Auditioning Programs

You can experiment with different programs and sounds using the Program setting in the Instruments Mixer window. Using the Program setting is a temporary way to audition various programs on your MIDI devices. Keep in mind that the Program setting is for playback purposes only. In order for a track to always play the same program or sound, a Program Change event must be contained in the track. In this section you'll simply audition Program Changes (not encode them into tracks). See Inserting Program Events (Changes) into a Track.

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To audition programs:

  1. Press the Return key to move the Counter back to Bar 1, then press the Spacebar to play your file.

  2. Click the Program field of an Output Panel within the Instruments Mixer window.

The Program setting will be a popup menu if you have a Program Name List assigned to the track's corresponding port and channel (see Program Names).

  1. Increase or decrease the Pgm# value to change programs (click on the program number and drag the mouse upor down, or type in a new program number to change its value).

  2. Release the mouse to listen to each program that you want to audition.

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If you own either MOTU's Unisyn' version1.0 or Opcode's Galaxy', Metro can automatically display programs by name rather than by number To enable this feature, choose either Subscribe to Galaxy or Subscribe to Unisyn under the Program Names dialog in the Setup menu. Metro also supports Cakewalk instrument files for program names.

After you try different programs, try different tempos by Adjusting Current Playback Tempo.

Auditioning Programs