Instrument Definition files

[jhwater]

Hi David,
That's very nice of you to offer, but at this point it is a low priority because I have a work around. If this is something that you are really curious about, it would be interesting to see if you can make sense of it. The keyboard is a Casio XW-P1 (synth) and I am attaching an ins file. I have not attached a .not file because I was using very basic music and fooling around with MIDI setup in Notation seems straight-forward to me (after trying lots of combinations).

Thanks,
--Jerry

[dj]

Hi, Jerry:

I had a quick look at the .ins file you uploaded.

While it loads and imports into Composer, I suspect there are weird things happening in it.

For instance, the GM Bank shows a voice list that includes about 25 GMPiano followed by 25 GM Guitar, then GMString etc.

Some of the other banks only show GMPiano and other oddities.

So, I think there may some problems with the .ins file itself.

Perhaps downloading it again (if it was a download) or even creating your own device description, which can be done in Composer.

Good luck.

David

[rrayner]

Sherry and I have been having an offline discussion about this topic relative to my Yamaha Clavinova, and I am (I hope) becoming more knowledgeable about the INS file and how to use it. With Sherry's support and guidance, I have imported a Yamaha INS file for an earlier model, which appears to have most, if not all, that I need. I have found that I can modify any of my starting templates one time to match the Clavinova, and every time I use that starting template, my instrument definitions are all set for when I transport the exported midi file to the Clavinova to create a WAV file (which I can convert to MP3) to share with my friends on and off the Forum.

It seems though that I have created a problem. The Composer file with its Clavinova-compatible Instrument Definition Patches plays okay on my PC and its native sound card and of course, on my Clavinova, but David reports that the Baritone Sax sounded scratchy when he played it on his PC with his sound card through Composer. So, the inference to me is that when I want to share the Composer file with Forum readers, I should post the file with General Midi Instrument definitions, so that no one will experience listening distortions based on the Clavinova Patches I am using.

Ralph