8.0

Using MIDI devices
MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
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Devices with several banks have an additional tab “Bank Assignment”. Select this
tab to 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 choose between different drum kits in the track list or
Inspector.
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:
PROCEDURE
1. Open the Output menu (in the track list or Inspector) 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 [Return] 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.