Digital Orchestrator
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General Customer Service
  • _Product ID Lost - Discontinued Product
  • Downloadable program incomplete - download helper software
  • End-User License Agreement
  • Licensing for 2 or more computers?
  • LIMITED LIABILITY: (excerpt from End-User License Agreement)
  • Product ID / Serial Number - Registration
  • REFUND / RETURN POLICY
  • Marketing
  • Digital Orchestrator - Product Information
  • Digital Orchestrator Plus - Product Information
  • Digital Orchestrator Pro - Product Information
  • Overview / Description / Features / Specs
  • _Discontinued Product
  • Digital Music File Basics
  • Digital Orchestrator Pro, Digital Orchestrator, Digital Orchestrator Plus
  • Help for DOPro - Video Tutorial
  • Long Filename support? - Win XP
  • MIDI - General Info link
  • MIDI - More about MIDI
  • Multichannel sound cards support?
  • Remove Vocals and leave the Instrumental Tracks?
  • Support for Discontinued Legacy Products
  • Upgrade
  • Versions
  • Windows 98 and Windows Me support info
  • Installation
  • Administrator Rights - Windows XP
  • Antivirus Software - Disable Before Installing and if you run into problems
  • DMSK: Digital Music Starter Kit
  • DMSK: Digital Music Starter Kit - Product ID - Lost
  • Error: "Application was not installed correctly. Please run setup." - Win XP
  • Error: "Product ID is invalid"
  • Installing other Software included on the DMSK (Digital Music Starter Kit) CD
  • MIDI Cable Connection Charts (Joystick & USB)
  • Pinnacle - Bundled Software
  • System Requirements
  • Trial / Demo version - issues
  • Uninstalling a Windows program - How To
  • Windows XP / 2000 Pro
  • Configure / Use
  • Connect MIDI Keyboard to Computer - what do I need?
  • Drum Tracks - how to?
  • How many digital audio tracks can I record?
  • How much hard drive space does Digital Orchestrator Pro require?
  • Instructions for setting up the Cancun with the Pinnacle & DOPro
  • Lyrics?
  • Manuals - DMSK
  • Markers - How to delete?
  • Markers and their shortcuts
  • Metronome FAQ
  • MIDI - Joystick - do I need one connected for MIDI?
  • MIDI - Newbie Issue 1
  • MIDI - Newbie Issue 2 - 'MIDI Monitor' Testing Utility
  • MIDI - Newbie Issue 3 - Driver?
  • MIDI - Patch change - Instruments
  • MIDI - Playback through Keyboard instead of the Sound Card
  • MIDI Cable connection - No MIDI In port on keyboard
  • MIDI interfaces - Standard vs. USB
  • MIDI interfaces - USB
  • MIDI Setup - External MIDI Keyboard Joystick Connection
  • Notating Acoustic Instruments?
  • Notation - Piano Pedal Effects
  • Notation - Quarter note triplets - Chord symbols?
  • Notation - Repeats - Double Dotted notes
  • Opening files?
  • Quantize - how to?
  • Recording
  • Recording a digital audio track while another track is playing
  • Track loop feature
  • Troubleshooting
  • Audio device is busy
  • Computer freezes
  • Delay in Recording tracks
  • Erratic behavior
  • Error: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT
  • Error: "Cannot establish a MIDI.IN connection" USB Cable
  • Error: "Cannot find SHELL.DLL"
  • Error: "Cannot Open MIDI In" or "MIDI Input device not installed"
  • Error: "Floating Point. Square Root of negative number"
  • Error: "Incompatible version of the RPC Stub"
  • Error: "No MIDI input devices installed"
  • Error: "Not enough memory for lookup tables. Exiting program."
  • Error: "Notation Font not installed" - SPW Font
  • Error: "PCMIXER caused a segment not present fault in module PCMIXER.EXE.."
  • Error: "Poor Audio Performance Detected"
  • Error: "The specified device is already in use"
  • Error: "The specified device is in use, wait until it is free and try again"
  • Error: "unable to install InstallShield scripting runtime: 1607
  • Error: "VCTL.DLL version x.x required"
  • Error: "Wave Device Is Busy"
  • Importing 'other' filetypes?
  • Latency
  • MIDI - Delayed Sound "MS GS Wavetable SW Synth"
  • MIDI - Instruments assigned to play a MIDI file
  • MIDI - Monitor - hear the Synth while recording
  • MIDI - when I play my MIDI keyboard the computer crashes or locks up
  • MIDI - won't play sound out of keyboard
  • MIDI Input problem - No MIDI In
  • MIDI Latency
  • MIDI notes bunch up in one measure.
  • MIDI Output problem - No MIDI Out
  • MIDI Recording - Cannot Record
  • MIDI Timing Stability problems
  • Mixer issue
  • MOTU - Mark Of The Unicorn: MIDI data gets compressed into only a few measures
  • Notation - MIDI file transcription
  • Notation - Printing too many pages
  • Notation - two voices of different duration on the same beat
  • Notation View - Notes are not displayed
  • Notation View messed up
  • PC Mixer Error
  • Play and record simultaneously?
  • Recording - Mic In issue
  • Recording MIDI sounds?
  • Recording vocals (Wave) while monitoring MIDI, MIDI gets recorded too.
  • Save a song - how to?
  • Slow performance
  • Static/Popping/Crackling noises
  • Stuttering, Skipping etc
  • Transcription Window Font Problem
  • Troubleshooting - If All Else Fails!
  • Troubleshooting tips for improved digital audio performance (DO specific)
  • Win 3.1 - can't hear downloaded MIDI files.
  • Win 3.1 - Can't record two simultaneous audio tracks in Windows 3.1
  • Power Tips
  • Audio to MIDI ?
  • CD - Creating an audio CD from a DOP file
  • Control changes - how to go to minimum/maximum values in "type-in" controls
  • Control volume on MIDI keyboard from the program?
  • Converting .ORC to .WAV
  • Converting .ORC to .WAV for CD burning
  • Converting MIDI to compressed formats
  • Displaying two Tracks at one time?
  • Double the duration of notes "Cut Time" to 4/4
  • Drum Loops
  • Insert Measures on Tracks
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • LapTops / Notebooks
  • Loading .SNG files (SPG) into DOP
  • MIDI - Combining multiple MIDI Tracks into one Track
  • MIDI - different Sounds on different Tracks
  • MIDI - more than 16 instruments?
  • MIDI concepts
  • MIDI controllers?
  • Music from DoPro into AudioStation for CD burning?
  • Notating Triplets
  • Notation - Fermata and breath marks?
  • Portamento
  • Presets - Advanced (DO/DOP/DOPro)
  • Recording - "Book On Disc" Save as Wave?
  • Recording - Cassettes Clean Up
  • Recording - Static?
  • Recording Audio - Playback tracks getting mixed into recording
  • Recording for CD Burning
  • Recording from a MIDI Keyboard - how to
  • Recording MIDI and audio as a Wave file
  • Recording MIDI as Audio in DOP
  • Recording Multiple MIDI Tracks
  • Recording Soundtracks - Advanced
  • Rests - Suppress Rests
  • Sound Gallery CD Vol 2 - Export .orc to Wave
  • Static on burnt CD
  • Syncing - MIDI to Audio tracks
  • Syncing audio to MIDI
  • Syncing problems
  • Tempo Adjustment
  • Track Name expansion?
  • Transposing MIDI notes
  • Transposition - MIDI
  • Upload songs to Recording Station
  • Using Pitch Shift transform (DOPro)
  • Wave Sync - What is?
  • 3rd Party
  • Banks - How do I change my MIDI keyboard's banks?
  • Banks - How do I change my MIDI keyboard's banks? Advanced
  • Drum Sounds - how to change?
  • M Audio Midiman Audiophile 2496 - use PKSFX - MidiFix Utility
  • Mic - Echoing problems - Feedback!
  • Mic - my "pro" Mic does not work
  • Mic - Upgrade?
  • Mics - types of microphones
  • Mics and voice recognition software
  • MIDI type: SMF 0 vs. SMF 1
  • Patch Map - How do I create a patch map?
  • Patch Map - How do I create a patch map? 1
  • Patch Map - Importing
  • Patch Map setup window does not list my instrument
  • Patches?
  • Plug-ins / ASIO drivers / VST / Soft Synths - FAQ
  • Roland VS880 - How to Slave the VS880
  • SB Live! Error: "Mmsystem 003 the driver was not enabled"
  • SMPTE - I am unable to sync to an external source using SMPTE
  • SMPTE - Striping SMPTE
  • SMPTE - Using the V-24S SMPTE feature in DOP
  • Sound Fonts - How do I load? (AWE32 & AWE64)
  • Sound Fonts - How do I load? (SBLive!)
  • Soundcard Requirements: Does Voyetra recommend any sound card?
  • SysEx - Advanced
  • SysEx - General Info - Advanced
  • SysEx info - Advanced
  • USB PRE Amp?
  • Visual problems - Flickering, Grainy Picture etc.
  • Patches / Apps / Utilities
    Size Date Description
    drumtrak.zip 48277 10/23/2000 MIDI files
    inst_def.zip 155417 7/9/1999 .INI files for mapping patches on your synthesizer. For MIDI Orchestrator Plus, Digital Orchestrator, Digital Orchestrator Plus, and Digital Orchestrator Pro. Begin the tutorial by opening index.htm in the 'tutorial' directory
    livemix.zip 166280 4/29/1999 PC Mixer for DoPro with SB Live | You need this ONLY if you use the SB Live and your DoPro is older than 1/1/2000
    midi_mon.zip 116198 1/7/1999 3rd Party Freeware Utility to test your Sound Card's MIDI functionality
    pdop_b37.exe 1274649 12/4/1997 Patch to 3.00.37 for Pinnacle Project Studio Digital Orchestrator Pro. This will patch the executable and help files to 3.00.37.36 for Windows NT and Windows 3.1x). This will only work if you have an existing version of Turtle Beach PPS DOPro (or DOP version 3.0) installed on your computer
    spw.ttf 32236 3/4/1998 Notation Fonts for Voyetra Notation Applications
    vctl.dll 112672 4/8/1998 Version 1.70 of vctl.dll | If needed, it should be copied in the C:\Windows\System folder replacing the older version
    FAQ Text
    Size Date Description
    1609999.txt 288208 7/1/2008 FAQ sheet.
    do_pdf.exe 2321057 2/9/1999 PDF online manual for 4 track version of DO
    doproman.pdf 2096394 11/26/2002 DoPro (Digital Orchestrator Pro) Manual
    midihook.zip 1151282 2/8/1999 MPEG video showing how to connect your MIDI keyboard
    Demos / Tutorials
    Size Date Description
    _download.txt 159 1/1/1991 Our FTP Site is fully functional. If you have trouble Downloading, please disable any download accelerators or popup/cookie blockers. Also, do not double-click. Right-click and select: "Save Target As"
    dop211d1.zip 1254985 7/14/1997 Digital Orchestrator Plus demo Disk 1 (1.3 Mb) version 2.11.24 updated 11/15/96 | Files cannot be saved | Can only be used for 30 minutes at one sitting | Compatible with 16-bit sound cards only.
    dop211d2.zip 1283485 7/14/1997 Digital Orchestrator Plus demo Disk 2 (1.3 Mb)
    dopro_vid.exe 2240144 2/15/2002 Digital Orchestrator Pro video tutorial
    doprodem.zip 3153471 6/2/1998 Digital Orchestrator Pro demo | Files cannot be saved | Can only be used for 30 minutes at one sitting
    dopvid1.exe 2983353 2/9/1999 Video - Digital Orchestrator Pro[tm] professional MIDI/Audio music sequencer
    dopvid2.exe 2512123 2/9/1999 Video - Digital Orchestrator Pro[tm] professional MIDI/Audio music sequencer
    dopvid3.exe 2995281 2/9/1999 Video - Digital Orchestrator Pro[tm] professional MIDI/Audio music sequencer
    dopvid4.exe 2388802 2/9/1999 Video - Digital Orchestrator Pro[tm] professional MIDI/Audio music sequencer
    dopvid5.exe 2633158 2/9/1999 Video - Digital Orchestrator Pro[tm] professional MIDI/Audio music sequencer
    sample.orc 7936 1/18/1996 Sample *.ORC songfile
    sb_blues.mp3 3329334 4/9/1999 Roger McGuinn's "Southbound Blues" on MP3 created with DoPro and Digital Sound Gallery 2 | Roger McGuinn is a composer and founding member of the Byrds
    Marketing Materials
    Size Date Description
    1600001.txt 4196 7/1/2008 TXT version of the product sales literature.
    1600002.txt 12617 7/1/2008 TXT version of the product sales literature.
    1600003.txt 4920 7/1/2008 TXT version of the product sales literature.
    do.pdf 233592 5/5/1998 Digital Orchestrator product sales literature (PDF format)
    doplus.pdf 483095 1/21/1997 Digital Orchestrator Plus product sales literature (PDF format)
    dopro.pdf 553581 12/18/1997 Digital Orchestrator Pro product sales literature (PDF format)