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- Make sure MIDI interface is activated (in menu “edit” -> midi setup) and running (check using midi monitor in menu MuLab > Help)
- Make sure the Midi Keyboard is set to the LOWEST OCTAVE. This makes sure that your Note-Trigger events start with the lowest MIDI Number (= 0). Usually, the Note “0” corresponds to the Note “C-2” (sometimes “C-1”).
- In case your midi keyboard/controller offers “presets”, make sure you NEVER change the MIDI keyboard/controller preset, once selected, as this may change the controller assignements!
- Note, if you need to use output & input simultaneously, or if you want to use Bluetoot audio devices: On OSX you may have to create an “aggregate device” combining Input / Output (builtin) or to enable the use of Bluetooth Audio devices (which show up as two separate devices in the Audio-midi Setup).
Create Multisample
(also Read the information in the MuLab Doc)
- Load MultiSampla by clicking on an empty slot in the rack
- NOTE: the racks get MIDI data from top, and then this is transferred into audio by the multisampler)
- Deleting instances in Rack -> Right-click on instance, DON’t use delete / backspace directly on the rack (deletes whole rack!)
- Create Sample Zone by drag& drop a soundfile (wav / aiff) or by doubleclicking the area under the keyboard and dragging the mouse
-> If a sample can’t be loaded, change format to aiff / wav and samplerate / bitrate to project rate - Start mapping your sounds starting with the lowest midi note value: C-2, / decimal value “0”. This makes it easier to build a functional prototype.
- When you use a synth it may be necessary to transpose the synth so that sounds are audible. Transposition is achieved with XPOS
- Make sure the velocity sensitivity is set to zero (VS knob in multisampler AMP section) -> ensures that the sound is played at equal volume no matter how strong you press the key (simulates a simple trigger)
- Save Multisampla presets (save AS, navigate to desired location). Rename multisample -> IMPORTANT FOR IDENTIFICATION. Also, existing stored Multisampla presets and multisamples can be reused)
- Configure Loop (Loopmodes): Start of playback, start of loop and end of loop. Usually “alternating” is the best mode
- Add Loop point for three-step loops. (Start / loop start-point / loop end-point) by double-clicking the timeline.
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