To use this feature, you must visit the Preferences dialog (Edit-Preferenceson the main menu) and specify either the note-number or note-name method. You will get the best results when the pitch indication is set off by spaces, and when there are no numbers elsewhere in the sample name. For the note-name method, only sharps (“#”) are recognized, not flats.

Creating a Region

The next step in creating an instrument is to create some regions. While there are many ways to create regions, in this section we will do it manually. This is the least convenient way to create regions but it is sometimes useful. For example, drum kits often don’t lend themselves to the more streamlined ways of creating regions, because each drum (snare, kick, hi hat, etc.) is effectively a different instrument and may require a differently structured region.

Creating a few regions manually will also help familiarize you with the concept of mapping samples, before we introduce the more advanced ways of mapping like the Instrument Wizard.

To create our first region we’ll use the Region Window, shown above. For a full discussion of this window’s features, see page 130.

1. Place the mouse under the note where you want to create a region, and right-click. In this example, we’ll create a region on Middle C.

2. Choose New region from the menu.

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4 specifications

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