Behringer RD-8 Instrument Definition File

Only 8 tracks available, i have included the hi, mid and lo tom note numbers, the note order can also be changed to suit.

Remember to change Inputs & Outputs.

Copy and paste in text editor and save as rdeight.txt

############# POLY Example 1 #############
VERSION 1 # Currently, this should only be 1.

###### DEFINITIONS

# Supports all alphanumeric ASCII, and ' ', '_', '-', '+'
# Can also be omitted or NULL to not override the current track name, e.g. "TRACKNAME NULL"
TRACKNAME RD8

# Can be POLY, DRUM, MPE, or NULL
TYPE DRUM

# Can be A, B, C, D, USBD, USBH, CVGx (x between 1&4), CVx, Gx, or NULL
OUTPORT A

# Can be x (between 1-16), or NULL -- this is ignored if output port is not MIDI
OUTCHAN 10

# Can be NONE, ALLACTIVE, A, B, USBH, USBD, CVG, or NULL
INPORT ALLACTIVE

# Can be x (between 1-16), ALL, or NULL -- ignored if INPORT is NONE, ALLACTIVE or CVG
INCHAN ALL

# DRUMLANES
# Syntax: ROW:TRIG:CHAN:NOTENUMBER NAME
# ROW must be between 1 and 8
# TRIG can be between 0 and 127, or NULL
# CHAN can be a number between 1 and 16, Gx, CVx, CVGx (x between 1 and 4), or NULL
# NOTENUMBER can be between 0 and 127, or NULL
# NAME supports all alphanumeric ASCII, and ' ', '_', '-', '+' - can also be NULL
# Please note this section will be discarded for tracks which are not DRUM tracks
# Additional note numbers - 45:LTOM,47:MTOM,50:HTOM
# Change channel and note order below to suit personal preference
[DRUMLANES]
1:NULL:10:36 KICK
2:NULL:10:40 SNAR
3:NULL:10:37 RIM
4:NULL:10:39 CLAP
5:NULL:10:56 COW
6:NULL:10:51 CYMB
7:NULL:10:46 OPHH
8:NULL:10:42 CLHH
[/DRUMLANES]

# PC
# Syntax: NUMBER NAME
# number must be either:
#   - A number (for simple PC)
#   - Three numbers, delimited by ':', which represent PC:MSB:LSB. You can put 'NULL' to not set the MSB/LSB.
# PC must be between 1...128
# MSB/LSB must be between 0...127
[PC]
1 INIT
1:1:NULL
[/PC]

# This section will be readable from Hapax.
[COMMENT]
Behringer RD8
[/COMMENT]
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thanks for this – other than adjusting the instrument names/abbreviations, do you think there is anything else i would need to change to make this useable for an RD-9?

Just change the name to rd9 and edit channel numbers. The notes and insrument names are the same.

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