But even if the device doesn’t use names on its front panel (for example, many effect devices don’t) the Studio Module will allow you to type in names for the Patches, to make it easier to select between them.
Saving NamesWhen you save a Data Dump to disk, the names are saved with it. If you have no Data Dump in memory, you won’t be able to save the names either, the two always go together. (Well, there is an exception for some rare devices and their memory cards where the names can be saved without the dump. An example of such a device is the Roland R8M.)
Loading NamesThere are quite a few ways to load names into memory:
• By performing a Total Receive (see page 106). When you do this, you collect data and names from the devices in your MIDI rig.
• By using the Data Dump manager (see next chapter). When you get data from one device at a time the names will be collected too.
• When you load a dump from disk. This can be done using Global Open, by using the Functions pop-up in the Patch Manager, or by using the File menu in the Data Dump window.
• You can load names only, (no dumps) by using the Load Names function on the Function pop-up in the Patch Manager window.
• Some drivers have predefined names, which means there will be names in the Patch Manager right from the start (for example the General MIDI driver). This might be the case if the device has Patches that can’t be modified or deleted (ROM Patches).
• And as stated above, you can type in names yourself for those devices which don't use names on their front panel.
See page 144 and page 154 for more info.