How do I make Bandstand Logic Pro 7's default GM Midi Player?

Question

When I import a GM Midi file into Logic Pro 7 the tracks appear near the bottom of the page as part of the midi channels rather than in the section 'Inst 1 - Inst 8' (which I'm sure is what they're supposed to do).
I can find Bandstand when I change, for example, Track 22 (Clean Gt) into 'Inst 1' and then open up the Mixer and follow the I/O path > Stereo > AU Instruments > Native Instruments > Bandstand, and the track will then play
the correct GM Midi sound using Bandstand.
However I was under the impression that I could make any newly imported GM Midi file always automatically play GM Midi Bandstand-generated sounds.
If I go into the Environment, select Midi Instr. > New > Internal > Apple Quicktime I can instantly make all tracks on the imported GM Midi file play perfectly using Quicktime (although I still seem to have to do this each
time I open a new track rather than Logic default to Quicktime for any newly imported Midi file).
After installation I was expecting to find Bandstand alongside Apple Quicktime and ReWire, given that the instructions say that Bandstand will automatically integrate with Logic - but it's not there!
However I don't want Logic to default to QuickTime, I want Logic to play imported midi files perfectly using Bandstand each time without having to make any adjustments. I have been told this is possible. I just can't work out how!
I hope someone can help! Ean ([email protected])
Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Answer 1

Hi Ean
I don’t own Bandstand but I have been looking at it lately, and I know you can open and play standard midi files right from the player section on the bottom right hand side of the interface.
When you import a midi file each midi channel, (1-16) defaults to a midi track for playback. since Bandstand is a VI you need to set it up similarly to the way the quicktime instrument is set up
In the midi layer of your environment, create a multi instrument, and name it Bandstand. set the midi out port to off and turn on each midi channel of the multi by clicking each one. Put an audio instrument object in the layer next to the multi and in the I/O select bandstand as the instrument. connect a cable from out of the multi to the input of the audio instrument.
if this is the only multi in your environment, when you import a midi file it should default to these tracks
I know this works for other mutitambril VI’s. hopefully this will work for Bandstand
By the way.. how do you like Bandstand? are the sounds real good?