Operation Manual

18 Bank and Program Management
Figure 8: Bank and program manager window.
A new bank can be created by clicking on the + button below the bank list. This opens the
Create New Bank window in which the name of the new bank can be entered. A bank can be
deleted by first selecting it in the bank list and then clicking on the - button. Be careful, this
command erases a bank and all the programs it contains; this operation is permanent and can not
be undone. In order to rename a bank, simply click on the Rename button and enter a new name.
Banks and the information corresponding to each of its programs is stored in a simple text file
on your computer hard disk. In order to view these bank files, click on the Show Files button under
the bank list. On Windows, this command will open an Explorer window at the location where the
files are stored. On Mac OSX, the command has a similar effect and opens a Finder window. All
the bank file names follow the same format and begin with the bank name. These files can be used
for backups or to exchange presets with other users.
The list of programs included in the selected bank is displayed in the program list in the center
of the manager window. Presets are selected by clicking on their name which updates the program
information appearing on the right of the preset list. Program information includes the name of the
preset, its author and comments. This information can be updated by clicking on the corresponding
box which opens an edition window. Note that multiple presets can be updated simultaneously by
selecting more than one preset at once and clicking on a preset information box.
A multiple selection consisting of adjacent programs is obtained by holding down the Shift key
on the computer keyboard and then clicking on the name of the first program to be copied and then
the last one. A non-adjacent multiple selection is obtained by holding down the Ctrl/command
computer key and clicking on the name of the different programs to be copied. It is also possible
to select all programs at once by clicking on the Select All button at the bottom of the program list.
Programs can be copied to another bank by clicking on the Copy button. A program must first
be selected by clicking on its name on the program list; it is then copied by moving the mouse to
a given bank in the Bank list on the right and clicking on the bank name. The Move command is
activated by clicking on the Move button; it copies a preset to a new bank but also erases it in the