User guide

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 31
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Cakewalk uses
y
our computer and sound card to turn
y
ou into a composer, music publisher, and
performer, all in one. With Cakewalk,
y
ou can easil
y
create music with an
y
instrument, even
y
our voice.
Then
y
ou can edit and rearran
g
e it, print it, and pla
y
it back, all from
y
our PC!
While usin
g
Cakewalk,
y
ou can
g
et context-sensitive help—help about what
y
ou’re currentl
y
workin
g
on—at an
y
time. Press the F1 function ke
y
, or, press the Help button on an
y
dialo
g
. The help s
y
stem
displa
y
s and takes
y
ou directl
y
to the relevant topic. The
Technical Reference
—the last item on the
Cakewalk help screens—provides detailed descriptions of functions and commands.
Computers can process music and sound
information in two different forms: MIDI
and Di
g
ital Audio. MIDI is the standard b
y
which computers communicate with sound
cards, ke
y
boards, and other electronic
instruments. Musical Instrument Di
g
ital
Interface (MIDI) refers to the t
y
pe of cables
and plu
g
s used to connect computers and
instruments, and the lan
g
ua
g
e the
y
use to
talk to one another. MIDI
g
ives a computer
the abilit
y
to tell an instrument which notes
to pla
y
, which voice to use, and man
y
other
thin
g
s that make music, music
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Game Commander allows
y
ou to pla
y
a computer
g
ame b
y
g
ivin
g
voice
commands instead of fumblin
g
with awkward ke
y
strokes. Your voice
commands supplement ke
y
board/
j
o
y
stick controls so that
y
ou can respond
to a situation in the fastest and most natural wa
y
. No voice trainin
g
is
required—Game Commander uses speaker-independent voice reco
g
nition
technolo
gy
. Templates are included for several popular
g
ames, so
y
ou can
g
ive voice commands ri
g
ht awa
y
.
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