Reference Manual

CHAPTER 22. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 360
By default, the key zones of newly imported samples cover the full MIDI note range. Zones
can be moved and resized like clips in the Arrangement View, by dragging their right or left
edges to resize them, then dragging them into position.
Zones can also be faded over a number of semitones at either end by dragging their top
right or left corners. This makes it easy to smoothly crossfade between adjacent samples as
the length of the keyboard is traversed. The Lin and Pow boxes above the sample layer list
indicate whether the zones will fade in a linear or exponential manner.
Velocity Zones
The Velocity Zone Editor.
Velocity zones determine the range of MIDI Note On velocities that each sample will respond
to. The timbre of most musical instruments changes greatly with playing intensity. Therefore,
the best multisamples capture not only individual notes, but also each of those notes at
different velocities.
The Velocity Zone Editor, when toggled, appears alongside the sample layer list. Velocity is
measured on a scale of 1-127, and this number range appears across the top of the editor.
The functionality of the Velocity Zone Editor is otherwise identical to that of the Key Zone
Editor.