Hi Roger,

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Not only when I start Realband ,but every time I load a new midifile, I must do this.Why?? Am I doing something wrong here?



The reason you need to do this is because SampleTank is not a General Midi synth. It is designed as a host for an unlimited number of sounds that can be accessed and played via midi. Coyote, on the other hand, is designed as a general midi synth and can only play the limited number of sounds defined as "general midi".

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If I load the drum kits into midi ch 10, it change to piano sound when I hit play!!



I haven't played around with midi files from the net and Sampletank but, from what you say, it sounds like there's a midi command near the start of the file that's setting channel 10 to drums. If you have a look in Realband's midi monitor, you should be able to see this and to clear it.

It's also possible that, when the midi was created, the drums were not actually written to midi channel 10.

One of the disadvantages of midi files from the net is that they are not always assembled with full attention to all details. I've found that some are excellent and others are useless.

Are the problems you're experiencing with all midi files or just some?

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Noel

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