Reference Guide

1128 Instrument definitions
Creating instrument definitions
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:
Here is an example of the Normal bank select method. According to the documentation for the
Roland JV-1080 synthesizer, the PR-A Bank has a Controller 0 value of 81 and a Controller 32 value
of 0. You compute the bank number that you enter in the instrument definition as follows: (81 x 128)
+ 0 = 10,368.
To change the Bank Select method
1. Highlight and expand the instrument in the Instrument tree.
2. Expand the Bank Select Method branch in the Names tree.
3. Drag the desired bank select method from the Names tree to the Instrument tree.
See also:
“Creating and editing patch name and other lists” on page 1125
“Copying name lists” on page 1127
“Assigning patch names” on page 1129
“Assigning note names” on page 1130
“Assigning controller, RPN, and NRPN names” on page 1132
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.
Controller 32 only The value of Controller 32 is the bank number.
Patch 100...127 Take the patch number and subtract 100 to derive the bank number.
Table 203.