DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual page 487

Default Program Change
The default program change for each MIDI track
is specified by clicking on the Patch Select but-
ton, from either the Mix or Edit window. Once
specified, the default program change message
is sent to your instrument when playing the
track.
To set the default program change for a MIDI or
Instrument track:
From the Mix or Edit window, click the Patch
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Select button.
Patch Select button, Patch Select button,
(Edit window) (Mix window)
Patch Select button
Do one of the following:
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• In the Patch Select dialog, select a program
number.
Patch Select dialog
– or –
• If you are using patch name files, choose a
bank from the pop-up menu in the upper
left of the Patch Select dialog and select a
patch name. See "Patch Names" on
page 475.
Choosing a bank in Patch Select dialog
Click Done.
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Once selected, the program number (or patch
name) appears in the Patch Select button in the
Edit window.
Patch Select button, Edit window
Unlike recorded and inserted program change
events, the default program change does not ap-
pear in the track's playlist.
To clear the default program change, select
None in the Patch Select dialog.
Patch Names
Pro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup
Language) for storing and importing patch
names for external MIDI devices (such as MIDI
instruments). Pro Tools installs MIDI patch
name files (.midnam) for the factory default
patch names of many common MIDI devices.
These files reside in directories, sorted by manu-
facturer, in Program Files\Common
Files\Digidesign\MIDI Patch Names\ Digide-
sign (Windows) and /Library/Audio/ MIDI
Patch Names/Digidesign (Mac).
patch name
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