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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.
Assigning Patch Names
A MIDI instrument can have up to 16,384 banks of 128 patches each. Patches can have names, like
"Piano" for patch number 0, "Bass" for patch number 1, and so on. Normally, each bank contains a
different set of patches, so each bank needs a separate patch name list. Most synthesizers start with a
patch number of 0.
You can assign a patch name list to each bank. You can also assign a default patch name list to the
instrument, which is used for all banks for which you haven't assigned a specific list. The previous
section describes how to compute the bank numbers to which each patch name list is assigned.
Each bank can also be assigned a special Drum flag, which indicates that all patches in that bank
contain drum sounds. If you set this flag, the Piano Roll view will display drum notes as diamonds, and
the Staff view will use percussion notation.
To See the Assignment of Patch Name Lists to Banks
1.
Expand the instrument definition by clicking the + sign next to the instrument name.
2.
Expand the Patch Names for Banks folder by clicking the + sign. The list expands to show the bank
numbers and the patch name list that is assigned to each bank.
There are three defined
To Add a Bank or Change the Patch Names for a Bank
1.
Drag a patch name list from the Names tree to the Patch Names for Banks folder of the instrument
you're editing in the Instrument tree.
2.
Enter a bank number, or enter –1 to indicate that this list of patch names should be used as the
default.
SONAR displays the updated banks and patch name lists. If necessary, SONAR adds a new bank to the
instrument definition.
To Remove a Bank or Patch Name List
1.
In the Instrument tree in the Patch Names for Banks folder of the instrument you're editing,
highlight the bank and patch names list.
510
Instrument name
banks
The * indicates that this patch list is
the default
This is the name of a patch
name list
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