Instruction Manual

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Creating Instrument Definitions
Instrument Definitions
Assigning Note Names
Assigning Controller, RPN, and NRPN Names
Assigning Note Names
Each patch may have a list of up to 128 names for notes. Usually, note
names are labels for percussion instruments. For example, the pitch C3
may really be “Kick Drum,” and D3 may be “Snare.” Because a drum
machine may provide different drum kits for each patch, SONAR lets you
specify a different list of note names for each patch. The Piano Roll and
Event List views show you these note names.
You can assign a note name list to each patch. You can also assign a
default note name list to the instrument, which is used for all patches for
which you haven’t assigned a specific note name list.
Each patch can also be assigned a special Drum flag, which indicates that
this patch contains drum sounds. If you set this flag, the Piano Roll view will
display drum notes as diamonds, and the Staff view will use percussion
notation.
There are several standard note name lists provided with SONAR:
To See the Assignment of Note Name Lists to Patches
1. Expand the instrument definition by clicking the + sign next to the
instrument name.
2. Expand the Patch Names for Banks folder by clicking the + sign.
3. Continue expanding the tree by clicking the + sign, until the tree is fully
expanded.
Note name list… Contents…
0...127 The numbers 0 through 127
Diatonic The default MIDI note names (like C4, E5, and so
on)
General MIDI Drums The default instrument names for the General
MIDI drum patch