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Instrument Definitions
Creating Instrument Definitions
• Click OK. NewList will now be listed under the General MIDI branch. Any patch names that exist
in the General MIDI list apply to NewList, too.
• Add new patch names to NewList. These names will override those in the list on which NewList
is based.
If you change your mind about NewList and want to make it a stand-alone, separate list, simply drag
it to the Patch Names root folder.
See also:
Assigning the Bank Select Method
Assigning Patch Names
Assigning Note Names
Assigning Controller, RPN, and NRPN Names
Assigning the Bank Select Method
Your synthesizer uses one of four bank select methods to switch back and forth between banks of
sounds. To find the method used for your instrument, check the instrument’s User’s Guide or the
manufacturer’s web site. The four methods are as follows:
The bank select method you choose affects the bank numbers that you assign to each patch list, as
described in the following section. Here’s how you compute the bank numbers:
Method Used for
Normal Instruments that respond to Controller 0 or Controller 32 bank select messages
Controller 0 only Instruments that only respond to Controller 0 bank select messages
Controller 32 only Instruments that only respond to Controller 32 bank select messages
Patch 100...127 Instruments that let you change banks by sending patch changes between 100 and
127
Table 165.
Bank select method To compute the bank number
Normal Take the value of Controller 0, multiply it by 128, and add the value of Controller
32 to derive the bank number.
Note: A synthesizer manufacturer may refer to Controller 0 as the MSB (Most
Significant Byte) and to Controller 32 as the LSB (Least Significant Byte).
Controller 0 only The value of Controller 0 is the bank number.
Table 166.