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Creating instrument definitions
Instrument definitions
Figure 376. The Define Instruments and Names dialog
A. The Instruments tree B. The Names tree
The Define Instruments and Names dialog box contains two trees:
• The Instruments tree in the left half of the dialog box lists all defined instruments and their
characteristics
• The Names tree in the right half of the dialog box shows all the resources you use to define an
instrument
You expand or collapse the folders and lists in each tree by clicking on the + or - key shown to the
left of each item. You can also right-click on an item and choose Expand or Collapse from the
menu, or double-click on an item to expand or collapse it.
To define an instrument, you drag resources from the
Names tree to the name of an instrument on
the Instruments tree. Each resource is color-coded—you can only drag a Names list to an
Instrument tree branch of the same color. For example, you can only drag a list from the Patch
Names folder in the Names tree to a Patch Names for Banks folder in the Instruments tree.
There are six components to an instrument definition:
• Method for bank selection
• Patch names, such as Piano and Bass
• Note names, which are most frequently used to name drum notes, such as kick or snare
• Controller names, like volume and pan
• Names for Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)
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