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CHAPTER 16. INSTRUMENT AND EFFECT RACKS 214
a scale of 0-127, similar to the Velocity Zone Editor. Above the value scale, however, you
will nd a draggable indicator known as the Chain selector.
The chain select zone is a data lter just like the other zones; although all chains in a Rack
receive input signals, only those with chain select zones that overlap the current value of the
Chain selector can be addressed and thereby produce output.
In MIDI Effect Racks, chain select zones lter all incoming MIDI events (such as MIDI CCs),
not just notes. Fade ranges attenuate the velocities of notes entering a chain.
In Instrument Racks and Audio Effect Racks, which both output audio signals, fade ranges
attenuate the volume level at each chain's output. So what happens, then, if the Chain
selector is moved outside of the chain select zone where a sound is currently playing? If
the zone ends in a fade range, the chain's output volume is attenuated to zero while the
Chain selector is outside of the zone. If the zone had no fade range, the output volume
is not attenuated, allowing the chain's effects (like long reverb tails or delays) to fade out
according to their own settings.
Let's consider how we can make use of chain select zones in a performance situation:
Making Preset Banks Using Chain Select
Using Chain Select
Zones to Create Effects
Presets.
Unlike the other zone types, the default length of a chain select zone is 1, and the default
value is 0. From this setup, we can quickly create preset banks using the Chain Select
Editor.
Again, we will use a Rack with four chains as our starting point. Each of the four chains
contain different effects that we would like to be able to switch between. To make this