User Guide

Chapter 4: Using the Program 27
Changing MIDI PLAYBACK Instruments (Patches)
If you have a General MIDI compatible instrument, you can use the Patch names
to change patch by name. Use the MIDI OPTIONS button (or click on any of the
OPTIONS buttons (AUDIO,GENERAL, etc.) and click on the MIDI OPTIONS
tab) to enter the MIDI SETTINGS PANEL.
Once you have chosen this option, you can then click on the part that you want to
change (for example the Bass Part). Then, change the patch. This is a great way to
hear how different the same song sounds on different instruments.
Using the AUDIO/MIDI playback mode, you can mix Digital Audio and MIDI
tracks in any way you want. For example, you can decrease or the Volume of a
Digital Audio part (in the Audio Options Tab) and substitute the corresponding
MIDI part by increasing the Volume of the part in the MIDI Options Tab.)
A NOTE ABOUT PATCHES-
A "Patch" is the
instrument selection
for your MIDI synthesizer. Normally you
will want to use a Piano patch for the piano, Bass for the bass etc. But you can
select any Patch (e.g. Guitar, Electric Piano, Music Box, Harp, Tenor Saxophone
etc.) for any part/track.