Instruments
Sampler
Plays key and velocity zones of samples, imports SFZ.
In this guide
Add it to a track
Select a MIDI track and choose this instrument from Library → Instrument Tools. Instruments turn notes into sound; an empty MIDI region needs notes before it will play.
Controls
| Control | What to listen or look for |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets the signal level leaving this stage. |
| Glide | Sets how gradually pitch slides from one note to the next. |
| Mono | Limits playback to one note at a time. |
| Voices | Sets how many notes or overlapping voices this instrument can play. |
| Velocity | Sets how strongly note velocity affects the resulting note or sound. |
| Attack | Sets how quickly the sample's volume rises after a note starts. |
| Decay | Sets how quickly volume falls from its peak to the sustain level. |
| Sustain | Sets the envelope level held while a note remains pressed. |
| Release | Sets how quickly the sample fades after a note is released. |
| Filter | Chooses the sample's filter shape. |
| Cutoff | Sets the frequency where the filter acts on the sound. |
| Resonance | Sets the filter's resonance or bandwidth; higher values make a narrower, stronger emphasis. |
| Env Amount | Sets how strongly the envelope moves the filter cutoff. |
| Env Attack | Sets how quickly the filter envelope rises to its peak. |
| Env Decay | Sets how quickly the filter envelope falls from its peak to the sustain level. |
| Env Sustain | Sets the filter envelope level held while a note is sustained. |
| Env Release | Sets how quickly the filter envelope fades after the note ends. |
Work with this device
Start with a short passage that represents your material. Change one control at a time. Compare at a similar listening level, using the device's power control to bypass it. Save a version of the project before making a large change.
Current behavior
Select a sample zone to expose its mapping and sample controls. A zone has key/velocity ranges, a root note, tuning, gain and Start/End in source frames. Loop start/end and Crossfade are also in frames; Crossfade applies to Forward loops. Zone controls are separate from the instrument-wide filter, envelope and playback parameters. Save before remapping or removing source zones.
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