Exporting to a MIDI Device Description (MDD) File |
By importing a MIDI Device Description (.mdd) file or a Cakewalk Instrument Definition (.ins) file, you can spare yourself a lot of effort manually entering the patch names and other properties of a device. However, perhaps there was no device description yet available for your device, and you had to enter it manually. If you need to install Composer on a second computer at your home, then you can save yourself the effort of re-entering the same device information on your second computer. Instead, you can export the device information from Composer running on your first computer, into a MIDI Device Description (.mdd) file, and then import it into Composer running on your second computer. Also, if you have manually entered a device description, we hope you will consider sharing it with other Composer users . You can export the device description into an .mdd file and send it to us. We will publish it at our web site so that other Composer users can make use of your contribution. These other Composer users and Notation Software will greatly appreciate your generosity. For details, see the instructions below. Note that the format of the .mdd file is defined by Notation Software. Other music software companies are welcome to use this file format, and to refer users of their music software programs to the .mdd files available at our web site. To export a MIDI device description:
-- OR -- Type "qdc" for Quick Device Configuration.
Composer will present you with an Export MIDI Device Description dialog box, such as the following:
Composer will display the Export New Manufacturer dialog box.
Composer will then show the newly exported device in the right panel of the Export MIDI Device Description dialog box:
Composer will present a Save As dialog box.
To send your .mdd file to Notation Software
We will really appreciate your contribution! And so will other Composer customers who use the same MIDI equipment that you do. |