How do you show numbers 1-128 with patch names in each bank without having to edit each one?

 I have a motif rack with a lot of banks. I want to see the patch numbers along with the names like I can in Digital Performer. I don't want to have to edit hundreds of individual names to do this. I did a couple to see if I could and it worked but I'm looking for a faster method.

    Thanks for any help.
            Bill

You can import instrument definitions (INS. files) for most popular synths from the list that is included in Sonar. I did this a few months ago for a Triton Classic in Sonar X2. Trouble is, I don't remember how I did it, but it was fairly simple once I learned how. I'm not at my DAW so I can't explore the process to offer the steps, but if you do a search for "importing instrument definitions" I think you'll probably find some forum threads that explain it, as I did. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I wanted to at least let you know that there is a way to do what you want without having to create your own list of banks and patch names. I think the process is a bit different in X1 and X2 than in previous versions.  
 
From reading another thread on this subject I was reminded that I found the procedure on YouTube, not on a forum thread. There is a video on YouTube that explains the process.  

Billpno


How do you show numbers 1-128 with patch names in each bank without having to edit each one?

I have a motif rack with a lot of banks. I want to see the patch numbers along with the names like I can in Digital Performer. I don't want to have to edit hundreds of individual names to do this. I did a couple to see if I could and it worked but I'm looking for a faster method.

  Thanks for any help.
          Bill

Give this a try...

http://www.motifator.com/...instrument_definitions

From the X2 Ref. Guide:

To import instrument definitions
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Instruments.
2. Click Define to display the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
3. Click Import to display the Import Instrument Definitions dialog box.
4. Choose the file that contains instrument definitions for your manufacturer, and click Open.
SONAR displays a list of all the instrument definitions in the file.
5. Choose one or more instruments from the list, and click OK.
6. Click Close to close the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.
The instrument definitions you imported should now appear in the Uses Instrument list in the
Assign Instruments dialog box.

Cheers

re: How do you show numbers 1-128 with patch names in each bank without having to edit each one?   I have a motif rack with a lot of banks. I want to see the patch numbers along with the names like I can in Digital Performer. I don't want to have to edit hundreds of individual names to do this. I did a couple to see if I could and it worked but I'm looking for a faster method. 


 Thanks for the replies but I guess I should have been more specific.


 I already have the banks and patches loaded into X2. The problem is that the names of each patch show, but there are no numbers (ex acoustic piano, Bass instead of 1.acoustic piano, 33 Bass etc.)


  Thanks again
     Bill

I don't want to have to edit hundreds of individual names to do this. I did a couple to see if I could and it worked but I'm looking for a faster method. 

In the time you spent here, you could have typed them in by now. Really, its not that hard to edit a text file.

If you have a spreadsheet program like Excel, you could set up one column with the numbers using autofill and another column with the patch names and then copy and paste it into the text file. 

re: If you have a spreadsheet program like Excel, you could set up one column with the numbers using autofill and another column with the patch names and then copy and paste it into the text file. 


That's what I needed. 


   Thanks,
     Bill

Is there a reason for having the numbers and names?

Billpno


re: If you have a spreadsheet program like Excel, you could set up one column with the numbers using autofill and another column with the patch names and then copy and paste it into the text file. 


That's what I needed. 


   Thanks,
     Bill

You were clear, I was just answering at 2 a.m.! 

Dave gave you the right answer.  

Well, at first I thought: How hard is it to type in the numbers? I'd only have to do it once. 

But then I thought, how would I shortcut that since I wouldn't want to type 500 patch numbers either... and that's how I came up with the Excel idea. Hope that works for you. In the old days I might have created a BASIC or QBASIC program to do it, but who has those anymore?

daveny5


Well, at first I thought: How hard is it to type in the numbers? I'd only have to do it once. 

But then I thought, how would I shortcut that since I wouldn't want to type 500 patch numbers either... and that's how I came up with the Excel idea. Hope that works for you. In the old days I might have created a BASIC or QBASIC program to do it, but who has those anymore?

You don't even have to type it. Just put "1" in the first cell and Ctrl drag the box and it will increment up to 128 (or however far you need/drag it) for you.  And if you want to have it display "# - Name of patch"  You could open the instrument definition file in note pad, paste the names in the column after the numbers and concatenate the two columns.  Then you just need to copy the concatenated column and paste special -> values back into that column, then delete the two original columns and save it as a text file (or copy back to Note pad and save).