Reference Guide

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Creating instrument definitions
Instrument definitions
To export an instrument definition
1. In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the
Instrument tree and choose Export from the menu to display the Export Instrument Definition
dialog box.
2. If you don’t want to save the file in the folder that’s listed in the Save In field, navigate to the
folder in which you do want to save the file.
3. Enter a file name and click Save.
SONAR saves the file, with the filename extension .ins.
To reload instrument definitions
Users of MIDI librarian programs need the ability to update SONAR’s instrument definitions in real-
time, without having to close and restart SONAR.
When the Reset (Panic) button is pressed, SONAR closes and reopens the instrument manager
to reload settings from Master.ins and Instrmap.ini.
Any changes made to patch names or other instrument definitions are reflected immediately.
See also:
“Creating and editing patch name and other lists” on page 1125
“Copying name lists” on page 1127
“Assigning the Bank Select method” on page 1127
“Assigning patch names” on page 1129
“Assigning note names” on page 1130
“Assigning controller, RPN, and NRPN names” on page 1132
Creating and editing patch name and other lists
You can create and edit the various lists in the Names tree that make up each instrument definition.
Patch name, note name, and controller name lists can contain up to 128 entries, numbered 0
through 127. RPN and NRPN name lists can contain up to 16,384 entries, numbered 0 through
16,383.
To create and edit name lists
• To create, edit, or work with name lists, go to the Names tree of the Define Instruments and
Note: Exporting instrument definitions allows you to share them with other SONAR users.