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• Key Range fields: The two key range parameters allow you to define a key range for the
zone.
• Lo(w): Sets the lowest note for the zone.
• Hi(gh): Sets the highest note for the zone.
Playing notes outside this range will not trigger the sample assigned to this zone.
• Pitch checkbox: Activate to change the sample pitch when triggered by different keys.
When disabled, the sample is always played at its original pitch, regardless of the note
played.
• 1Shot checkbox: Causes the zone to ignore the length of incoming MIDI note
events—resulting in the sample always being played from beginning to end whenever
a note-on event is received. This is useful for drum samples, where you often don’t
want the MIDI note length to affect sample playback. Also see the Fade field parameter
below.
• Reverse checkbox: Enable to play the sample from the end to the beginning.
• Group menu: Shows the group assignment of a zone. For more information, see Creating
EXS24 mkII Groups and Setting EXS24 mkII Group Parameters.
• Velocity Range checkbox and fields: Activate the checkbox to define a velocity range for
the zone.
• L(ow): Sets the lowest velocity that will trigger the zone.
• Hi(gh): Sets the highest velocity that will trigger the zone.
Playing notes outside this velocity range will not trigger the sample assigned to this
zone.
• Sample Start and End fields: Set the sample start and end points, respectively.
Control-click either field to open a menu that allows you to open the sample in the
Logic Express Sample Editor (or an external editor), where you can set the start and
end points graphically. See Editing Samples in the EXS24 mkII Sample Editor.
• Fade field: Determines the fade out time for a one-shot sample. The value is shown in
samples. The difference between the value specified in this field and the value shown
in the End field determines the fade out duration. The lower the value, the longer it
takes for the sample to reach a 0 level (at the sample end point).
This option is dimmed when the Loop On checkbox is active. See Using the EXS24 mkII
Zone Loop Parameters for details about zone loop functions.
Note: This parameter defaults to a value of 0, except in cases when the Sampler
Instrument is created with Logic’s Audio > “Convert Regions to New Sampler Track”
command. This function uses transient markers, and results in a default Fade field value
that matches the slicing offset of the following transient marker.
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