Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 298)

• If you use the Track Parameter box Transposition parameter, the entire EXS24 mkII
drum kit (instrument channel strip 1) will be affected. This will result in all regions on
the six tracks being played back by other drum samples.
Common Instrument Parameters
The following parameters are available for both software instrument and MIDI instrument
channel strips.
• Icon: The icon used by the instrument can be changed to suit your tastes or needs.
Click the icon, then choose another from the menu. A default icon is used for all internal
Logic Express instruments when inserted, so you can instantly recognize an EXS24 mkII
or ES1 track.
• Transposition: The Transposition parameter allows you to define the number of
semitones that all note events are transposed by, on output. Negative values transpose
downward.
• Velocity: The Velocity parameter allows you to increase or decrease the note on velocities
of all note events by an amount between –99 and 99.
• Key Limit: The two note values of the Key Limit parameter define a pitch range. All
notes outside this range are ignored by the instrument.
• Vel Limit: The two values of the Vel Limit parameter define a velocity range. All notes
with a velocity that falls outside this range will not be played by the instrument.
• Delay: The Delay parameter allows you to compensate for any differences in reaction
time between your various MIDI devices, or to create offsets between channel strips.
The parameter contains a pop-up menu with the following two settings, common to
both software instrument and MIDI instrument channel strips:
• Delay in Ticks: Sets the instrument delay in ticks, with a range between –99 and +99.
• Delay in Milliseconds: Allows the user to set tempo independent delays (or pre-delays)
in steps of 0.1 milliseconds, with a range between –200 ms and +200 ms.
Note: If you want to create rhythmic delay effects on individual parts, use the Region
Parameter box Delay. This allows for longer delay times, and does not affect the channel
strip playback timing.
• No Transpose: Turn on the No Transpose parameter to protect all MIDI regions (on any
tracks routed to this channel strip) from transposition. In other words, the Region
Parameter box Transpose parameter is ignored. This is very useful for instruments
assigned to drum or other multi-timbral samples, as transposition will change the
sounds (rather than merely the pitches) of these instruments.
298 Chapter 10 Working with Instruments and Effects