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Chapter 9 EXS24 mkII 212
Filename only: Reads from the lename only. If no root key/velocity information exists, C3 is
automatically assigned to the zone as the root key.
File only: Reads from the le header only. If no root key/velocity information exists, C3 is
automatically assigned to the zone as the root key.
File/Filename/Analysis: Initially reads information about root key/velocity from the audio
le itself (in the header of the AIFF or WAV le). If no information of this type exists in the
le header, a smart analysis of the lename may detect a root key/velocity. If this method
doesn’t provide useful results, the initial transient in the le itself is analyzed for velocity and
is applied as the velocity. The root key is derived from the initial pitch. C3 is automatically
assigned to the zone as the root key if no pitch is detected.
Filename/File/Analysis: As above, but the lename is read before the header.
Analysis only: Analyzes the le only and applies a velocity based on the initial transient level.
The root key is derived from the initial pitch. C3 is automatically assigned to the zone as the
root key if no pitch is detected.
Root Key at File Name Position pop-up menu: Normally, EXS24 mkII intelligently determines the
root key from the le header of the loaded audio le. On occasion you may want manual
control over this parameter, if you feel that the root key is not being properly determined.
Auto: Provides a smart analysis of numbers and keys from the lename. A number in the
lename can be recognized, regardless of its format—60 or 060 are both valid. Other valid
numbers can range between 21 and 127. Numerical values outside of these are generally just
version numbers. A key number is also a valid possibility for this use—C3, C 3, C_3, A-1, A-1
or #C3, C#3, for example. The possible range is C-2 up to G8.
Numeric value: There may be cases where a sound designer has used multiple numbers
in a lename, which is common with loops, with one value being used to indicate
tempo—“loop60-100.wav,” for example. In this situation, it isn’t clear which, if either, of the
numbers indicates a root key or something else: 60 or 100 could indicate the le number
in a collection, tempo, root key, and so on. You can set a value of 8 to read the root key at
position (letter/character) eight of the lename—namely, the 100 (E6). Alternatively, setting a
value of 5 selects the 60 (C3) as the root key position.
Velocity at File Name Position pop-up menu: EXS24 mkII can determine the velocity from the
le header of the loaded audio le. On occasion you may want manual control over this
parameter, if you feel that the velocity is not being properly determined.
Auto: Provides a smart analysis of velocity from the lename. An abbreviation in the lename
can be recognized—pp or , for example.
Numeric value: There may be cases where a sound designer has used multiple letters and
numbers in a lename, which is common with loops, with one value being used to indicate
tempo—“loop-pp.wav,” for example. In this situation, it isn’t clear which, if either, of the /
pp values indicates a velocity or something else: or pp could be an abbreviation of “fast
funk” or “power pop,” for example. You can set a value of 8 to read the velocity at position
(letter/character) eight of the lename—namely, the pp. Alternatively, setting a value of 5
selects the  as the velocity indicator.