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Input a MIDI note number in the value box on the left to set the lower key range, and
likewise in the value box on the right to set the upper range. You can also use the small
up and down arrows to incrementally define the range.
An example of this control in practice is a keyboard split where 2 instruments that
have overlapping note ranges are restricted by Key Range, so each plays only within
their defined range. In combination with the Octave control, you can have two
instruments playing in different ranges of the keyboard on the same MIDI Channel.
5.3.2 Trigger Options
Create multi-articulation instruments by using Trigger Options, including keyswitches,
and controllers (like the Mod Wheel) to select (“trigger”) instruments. For example,
creating an accent when playing at higher velocities by loading Violin Sustain and
Staccato instruments, then limiting the Velocity Range of the Staccato instrument
between velocities 110-127.
Keyswitch
This Trigger Option uses designated MIDI note numbers outside the playable range
of notes to select (“trigger”) articulations. Assigned Keyswitches are colored Blue,
and when they’re active, the
ACTIVE ARTICULATION INDICATOR will light up green. For
example, if you load multiple articulations of a Violin, like Staccato on the Bow,
Staccato, Spiccato (shown below), and assign each of them to a keyswitch on a
unique MIDI note number, they will only playback when their respective keyswitch
is active.
Keyswitch Range
This Trigger Option enables the use of keyswitch instruments in addition to non-
keyswitch instruments. If a key is hit within the keyswitch range that instrument
becomes activated. The pass thru option makes sure that the keyswitch in the un-
derlying instrument is activated. The offset parameter allows you to use a different
key range then what the underlying instrument uses.