2.Start the Instrument Wizard and go to Step 2.

3.This time select the “Make a region per sample” option. This will allow us to see how the samples are mapped and stretched out.

4.Set the Start and End notes to C1 and B2. There are only a few samples included with the bass ensemble tutorial samples so this is a good range that will also stretch the top and bottom notes a bit.

Press Next to move on to Step 3 of the Instrument Wizard.

5.Set the first Controller Source to Velocity and give it 2 splits. Name it “Velocity Splits” in the Description field.

6.Set the second controller to “Keyboard” and give it 8 splits. Name it “Keyswitch” in the Description field.

7.Click on the Split Names button for the Velocity dimension, and name the splits as shown.

Click OK when finished.

8.Click on the Split Names button for the Keyswitch dimension, and name the splits as shown. These are named for each type of articulation. Click OK when finished.

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4 specifications

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