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Using MIDI devices
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 the separate PDF document “MIDI De-
vices”.
Selecting a patch for an installed device
If you return to the Project window at this point, you will
find that the installed device has been added to the MIDI
Output menus (in the track list and the Inspector). Now
you can select patches by name, in the following way:
1. Pull down the Output menu (in the track list or Inspec-
tor) for the track you want to associate the installed device
with, and select the device.
This directs the track to the MIDI output specified for the device in the
MIDI Device Manager. The Bank and Program Selector fields in the track
list and Inspector are replaced by a single Program Selector field that
currently reads “Off”.
2. Click the Program Selector field to display a pop-up
menu, hierarchically listing all the patches in the device.
The list is similar to the one displayed in the MIDI Device Manager. You
can scroll the list up and down (if required), click the plus/minus signs to
show or hide subgroups, etc.
You can also use a filter function here. For this, enter the
search term in the Filter field, e.g. “drum”, and press [Re
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turn] to display all sounds with “drum” in the name.
3. Click a patch in the list to select it.
This sends the appropriate MIDI message to the device. You can also
scroll the program selection up or down, as with any value.
Renaming patches in a device
The pre-configured devices list is based on the factory-
preset patches, i.e. the patches included in the device
when you first bought it. If you have replaced some of the
factory presets with your own patches, you need to modify
the device so that the patch name list matches the actual
device:
1. In the MIDI Device Manager, select the device in the
Installed Devices list.
2. If you are using Cubase, click Open Device.
Make sure that Patch Banks is selected on the pop-up menu at the top of
the window.
3. Activate the Enable Edit checkbox.
When this is turned off (default), you cannot edit the pre-configured de-
vices.
4. Use the Patch Banks display to locate and select the
patch you want to rename.
In many instruments, the user-editable patches are located in a separate
group or bank.
5. Click on the selected patch in the Patch Banks list to
edit its name.
6. Type in the new name and click OK.
7. Rename the desired patches in this way, and finish by
deactivating Enable Edit again (to avoid modifying the de-
vice by accident).
Ö You can also make more radical changes to the patch
structure in a device (adding or deleting patches, groups
or banks), see below. For example, this is useful if you ex
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pand your MIDI device by adding extra storage media
such as RAM cards.
Patch Structure
Patches are structured as follows:
• Banks are the main categories of sounds – typically patches,
performances and drums, as described above.
• Each bank can contain any number of groups, represented by
folders in the list.
• The individual patches, performances or drum kits are repre-
sented by presets in the list.