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<h2>Names for Patch Numbers: MIDNAM files</h2>
<p>
MIDNAM files assign human-redable names to the "coordinates" (MSB, LSB, pc) of
instruments and controls of MIDI-devices. Quite some files already come pre-bundled
MIDNAM files assign human-redable names to the "coordinates" (MSB, LSB, pc) of
instruments and controls of MIDI-devices. A number of MIDNAM files come already pre-bundled
with Ardour. Should this not be the case for your device, you can add your own (see below).
</p>
<h3>Selecting a device</h3>
<p>
For the proper names to show up in the "Patch Selector"-dialog, you have to assign a
device to your current track. To do so, hover the lower border of the tracks header
(the mouse-cursor will change to a "resize-cursor") and expand it.
For the proper names to show up in the "Patch Selector"-dialog, you have to assign a
device to your current track. To do so, hover the lower border of the tracks header
(the mouse-cursor will change to a "resize-cursor") and expand it.
You'll see dropdown menus. Select your device in the menu.
</p>
<h3>Adding a custom MIDNAM-file</h3>
<p>
MIDNAM-files are XML-Files. You can edit them using your favorite text-editor. When
MIDNAM-files are XML-Files. You can edit them using your favorite text-editor. When
doing so, please ensure to change the "Model" of the device, as Ardour will only load
each model once (i.e. it will skip files, if there are clashes).
</p>
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$ xmllint --dtdvalid MIDINameDocument10.dtd myfile.midnam
</code></pre>
<p>
Once you are satisfied with your file, you have to put it at a location where Ardour
picks it up. The best place would be the (hidden) directory
<i>.config/ardour5/patchfiles/</i>
in your home-folder. Should the sub-directory <i>patchfiles</i> not exist yet, just
create it. The path and file-names are case-sensitive. The file should end with
Once you are satisfied with your file, you have to put it at a location where Ardour
picks it up. The best place would be the (hidden) directory
<a href="@@files-and-directories-ardour-knows-about">Ardour configuration directory</a>
subdirectory patchfiles.
in your home-folder. Should the sub-directory <i>patchfiles</i> not exist yet, just
create it. The path and file-names are case-sensitive. The file should end with
"<i>.midnam</i>".
</p>
<p>
After restarting Ardour, hit the small Log-button in the upper right corner of the
main window. It should say something like:
main window. It should say something like
(this is Linux, Macos or Windows will be different):
</p>
<pre>[INFO]: Loading 3 MIDI patches from /home/username/.config/ardour5/patchfiles</pre>
<p>
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</p>
<p>
Should the MIDNAM-file be useful for the general public, it would be nice to share it:
Fork the Ardour-project on <a href="https://github.com/Ardour/ardour">gitHub</a> by
Fork the Ardour-project on <a href="https://github.com/Ardour/ardour">gitHub</a> by
hitting the "Fork"-Button. Go to the <a>patchfiles</a>-directory (and read the README).
</p>
<p>