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92 lines
3.4 KiB
HTML
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/patch_change.png" alt="A patch change in a MIDI region"/>
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<figcaption class="center">A patch change in a MIDI region</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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A <dfn>Patch Change</dfn> is Ardour's description for a combination of MIDI
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program change and bank select messages, that typically instruct a
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synthesizer or sampler to select a sound to use on any given channel. Patch
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changes are shown within MIDI regions as small rectangles or
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<dfn>flags</dfn>, with a vertical line showing where in the region the patch
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change will occur.
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</p>
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<h2>Inserting Patch Changes</h2>
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/region-midi-r-click-menu.png" alt="Region > MIDI context menu"/>
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<figcaption class="center">MIDI context menu</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/patch-change-dlg.png" alt="Patch Change dialog"/>
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<figcaption class="center">Patch Change dialog</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/patch-r-click-menu.png" alt="Patch Change context menu"/>
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<figcaption class="center">Patch Change context menu</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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A patch change is inserted by first ensuring that the mouse is in <a
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href="@@toolbox">Grab Mode</a>, then <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking
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on the MIDI region where the patch change is desired, then selecting <kbd
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class="menu"><Region Name> > MIDI > Insert Patch Change...</kbd>.
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The desired patch is then chosen from the dialog that appears.
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<p>
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<p class="note">
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Inserted patch changes always appear in the selected region at the <a
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href="@@edit-point-control">Edit Point</a>.
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</p>
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<h2>Modifying Patch Changes</h2>
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<p>
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A patch change can be modified in <a href="@@toolbox">Internal Edit Mode</a> by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on
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it, then selecting the desired patch from the menu that appears. A patch
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change can also be modified by hovering the mouse pointer over the patch
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change to be modified and moving the mouse wheel until the desired program
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number is selected. The bank number can be modified similarly by holding down
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the <kbd class="mod3"></kbd> key while moving the mouse wheel until the
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desired bank is selected.
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</p>
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<h2>Moving Patch Changes</h2>
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<p>
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A patch change can be moved, within the region in which it resides, by <kbd
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class="mouse">left</kbd>-clicking it and dragging it to the desired location.
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</p>
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<h2>Removing Patch Changes</h2>
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<p>
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A patch change can be removed by holding down the <kbd class="mod3"></kbd> key
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and then <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on it.
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</p>
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<h2 id="midnam">Names for Patch Numbers: MIDNAM files</h2>
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<p>
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MIDNAM files assign human-readable names to the "sound coordinates" (Program
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Change, Bank Select) of MIDI synthesizers and devices. A number of MIDNAM
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files come bundled with Ardour; if the MIDNAM for a device is not included
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with Ardour, <a href="@@midnam-ref">a custom MIDNAM file can be created</a>
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for device in question.
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</p>
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<h3>Selecting a device</h3>
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<p>
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Selecting a MIDNAM is only possible if there is no MIDI synth on the track in
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question or the MIDI synth does not have a MIDNAM associated with it. In this
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case, it is possible to select the desired MIDNAM from a combobox in the MIDI
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track's header, usually directly below the track's fader. See <a
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href="@@midi-track-controls">MIDI Track Controls</a> for more details.
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</p>
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