Window Reference
The Instruments Tab
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Displays the Instruments in the current Session, in numeric order.

New in version 2.1: New Show Empty Instrument Slots command in the context menu turns display of empty slots on and off.

The Show: pop-up menu controls what kinds of Instruments will appear:

Show:
Displays
Bank 0 Melodic - General MIDI Melodic instruments and effects conforming to the General MIDI standard.
Bank 0 Percussion - General MIDI Percussion instruments and effects conforming to the General MIDI standard.
Bank 1 Melodic - Beatnik Special Beatnik extensions to the General MIDI melodic instruments.
Bank 1 Percussion - Beatnik Special Beatnik extensions to the General MIDI percussion instruments.
Bank 2 Melodic - Custom Melodic
(default)
Melodic Instruments that you (or other Beatnik users) create.

Note: In a newly created Session, this category will be empty.

Bank 2 Percussion - Custom Percussion Percussion Instruments that you (or other Beatnik users) create.

Note: In a newly created Session, this category will be empty.



Working with Instruments

  • To apply a command from the Instrument menu or context menu to an Instrument, select the Instrument and give the command.

To access the context menu: for Windows, right-click; for Mac OS, control-click.

Note: Some Instrument commands are only available for Custom Instruments.

Note: General MIDI and Beatnik Special Instruments are Built-In, and so can't be edited.

  • To rename a Custom Instrument, use your operating system's standard mouse technique.

Windows: Slow double-click.
Mac OS: Click and wait.

Note: General MIDI and Beatnik Special Instruments are Built-In, and so can't be renamed.

Note: When you copy a Custom Instrument, a dialog box appears, offering the option of also copying the Samples used in that Instrument.

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