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214Logic Pro User Guide
The Switches pane
The Switches pane is where you create and customize keyswitches and controller switch
assignments for each articulation. You can determine the type of MIDI message to use for
switches, what values within that MIDI message to use, and you can specify the articulation
behavior when the switch is triggered.
It includes the following controls:
MIDI Remote button: This button has to be active for your articulation switches to
respond to the defined MIDI messages. If MIDI Remote is off, you cannot control
your articulation switches remotely with your attached MIDI device. For example, you
might want to turn off MIDI Remote if you want to play an instrument live using the full
keyboard range without risking an accidental switch between articulations.
MIDI Channel pop-up menu: Sets a specific MIDI channel for all your keyswitches. This
is useful if you have a dedicated keyboard for keyswitches or you wish to limit your
keyswitches to a particular MIDI channel.
Octave Offset pop-up menu: Sets an offset for the octave used for keyswitches. You
can set an offset of up to plus or minus ten octaves. This can be useful in particular
for bass instruments; since keyswitches are often set to very low octaves, with bass
instruments you may want to move the keyswitches to higher octaves and leave the
lower octaves free for playing.
These three Switches controls can be set locally in the Switches pane, or globally to affect
how all instruments with articulations will behave. To determine if these settings are local
or global, see Articulation Switches.
Below the controls is a table showing each articulation along with the following parameters:
Type pop-up menu: Chooses the specific type of MIDI message used to activate the
articulation. Note On is the standard MIDI message used to trigger articulations, but
Note Off, Poly Aftertouch, Controller, Program (program change), Aftertouch, Pitch
Bend, and Velocity are also supported.