CAKEWALK SONAR - Assigning Patch Names

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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. Here’s 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 definition as follows: (81 x 128) + 0 =
10,368.
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.
Assigning Patch Names
A MIDI instrument can have up to 16,384 banks of 128 patches each. Patches can
have names, like “Piano” for patch number 0, “Bass” 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 haven’t
assigned a specific list. The previous section describes how to compute the bank
numbers to which each patch name list is assigned.
Each bank can also be assigned a special Drum flag, which indicates that all
patches in that bank contain drum sounds. If you set this flag, the Piano Roll view
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.
Note: 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.