[LAU] Opinions on missing voice patches.

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:57:57 +0100, Alexandre Ratchov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:00:49PM +0000, Will Godfrey wrote:
> > 
> > If a MIDI message is received calling for a voice bank that doesn't
> > exist what do people think should happen?
> > 
> > Leave everything exactly as it is
> > 
> > Chose a bank closest numerically to the one called for
> > 
> > Switch to a default bank
> > 
> > Any of the above with a warning message
> > 
> 
> AFAICS, switch to an empty patch (no sound)

No, if the voice number doesn't exist, then there's no way to select it
and the synth does use the current sound and not try to select something
that doesn't exist. But I guess the problem is bank select and not
voice select. Sure, if an empty, or INIT VOICE sound exists for the
program change, it will be selected. For a DX7 it would be an annoying
sine wave.