Reference Guide

1122 Instrument definitions
Creating instrument definitions
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 1124.
You define instruments in the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, shown in the following
figure.