Configure an Instrument

To configure an instrument:

1. In the SoundFont dialog box, click the 

Configure Instrument

 tab.

2. In the 

Select Bank

 list, select the bank whose 

instruments you want to configure. You can 

select any bank.

3. In the 

Select Instrument

 list, select the 

instrument to configure.

In the 

Instrument Stack

, you may see an 

instrument entry although you did not load an 

instrument on this page. The instrument can be 

found in a bank loaded on the 

Configure Bank

Setting the maximum amount of 

tabbed page.

cache memory for SoundFont files 

4. Click the 

Load

 button and load a SoundFont or 

does not mean setting aside or 

reserving the space. The space can 

single instrument (for example, .WAV) file.

still be used by your computer or 

The last file loaded always appears at the top of the 

Instrument Stack

 with an arrow 

other files, if needed.

pointing to it.

5. To clear an instrument from the stack, select the instrument and then click the 

Clear

button.

6. For faster processing of SoundFont files, the files are loaded into memory. You need to set 

the maximum amount of cache memory your SoundFont files can occupy, so that your 

system performance does not suffer from insufficient memory. You can also set the caching 

algorithm for a balanced system performance.

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