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366Logic Pro Instruments
Sampler
Sampler overview
Sampler is a sophisticated software sampler with which you can quickly create multisample
instruments using drag-and-drop workflows.
Audio files, called samples, are combined into tuned, organized collections called sampler
instruments. A sampler instrument is the file type that is loaded into Sampler with the
plug-in Settings pop-up menu. When you choose a sampler instrument, the associated
audio files are automatically located on the hard disk (or disks) and are loaded into your
computer’s RAM. You play and record the loaded sampler instrument in the same way as
any software instrument.
Because sampler instruments are based on audio recordings, they are ideally suited to
emulating real instruments such as guitars, pianos, and drums. Sampler provides an
extensive library of sampler instruments that includes these and many other sounds.
Sampler is fully compatible with EXS instrument libraries.
You can also use Sampler to edit and create your own sampler instruments. You can quickly
assign samples to specific key and velocity ranges in existing or new sampler instruments
by dragging them into Sampler. You can graphically resize and move individual samples or
groups of samples, as well as assign a number of playback parameters to a single sample
or a group of samples.
Sampler is also a flexible synthesizer in its own right. You can create expressive sounds
by using any sample as a basic synthesizer waveform, which you can then process with
an extensive collection of filters and modulators. If you’re new to the concepts and use of
synthesizers and samplers, see Synthesizer basics overview.