Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

3 Locate the audio file you want and select it.
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If you select the “Hide used audio files” checkbox, files used in the currently loaded sampler
instrument are dimmed.
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If you select the “Preview audio file in EXS Instrument” checkbox, the sample files in the
currently selected zone are temporarily replaced. The zone is not directly triggered by
selecting this option, but it can be triggered by playing MIDI notes while the file selector is
open—and different files are chosen. The selected sample can be heard as part of the zone,
inclusive of all synthesizer processing (filters, modulation, and so on).
4 To loop playback of the currently selected sample file, click the Play button.
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Click the Play button a second time to stop playback.
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Click the Play button, then step through the files using the Down Arrow key, or by clicking
them, to audition each file in turn.
5 When you find a sample you want to use, click the Open button to add it to the zone.
When the sample is loaded, the sample’s name is displayed in the Audio File Name field.
Create a zone by dragging an audio file to a key
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Drag an audio file onto one of the keys of the onscreen keyboard.
The start key, end key, and root key are all set to the note that the file was dragged to. Dragand-drop
works for audio files from the following sources: Browser, Project Audio Browser, and
the Finder.
Create a zone by dragging an audio file to a range of keys
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Drag an audio file directly into the zone area to create a new zone.
The root key for the zone is the key at which the sample is played at its recorded pitch. This
information is written in the sample header. If no root key is defined in the sample header, the
C3 key is used by default.
Note: If you drag an audio file onto an existing zone, the file referenced by that zone is replaced
with the new, dropped file. The pointer changes to reflect the replace mode.
Dragging a single sample into the empty area below Ungrouped Zones creates a default zone
and a default group, with the new default zone placed in the default group.
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