10.6

413Logic Pro Instruments
• Normalize Loudness: Choose to analyze the selected zone to find the perceived
loudness and raise or lower the volume of the zone to achieve a perceived loudness of
-12 LUFs. The dynamic relationships of sample levels within the zone remain unaltered.
When multiple zones are selected, all will play at the same loudness and the dynamic
relationships of sample levels between zones will change.
Tip: If you want to maintain the same relative gain relationship between zones, raise
or lower the group volume.
• Retune: Analyzes the audio content and sets the root key and tuning value
automatically.
• Always Move Root Key with Zone: Turn on to automatically move the root key when you
drag one or more zones in the Key Mapping Editor.
Tip: This is useful when you want to change a zone’s keyboard position without
transposing the zone pitch, when moving it up or down the keyboard.
• Prefer Splitting Zones by Velocity: Turn on to change the appearance and behavior
of zones in the Key Mapping Editor when you drag the boundary between two zones
stacked vertically.
• Turn on to cut zones horizontally (by velocity) to resolve a zone overlap within the
same group.
• Turn off to cut zones vertically (by note) to resolve a zone overlap within the same
group.
• Slide Zones Over: Turn on to change the appearance and behavior of zones in the Key
Mapping Editor when you drag them horizontally to positions that overlap other zones.
• Turn on to cut unselected zones to resolve a zone overlap within the same group.
• Turn off to cut selected zones to resolve a zone overlap within the same group.
• Protect Unselected Zones in Zone List: Turn on to prevent accidental overlaps, and
therefore modifications, of unselected zones when you edit notes and velocities in Zone
view.
• Preview Selected Zone: Automatically plays the selected zone when selected.
Use Mapping pane Zone menu Split commands
In Logic Pro Sampler, choose any of the following commands or functions from the Zone >
Split menu:
• Create Zones Split at Notes: Use to analyze the selected zone for clear, pitched notes.
A new zone is created for each pitched note, of sufficient duration and harmonicity,
which is detected in the audio file. This feature is most commonly used to split loops
that contain musical phrases.
• Create Zones Split at Silence: Use to analyze the selected zone for points with extended
periods of silence. New zones are created for the non silent sections of the zone. This
feature is most commonly used to split custom recordings of instruments, where notes
of various pitches and loudness levels are played, separated by a second or two of
silence.
Tip: For both “Create” functions, once a zone is split, you can use Automap menu
commands with the resulting zones to build a playable instrument.