Instruction Manual

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Assign Instruments dialog
Dialog Reference
You might also want to split channels to different instruments if you have
several instruments attached to a single MIDI output. For example, you
might have a Roland synth receiving on MIDI channels 1-9, a Roland drum
machine receiving on channel 10, and a basic GM-compatible synth
receiving on channels 11 through 16. In this case, you'd use three different
instrument definitions for your one and only MIDI output.
The Assign Instruments dialog box has the following fields:
Output/Channel
This field lists all your MIDI outputs and all the channels for each output.
Highlight the output/channel combination you want to assign an instrument
definition to. You can select several output/channel combinations at the
same time (for example, all 16 channels of a output) by Ctrl-clicking or Shift-
clicking.
Uses Instrument
This field lists all the instrument definitions that are currently stored by
SONAR. Selecting one binds it to any output/channel combinations that are
selected in the Output/Channel field.
Save Changes for Next Session
Click this checkbox if you want to reuse any new combinations you made
the next time you open SONAR.
Define button
Clicking this button opens the Define Instruments and Names dialog box,
which allows you to define your own MIDI instruments, if they are not MIDI
standard.
For step by step instructions, see: