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“Cannot open MASTER.INS. No instrument definitions will be available” message when opening Music Creator

You may get a “Cannot open MASTER.INS. No instrument definitions will be available” message when opening Music Creator for the first time.

The Master.ins file is used by Music Creator to store instrument definitions for any hardware synthesizers you may own, but the file is not required for Music Creator's operation. The file simply allows you to see banks and programs by name in Music Creator.

To re-generate the Master.ins file, do the following:

1.

Hold down the SHIFT key when you start Music Creator.

The following message appears: “Music Creator will now personalize your user settings...”

2.

Click OK.

Music Creator copies over the Master.ins file behind the scenes and you will no longer receive this message.

For more information about instrument definitions, see Instrument definitions.

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