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Quickly Creating Multiple Zones in the EXS24 mkII
You can load multiple samples in one operation. The Instrument Editor automatically
creates new zones and places the loaded samples into them.
To create multiple zones in one operation
1 Choose Zone > Load Multiple Samples in the Instrument Editor (or use the Load Multiple
Samples key command).
2 Browse to the desired location, then use the Add or Add All buttons to select the samples
you want to use.
3 Click the Done button when you are finished.
4 Choose one of the three automatic mapping modes in the Load Multiple Samples dialog:
• “Auto map” by reading the root key from audio file: Uses the root keys stored in the audio
file headers, and places the samples, as zones, across the keyboard range. The number
of keys that constitute a zone is intelligently determined by the placement of
neighboring zones.
• “Drums” zone without range, root key from audio file: Uses the root keys stored in the
audio file headers. Each zone is mapped to a single key on the keyboard—as determined
by the root key information.
• Contiguous zones: Ignores all root key information and maps the samples across the
keyboard in chromatic order. The Zone width field allows you to specify the width—the
key range—of the newly generated zones. The Start Note field defines the start note
of newly generated zones.
You can also load multiple samples by dragging them into the Instrument Editor. Dragging
multiple samples into a group folder assigns the samples to the respective group. Dragging
multiple samples below the Ungrouped Zones area assigns the audio files to a new default
group.
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