New to Midihub: Step-by-Step.05: Bringing it all together & branching out

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Making things clear

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You might want to start patching right away…
…or you might want to take a pause to learn about

  • naming ports with custom names

  • adding patch notes in the Description Panel

Naming Ports

Clicking the Edit button in any port’s Properties panel…

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…opens the Edit Preset Port Names... window for all ports:

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You can rename any port, including Virtual ports

For now we’re going to name the MIDI-DIN ports that we’re using.

:high_brightness: type in these port names…

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…we’ll be using them from now on



Also Note: the Context Help for Port Naming gives extra advice about naming ports:

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Adding Notes

Typing notes into the the Description Panel…

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…can help remind you later about key aspects of your patch.

A Description can be up to 1024 characters long…
…after this, your typing will be ignored!

You can keep the Description Panel in Edit mode.

In View mode…

...it might look different...

…because some characters affect the layout.


To find out more:

  • download & open this file:
    DescriptionPanel.txt (211 Bytes)
  • paste the text into the panel in Edit mode
  • click View mode to see the difference

If you have enough characters, formatting can make your Description clearer!

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