The Multi Page

The Multi Page holds settings for the Virtual Sampler Multi mode (see "Working with Presets" and "Working with Multis" for details).

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The multi page consists of:

The Multi grid

The multi grid resides on the left side of the multi page. it has two columns and 16 rows. The row number that resides in the first column of each row is called a "multi channel", the second column of each row holds the selected Preset (instrument) for that multi channel. A multi channel corresponds to the appropriate MIDI channel. There are 16 MIDI channels and for each MIDI channel there's a Preset entry in the Multi grid. That means if a MIDI enabled keyboard or a sequencer sends MIDI data on that channel, the appropriate Preset (instrument) is played. In multi mode Virtual Sampler receives on all 16 MIDI channels, so 16 Presets can be played together at one time (note that each Preset can contain an unlimited number of splits, so 16 channels are enough in most cases...). You can switch into the multi mode by activating the "Multi" radiobutton in the Virtual Sampler toolbar. See "Working with Presets" and "Working with Multis" for details.

To select a Preset for a multi channel, do the following:

You can cancel a drag&drop operation by moving the mouse until a stop symbol is displayed, release the right mouse button and press the left mouse button. You also can move the presets within the multi grid by dragging and dropping them inside the grid as described above.

Multi Voice Settings

Multi voice settings specify several parameters that apply to each multi voice. Some multi voice settings override the settings in the preset (such as panning and volume for the preset), other settings define effect parameters for the multi voice. To set a parameter for a multi voice, select the appropriate voice in the multi grid and change the parameter. The following settings are available:

Multi management controls

A multi in Virtual Sampler is a set of up to 16 Presets (instruments) that are assigned to one of the 16 MIDI channels. By switching to multi mode (with the Multi radiobutton in the taskbar) Virtual Sampler receives on all 16 MIDI channels and plays the associated Preset for each channel. You can define up to 16 multis and quickly change them with the "Active Multi" combobox. The edit button beneath this control is used to change the name of the multi (for example if you have arranged different songs on the multis). For multi management the following buttons are also available: