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5.3 ZONES WINDOW
Create both multi-timbral and multi-articulation instruments by modifying instrument
properties, including key range and octave, and using Trigger Options to select (“trigger”)
instruments with keyswitches, controllers (like the Mod Wheel), and more.
5.3.1 Zone Options
Modify instrument properties, including key range and octave, to combine instruments in
different ways, quickly building complex instruments with multiple layers.
Group
This control enables you to have multiple groups of instruments that can be switched
in tandem between each other. Within each group, only the instrument that is
selected for (“triggered”) will play.
Voice Limit
This control sets a limit on the number of simultaneous voices and instrument is
playing back before voice stealing occurs. Please note that a single note can have
multiple microphone positions and/or articulations that can quickly add up to many
voices, which in turn is resource intensive. Voice Limits are set per instrument, so if
you are experiencing dropped voices (from reaching the voice limit), raise the Voice
Limit. If your computer resources are being pushed, lower it.
Octave
This control changes the octave transposition of an instrument up or down an
octave. This is useful to create an instrument stack with instruments at different
octave ranges playing together simultaneously, or when used in conjunction with
Key Range to create keyboard splits.
Key Range
These controls specify the range of notes to which the instrument will respond,
effectively muting notes you don’t want to hear, or giving you the ability to split the key-
board between multiple instruments on a single MIDI channel.