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I'm having trouble installing Guitar Studio 2.0. What do I do?
I used the Song Wizard in Guitar Studio 1.0x. Can I still use those files in Guitar Studio 2.0?

Session Drummer

How do I apply the Session Drummer to a track? The 'Apply MIDI Effects' button is grayed out.
When I press audition in Session Drummer I don't hear anything.
In the Session Drummer window, what's the difference between saving a Song and saving a Preset?

I'm having trouble installing Guitar Studio. What do I do?

Win 9x and NT 4.0 Users - In very rare cases, users are having difficulty installing Guitar Studio 2.0 on Windows 9x and NT 4.0. If you are seeing messages indicating that Direct Show has not been installed, and/or that various DLL files did not self-register properly, you will not be able to use audio and MIDI effects in Guitar Studio 2.0. In order to properly install Guitar Studio 2.0 on your system, please follow the procedure outlined here.
Windows 2000 Users - Guitar Studio 2 supports Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT. It was released in July 1999, prior to the release of Windows 2000. While the application will probably run fine on your Windows 2000 machine, the installer does have a problem which prevents the application from installing in Windows 2000. Please note that while Guitar Studio 2 will run fine on Windows 2000, the product does not officially support the Windows 2000 platform.
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I used the Song Wizard in Guitar Studio 1.0x. Can I still use those files in Guitar Studio 2.0?

Song Wizard has been removed from Guitar Studio 2.0, so you will not be able to use your Song Wizard files in their current form. However, you can open your Song Wizard files (.GSS) in Guitar Studio 2.0 and work with them as you like. Once done, we recommend you then save the file as a Cakewalk Project file (.WRK) to preserve the changes.
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How do I apply the Session Drummer to a track? The 'Apply MIDI Effects' button is grayed out.

You must first select the track to which you wish to apply the Session Drummer. Once done, the Apply MIDI Effects button in the Console View will be availble to you.
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When I press audition in Session Drummer I don't hear anything.

In order to hear the audition, you must first make a time selection in the track starting at measure zero. This will make Session Drummer think there is data in the track, and will allow the audition to function according to the time parameter set in Tools | Global Options | General.
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In the Session Drummer window, what's the difference between saving a Song and saving a Preset?

Saving a Preset preserves changes made in the Settings dialog such as new drum mappings, ports, channels, etc. Saving a Song preserves only the patterns you've selected in the current Song pane.
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Guitar Studio 2.0

Installation In very rare cases, users are having difficulty installing Guitar Studio 2.0 on Windows 9x and NT 4.0. If you are seeing messages indicating that Direct Show has not been installed, and/or that various DLL files did not self-register properly, you will not be able to use audio and MIDI effects in Guitar Studio 2.0. In order to properly install Guitar Studio 2.0 on your system, please follow the procedure outlined below:

Windows 9x and NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Users:

1. Insert the Guitar Studio 2.0 CD into the CDROM drive.
2. Choose Install Cakewalk Guitar Studio from the autorun menu.
3. When prompted to update the ComCtrl32.dll and install DirectShow, click OK.
4. Click OK at the next prompt indicating the components have been installed.
5. DO NOT CONTINUE THE INSTALL. Instead, select 'No, I'll Restart Later'.
6. At the next prompt, click Cancel and then Exit Setup.
7. Select Exit from the autorun menu.
8. From the Start Menu, select Run.
9. Type D:\Cakewalk\Dxmedia.exe -id:cakewalk (where D:\ is your CD-ROM's drive letter)
10. Click OK and wait approximately 30 seconds or until disk activity stops.
11. Restart your system.

Cakewalk should now continue the installation process and prompt you for your CD-Key.

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 & Service Pack 5 Users

1. Insert the Guitar Studio 2.0 CD into the CDROM drive.
2. Choose Install Cakewalk Guitar Studio from the autorun menu.
3. When prompted to install DirectShow, click OK.
4. Click OK at the next prompt indicating that the components have been installed.
5. DO NOT CONTINUE THE INSTALL. Instead, select 'No, I'll Restart Later'.
6. At the next prompt, click Cancel and then Exit Setup.
7. Select Exit from the autorun menu.
8. From the Start Menu, select Run
9. Type D:\Cakewalk\Dxmedia.exe -id:cakewalk (where D:\ is your CD-ROM's drive letter)
10. Click OK and wait approximately 30 seconds or until disk activity stops.
11. Restart your system.

Cakewalk should continue the installation process and prompt you for your CD-Key.

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