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Instrument definitions ► Importing instrument definitions
These instrument definitions are stored in text files in your SONAR folder, organized largely by manufacturer. For example, all the instrument definitions for Roland gear are stored in the Roland.ins file; all the instrument definitions for Yamaha gear are stored in the Yamaha.ins file. The Misc.ins file contains miscellaneous instrument definitions.
If SONAR does not include an instrument definition for your MIDI instrument, you can find additional and updated instrument definitions on the Downloads section of the Cakewalk Web site (www.cakewalk.com). Simply download the files to your SONAR folder, unzip if necessary, and import the instrument definitions as described in To import instrument definitions.
When you import an instrument definition, it is added to the master instrument definition file Master.ins. The contents of this file determines the list of instruments that appear in the Assign Instruments dialog box.
Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Instruments.
Click Define to display the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
Click Import to display the Import Instrument Definitions dialog box.
Choose the file that contains instrument definitions for your manufacturer, and click Open. SONAR displays a list of all the instrument definitions in the file.
Choose one or more instruments from the list, and click OK.
Click Close to close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
The instrument definitions you imported should now appear in the Uses Instrument list in the Assign Instruments dialog box.
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Instrument definitions ► Creating instrument definitions
Create any new name lists in the Names tree that are required for the instrument.
Drag name lists and possibly a bank select method to the new instrument from the Names tree.
Close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
For detailed instructions, see To create a new instrument.
You define instruments in the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, shown in the following figure.
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Figure 519. The Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
The Define Instruments and Names dialog box contains two trees:
The Instruments tree in the left half of the dialog box lists all defined instruments and their characteristics
The Names tree in the right half of the dialog box shows all the resources you use to define an instrument
You expand or collapse the folders and lists in each tree by clicking on the + or - key shown to the left of each item. You can also right-click on an item and choose Expand or Collapse from the menu, or double-click on an item to expand or collapse it.
To define an instrument, you drag resources from the Names tree to the name of an instrument on the Instruments tree. Each resource is color-coded—you can only drag a Names list to an Instrument tree branch of the same color. For example, you can only drag a list from the Patch Names folder in the Names tree to a Patch Names for Banks folder in the Instruments tree.
If you want your changes to be remembered the next time you run SONAR, make sure the Save Changes For Next Session option in the Assign Instruments dialog box is checked before clicking OK. Otherwise, to make only temporary changes, be sure to remove the check from that option.
In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click the word Instruments at the top of the Instrument tree, and choose Add Instrument from the pop-up menu.
In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the Instrument tree and choose Edit from the pop-up menu.
In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the Instrument tree and choose Delete from the menu.
Click Close to close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
SONAR saves the instrument definition in the Master.ins file.
In the Define Instruments and Names dialog box, right-click an Instrument name in the Instrument tree and choose Export from the menu to display the Export Instrument Definition dialog box.
If you don’t want to save the file in the folder that’s listed in the Save In field, navigate to the folder in which you do want to save the file.
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