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<\/p>\nMapping key zones in Sampler allows you to assign specific sections of your MIDI keyboard to trigger specific samples or sounds. This typically used to create multisampled instruments, where different pitches of a single sound are mapped across the keyboard and it’s important to maintain optimal sound quality for all notes as the sonic quality deteriorates the further away we go from the sampled root note.<\/p>\n
To map key zones in Sampler in Ableton Live:<\/p>\n
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<\/li>\nBy mapping key zones in Sampler, you can create realistic multisampled instruments<\/strong> or layered instruments that combine different sounds and samples across your keyboard.<\/p>\n Mapping velocity zones in Sampler allows you to create different sample variations that are triggered depending on the velocity of the incoming MIDI notes. This can be useful for creating more realistic and expressive instrument sounds, as well as providing a wider range of tonal possibilities.<\/p>\n Here are the steps to map velocity zones in Sampler:<\/p>\n By mapping velocity zones, you can create instruments that respond dynamically to your touch<\/strong>, with different sample variations triggered by soft or harder playing. This can be particularly useful for creating expressive acoustic\u00a0<\/strong>instrument sounds like pianos, drums, and strings.<\/p>\n Link<\/em> \u2014 Enabling the Link switch sets Sample Start equal to Loop Start. Note that the Sample Start parameter box doesn\u2019t lose its original value \u2014 it simply becomes disabled so that it can be recalled with a single click.<\/p>\n Loop Start<\/em> \u2014 The Sustain Loop\u2019s start point, measured in samples.<\/p>\n Loop End<\/em> \u2014 The Sustain Loop\u2019s end point, measured in samples.<\/p>\n Release Mode<\/em> \u2014 Whenever the Sustain Loop is active, Release Mode can also be enabled.<\/p>\n Turn an 808 kick into sustained bass sound: in the case of periodic waveform we can just loop on cycle. Turn on Snap<\/strong> to eliminate clicks !<\/p>\n Looping\u00a0non-periodic samples<\/strong> looping can become a bit trickier but if we can’t get rid of clicks or glitches we can always use the crossfade <\/strong>function to smoothen the transitions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mapping Key Zones Mapping key zones in Sampler allows you to assign specific sections of your MIDI keyboard to trigger specific samples or sounds. This typically used to create multisampled instruments, where different pitches of a single sound are mapped across the keyboard and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":314,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/314"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23031"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24979,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23031\/revisions\/24979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.garnishmusicproduction.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\nCreating Velocity Zones<\/h3>\n
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<\/li>\nLooping<\/h3>\n
In the example below we can see the sample playback start, the sustain loop and a release loop.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>No Sustain Loop<\/em> \u2014 Playback proceeds linearly until either the Sample End is reached or the volume envelope completes its release stage.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ableton-production.imgix.net\/live-manual\/12\/SamplerLoopEnabled1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=21\")
<\/span>Sustain Loop Enabled<\/em> \u2014 Playback proceeds linearly until Loop End is reached, when it jumps immediately to Loop Start and continues looping. If Release Mode is OFF, looping will continue inside the Sustain Loop until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ableton-production.imgix.net\/live-manual\/12\/SamplerLoopBack1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=21\")
<\/span>Back-and-Forth Sustain Loop Enabled<\/em> \u2014 Playback proceeds to Loop End, then reverses until it reaches Loop Start, then proceeds again towards Loop End. If Release Mode is OFF, this pattern continues until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ableton-production.imgix.net\/live-manual\/12\/SamplerLoopReleaseOff.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=21\")
<\/span> \u2014 The volume envelope\u2019s release stage is active, but will occur within the Sustain Loop, with playback never proceeding beyond Loop End.<\/p>\n<\/span>Release Enabled<\/em> \u2014 When the volume envelope reaches its release stage, playback will proceed linearly towards Sample End.<\/p>\n<\/span>Release Loop Enabled<\/em> \u2014 When the volume envelope reaches its release stage, playback will proceed linearly until reaching Sample End, where it jumps immediately to Release Loop and continues looping until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.<\/p>\n<\/span>Back-and-Forth Release Loop Enabled<\/em> \u2014 When the volume envelope reaches its release stage, playback will proceed linearly until reaching Sample End, then reverses until it reaches Release Loop, then proceeds again towards Sample End. This pattern continues until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.<\/p>\nAdding sustain to a short sample<\/h4>\n
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