How To Access Other banks from CoolSoftSynth

[dj]

Hi,

Got you, now.

In the Setup/Midi Device Configuration dialogue box, you'll find your CoolSoft device somewhere.

Double click on it and you'll see the Device Properties dialogue.

Double click on Add Bank. In the pop-up, type in the name you want to call the bank and then type the number of the bank in the Ctrl 0= box. That's the left-most number in the Bank:Preset list. If it's bank 002, just type 2. Etc.

Then you need to add the instrument names and that takes typing. Remember that the list supplied is in the format 0-127, while Composer wants 1 to 128, so add 1 to each instrument number.

OR:

I installed Coolsoft to see what's going on and created the instrument banks for Timbres of Heaven, which is a very nice soundfont.

Attached is a .zip file containing an .mdd file which you should be able to use to import the Timbres of Heaven banks to your setup. (Note to Sherry or Reinhold: I think we should be able to upload a .mdd or a .ins file, which we can't at the moment.)

This contains all of the banks with all of the instruments, even though there are empty slots.

Good luck.

David

[DisneyPianoKid]

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!

[Sherry C]

Hi guys,

David, thanks for the nudge. I've added the .ins and .mdd filetypes to the list of those which can be uploaded.

For all, most of the tasks like adding new instrument/patches and banks, you can find step-by-step instructions not only from David (who did an awesome job here in providing the .mdd file - thanks!) but also in Help/Users Guide. It has an Index feature where you can look up things, and then get step-by-step instructions with screenshots showing you exactly how to do things. It's not perfect, but it is pretty comprehensive. Just in case you just can't wait for an answer from a warm body

ttfn,
Sherry