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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)
• Names for Non-Registered Parameter Numbers (NRPNs)
The instrument definitions organize all names (patches, notes, controllers, RPNs, and NRPNs) into
lists. You may be able to define a new instrument using existing name lists. For example, two models of
synthesizers made by a particular manufacturer may have identical patch name lists but use different
NRPNs. In this case, you can use the same patch name lists for both instruments, but you would need to
use a different NRPN list (or perhaps create a new NRPN list) for the second synth.
If you want your changes to be remembered the next time you run SONAR, make sure the Save
Changes For Next Session option in the Assign Instruments dialog box is checked before clicking OK.
Otherwise, to make only temporary changes, be sure to remove the check from that option.
To Create a New Instrument
1. In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click the word Instruments at the top of
the Instrument tree, and choose
Add Instrument from the popup menu.
2. Type a name for the new instrument and press Enter.
The new instrument is provided with default settings for all of its characteristics.
To Rename an Instrument
1. In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the
Instrument tree and choose
Edit from the popup menu.
2. Type the new name and press Enter.
To Delete an Instrument
1. In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the
Instrument tree and choose
Delete from the menu.
2. Confirm that you want to delete the instrument.