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415MainStage Instruments
Use Mapping pane Group menu commands
In MainStage Sampler, choose any of the following commands or functions from the Group
menu:
• New: Create a new, empty group.
• Duplicate: Create a copy of the selected group (or groups). This does not copy zones in
the group. Only the group itself is copied, inclusive of all group parameter settings.
• Create Round Robin: Creates a round robin of multiple selected groups. Repeatedly
striking a key will sequentially step through these groups in a continuous cycle. See the
task in Make advanced Sampler group selections.
• Merge: Merges multiple selected groups.
Use Mapping pane Zone menu commands
In MainStage Sampler, choose any of the following commands or functions from the Zone
menu:
• New: Create a new empty zone (a zone with no reference to an audio file).
• Load Audio Files: Open a browser window where you can choose one or more audio
files.
• Normalize Loudness: Choose to analyze the selected zone to find the perceived
loudness and raise or lower the volume of the zone to achieve a perceived loudness of
-12 LUFs. The dynamic relationships of sample levels within the zone remain unaltered.
When multiple zones are selected, all will play at the same loudness and the dynamic
relationships of sample levels between zones will change.
Tip: If you want to maintain the same relative gain relationship between zones, raise
or lower the group volume.
• Retune: Analyzes the audio content and sets the root key and tuning value
automatically.
• Always Move Root Key with Zone: Turn on to automatically move the root key when you
drag one or more zones in the Key Mapping Editor.
Tip: This is useful when you want to change a zone’s keyboard position without
transposing the zone pitch, when moving it up or down the keyboard.
• Prefer Splitting Zones by Velocity: Turn on to change the appearance and behavior
of zones in the Key Mapping Editor when you drag the boundary between two zones
stacked vertically.
• Turn on to cut zones horizontally (by velocity) to resolve a zone overlap within the
same group.
• Turn off to cut zones vertically (by note) to resolve a zone overlap within the same
group.
• Slide Zones Over: Turn on to change the appearance and behavior of zones in the Key
Mapping Editor when you drag them horizontally to positions that overlap other zones.
• Turn on to cut unselected zones to resolve a zone overlap within the same group.
• Turn off to cut selected zones to resolve a zone overlap within the same group.