User Guide

428 Chapter 25 EXS24 mkII
Zones
A zone is a location into which a single sample (or audio file, if you prefer this term) can
be loaded. The sample loaded into the zone is memory resident—it uses the RAM of
your computer. A zone offers various parameters for controlling the playback of the
sample. Each zone allows you to determine the range of notes over which the sample
should be heard (Key Range), and the root key—the note at which the sample sounds
at its original pitch. In addition, sample start, end, and loop points plus volume, and
several other parameters can be adjusted within the zone. You can define as many
zones as you wish. Each zone requires at least one EXS24 mkII voice when played.
To create a zone and assign a sample to it:
1 Choose Zone > New Zone (or use the New Zone key command).
A new zone entry appears in the Instrument Editor.
2 Do one of the following:
 Click the arrow in the Audio File column, then choose Load Audio Sample from the
pop-up menu (or you can use the Load Audio Sample key command).
 Double-click the empty area in the audio file column.
3 Browse to, and select the desired audio file in the file selection dialog.
If you activate the “Hide used Audio Files” option, files used in the currently loaded EXS
instrument are dimmed.
4 Use the Play button to preview the audio file:
 Click the Play button to loop playback of the currently selected sample file.
 Clicking the button a second time stops playback.
 You can audition multiple files by pressing Play once, and then stepping through the
files.