Metro Getting Started Guide

Cakewalk Metro © Getting Started Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not repre- sent a commitment on the part of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agree- ment. The software may be used or copied only in accordance of the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy this software on any medium except as spe- cifically allowed in the agreement. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo- copying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Copyright © 1998 Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Program Copyright © 1998 Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cakewalk is a registered trademark of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Cakewalk Pro Audio, Cakewalk Professional, Cakewalk Home Studio, Cakewalk Guitar Studio, Cakewalk Audio FX, Cakewalk Metro, Virtual Jukebox, Virtual Piano, CFX, Studio- Ware, and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Detailed Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Opening Metro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 MIDI Setup Without OMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 OMS MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Setting Up MIDI Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Selecting Record Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Setting Record and Play Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 2 Your First Session with Metro . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Opening Metro and Setting Up MIDI (with OMS) . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Configuring Your Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Creating New Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Setting Up the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Using MIDI Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Customizing Metro's Window Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Table of Contents Saving Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Creating a New Metro File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…