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Note: The Decay parameters will function only when the Trigger parameter is set to
Key Release.
• Cutoff and Reso(nance) fields: Independently offsets the Cutoff and Resonance settings
for each group. This can be useful if you want the initial impact of a note to be unfiltered
for one group but not others.
• Envelope 1/Envelope 2 Offsets fields: Independently offsets the envelope settings in the
Parameter window for each group. This is useful if you want the filter (Envelope 1) or
volume (Envelope 2) envelopes to affect the samples in a group—after the initial impact
of the triggered sounds.
• H (Hold) field: Determines the time that the envelope will be held at the maximum
attack level, before the decay phase begins.
Note: When the Trigger parameter is set to Key Release, the Decay Time parameter
controls the decay level, rather than Envelope 2 (the volume envelope). This means
that when Trigger is set to Key Release, the Envelope 2 Offsets have no effect.
• Vel(ocity) Range: Sets a velocity range for the group. Velocity Range is useful for sounds
where you want to dynamically mix—or switch between—samples, by playing your
MIDI keyboard harder or softer. This feature is ideal for layered sounds, such as a
piano/string layer, or when switching between different percussion samples, for example.
• Lo(w): Sets the lowest velocity that will trigger the group.
• Hi(gh): Sets the highest velocity that will trigger the group. Playing notes outside
this velocity range will not trigger the zones assigned to this group.
Note: The settings made here override zone settings: When a zone’s velocity range is
larger than the group setting, the zone’s velocity range is limited by the group setting.
Hi Hat Mode: Using the EXS24 mkII Poly Parameter
A practical use of the Poly parameter is to set up a classic “hi-hat mode” within a full
drum kit that is mapped across the keyboard. In this scenario, you could assign an open
and closed hi-hat sample to a group, and set the Voices parameter of the group to 1.
In this example, the most recently triggered of the two hi-hat samples will mute the
other, as only one voice is allowed for the group. This mirrors the real-world behavior
of hi-hats. The other sounds of the drum kit can still be played polyphonically, if samples
in zones are assigned to another group.
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