DLS Manager Help Contents

Open a DLS File

Edit a Collection

Download a Collection

Unload a Collection

Get DLS Memory Information

Compact DLS Memory

Confirmation Options


Open a DLS File

1. Open a DLS File.

 To open a DLS file, choose Open from menu File, or click the Open File button on the toolbar.

 When a DLS file is successfully opened. the collection name and all its instruments will be displayed on the Opened DLS Collections Window. Each instrument is displayed with its name, bank number and patch number.

2. Open multiple DLS File.

    You can open multiple DLS files and display them on the Opened Collections Window.

3. Expand and collapse collection.

To expand a collection to see all its instruments, click the Plus sign or double click the collection node. To collapse it, click minus sign or double click the collection node again.


Edit a Collection

1. Close a collection.

To close a collection, drag it to the Waste Box at the bottom of DLS Manager, or click it, then press the Delete Key on your keyboard.

You cannot close a collection which is already downloaded to DLS memory.

2. Close an instrument.

To close an instrument, drag it to Waste Box, or click it, then press the Delete Key on your keyboard.

You cannot close an instrument of a collection which is downloaded to DLS memory.

3. Close a note.

To close a note of a drum instrument, drag it to the Waste Box, or click it then press the Delete Key on your keyboard.

You cannot close a note of a collection which is downloaded to DLS memory.

4. Change name, bank and patch number of an instrument.

To change an instruments name, bank number and/or patch number, click the instruments name field to enter editing status, then type its new name, new bank number and/or patch number according to the format.

You cannot edit an instrument of a collection which is downloaded to DLS memory.

5. Change note number of a note.

To change a notes number, click the notes name field to enter editing status, then type a new number.

You cannot edit a note of a collection which is downloaded to DLS memory.


Download a Collection

1. Download a Collection

To download a collection to DLS memory, first, select a collection from Opened Collections Window, then do one of the following:

Drag and drop it to Loaded Collections Window

Press the Download a Collection button from toolbar

Select Download a Collection from Perform menu.

The color of the collections icon in Opened Collections Window changes to indicate that it has been downloaded to Loaded Collections Window.

When a collection is downloaded, it cannot be edited. It must be unloaded to edit it again.

2. Check the Memory Size of a Collection

To get a collections memory size, click the collection node. The memory size that this collection needed will be displayed on the status bar.

3. Check the Memory Size of an instrument

To get a instruments memory size, click the instrument node. The memory size that this instrument needed will be displayed on the status bar.


Unload a Collection

1. Unload a collection.

To unload a collection, click it and press Delete Key on your keyboard, or drag it to Waste Box.

2. Unload all collection.

To unload all collections, choose the Unload All Collections option from Perform menu or click the Unload All Collections button from toolbar.


Get DLS Memory Information

1. 	Get DLS Memory Information.

To get DLS memory information, choose Get DLS Memory Information from Perform menu, or click Get DLS Memory Information button from Toolbar.

DLS memory information displays the following:

Maximum amount DLS memory in your system

Current available DLS memory

Largest buffer of DLS memory (after you downloading and  unloading several times, the DLS memory might generate some memory holes. The largest memory buffer is the actual memory size you can download a collection).


Compact DLS Memory

1.    Compact DLS Memory.

After you downloading and unloading several times, the DLS Manager program might generate some memory holes in your DLS memory. The largest memory buffer is the actual memory size you can download a collection, it may be less then the current available DLS memory.

To compact DLS memory, click Compact DLS Memory button from Toolbar or choose Compact DLS Memory from Perform menu.


Options of Confirmation
Confirmation Options

1.    Confirm Overwrite.

To enable or disable overwrite confirmation, check or uncheck the Confirm Overwrite from Options menu.

When Confirm Overwrite is enabled, If the collection you are downloading contains instrument which has the same bank number and patch number with an instrument already downloaded (including the General MIDI patchset), it will prompt you to choose to overwrite it or quit downloading.

When Confirm Overwrite is disabled, it will overwrite the downloaded instrument without asking your confirmation.

2.    Confirm Unload.

To enable or disable unload confirmation, check or uncheck the Confirm Unload from Options menu.

When Confirm Unload is enabled, it will prompt you to confirm the unload action.

When Confirm Unload is disabled, it will not prompt you to confirm the unload action.

3.    Confirm Close Items.

To enable or disable Close Items confirmation, check or uncheck the Confirm Close Items from Options menu.

When Confirm Close Items is enabled, it will prompt you to confirm the close action, such as close a collection, close an instrument or close a note of a drum instrument.

When Confirm Close Items is disabled, it will not prompt you to confirm the close action.

4.    Enable Opened Window ToolTip.

To enable or disable Opened Window ToolTip, check or uncheck the Enable Opened Window ToolTip from Options menu.

When Enable Opened Window ToolTip is checked, it will display a tip when your mouse is resting on Opened Collections Window or on one of the icons in DLS Manager.

When Enable Opened Window ToolTip is unchecked, it will not display a tips.

5.    Enable Loaded Window ToolTip.

To enable or disable Loaded Window ToolTip, check or uncheck the Enable Loaded Window ToolTip from Option menu.

When Enable Loaded Window ToolTip is checked, it will display a tip when your mouse is resting on Loaded Collections Window or on one of the icons in DLS Manager.

When Enable Loaded Window ToolTip is not checked, it will not display a tips.