This is one of the big reasons why I build my inst files in Excel. You can check for missing fields fast and easy, and with a single search and replace after you drop it into Notepad you can convert all the tabs to commas, which makes sure that you've got them in the right place. It's also the fastest way I've found to build inst files from a patch list.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Richard Wells > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:54 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List Creating an Instrument Definition List for PX- > 350M > > Breaking up the file solved it. There were missing commas in a couple > of sections. Where do we upload these instrument definitions. I've put > it through its paces and it appears to be ready for prime time if > others are interested. > > On 12/18/2014 8:11 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: > > The biggest reason why you get an error is due to use of an "illegal" > > character or a tab key in the file. Having an empty field for any of > > the standard elements of a particular program change will also return > > an error, so make sure none of your instruments are blank, especially > > the name. I've run into this a lot, as my current Inst file has over > > 20,000 instruments in it. (I use a lot of sound fonts) There's a way > > to troubleshoot the file and fine where the problem is -- break up > the > > file by banks as separate files and open QWS, selecting the various > > definition files. You'll get an error where you run into the problem. > > Hopefully you won't get several errored files. > > Just a reminder, the format is the MIDI channel, program number, > bank, > > and name. There are no spaces in any of the numbers, and if you put a > > space before the patch name then you won't be able to use the first > > letter of the patch to select them in the list. Note that numbers > > starting the patch list are completely kosher, so you can use numbers > > to reach the beginning of banks. Also note that in most (but not all) > > instruments the program wants the bank number to be a mixture of most > > and least significant bits, so for most instruments bank 0 is denoted > > as 0, while bank 1 is numbered 128, etc, in multiples of 128 going > up. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > >> Of Richard Wells > >> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:58 PM > >> To: QWS list > >> Subject: QWS List Creating an Instrument Definition List for PX-350M > >> > >> Hello: My wife Lila and I are attempting to create an instrument > >> definition list for the Casio Privia-350M. So far, each time we copy > >> the file to the QWS folder, we get an error loading message each > time > >> we arrow to the offending .ini file. We have so far just utilized > the > >> Windows Notepad to create the file. Would someone on this list more > >> experienced in looking at these definition files be willing to take > a > >> look to see what we are doing wrong? We don't mind doing the > >> necessary tweaks once the thing loads, but we must at least get to > >> that point first. If you have an idea without looking at the file > >> based on what we are using as an editor, suggestions there are also > welcome. > >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > >> > >> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > >> archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > for archived list posts, see > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
