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Editing Programs and Layers
Variation Groups Section
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Variation Groups Section
To avoid the so-called machine gun effect that occurs when the same sample is triggered
repeatedly, you can create programs that use several samples for the same key and velocity
range. These samples can then be triggered alternately as variations. To define which
samples are triggered as variations, you can assign them to variation groups.
If no variation groups are activated, all zones play simultaneously. To avoid this, activate the
variation groups for the program or layer containing the zones and assign the zones to the
different variation groups.
Enable
Activates the variation group feature.
Mode
Click the Mode column to open a pop-up menu with the following options:
• If this parameter is set to Off, all variations are triggered simultaneously.
• If this parameter is set to Round Robin, all variations are triggered
alternately in a fixed order.
• If this parameter is set to Random, all variations are triggered randomly.
Individual variations can be triggered repeatedly.
• If this parameter is set to Random Exclusive, all variations are triggered
randomly. No variation is directly repeated.
Assigning Zones to Variation Groups
PROCEDURE
1. In the Program Tree, select the zones that you want to add to the variation group.
2. Open the Sound Editor for the zones.
3. In the Voice Control section, select the Trigger tab.
4. On the Variation Group pop-up menu, select a variation group.
NOTE
Usually, the variation group numbers relate to the variation groups of the program.
If the zone is part of a layer with active variation groups, the numbers relate to the
variation groups of the layer instead.