Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 1085)

You will generally use multi-instrument objects to address multi-timbral hardware
synthesizers or samplers. A multi-timbral sound module is one that can receive on several
MIDI channels at once, playing back a different sound on each channel simultaneously.
As most modern MIDI devices are multi-timbral, the multi-instrument will probably be
the most commonly used instrument object in your Environment.
To create a new multi-instrument object
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Choose New > Multi-Instrument (or use the New Multi-Instrument key command).
The Multi-Instrument Parameter Box
The multi-instrument object parameters are a shorter set of the standard instrument
object parameters (see
Opening the Object Parameter Box ). The settings you make in the
multi-instrument Parameter box apply globally to all sub-channels.
To view the multi-instrument Parameter box
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Click the icon at the top of the multi-instrument object.
The whole multi-instrument object is selected, allowing you to set the Port parameter,
for example.
The Multi-Instrument Window
Double-clicking a multi-instrument opens the Multi-Instrument window:
Device Name and Short Device Name
At the top-left corner of the window, you can enter the full name of the multi-instrument
in the Device Name input field. You can also enter a short name for the multi-instrument
in the Short Device Name input field. This short name is used in the Arrange window
track list, when the program name is displayed.
Depending on whether or not you have activated the sub-channel’s Program parameter,
the following information appears in the Arrange area’s track list:
• The name of the multi-instrument and channel number (if the parameter is not activated)
• The short name, channel number, and program name (if the parameter is activated)
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