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Bome MIDI Translator: User's Manual 11 Settings

11.7.2 Export Settings to .bmts file

In the Options menu, use the “Export Settings” function. It allows you to

export your settings to a .bmts file. These settings include:

Window size and position

Selected translator preset

All program settings and preferences from the settings window.

11.7.3 Manually Import .bmts file

Use the “Import Settings” function in the Options menu and specify a

previously saved .bmts file. This is particularly helpful if you want to transfer

your settings to another computer, give them to a friend, or you have to

reinstall your OS.

11.7.4 Use Command Line for Importing Settings

You can use the /settings command line switch to use a particular .bmts file

when starting MIDI Translator. You can create a small script file that

launches MT with a particular settings file (and possibly project file using the

/project switch) for quick access to a particular configuration. On Windows,

script files will be a .bat or .cmd file, on macOS, you can use shell scripts

(.sh) or Apple Scripts.

Note: when you quit MIDI Translator, it will write back the current settings

to the settings file you specified on the command line.

11.7.5 Auto-Load of .bmts File at Start-up

There is a trick to let MIDI Translator auto-load a .bmts file: rename it the

same as the app name and put it into the same folder.

On Windows, if the app file is “MIDI Translator.exe”, rename the settings file

to “MIDITranslator.bmts”. and copy it side-by side to the same folder. Note

that Windows will usually not show the .exe extension.

On macOS, if the app file is “Bome MIDI Translator Pro.app”, rename the

settings file to “Bome MIDI Translator Pro.bmts”. and copy it side-by side to

the same folder. Note that the Finder will usually not show the .app

extension.

This is particularly useful when running MIDI Translator from a USB thumb

drive.