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Create EXS24 mkII groups
Imagine a drum kit with a number of different samples used in several zones, mapped across
the keyboard. You might decide that you want to change the parameters of each sample
independently—to alter the decay of the snare, or to use a different cutoff setting for the hi-hat
samples, for example.
In this context, EXS24 mkII’s groups feature is useful. Groups allow for flexible sample
organization. You can define as many groups as you need and assign each zone to one of these
groups. In a drum kit, for example, you could assign all kick drums to Group 1, all snares to Group
2, all hi-hats to Group 3, and so on.
A group makes it possible to define a velocity range for all assigned zones, allowing you to
specify a velocity window in which the grouped zones will be triggered, for example. Each
group also features offset parameters for the amplitude envelope and filter settings made in the
Parameter window.
You can also play all zones without defining and assigning any groups—in this case, changes to
parameter settings affect all samples (in all zones) equally.
Create a new group
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Choose Group > New Group in the Instrument Editor.
A new group appears in the Zones column at the left side of the Instrument Editor.
Assign a zone to a group
Do one of the following:
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Select the group in the zone’s Group pop-up menu.
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Select a zone in the Instrument Editor, Finder, or Project Browser—then drag it into a group
displayed in the Zones column.
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Drag an ungrouped zone (or multiple selected zones) into the empty area below the Ungrouped
Zones icon. This creates a new group, containing the dragged zone, or zones.
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Drag a zone (or multiple selected zones) from one group to any of the following:
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Another group, if you want to change the previous group assignment to the new group.
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The Ungrouped Zones icon, if you want to change the previous group assignment to
unassigned—ungrouped.
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The empty area below the Ungrouped Zones icon, if you want to create a new group
containing the dragged zone, or zones.
Tip: If you press Option while dragging zones to another group, you will copy—rather than
move—the selected zones.
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