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322 Chapter 21 EXS24 mkII
Output Parameters
Volume adjusts the volume of the zone.
Pan adjusts the pan position of the zone. This parameter only works when the
EXS24 mkII is used in stereo.
Negative Scale values make notes lower than the note position defined by the root key
sound louder than higher ones; positive values have the opposite effect. Use this
parameter for balancing the volume of a sample across the selected key range.
The Routing parameter determines the outputs used by the zone. Choices include the
main outputs, and paired channels 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10, or individual
outputs 11 through to 16. This allows individual zones to be routed independently to
aux channels in a multi-output EXS24 mkII instance.
Playback Parameters
To enable the sample to change pitch when the sample is triggered by different keys,
switch on the Pitch checkbox. When disabled, the sample is always played at its original
pitch, regardless of the note played.
Activating 1Shot causes the zone to ignore the length of notes used to trigger the
sample—the sample is always played to the end. This option is useful for drum
samples, where you often don’t want the MIDI note length to affect sample playback.
Enable the Rvrs (Reverse) checkbox to play the sample from the end to the beginning.
Sample Start and End
The Sample Start and End parameters set the sample’s start and end points,
respectively. Control-clicking the two values will open a shortcut menu, allowing you to
open the sample in the Sample Editor of Logic Express. In the Sample Editor, you can
set the start and end points graphically. See “Editing Samples in the Sample Editor”
below.
Root key