Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

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Layer sliders: Both factory Ultrabeat samples and sounds imported from EXS instruments often
consist of different layers that are dynamically switched by incoming MIDI note velocities. The
precise sample layer that incoming velocity values switch to is determined by the green Layer
slider (min), or the blue Layer slider (max).
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The green Min slider determines which layer is triggered at a MIDI note velocity = 1.
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The blue Max slider determines which layer is triggered at a MIDI note velocity = 127.
Note: If you have loaded a single sample that does not have multiple layers, the Vel Layer
slider has no effect.
Load a sample into Ultrabeat oscillator 2
Ultrabeat’s factory settings include a selection of multilayer drum and percussion samples. You
can also load your own samples in AIFF, WAV, CAF, or SDII stereo interleaved format.
Note: The velocity layering function is not available for user-loaded samples.
1 Choose Load Sample from the pop-up menu in the upper-left corner of the waveform display.
2 In the Load Sample window, browse to the audio file you want to use, and do one of the
following:
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To load the chosen file into oscillator 2, click Open.
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To retain the current state, click Cancel.
Use Ultrabeat’s load sample preview
You can audition samples before importing them into Ultrabeat.
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