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Instrument Definition Tutorial
Instrument Definitions
Now let’s assign the XP-10 definition to some channels on a MIDI output:
To Assign the Roland XP-10 Bank and Patch Names to
a MIDI Output
1. Choose Options-Instruments to display the Assign Instruments dialog
box.
2. Let’s assign all 16 MIDI channels on output 1 to use the XP-10 bank
and patch names:
• Drag through the first 16 items in the Port/Channel list to select
them.
• From the Uses Instrument list, click Roland XP-10. A black line
connects the two lists.
3. To save these changes permanently, enable the Save Changes for
Next Session option.
4. Click OK to apply your changes.
From now on, any track that uses any of channels 1 to 16 on output 1
displays bank and patch names from the XP-10.
To check this, assign a MIDI track in a project to Ch 1, assign the Output
field to 1-Roland XP-10, and then examine the dropdown lists in the Bank
and Patch fields of the track. You should see bank and patch names that
are specific to the Roland XP-10.
Let’s check some of our bank and patch lists to see if they match up with
what we see on the screen of the XP-10. On the XP-10, let’s look at the Vari
1 bank: if we look at tone (tone means the same as patch) #005 in the Vari
1 bank on the XP-10, we see that it is called Detuned EP1. If we change the
bank on a MIDI track to 128-Roland XP-10 Var #01, and look at the menu of
patches in the Pch field, we see that there is no name listed for patch #004
(Roland numbers its patches from 1 to 128; SONAR numbers patches from
0 to 127, so patch #004 in SONAR is the same patch number as patch #005
on the Roland). Let’s look at some of the other Roland XP-10 patch name
lists in the right window of the Define Instruments and Names dialog box to
see if another one has the right patch names in it, and rename it Var #01.
To Substitute and Rename a Patch List
1. Use the Options-Instruments command to open the Assign
Instruments dialog box, and click the Define button to open the Define
Instruments and Names dialog box.
2. In the Names Tree window on the right, click the + sign on the Patches
folder to expand the tree of patch name lists.