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Bome MIDI Translator: User's Manual 13 Tips & Tricks

13 Tips & Tricks

13.1 Make Backups!

Creating and refining MIDI Translator projects can be a lot of work. Many

people only realize that when it is too late...

It cannot be said often enough: hard disks will die eventually, so regularly

save your project files on an external hard drive, USB thumb drive, or

network drive. At best, use a tool that seamlessly does that for you. macOS

users can conveniently use Time Machine for automatic backups.

13.2 Quick Access to Different Configs

If you frequently alternate between two or a couple of different project files

and would like to quickly access them, a quick&easy way is to create

multiple copies of the MIDI Translator executable app file:

1. Locate the folder where MIDI Translator is installed

(Windows, e.g.: “C:\Program Files\Bome MIDI Translator Pro”, or the

“Applications” folder on macOS)

2. Select the executable app (“MIDITranslator.exe” / “Bome MIDI

Translator Pro.app” – where .exe and .app aren't usually shown by

Explorer/Finder)

3. Copy and paste the file:

Windows: Ctrl-C and then Ctrl-V

macOS: Command-C and then Command-V

4. Rename the copy to your liking, e.g. “BMT Ableton”

The trick is that from now on, the copied app will use its own settings, i.e.

which project file to load, location of the program window, which

preferences and settings, MIDI ports, etc.

Alternatively, you can create start scripts (.bat/.cmd on Windows, .sh or

AppleScript on macOS) which use the command line switches to select a

settings file and/or project file.