Hello,

It sounds like there isn't a default bank in your patch list. This is a list of patches that don't have higher banks. Here is an example. You could add this to your patches.ini if you want to see it.

Compare this patch list

Quote:

[Example1]

;This is the "default bank"
1=Piano
2=Guitar

;These are the "variations" (patches on higher banks)
1,2,8=Electric Piano
2,2,8=Electric Guitar



with this one:

Quote:


[Example2]

1=Piano

1,2,8=Electric Piano
2,2,8=Electric Guitar



First, go to Options | patch names and make sure "numeric" isn't selected.

Then, open the Patch Select dialog. Select the "Example1" patch list if not selected. Also, check the "Always show Bank 0 names" checkbox. In the main list box, you'll see Piano and Guitar. If you click on Piano, then look in the "variations" list box, you'll see both Piano and Electric Piano - these are all the patches that have the same program# 1, but different bank numbers. If you click on Guitar in the left box, you'll then see Guitar and Electric Guitar in the right-hand box.

If you instead uncheck the "Always show bank 0 names" box, and choose Electric Piano in the right-hand box, you'll see Electric Piano and Electric Guitar in the left-hand box, that is all of the patches that have the same bank number but different program#.

Now look at the Example2 patch list. You'll see that the only way you are able to select the Electric Guitar, is to choose Electric Piano and uncheck the "Always show bank 0" checkbox.

Just to be sure, you should know that you don't need to use a patch map to be able to access higher banks on your synth. If you want, you can simply select those numbers by right-clicking on the track and choosing the correct Program, Bank MSB, and Bank LSB from the menus. Or you could just type those numbers in using the Classic Tracks window.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.