Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 165)

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No Transpose
If the box next to the No Transpose parameter is checked, all Regions on any tracks
played by this instrument are protected from transposition. In other words, the
“transpose” Region parameter is ignored. This is very useful for instruments assigned to
drum or other multi-timbral samples, as transposition will cause the sounds (rather
than the pitches) to change in these instruments.
No Reset
If the box next to the No Reset parameter is checked, no reset messages will be sent to
the instrument. This can be useful if controllers are being used for non-musical
purposes, such as when using an Instrument for mixer automation. The Preferences >
MIDI > Reset Messages window controls what reset messages are normally sent. These
messages are not sent to “No Reset” instruments.
Style
The Style parameter is located at the bottom of the Parameter Box. It displays Auto by
default, but can be changed to any of the available score styles. Whenever a Region is
created on one of the instrument’s tracks, it will be assigned the score style displayed
here. In the Auto style’s case, Logic will pick an appropriate style based on the pitch
range of the notes in the Region.
Don’t forget: you can change a MIDI Region’s Score Style at any time in the Display
Parameter box of the Score window.
You can change the score styles of all MIDI Regions on an instrument’s tracks by
holding down Option when selecting the instrument’s default score style.
Multi Instrument
A multi-instrument is like a collection of 16 standard instruments (see “Standard
Instrument” on page 163) in one package. There is a “sub-channel” for each of the 16
MIDI channels—as indicated by the numbered squares on the multi-instrument icon.
Clicking on any of these numbered squares selects the corresponding sub-instrument,
and displays its parameters in the Parameter box.
All sub-channels of a multi-instrument use the same output port.