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936Logic Pro User Guide
Mapped instrument objects
Mapped instruments in the Logic Pro Environment
A mapped instrument is particularly useful for drum instruments or any drum-mode MIDI
device. A drum-mode device has different sounds assigned to different MIDI notes, but
only uses a single MIDI channel; for example, a drum kit loaded into the Sampler, or MIDI
channel 10 of a GM-compliant sound module, or a drum machine.
A mapped instrument is used just like a standard instrument, but each individual input note
can be:
Named (snare, hi-hat, and so on)
Mapped to an output note
Given a velocity offset
Assigned its own MIDI channel
Sent to one of up to 16 output cables (This allows you to create a single instrument that
addresses multiple sound sources.)
Given its own notation parameters:note head shape, relative vertical position in the
staff, and drum group assignment (See Use mapped staff styles for drum notation in
Logic Pro.)
The mapped instrument’s parameters are a subset of the standard instrument parameters.
The missing settings are available on a note-by-note basis in the Mapped Instrument
window. For details, see Common parameters in the Logic Pro Environment.
Create a new mapped instrument
In Logic Pro, choose New > Mapped Instrument.