The miracle piano teaching system pc download

It takes up much less space than a regular piano and comes with a giant manual. The piano plugs into your NES and a power source and then you're ready to play.

The first thing you discover is that the Miracle can sound like anything from a church organ to a set of jungle drums. In fact, it can make over sounds. The software that comes with the system is your piano teacher -- complete with an estimated eight to twelve months worth of lessons depending on how fast you learn and what your level of experience is.

The lessons begin with the absolute basics -- get to know your keyboard, what fingers go where, and the names of the different keys. As time goes by the lessons grow more and more challenging -- you learn rhythm, how to read music, and, when I cheated and peeked ahead, lessons about things such as sharps, flats, musical notation, and accidentals.

You even learn to play complicated pieces that at this point in time look like a strange foreign language. Each lesson starts with a description of what's to be learned, often accompanied by a demo of how it's supposed to sound. If you get bored with the normal lessons, you've got a couple of other practice alternatives in the "Practice Room". This section of the program lets you choose between playing one of the many pieces in the lessons from "Canon in D" to "Hound Dog" accompanied by the Toolworks Orchestra and they make even me sound good!

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If, after reading this FAQ , you find that your question or problem is not addressed, you can report a Miracle problem to us on our Miracle problem report form. Please use that form to report problems or ask questions , since it will help make sure that you give us the necessary information to assist. Where possible, we'll do our best to help. Although dated and limited in scope, it may be useful for many Miracle owners.

This archive was blocked for some time by the current domain owners, but has recently become available again from that link. Tech support requests or similar requests for help should NOT be sent to the links provided in that archive, as the company is long out of business.

A: The Miracle was developed in the early 's by Software Toolworks. In essence, the Miracle software offered lessons in playing the piano for beginning students. The keyboard communicated back and forth with the computer or game system by serial or MIDI cables, thus providing feedback and drill for the student, as well as interactive piano learning games. Although relatively rare, conversion kits which included the software for use with an already owned Miracle keyboard were also purchasable that allowed one to convert the game system versions to PC or Mac software.

It was closed out, whence many of its owners, and discontinued about Software Toolworks was bought out around , so support for the Miracle is not available in any form. We try to help Miracle users independently as part of pianoeducation. You cannot use the serial cable provided with the Miracle and have the keyboard work with other MIDI programs, since the serial interface only works with the Miracle software.

Fortunately, this is easy to do and doesn't demand any special knowledge. See below for details on how to carry this out. This may be the best use of a Miracle keyboard, given the increasingly dated nature of the Miracle software. A: Perhaps. If the keyboard is connected to the computer by a MIDI cable not the serial Miracle cable supplied with the keyboard and if you have the configured the software when you installed it to use the MIDI inputs, it may well work.

A: I have confirmed with one of the original designers of the Miracle keyboard that the keyboard itself is the same for all versions of the Miracle system. The only hardware difference is the cable connecting it to the device running the software. Of course, your Amiga software will not run on the PC, unless you use emulator software.

To learn more about the necessary connections to create a replacement serial cable for the Miracle, see our article, Making a Replacement Miracle Cable. Q: I have the Piano Discovery System. Can you help with questions or software? JumpMusic is long out of business, so neither the Miracle nor the Piano Discovery System are available commercially, except as aftermarket items.

Just as with the Miracle, formal support for PDS is not provided by anyone. Because the PDS is a fundamentally different system, programmed in a different way, we cannot provide help, support or replacement software for it.

However, I have recently found a tech support archive for JumpMusic products at web. Both of the archives are limited to the most common problems encountered, but may be helpful to some users of these two systems. Tech support requests or similar requests for help should NOT be sent to the links provided in those archives, as the company is now out of business. Sending such requests may result in loss of all access to the archives, since the domain names are now owned by another firm.

Where can I buy the Miracle software? A: Since the Miracle is no longer manufactured, Jump! Music, the current owner of the rights to the Miracle does not support the product.

The situation is further complicated by the fact that Jump! Music is out of business and can't be directly contacted. Although limited, this archive has FAQ's which some owners of the Miracle may find useful. It has now been disabled by the current owner of the domain for reasons which are unknown to us. Q: Is it "safe" to buy a Miracle system used? A: The Miracle keyboard is pretty rugged and rarely fails. The main problems with used Miracle systems are that parts are often missing manuals and keyboard cabling, mostly or one or more of the accompanying software diskettes is no longer readable.

If you buy the system used, make sure you get all the parts full list just below and insist that the seller test and guarantee the readability of the software disks before shipment or delivery, since it isn't possible to get a full set of new replacement disks by any legal method of which we are aware.

Is it legal to use it? A: If you buy Miracle software and hardware used, keep in mind that any "product" that offers the software in any form on CD-ROM, without accompanying original diskettes, is likely illegally copied in violation of copyright law, since the software was never supplied on CD-ROM by its original owner, The Software Toolworks, or its second owner, Jump!

Since copyrights last for 75 years after the death of the author, the Miracle hardware and software are still covered under registered U. This is a problem if you buy such software, since you can be held liable for sizable compensatory and statutory damages, as well as attorney fees, if you use it. You are, of course, free to back up your own original Miracle diskettes to CD-ROM if you wish and you probably should , so long as you keep the original diskettes as proof of ownership.

Q: I have Miracle software on diskettes that read and install without errors. Should I take any precautions? A: Yes! Copy not install all the files from all the diskettes to your hard disk, then write them out to a CD-R, as a backup. The magnetic media on all diskettes have a limited lifetime and become unreadable over time. If you want to keep your Miracle software, back up the diskettes now!

Q: I bought a Miracle keyboard, but don't know if I have all the parts. What was in the original Miracle box? For information on cables to connect the Miracle to your computer and power supplies, see below.

Q: Where can I get a replacement Miracle keyboard, software or accessories? A: We know of no current commercial source for new Miracle equipment or accessories. However, you can find several units offered for sale in various online auctions, if you are willing to consider used equipment. Just search the site or Google for "Miracle piano.

Make sure that the seller tests the readability of the software diskettes before you buy them used and will provide a refund if the disk set is defective. See just below for software replacement options. A: Again, since the product is no longer supported, you cannot get replacement disks from the manufacturer or the current owner of the Miracle rights. The original DOS version of the Miracle software came on three diskettes; the Windows version was supplied on two.

We can replace a single defective Miracle disk with a ZIP of the disk contents attached to e-mail as a service to our visitors, but only for legitimate owners of the Miracle. Legitimate owners of the Miracle who have a single defective diskette should contact us by e-mail. Please send with the request e-mail a scan, photo of in JPG format or the full text of the disk label for the disk you wish replaced, or any other suitable proof of ownership.

Indicate which version DOS or Windows and which disk of the set you need. We cannot and will not provide upgrades e. DOS to Windows versions or full disk sets of any version. Requests for version upgrades, full disk sets, or version changes e. Amiga to Windows will not be answered or honored. Please note that disk replacements provided by us are for personal use only, not for resale.

If you use an e-mail whitelist or other spam-blocking tool, make sure that your server will accept e-mail from our server pianoeducation. E-mails from us rejected by your server will not be sent again, since we have no way of contacting you in that event. For legitimate owners of the supplemental Miracle song disks Volume 1 or 2 , we can provide a single replacement disk, as a compressed ZIP file attached to e-mail, for those who have a bad diskette.

Requesters of song disk replacements must prove ownership of the song disks by providing the full text of the diskette label for the diskette they wish replaced or a scan of that diskette sent in.

JPG format. Please note that disk replacements of any sort provided by us are for personal use only, not for resale. See below for availability of replacement Miracle software for other computers.

Q: Can I download a free copy of the Miracle software anyplace? A: There are some, probably illegal, copies of the Miracle DOS software available for download from several sites. We are unaware of any downloadable versions of the Windows software. EXE file that allows you to adjust configuration parameters. For that reason, you cannot use this version to recreate the installation disks, nor can you change the installation, other than by manually editing the configuration file CONFIG.

We are providing this link so that legitimate owners of the Miracle with multiple bad original disks can still use their systems. Please note that we neither recommend nor condone the use of this software for those who are not legitimate owners of the Miracle software, i. Q: I want to make a backup copy of my Miracle diskettes, but most of the files have.

QPZ or. TZF extensions. Is something wrong? A: No. TZF files are a special type of compressed archive similar to. ZIP that are read and decompressed by the Miracle install program on the first diskette of the series. QPZ files are just diskette identifiers for the install program. Because the Miracle files are compressed on the diskettes, you cannot install the program simply by copying the diskette files to your hard disk.

You must use the installation program, whose executable. EXE file is on the first diskette of the series. Similarly, you cannot run the Miracle teaching program from the diskettes by simply double clicking on the file name in the Windows Explorer, for exactly the same reason. Of course, you CAN run the install program that way.

Q: I've lost my Miracle manuals. Can I get replacement copies anyplace? A: The original manuals, as supplied with the system, are not available commercially in any form, except as they may accompany used systems.

Just run the appropriate file from the installation floppies and look for the README files in your Miracle directory at the end of the installation process.