User guide

Chapter 38 Working in the Environment 907
You can create MIDI events here as you would in the Event List, by cutting, copying,
inserting, and editing (see Chapter 18, “Editing MIDI Events in the Event List,” on
page 459). The only difference is that you enter the desired bank number, rather than a
time position.
The letter in parentheses next to the bank number allows you to control the order of
transmission, when a bank select requires more than one message.
If there are no events defined for a particular bank, a standard bank select message will
be sent for that bank.
For bank messages that need a channel (MIDI controller messages, for example), the
channel of the instrument is used. This feature is especially useful for multi instruments,
as you only need to create one set of bank messages for all 16 sub-instruments. If an
instrument’s channel is set to All, channel 1 is used.
Note: The custom bank select information becomes part of the instrument, and is
automatically copied with it, should you replicate the instrument object.
Mapped Instruments
This instrument is particularly useful for drum instruments or any drum-mode MIDI
device. A drum-mode device has different sounds assigned to different MIDI notes, but
only uses a single MIDI channel. As examples, a drum kit loaded into the EXS24 mkII, or
MIDI channel 10 of a GM-compliant sound module, or a drum machine.
To create a new mapped instrument:
m Choose New > Mapped Instrument (or use the New Mapped Instrument key
command).
A mapped instrument is used just like a standard instrument, but each individual input
note can be:
 Named (snare, hi hat, and so on)
 Mapped to an output note
 Given a velocity offset