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• You can define your own MIDI instrument lists using one or more Instrument Tree files, which are plain text files that have a *.nwcitree extension.
• The location of your Instrument Tree files is controlled by the setting of Tools, Options, Folders, Instrument Trees.
• You access your instrument defintions when setting up an instrument for a staff from Staff Properties or Insert, Instrument Change.
• You can change to a different Instrument Tree by clicking the Predefined instruments... button in an Instrument tab, followed by the Change List button.
• You can edit an Instrument Tree file using any plain text editor, such as Windows Notepad. If you use something like a word processor (such as Microsoft Word), you must save your file as plain text in order for it to work inside of NWC2.
• If you previously created a NTWPATCH.INI file in NWC1, you can change it into an Instrument Tree using this converter.

# This is a sample instrument tree. This can be used as the basis for
# creating your own instrument tree definitions. As you can see, comments
# are added by starting a line with a '#' character. Any line that starts
# like this is considered a comment and is ignored by NoteWorthy Composer.
# In addition, any blank lines are ignored by NoteWorthy Composer.
#
# An instrument tree can be as simple or as complex as you want. Instruments
# are defined by assigning the name of the instrument to a definition that
# describes the MIDI properties of the instrument. You can group sets of
# instruments into different named branches, but you do not have to do this.
# Branch names start with a \ character. Instrument names may not include this
# character.
#
# Creating instrument branches is generally a good idea, though, because it 
# allows you to assign default properties to all instruments contained in a
# branch. It also makes it easier to navigate to the desired instrument when
# selecting it in NoteWorthy Composer.
#
# Any instrument or branch can have instrument properties assigned to it.
# If a particular property is not assigned directly to an instrument 
# definition, that property may still be inherited from the branch that 
# encloses the instrument.
#
# The first assignment in the file can be used to define the properties for
# the main branch. This assignment is optional, but if present, will embody
# all other definitions in the file.
#
# The following optional line assigns default properties for the main 
# instrument branch, which will act as defaults for all instruments if
# they do not include a specific property assignment.

\=Bank(0,112),DynVel(10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127),Trans(0)

# The line starts with the new branch indicator (a '\'), followed by the
# assignment operator (an '=' sign). The different properties that can be
# assigned include:
#
# Bank(MSB,LSB):
#    This indicates a bank select definition. Both the MSB and LSB values
#    must be indicated if the Bank property is added to the assignment.
#
# DynVel(ppp,pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff,fff):
#    This indicates the default dynamics that should be applied. All eight 
#    values must be included for this to be a valid property assignment.
#
# Trans(0):
#    This indicates the pitch transposition that should be applied when
#    an instrument is selected. Here, we default this to 0 for all 
#    instruments in the file, and let each instrument override this if
#    necessary.

# Now, as a demonstration, a branch can be added that will enclose instrument 
# definitions that will be treated as favorites. For demonstration purposes,
# some default properties are added, but a true file would likely use different
# property combinations.
#
# First, create a branch for favorites:

\My Favorites=Bank(0,0)

# In this example, the Church Organ is so special, it gets listed tight at the top
Church Organ=19


# Now, add a branch for the instruments that I play. In this case, no default
# properties are assigned to the branch, since the instruments are so varied.
# Each instrument is assigned the relevant properties:

\My Favorites\that I play
Trumpet=56,Trans(-2)
Muted Trumpet=59,Trans(-2),DynVel(10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80)
Piano=0

# Add some instruments to My Favorites that are used often:
\My Favorites\that I use=DynVel(5,15,30,45,60,80,100,127)
Acoustic Grand Piano=0
Bright Acoustic Piano=1
String Ensemble 1=48
String Ensemble 2=49
Orchestra Hit=55
Applause=126

# Favorites when playing to my Yamaha piano
\My Favorites\that I use\Yamaha Clav=Bank(0,112)
Grand Piano=0
Rock Piano=1,Bank(0,113)
NewAgePiano=2,Bank(0,118)
Dream EP=5,Bank(0,114)
Guitar (Bright Clean)=27,Bank(0,113)
Guitar (Smooth Nylon)=24,Bank(0,114)
Dist. Guitar=30,Bank(0,112)

# Now, in this example, the remainder of the list is just excerpts of
# the General MIDI list, to show how it would interact. This ends the 
# descriptive comments in the file.

\GeneralMidi\Piano
Acoustic Grand Piano=0
Bright Acoustic Piano=1
Electric Grand Piano=2
Honky-tonk Piano=3
Rhodes Piano=4
Chorused Piano=5
Harpsichord=6

\GeneralMidi\Chromatic Percussion
Clavinet=7
Celesta=8
Glockenspiel=9
Music Box=10
Vibraphone=11
Marimba=12
Xylophone=13
Tubular Bells=14

\GeneralMidi\Organ
Dulcimer=15
Hammond Organ=16
Percussive Organ=17
Rock Organ=18
Church Organ=19
Reed Organ=20
Accordion=21
Harmonica=22
Tango Accordion=23

\GeneralMidi\Guitar
Acoustic Guitar (nylon)=24
Acoustic Guitar (steel)=25    
Electric Guitar (jazz)=26
Electric Guitar (clean)=27
Electric Guitar (muted)=28
Overdriven Guitar=29
Distortion Guitar=30
Guitar Harmonics=31

\GeneralMidi\Bass
Acoustic Bass=32
Electric Bass (finger)=33
Electric Bass (pick)=34
Fretless Bass=35
Slap Bass 1=36
Slap Bass 2=37
Synth Bass 1=38
Synth Bass 2=39

\GeneralMidi\Strings
Violin=40
Viola=41
Cello=42
Contrabass=43
Tremolo Strings=44
Pizzicato Strings=45
Orchestral Harp=46
Timpani=47

\GeneralMidi\Ensemble
String Ensemble 1=48
String Ensemble 2=49
SynthStrings 1=50
SynthStrings 2=51
Choir Aahs=52
Voice Oohs=53
Synth Voice=54
Orchestra Hit=55

\GeneralMidi\Brass
Trumpet=56
Trombone=57
Tuba=58
Muted Trumpet=59
French Horn=60
Brass Section=61
Synth Brass 1=62
Synth Brass 2=63

\GeneralMidi\Reed
Soprano Sax=64
Alto Sax=65
Tenor Sax=66
Baritone Sax=67
Oboe=68
English Horn=69
Bassoon=70
Clarinet=71

\GeneralMidi\Pipe
Piccolo=72
Flute=73
Recorder=74
Pan Flute=75
Bottle Blow=76
Shakuhachi=77
Whistle=78
Ocarina=79

\GeneralMidi\Synth Lead
Lead 1 (square)=80
Lead 2 (sawtooth)=81
Lead 3 (caliope lead)=82
Lead 4 (chiff lead)=83
Lead 5 (charang)=84
Lead 6 (voice)=85
Lead 7 (fifths)=86
Lead 8 (brass + lead)=87

\GeneralMidi\Synth Pad
Pad 1 (new age)=88
Pad 2 (warm)=89
Pad 3 (polysynth)=90
Pad 4 (choir)=91
Pad 5 (bowed)=92
Pad 6 (metallic)=93
Pad 7 (halo)=94
Pad 8 (sweep)=95

\GeneralMidi\Synth Effects
FX 1 (rain)=96
FX 2 (soundtrack)=97
FX 3 (crystal)=98
FX 4 (atmosphere)=99
FX 5 (brightness)=100
FX 6 (goblins)=101
FX 7 (echoes)=102
FX 8 (sci-fi)=103

\GeneralMidi\Ethnic
Sitar=104
Banjo=105
Shamisen=106
Koto=107
Kalimba=108
Bagpipe=109
Fiddle=110
Shanai=111

\GeneralMidi\Percussive
Tinkle Bell=112
Agogo=113
Steel Drums=114
Woodblock=115
Taiko Drum=116
Melodic Tom=117
Synth Drum=118
Reverse Cymbal=119

\GeneralMidi\Sound Effects
Guitar Fret Noise=120
Breath Noise=121
Seashore=122
Bird Tweet=123
Telephone Ring=124
Helicopter=125
Applause=126
Gunshot=127