On running the program for the first time, you are presented with a screen bearing the control bar and the Track/Measure window. You must install them yourself using the Drivers option in the Windows Control Panel, and if you want to check out the latest versions of the Music Quest drivers, these are available in the MIDIAVEN forum on CompuServe. Twelve Tone supply their own versions of the MPU-401 and Music Quest drivers, and you are recommended to use these, especially since the MPU driver allows more than one Windows application to use the MIDI card simultaneously. Installation is about as simple as you can get, with a separate, clearly laid out installation manual to guide you through it, and the Windows setup routine taking care of all the necessary file copying, as well as the creation of directories, program groups and icons. Anyone who is familiar with Windows applications in general will feel immediately at home with Cakewalk, but even those who have never used Windows before should still find it relatively easy to get to grips with the intuitive user interface. Cakewalk Pro is a linear sequencer (as opposed to a pattern based one) with 256 tracks - more than enough for most people. Cakewalk has been available for the IBM PC for some time now, and their DOS based packages have recently been joined by a Windows 3.1 version called, not surprisingly, Cakewalk Professional for Windows.
Quote Many of you will be familiar with the name Twelve Tone, or at least with the name of their most famous product - Cakewalk.
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