Upgrade Manual

Chapter 12: Convert Patch Lists

Convert Patch Lists from PowerTracks or Cakewalk!

Make synthesizer patch file lists (.PAT files) easily by converting PowerTracks Pro Audio or Cakewalk patch lists!

Band-in-a-Box can now read a patch file list generated by PowerTracks Pro Audio or Cakewalk, and convert it to a

.PAT file for use in Band-in-a-Box. The patch file contains the name and numbers for all patches on a synthesizer,

so that you can access your patches easily by name. If you already have a patch list for your synthesizer from one of

these other programs, you can now convert it to Band-in-a-Box format easily.

Converting PowerTracks patch list to Band-in-a-Box .Pat files.

PowerTracks stores its patch lists in a single file, called PATCHES.INI. This file contains all of the patch lists for

the synths supported by PowerTracks. Band-in-a-Box stores the patch list for each synth in a separate file, with an

extension of .PAT.

To convert a PowerTracks patch file to a Band-in-a-Box Patch file, you will be choosing the c:\pt\ptw\patches.ini,

and then choosing the synth that you want to convert to a .PAT file.

Press the Higher Banks button at the top right of the BB screen.

Press the [Open INI/INS…] button.