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-<p>
- A <dfn>patch change</dfn> is Ardour's description for a combination
- of MIDI program change and bank select messages, that (typically)
- instruct a synthesizer or sampler to select a different sound to use
- on a particular channel.
-</p>
-<p>
- Patch changes are shown within MIDI regions as small rectangles or
- <dfn>flags</dfn>, as shown below:
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-<h2>Inserting Patch Changes</h2>
-<p>
- Ensure that the
- <a href="/editing-and-arranging/edit-point">edit point</a> is
- located where the patch change should be (within an existing
- MIDI region). Context click, and from the MIDI region's context menu,
- select <kbd class="menu">MIDI > Insert Patch Change</kbd>. A
- dialog will appear allowing the setting of the bank and program values.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Modifying Patch Changes</h2>
-<p>
- Context-clicking on a patch change will bring up the same dialog that
- was used to create it, allowing the modification of the program and/or bank
- numbers.
-</p>
-<p>
- The mouse wheel can also be used: <kbd class="mouse">⇑</kbd>/<kbd
- class="mouse">⇓</kbd> on the patch change will alter the program
- number, <kbd class="mouse mod1">⇑</kbd>/<kbd
- class="mouse mod1">⇓</kbd> will modify the bank number.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Moving Patch Changes</h2>
-<p>
- Just <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag on the patch change to move it
- around.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Removing Patch Changes</h2>
-<p>
- Put the mouse pointer into the rectangular area, and press <kbd>Del</kbd>
- or use the delete mouse button operation. This will remove the patch change
- (the operation can be undone).
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-<h2>Names for Patch Numbers: MIDNAM files</h2>
-<p>
- …mising…
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