Here are programs and macros for Cakewalk.

Programs

• Program to improve step recoding of Cakewalk (Cakestep)
• Program to input control changes and pitch bends according to the specified curve (Cakecont)

Macros(CAL)

• Mandelbrot music macro(polyphonic & extended version)
• Mandelbrot music macro(square wave version)

Both programs and macros can work under Cakewalk for windows V2.0 or later. 16-Bits-applications can work under Windows95/98.

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• Cakestep (program to improve step recording of Cakewalk)
  
  Cakestep is a program to step-record with Cakewalk's DDE function.
  
  Features of Cakestep compared with original Cakewalk's step recording are below.
  
  
  1. Able to confirm your input data visually with Cakewalk's stuff or piano roll view in a realtime operation.
  2. Able to use PC keyboard like instrument keyboard (Of course you can use instrument keyboard being connected with your PC).
  3. One-touch operation to specify step size, duration and velocity by PC/instrument keyboard.
  4. Able to play, edit and modify recoded data by activating Cakewalk. If you auto-activate Cakewalk, you can easily change the programs with the move of a mouse with 16-bits-version.
  
  You can download the program by "Download" button and read operation manual (in Japanese) by "ReadMe" button.
  
  32 bits version

  16 bits version

  I have no plan to write an English manual. Here are a few hints to use Cakestep.
  
  How to start Cakestep.
  
  

  1. Installation is easy. Only decompress ZIPed file.
  2. Run Cakewalk first. After that, run Cakestep.
  3. Set "NowTime" in Cakewalk where you want to start step recording.
  4. Select a MIDI input driver from "Option" button.
  5. Set input mode (0:full-key, 1:numeric-key) by "Mode" switch. In the full-key mode you can use one-touch operation. (With 32 bit version you can input numerics directly by using ten-keys. So select full key mode.)
  6. Select adequate tempo by "Tempo" switch.
  7. Select adequate dynamics by "Dynamics" switch.
  8. "Sort" switch decides display method of chords.
  9. You can use "Rand" switch to humanize step recording.
  10. You can use "Inst on/off" switch to start and stop MIDI input.
  
  Now you can start step recording.
  
  First you must decide step size, velocity and duration. How to set these parameters is different from PC and/or instrument keyboard and input mode. You must activate Cakestep if you want to use PC keyboard. Using instrument keyboard, activating is not necessary. You can do step recording and edit the recording data simultaneously.
  
  How to enter step size, duration and velocity.
  
  
  1. PC keyboard
     Refer to the help("AboutP" button).
     
     
     1. Rest by "space".
     2. Use "NFER" to record chords. It puts back in step size.
     3. "Delete" or "XFER" if you mistake notes.
     4. "Ctrl" is octave down and "Shift" is octave up. It corresponds the number you push. You can confirm the value of octave shift on the monitor.
     5. In full-key mode you can add step size by"E" such as "X"+"E"+"C" means 3/4.
     6. Instant keys. "Right/Left Arrow" for duration +5/-5. "Up/Down Arrow" for velocity +5/-5.
     7. "Tab" to change input mode. "PageUp" and "PageDown" to shift Radio button. "ESC" to quit Cakestep.
     8. Technical Information
        
        Duration value by one touch key
        

              Fast     Slow
        9          +3
        8          +1
        7          -1
        6    96%/-4   98%/-2
        5    92%/-8   96%/-4
        4    88%/-12  94%/-6
        3          60%
        2          40%
        1          20%
        0          90%
        -          80%
        

        Velocity value by one touch key
        

               narrow  medium  wide
        R  ppp（  42     28     14）
        T  pp （  54     42     30）
        Y  p  （  66     56     46）
        U  mp （  78     70     62）
        I  mf （  90     84     78）
        O  f  （ 102     98     94）
        P  ff （ 114    112    110）
        @  fff（ 126    126    126）
        

  2. Instrument keyboad
     Use keyboard as normal step recording. PC keyboard is also effective while you use instrument keyboard. So you record notes from instrument and set step size, duration and velocity from PC's keys.
     
     
     1. To decide step size, play keys below on pedal
        C 1, D 1/2, E 1/4, F 1/8, G 1/16, A 1/32
        C# 3/2, D# 2/3, B 1/3
        If you play multiple keys on pedal, you can add the step size.
        C# dot, D# triplet
        D & C# on padal means 3/4.
        
     2. G# for rest, A# for delete, and F# for back on pedal.
        
     3. Use modulation wheel to input velocity and duration value. Modulation value is transposed on pedal for duration and off pedal for velocity.
  
  

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• Cakecont(Program to insert control changes and pitch bends according to the specified curve)
  
  This is a program to insert control changes (CC) and pitch bends (PB) according to the specified curve to a MIDI-file in edit. You can adjust a curve while monitoring the curve's change visually in real-time operation. This program uses Cakewalk's DDE function in the similar way of the step-recording program.
  
  Sequencers such as VISION and PERFORMER have that function. I don't know why, but Cakewalk hasn't it (only drawing method with mouse). So I made it myself as an extension version.
  
  You can download the program by "Download" button and read operation manual (in Japanese) by "ReadMe" button.
  
  32 bits version

  16 bits version

  I think the usage of 32-bits version is easy. You can do almost all operations by mouse clicks. Please see "About" how to use mouse click. Refer to the hints of 16-bits-version.
  Below are a few hints to use Cakecont of 16-bits-version.
  
  Installation
  
  

  1. Select cakecons.exe (for the display 640*480) or cakeconl.exe (for the display more than 640*480 size). Rename it "cakecont.exe".
  2. Place range.cal in a cal-exec directory (default is a Cakewalk's directory).
  
  It inserts control CC/PB,
  
  
  1. "Range" having been selected, to the area in the selected range.
  2. "Range" having not been selected, to "NowTime" point (only one CC or PB).
  
  
  How to use
  
  
  1. Run Cakewalk first. After that, run Cakecont.
  2. Set "Range" or "NowTime" in Cakewalk where you want to fill CC or PB
     
  3. Activate Cakecont (Cakecont has an autoactivate function. So move a mouse on Cakecont).
  4. Choose the curve you want to use by Select button("D" to "K" and "X" to "M". They correspond to keyboard(shortcut). So you can select curve directly from keyboard).
  5. Adjust a curve from radio button (how to adjust is below).
  6. Execute by "Enter".
     
     
  7. "Space" to continue on the next note and "Esc" to quit.
  
  How to adjust a curve
  
  You can monitor changes of a curve in realtime operation. So trial-and-error method is the best way to learn (^^;;;
  But here is a little advice.
  
  
  1. "Beg"(begin) means starting point value of CC/PB.
  2. "Mid"(middle) means middle point value of CC/PB.
  3. "End" means stopping point value of CC/PB.
  4. "1_D" means curve's depth before a middle point.
  5. "2_D"(secondary depth) means curve's depth after a middle point.
  6. In "1_D" and "2_D", value 0(zero) results in a strait line, value +(plus) in a swelled line and value -(minus) in a dented line.
  7. "Turn" means where is a middle point.
  8. Below are shortcut for those switches.
     "Insert" to "Beg". "Home" to "Mid". "PageUp" to "End". "Delete" to "1_D". "End" to "2_S". "PageDown" to "Turn".
  9. "Den"(density) decides an interval to fill CC/PB. Density=0 means to insert CC/PB when any value changes happen.
  10. "Cont"(control) is to decide a CC value.
  11. "Rand"(randomize) is for humanization. Rand=0 means no randomization.
  12. You can move between these radio buttons with arrow keys.
  13. Three way to enter numerics
      You can change a mode by "," and switch plus/minus by "+" or "/" key. The reason of using "/" is being able to key without shift.
      1. Mode 0
         This mode is prepared for one-touch input of control changes.
         On the upper row 106/109 keyboard, "1"-"9" keys mean 0-90. "0" is 100. "-" is 110. "^" is 120、"\" is 127.
         On the row below, "Q"-"P" mean 15-105, "@" is 115, "[" is 125.
         On the next row below, "A" is 0, "S" is 5.
      2. Mode 1
         This mode is for adjusting the value decided in mode 0. You can add or subtract a value directly to use ten(numeric) keys.
      3. Mode 3
         This mode is prepared mainly for the input of pitch bends.
         You can enter a value to use ten(numeric) keys as a calculator.
  
  A little more
  
  
  1. "BackSpace" deletes whole CC/PBs in a "range".
  2. Refer to a help by "About".

• Mandelbrot music macro
  
  Cakewalk CALs to compose Mandelbrot music automatically.
  For Mr. Yamamoto's proposal to compose Mandelbrot music, I had made a few CALs to examine how to construct Mandelbrot music. However,
  
  
  1. Too slow!!(A version in which effective value is eight takes more than one hour to generate a piece of three minutes),
  2. Too large!! so can not enhance any more(The upper limit of Cakewalk CAL's size is about 8KB)
  3. Too poor!! (You must rewrite source codes to change parameters)
  
  Finally I had rewritten the whole codes by C. Here I publish them for a sample as Cakewalk CAL can do such a thing.
  Refer to comments of the CAL on usage.
  
  polyphonic & extended version(effective value 4)
  polyphonic & extended version(effective value 8)
  square wave version