Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

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BP (bandpass): Allows a frequency band directly surrounding the cutoff frequency to pass—all
other frequencies are cut.
The Resonance parameter controls the width of the frequency band. The bandpass filter is a twopole
filter with a slope of 6 dB/octave on each side of the center frequency of the band.
EXS24 mkII output parameters
The EXS24 mkII output parameters define the level—the perceived volume—of a played note.
The change in level over time is controlled by an envelope generator, ENV 2.
ENV 2 is hard-wired to the dynamic stage of EXS24 mkII—it is always used to control the level of
each note. See EXS24 mkII envelope overview on page 187.
Output parameters
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Level via Vel slider: Determines how velocity affects the volume of the sound. The upper slider
half determines the volume when the keyboard is struck at maximum velocity, and the lower
half determines the volume when the keyboard is struck at minimum velocity. Drag the area
between the two slider segments to move both simultaneously.
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Volume knob: Sets the output level of EXS24 mkII. Adjust to find the balance between no
distortion and getting the best—the highest—resolution in the channel strip and the Level
via Vel slider.
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Key Scale field: Modulates the sampler instrument level by note number—position on the
keyboard. Negative values increase the level of lower notes. Positive values increase the level
of higher notes. This is useful when you are emulating a number of acoustic instruments,
where higher-pitched notes are often louder than low notes.
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