Instruction Manual

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Creating Instrument Definitions
Instrument Definitions
the Downloads section of the Cakewalk website (www.cakewalk.com).
Simply download the files to your SONAR folder, unzip if necessary, and
import the instrument definitions as described below.
When you import an instrument definition, it is added to the master
instrument definition file M
ASTER.INS. The contents of this file determines
the list of instruments that appear in the Assign Instruments dialog box.
To Import Instrument Definitions
1. Choose Options-Instruments to display the Assign Instruments dialog
box.
2. Click Define to display the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
3. Click Import to display the Import Instrument Definitions dialog box.
4. Choose the file that contains instrument definitions for your
manufacturer, and click Open. SONAR displays a list of all the
instrument definitions in the file.
5. Choose one or more instruments from the list, and click OK.
6. Click Close to close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
The instrument definitions you imported should now appear in the Uses
Instrument list in the Assign Instruments dialog box.
See also:
Creating Instrument Definitions
To Create a New Instrument
To Rename an Instrument
To Add a Bank or Change the Patch Names for a Bank
To Create and Edit Name Lists
Creating Instrument Definitions
SONAR lets you create and edit instrument definitions. To create an
instrument definition, you must answer these types of questions:
• What are the names of the patches in each bank?
• Which note names should be used for each patch?
• What are the names of the MIDI Controllers for this instrument?