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The bank select method you choose affects the bank numbers that you
assign to each patch list, as described in the following section. HereÕs
how you compute the bank numbers:
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 deÞnition as follows: (81
x 128) + 0 = 10,368.
Assigning Patch Names
A MIDI instrument can have up to 16,384 banks of 128 patches each.
Patches can have names, like ÒPianoÓ for patch number 0, ÒBassÓ 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 havenÕt assigned a speciÞc list. The previous section describes
Bank select method… To compute the bank number…
Normal Take the value of Controller 0, multiply it by 128,
and add the value of Controller 32 to derive the
bank number. A synthesizer manufacturer may refer
to Controller 0 as the MSB (Most Significant Byte)
and to Controller 32 as the LSB (Least Significant
Byte).
Controller 0 only The value of Controller 0 is the bank number.
Controller 32 only The value of Controller 32 is the bank number.
Patch 100..127 Take the patch number and subtract 100 to derive
the bank number.
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.
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