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• The “Preview audio file in EXS instrument” option temporarily replaces the sample files
in the currently selected zone. The zone is not directly triggered by activating this
option, but it can be triggered by playing MIDI notes while the file selector is open—and
different files are chosen. The selected sample can be heard as part of the zone, inclusive
of all synthesizer processing (filters, modulation, and so on).
4 Click the Play button to loop playback of the currently selected sample file.
• Click the button a second time to stop playback.
• You can audition each file—in turn—by pressing the Play button, and then stepping
through the files with the Down Arrow key, or by clicking them.
5 After you find a sample you’d like to use, click the Open button to add it to the zone.
When the sample is loaded, the sample’s name is displayed in the Audio File Name field.
To create a zone by dragging an audio file to a key
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Drag an audio file onto one of the keys of the onscreen keyboard.
The start key, end key, and root key are all set to the note that the file was dropped on.
This drag-and-drop functionality works for audio files from the following sources: Browser,
Audio Bin, and the Finder.
To create a zone by dragging an audio file to a range of keys
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Drag an audio file directly into the zone area to create a new zone.
The root key for the zone is the key at which the sample is played at its recorded pitch.
This information is written in the sample header. If no root key is defined in the sample
header, the C3 key is used by default.
Note: If you drag an audio file onto an existing zone, the file referenced by that zone is
replaced with the new, dropped file. The cursor changes to reflect the replace mode.
Dragging a single sample into the empty area below Ungrouped Zones creates a default
zone and a default group, with the new default zone placed in the default group.
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