Reference Guide

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Creating Instrument Definitions
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?
• Which RPN and NRPNs are available on the instrument?
• Which Bank Select method does the instrument use?
To collect this information, you need the MIDI documentation for your instrument.
Here’s a general outline of the steps you must follow to create an instrument definition:
• Create a new instrument in the Instrument tree.
• Create any new name lists in the Names tree that are required for the instrument.
• Drag name lists and possibly a bank select method to the new instrument from the Names tree.
• Close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
For detailed instructions, see “To Create a New Instrument” on page 791.
You define instruments in the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, shown below: