Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

EXS24 mkII Options pop-up menu commands
Click Options to open a pop-up menu of settings and sampler instruments management
commands, to import non-native samples and instruments, and to access EXS24 mkII preferences
and memory management.
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Recall Default EXS24 Settings: Recalls a neutral setting for all parameters in the Parameter
window. This provides a “clean slate” when you are adjusting the parameters of your
sampler instrument.
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Recall Settings from Instrument: Recalls the original parameter settings of the loaded sampler
instrument. This option is useful if you’ve been overzealous with your tweaking and want to
return to the original sampler instrument parameter settings.
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Save Settings to Instrument: Stores the current parameter values of the Parameter window in
the sampler instrument file. When the instrument is reloaded, these values are recalled.
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Delete Settings from Instrument: Removes the stored settings (Parameter window values) from
the sampler instrument file.
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Rename Instrument: Allows you to rename the loaded instrument, which overwrites the
existing instrument name.
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Save Instrument as: Allows you to enter an alternative name for the loaded instrument,
which preserves the original name and sampler instrument file, but creates a new sampler
instrument—a copy.
Note: This is a good, safe option to use because any projects or templates that use the
originally named sampler instrument will work as expected.
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Delete Instrument: Deletes the loaded sampler instrument.
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(Recall Default EXS24 mkI Settings): Recalls the parameter settings of sampler instruments
created in the older version of the EXS24—notably, the modulation paths (see EXS24 mkI
modulation paths on page 183). This option is not relevant for sampler instruments created in
EXS24 mkII.
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Extract MIDI Region(s) from ReCycle Instrument: Extracts regions contained in a ReCycle
instrument. If no ReCycle instrument is selected, this option is dimmed. See Convert ReCycle
files to sampler instruments on page 165.
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SoundFont Convert, DLS Convert, Giga Convert: Each of these commands opens a dialog with
instructions about performing the respective conversions. See Import SoundFont2, DLS, and
Gigasampler files on page 162 for details.
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Preferences: Opens EXS24 mkII preferences (see EXS24 mkII preferences on page 214).
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Virtual Memory: Opens a configuration dialog for EXS24 mkII’s virtual memory functions. Virtual
memory allows samples of almost unlimited length to be played back, by streaming audio
directly from the hard disk in real time. The Virtual Memory dialog also enables direct access
to system memory for EXS24 mkII—in systems with 5 GB of RAM or more. See EXS24 mkII
memory management on page 217.
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