9.5

Using MIDI devices
MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
● To remove a device from the Installed Devices list, select it and click Remove Device.
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 different “types” of patches are handled differently in the
instruments. For example, while “patches” typically are “regular” programs that you play one
at the time, “performances” may be combinations of programs, which could be split across the
keyboard, layered, or used for multi-timbral playback, and so on.
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 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 a search term such as drum in the
Filter field, and press Return to display all sounds with drum in the name.
3. Click a patch in the list to select it.
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