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title: Patch Change
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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.
+ 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
+ Patch changes are shown within MIDI regions as small rectangles or
<dfn>flags</dfn>, as shown below:
</p>
<h2>Inserting Patch Changes</h2>
<p>
- Ensure that the
- <a href="/editing-and-arranging/edit-point/">edit point</a> is
- located where you want the patch change to 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 you to set the bank and program values.
+ Ensure that the
+ <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-edit-point-control/">edit point</a> is
+ located where you want the patch change to 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 you to set 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 you to modify the program and/or bank
+ Context-clicking on a patch change will bring up the same dialog that
+ was used to create it, allowing you to modify the program and/or bank
numbers.
</p>
<p>
You can also use the mouse wheel: <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">⇓</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
+ 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
+ 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).
</p>