Edit Instrument Families dialog

• You can open the Edit Instrument Families dialog by choosing Library > Instrument Families.

The Edit Instrument Families dialog comprises the following:

1. Instrument families list

   Contains all the instrument families in the project.

   The action bar at the bottom of the list contains the following options:

   • New Instrument Family : Adds a new empty instrument family.

   • New from Selection : Creates a copy of an existing instrument family that you can edit separately from the original.

   • Rename : Allows you to rename the selected instrument family.

   • Save as Default : Saves the selected instrument family to your user library, allowing you to use it in multiple projects. Appears as for instrument families saved as default.

   • Reset : Removes your changes to the selected instrument family, returning it to its saved settings.

   • Delete : Deletes the selected instrument family.

     Note

     You cannot delete factory default instrument families.

2. Instruments in selected family

   Contains a list of the instruments in the selected instrument family, and allows you to remove instruments from the instrument family.

   Note

   Each instrument must belong to at least one instrument family; therefore, you cannot remove instruments that do not belong to any other instrument family.

3. Search field

   Allows you to filter instruments that are not already in the selected instrument family according to your entry.

4. Instruments not in selected family

   Contains a list of available instruments on your computer that are not already in the selected instrument family, and allows you to add instruments to the instrument family.

You can select multiple instruments in any of the following ways:

• Ctrl/Cmd-click individual instruments.

• Shift-click adjacent instruments.