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933Logic Pro User Guide
You generally use multi-instrument objects to address multi-timbral hardware synthesizers
or samplers. A multi-timbral sound module is one that can receive on several MIDI channels
at once, playing back a different sound on each channel simultaneously.
As most modern MIDI devices are multi-timbral, the multi-instrument probably is the most
commonly used instrument object in your Environment.
The multi-instrument object parameters are a shorter set of the standard instrument object
parameters (see Common parameters in the Logic Pro Environment). The settings you
make in the multi-instrument’s Track inspector apply globally to all subchannels.
Create a new multi-instrument object
In Logic Pro, choose New > Multi-Instrument.
View the multi-instrument’s Track inspector
In Logic Pro, click the icon at the top of the multi-instrument object.
The whole multi-instrument object is selected, allowing you to set the Port parameter, for
example.
Multi-Instrument window in the Logic Pro Environment
Double-clicking a multi-instrument opens the Multi-Instrument window. It contains the
following areas:
Device Name and Short Device Name fields: At the top-left corner of the window, you
can enter the full name of the multi-instrument in the Device Name field. You can also
enter a short name for the multi-instrument in the Short Device Name field. This short
name is used in the main window track list, when the program name is displayed.
Depending on whether or not you have activated the subchannel’s Program parameter,
the following information appears in the track list of the Tracks area:
The name of the multi-instrument and channel number (if the parameter is not
activated)
The short name, channel number, and program name (if the parameter is activated)