Selecting a patch for an installed device

If you return to the Project window at this point, you will find that the installed device has been added to the MIDI Output menus (in the track list and the Inspector). Now you can select patches by name, in the following way:

1. Open the Output menu (in the track list or Inspector) for the track you want to associate the installed device with, and select the device.

   This directs the track to the MIDI output specified for the device in the MIDI Device Manager. The Bank and Program Selector fields in the track list and Inspector are replaced by a single Program Selector field that reads “Off”.

2. Click the Program Selector field to display a pop-up menu, hierarchically listing all the patches in the device.

   The list is similar to the one displayed in the MIDI Device Manager. You can scroll the list up and down (if required), click the plus/minus signs to show or hide subgroups, etc.

   

   You can also use a filter function here. For this, enter the search term in the Filter field, e.g. “drum”, and press Return to display all sounds with “drum” in the name.

3. Click a patch in the list to select it.

   This sends the appropriate MIDI message to the device. You can also scroll the program selection up or down, as with any value.