Editing Mappings
ZenEdit ships with a number of Mappings for most all popular interfaces. A Mapping tells ZenEdit what "name" to display for various MIDI note numbers (36 = Kick, 38 = Snare, etc.).
New Mapping files are added to ZenEdit via updates whenever new software or hardware sound sources appear on the market. Nevertheless, you might be using a module that currently does not have a Mapping file, or perhaps you just want to modify an existing mapping to suit your tastes. For this you'll want to use ZenEdit's built-in Mapping editor.
To access the Mapping editor, select View > Mapping Editor.. from the main menu.
On the left side of the editor is a list of all Mapping files available. Any that you created yourself and did not ship with ZenEdit will have a star overlaying the icon. Any Mappings that ship with ZenEdit cannot be renamed or deleted. They can however still be modified. It is recommended that you create your own copies before modifying an original Mapping.
When you select a Mapping from the list, the right side of the editor will display its contents. This is running list of all MIDI note numbers 1 to 127 and any note names that are assigned to them. You can directly edit this list by selecting a row and then typing in a new name. The MIDI note number cells are colored either black or white to indicate their appearance on a piano roll (accidentals vs. naturals). This is meant only as a guide to aid in finding note numbers and has no effect on the resulting mapping file.
When a mapping file has been edited, the Apply Changes button in the upper right corner will begin to pulsate to let you know that there are unsaved changes. Click this button to commit your changes. Note: If you select another Mapping file before clicking Apply Changes then your edits will be discarded. Similarly, if you close the editor window without clicking Apply Changes, your edits will not be applied.
Near the top of the window are buttons to Add, Delete and Rename Mappings. There is also a button to Copy an existing mapping. Use this button to create a new Mapping based on an existing one. This can be a real time saver when you are creating a new Mapping file that is very similar to an existing one. You should always first create a copy before editing any of the Mappings that ship with ZenEdit.
Near the bottom of the window is a Share button. This button allows you to submit your custom Mapping files to Nebiru Software for consideration of being included in a future ZenEdit update so that other users may benefit from them.