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Chapter 38 Working in the Environment 901
No Transpose
If the No Transpose parameter is active, all regions on any tracks played by this
instrument object are protected from transposition. In other words, the transpose
region parameter is ignored. This is very useful for instruments assigned to drum or
other samples—mapped across the keyboard on a single MIDI channel—as
transposition will trigger different sounds (rather than pitches) in these instruments.
No Reset
If the No Reset parameter is active, no reset messages will be sent to the instrument.
This can be useful if controllers are being used for non-musical purposes, such as when
using the instrument object for mixer automation tasks. The Logic Express >
Preferences > MIDI > Reset Messages settings determine what reset messages are sent.
These messages are not sent to No Reset instruments.
Style
The Style parameter can be set to any of the available staff styles. Whenever a region is
created on one of the instrument’s tracks, it will be assigned the staff style displayed
here. If the Auto style is chosen (the default), Logic Express will pick an appropriate
style based on the pitch range of the notes in the region. For more information on staff
styles, see “Working With Staff Styles” on page 775.
Multi Instruments
A multi instrument is like a collection of 16 standard instruments (see above) in one
package.
There is a separate sub-instrument (or sub-channel, if you prefer) that mirrors the 16
MIDI channels—as indicated by the numbered squares on the multi instrument object.
Clicking on any of these numbered squares selects the corresponding sub-channel, and
displays its parameters in the Object (or Track) Parameter box.