can be used as a serial port connection (RS-422) to
a Macintosh computer, which will appear as port "B".
2) Some video card screen resolutions cause problems with the MIDI
Express PC Console software. If windows appear strange looking or cut
off at the bottom, try a different screen resolution.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.