Multimedia Performance Series Patches & Updates

• Jazz Saxophonist  (May 25 2011)
• Rock Saxophonist  (May 25 2011)
• Blues Guitarist  (May 25 2011)
• Rock Guitarist  (May 25 2011)
• Bach Chorales  (May 25 2011)
• Bach Chorales  (May 25 2011)
• Barbershop Quartet Vol 1  (May 25 2011)
• Barbershop Quartet Vol 2  (May 25 2011)
• Sor Studies Vol 1  (May 25 2011)
• Sor Studies Vol 2  (May 25 2011)
• Sor Studies Vol 3  (May 25 2011)
• Oscar Peterson Multimedia  (May 25 2011)

About the updates

These updates must be installed over top of a full working version of the program. They install the latest build, and include all fixes since the first release of the program.

There were some older versions of the programs that were designed to be run from a CD-ROM. You can still update these versions, but you must copy them to your hard drive first - instructions in this FAQ topic.

Jazz Saxophonist Build 76 Update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.
• Improved: On-screen notation bitmap display is vastly imroved for high resolution monitors

Summary of changes for January 14 2009 (Build 73)

• Fixed: Notation didn't come up when clicking on Definitions-Half Diminished-Notation.

Summary of changes for October 1 2005 (Build 73)

• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when clicking on Sax Players in the main menu.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
• Added: Eb Alto bitmaps are now included for printing. The Notation Bitmap type is set in File | Options | General.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: High quality bitmaps for printing and viewing charts on-screen have been added.
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Updated: Sound Card Supports Brushes checkbox in MIDI options. When checked, the program will send patch 41 if found in the drum track.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Rock Saxophonist Build 76 Update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.
• Improved: On-screen notation bitmap display is vastly imroved for high resolution monitors

Summary of changes for October 1 2005 (Build 73)

• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when clicking on Sax Players in the main menu.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
• Added: Eb Alto bitmaps are now included for printing. The Notation Bitmap type is set in File | Options | General.

Summary of Changes for Build 65 (July 21 2004)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: High quality bitmaps for printing and viewing charts on-screen have been added.
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Updated: Sound Card Supports Brushes checkbox in MIDI options. When checked, the program will send patch 41 if found in the drum track.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Blues Guitarist Build 76 Update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of changes for May 20 2005 (Build 74)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 74.
• Fixed: Some of the text in the Tune Notes screen was hidden.
• Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Improved: Guitar now defaults to position 0 instead of ALL.
• Added: New Guitar Options menu item.
• Improved: Guitar Fretboard is sized according to your screen resolution.
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Updated: Sound Card Supports Brushes checkbox in MIDI options. When checked, the program will send patch 41 if found in the drum track.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Rock Guitarist Build 76 Update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Improved: Guitar now defaults to position 0 instead of ALL.
• Added: New Guitar Options menu item.
• Improved: Guitar Fretboard is sized according to your screen resolution.
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Updated: Sound Card Supports Brushes checkbox in MIDI options. When checked, the program will send patch 41 if found in the drum track.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Bach Chorales Vol 1 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Bach Chorales Vol 2 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Barbershop Quartet Vol 1 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of changes for October 1 2005 (Build 73)

• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when clicking on 'Back to Index' link from Barbershop Info page.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Barbershop Quartet Vol 2 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of changes for October 1 2005 (Build 73)

• Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when clicking on 'Back to Index' link from Barbershop Info page.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
• Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
• Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially under Windows 2000 and XP.
• Updated: Newer version of the MIDI Notation Window, which supports newer features such as a Print Preview window for the MIDI Notation Window printout, and saving as graphics files (.jpg etc.).
• Added: MIDI Notation button to toggle between MIDI Notation view and onscreen bitmap view.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Fixed: MIDI notation bars per line now saved in configuration settings.
• Fixed: Some looping bugs, including problems when looping to song end.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Sor Studies Vol 1 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Note: If you have an older copy of the program, and you are running Windows Vista or higher, the videos might not work for you. You can download this patch (480 MB) to fix the problem. This patch will work on other operating systems as well, however since it is much larger patch, only download it if you are having video problems.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for August 15 2007 (Build 73)

• Updated: Information and images in the help file.
• Fixed: Problem with videos on Windows Vista.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially on Windows 2000 and XP
• Fixed: Some videos were causing program to crash.
• Fixed: Font error when launching program, which sometimes caused program to crash.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Sor Studies Vol 2 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Note: If you have an older copy of the program, and you are running Windows Vista or higher, the videos might not work for you. You can download this patch (480 MB) to fix the problem. This patch will work on other operating systems as well, however since it is much larger patch, only download it if you are having video problems.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for August 15 2007 (Build 73)

• Updated: Information and images in the help file.
• Fixed: Problem with videos on Windows Vista.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially on Windows 2000 and XP
• Fixed: Some videos were causing program to crash.
• Fixed: Videos for Opus 6 #9 and Opus 60 #21 have been replaced.
• Fixed: Font error when launching program, which sometimes caused program to crash.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Sor Studies Vol 3 update

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of Changes for March 25 2009 (Build 73)

• Fixed: Opus 35 number 8 was printing out the wrong bitmap.

Summary of Changes for August 15 2007 (Build 73)

• Updated: Information and images in the help file.

Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar.
• Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.

Summary of Changes for July 21 2004 (Build 65)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 65.
• Updated: Program has been rebuilt with a 32 bit engine. This improves overall program performance, especially on Windows 2000 and XP
• Fixed: Some videos were causing program to crash.
• Fixed: Font error when launching program, which sometimes caused program to crash.
• Improved: Problem when running program with directory paths greater than 79 characters.
• Added: Two checkboxes in the general settings: "Allow Auto-Loading of Text Pages" and "Allow Auto-Scrolling of Text Pages".
• Added: If a pop-up HTML window is currently displayed, and the user presses Ctrl-P, the print dialog will let the user print the file in the pop-up window.
• Added: New 'song' setting in loop type combo.

Last updated May 25 2011

Oscar Peterson Multimedia Update (260 MB)

This will update the program to build 76 from any earlier build.

Summary of changes for May 25 2011 (Build 76)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 76.
• Improved: User interface has been updated.
• Improved: Display issues on Windows Vista and higher operating systems are fixed.

Summary of changes for August 15, 2007 (Build 73)

• Program engine has been updated to Build 73.
• Information and images in help file updated.
• Videos didn't work on some Windows Vista (and higher) machines.

Last updated May 25 2011