Instrument definitions ?

[Sune Lynge Rasmussen]

Hey...

I have a Roland XP-30 keyboard with two expansionboards.I would really like to control it, and see the patch names within ProTools... I have instrument definitions for sonar (*.ins), Cubase (*.xml) and in text format. But i can't import them Is there an easy way to import ...or do i have to write all of the 2000 pacthes in manually

Sune...

[cheekypaul]

I think you need cherry picker or cherry mangler.
do a google or a DUC search.
regards.

[spkguitar]

Since you mention sonar, I'm guessing you're on a PC, so cherry picker isn't going to help (mac only).

I'm not very familiar with the Cubase .xml format, but I think the .midnam xml formats are different, so you'll have to find or create a .midnam file.

Skylight recording has a midnam for the XP-30, but you'll have to pay them for the whole package ($12 isn't bad). Then you'll also need a .middev file for it. You can try my online .middev creator.

[Sune Lynge Rasmussen]

Thanks for the advice ...my girlfriend have a mac. So now i have made the perfect midnam file, using CherryPicker

Sune...

[bb_aus]

steinberg used to have a lovley database off evey deffinition you would want, but alas i dont think they still do and the format was different then.
PT does use the .xml format just with a different file extention so you should be able to rename the PT file but there might be a couple of lines that are different

[spkguitar]

Specifications about digi .xml files


Very MAC-centric, and since this feature has been available for windows since 6.7, that page could use an update.