• the “bank area” to the left, with the 64 presets of the currently loaded bank.
• and the “library” to the right, which is a database of all your presets (it has no limitation on the number of presets it can store).

The bank area

To select a preset in the current bank, just left-click on it. Right-clicking on a preset brings up a menu, with the following options:

• Write: writes any changes done to the current preset back into the bank.

If you make changes to a preset, make sure you write the preset back into the bank, or your changes will be lost when you change presets.
The registered version of Rhino auto-saves its settings upon exit. This auto-save file, named tmp.sav, is a standard FXP file stored into the Rhino installation folder.

• Export: export the current preset to a text file. This feature is enabled, even in the unregistered version of Rhino. Exported files can be imported in the registered version.
• Import: import a text preset file generated by the previous option.
• Import Sysex: import a DX7 or Tx81Z sysex file into Rhino. This powerful feature is not an attempt at a true Yamaha emulator. Nevertheless, it can be very useful for generating new sounds that can later be tweaked using Rhino features (most of which that were not present in the original synthesizers).
• Rename: change the clicked preset name.
• Clear: resets the preset to default settings. The default settings can be changed by replacing the default.fxp file, in the presets directory
• Copy: copy the preset into memory.
• Paste: paste a previously copied preset to the current location.
• Load Bank: load a new bank (FXB file).
• Save Bank: saves the current bank.
• Load Preset: load a new preset (FXP file).
• Save Preset: save the preset.

It is also possible, from any page of Rhino, to change the current preset by right-clicking on any one of the top interface tabs. The arrows keys can also be used to navigate through the presets list.

Rhino preset system is based on an internal bank of 64 presets. Additional banks are available for download on our web site, or from third-party sound designers. To load these files into Rhino, there are 3 options:

• Use the “Load Bank” menu option to load the new bank into the internal area. Your current internal data will be overwritten.
• Or place the new bank file into the presets directory in the Rhino install folder. The new bank will then be available via the drop-down “Bank Name” menu, in the upper right area of the bank page
• Or drag/drop the fxb file from Windows explorer into the bank area

The Library area

The library is a database of all your presets (it has no limitation on the number of presets it can store). You can use it to classify your sounds and easily navigate through presets. The number of presets in a category is displayed to the right, and empty categories are greyed out.

New categories can be created with the right-click menu.

Presets can be auditioned directly from the library (just select a preset and it will be loaded automatically), or dragged and dropped from the bank area into the library area. In addition, you can drop a fxp or fxb file from windows explorer (or from Finder on the MAC), directly into the library.

The library also features a “keyword mode”, where all presets matching a given keyword are displayed. Toggling between “keyword” and “categories” mode is done with the right-click menu.

Other information on the bank page

Additional information is available to the right of the bank page:

• Bank Name: this is the name of the current bank. Right-click on this field to edit the name, or left-click to display a menu for quickly selecting any bank in the presets folder.
• Author: the name of the sound designer for the current preset. Right-click on this field to edit the name.
• Comments: comments provided by the sound designer on how to use the preset. Right-click on any line to edit it.
• Tuning: the tuning scale (in Scala .tun format) used by the current preset. Left-click to select a new scale.
  Rhino comes with several tuning files, including historically interesting tunings such as quarter-comma Meantone and Werckmeister III. The default is modern 12-tone equal temperament. Interested users can look at the Scala Web site for further information.
  

  When the “global” button (next to the tuning scale) is enabled, the displayed scale is global to all the presets of the bank.