I would like to assign a staff to a General MIDI instrument and then have it played back using the computer's MIDI synthesiser. I am on Windows. I have:
1. File - Preferences - Audio = Default
2. File - Preferences - MIDI IO - MIDI Output Port A = Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
3. For a staff, Tools - Staff Settings - Instrument = External MIDI, MIDI Port A, Channel 1
This indeed plays the Piano on that staff, generated by the Wavetable Synth. How can I set it to some other GM instrument? In other score programs you get a list of the 128 GM instruments to choose from.
When I change to Channel 10 I get the GM percussion sounds (all other channels remain as piano). So I must be very close.
I should explain that for most staffs in the score I am using sampled Notion Instruments. I just want to add some extra GM sounds.
Sorry for the basic question, many thanks for any help!
richard