Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

Change Ultrabeat’s trigger mode
The way Ultrabeat reacts to a succession of incoming notes is set independently for each sound.
Parameters that provide control over this aspect of Ultrabeat’s behavior are found in the trigger
mode section.
Trigger pop-up menu
Group pop-up menu
Gate button
Trigger mode parameters
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Trigger pop-up menu: Choose either Single or Multi trigger mode.
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Single: A new trigger note cuts off the note that is currently playing.
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Multi: When a new note is played, currently playing notes continue to decay in accordance
with their respective amplitude envelope settings (Env 4).
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Group pop-up menu: Choose between Off and settings 1 through 8. If two different sounds are
assigned to the same group, they cut each other off when a new note message is received.
Only one sound in the group can be played at a time.
A typical use of this feature is when programming hi-hat sounds: when playing a real hi-hat,
the closed hi-hat note cuts off or mutes the ringing of the open hi-hat. This feature is often
referred to as “hi-hat mode.”
Note: While in Single Trigger mode, only the currently sounding note of the same sound is cut
off. A sound that is assigned to a group cuts off all other sounds in the group, regardless of the
note played.
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Gate button: Turns the Gate function on or off. When active, the sound is immediately cut off
when the MIDI note is released (MIDI note off), regardless of envelope settings.
Note: The Gate function ensures that a specific sound does not play—it can’t be heard—after
a note-off event sent from the host or Ultrabeat’s internal sequencer. Note length can be an
important creative element when programming rhythm tracks.
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