Midi Instrument Definition files AGAIN (.ins file)

[Jim Silloway]

Why doesn't Bandlab address this. I haven't been able to get the .ins file for any newer products for years. Now I would like one for my new Roland TD-27.

I have been using Cakewalk from the very beginning of the original. Kept upgrading all through the Sonar transition and was happy Bandlab took it over with high hopes.

Is there a way to create these files without taking a week out of my life (I type slow)?

Unfortunately, No .ins files for even the older stuff. I guess I may have to switch over to Studio One or something else.

Thanks,

Jimdog

[User 905133]

I thought that ins.files were done by dedicated users.  I either got mine from various communities or tweaked/made my own.  As for making your own, yes it does take time, but there are many online site and communities have them.  Still, if you have user presets, optional banks, etc. you will have to know how to add them in.

Maybe this can help save some time:

https://web.archive.org/web/20130903222847/http://tweakheadz.com/how-to-build-a-cakewalk-ins-file/

 

Edited November 10, 2023 by User 905133

[JnTuneTech]

Don't forget - this forum has a topic specifically about Instrument Definitions...

So, this answer AGAIN: https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/55275-instrument-definition-file-edit-with-custom-sounds/&do=findComment&comment=483340

Making your own .ins file entries in Cakewalk is quite easy, not necessarily that time consuming. Plus, it's less dangerous than trying to download unknown quality files safely from the jungle that is the Web. -Please open up the Cakewalk documentation, and search Instrument Definitions. It all works fairly easily with the GUI tools, then if you like, you can also open, examine, learn to tweak your own manually in a text editor if you still want that,