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To load multiple samples 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, Add All, Remove, or Remove All
buttons to select the desired samples.
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 key stored with the
audio files, 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 key stored with the
audio files. Each zone contains a single key on the keyboard determined by the root
key information.
 Contiguous zones: Ignores all root key information of the audio files and places the
samples on the keyboard in chromatic order. The “Zone width” field allows you to
specify the width 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.
If you drag multiple files onto one of the keyboard keys, the Load Multiple Samples
dialog does not include the Start Note field, as the start key, end key, and root key are
all set to the note that the file was dropped on.