MIDI Devices

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MIDI devices
The Patch Banks list in the left half of the window shows
the patch structure of the device. This could simply be a
list of patches, but it’s usually one or several layers of
banks or groups containing the patches (much like a
folder structure on a hard disk for example).
• You can rename a device in the Installed Devices list by
double-clicking and typing – this is useful if you have sev-
eral devices of the same model, and want to separate
them by name instead of by number.
• To remove a device from the Installed Devices list, se-
lect it and click Remove Device. The device will be deleted
immediately.
Ö Note that if there already exists a panel for the device,
opening the device might open this panel first. In this case,
click on the Edit (“e”) button to open the Device window.
About Patch Banks
Depending on the selected device, you may find that the
Patch Banks list is divided in two or more main banks.
Typically, these are called Patches, Performances, Drums
etc. The reason for having several patch banks is that dif-
ferent “types” of patches are handled differently in the in-
struments. For example, while “patches” typically are
“regular” programs that you play one at the time, “perfor-
mances” may be combinations of patches, which could
e.g. be split across the keyboard, layered or used for mul-
titimbral playback.
For devices with several banks, you will find an additional
item labeled “Bank Assignment” in the pop-up at the top
of the window. Selecting this opens a window in which
you can specify for each MIDI channel which bank it
should use.
The selection here will affect which bank is displayed
when you select programs by name for the device in the
track list or Inspector. For example, many instruments use
MIDI channel 10 as an exclusive drum channel, in which
case you would want to select the “Drums” (or “Rhythm
Set”, “Percussion”, etc.) bank for channel 10 in this list.
This would then let you select between different drum kits
in the track list or Inspector.
Limitations
There is no easy way to import a patch name script into an
existing MIDI device. For a complex workaround based on
XML editing, see “Editing the device setup XML files di-
rectly” on page 45.