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To assign an instrument sound to a PChannel

  1. In the Properties window for the PChannel, click the Instrument check box to enable the button directly beneath it.
  2. Click the button.
  3. On the instrument family menu, shown in the following figure, click an instrument group.

    Instrument family list

    When a family is selected from this list, a submenu of instruments is displayed. Proceed to the next step.

    The menu differs for PChannels reserved for percussion, as shown in the following figure.

    Percussion family instrument list

    For these channels, you assign an instrument family to the PChannel, and individual instruments are automatically assigned to notes.

    To choose an instrument sound from a different DLS collection, click Other DLS. The Choose DLS Instrument Dialog Box is displayed.

  4. On the instrument list, select an instrument. To select a GS instrument from the GM/GS Sound Set provided by the Roland Corporation, click GS and select an instrument from the GS list. These instrument lists are shown in the following figure.

    GS instrument list

When you choose an instrument sound that is included in a standard list of GM or GS sounds, the corresponding instrument sound in the default GM DLS collection is used. If playback for the PChannel is set to use a sound in a GM hardware playback device, the corresponding GM/GS sound in the hardware device is used.

Note   A different menu is displayed if the PChannel you are editing is reserved for percussion instruments. For a list of reserved channels, see PChannel Number.


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