Manage articulations for software instruments

If an Articulation Set is loaded, you can select between articulations using the Articulations pop-up menu in the plug-in window header. Some software instruments let you view the most recently played articulation in the plug-in interface as well.

Figure. Software instrument showing Articulation menu and Last Played Articulation field.

Some EXS instruments come pre-configured with specific sample groups identified by an Articulation ID. For more information on how the EXS uses Articulation IDs, see Articulation ID handling.

You can also view and change articulations using the Keyswitches view of the Smart Controls pane. In addition to getting a graphic view of the assigned keyswitches, you can use this view to enable or disable keyswitches, and change the octave and key where keyswitches are located.

Figure. Keyswitches pane.

Choose an articulation from the plug-in window header

Open Keyswitches view

Enable or disable keyswitches

Change the octave used for keyswitches

Switch articulations in the Keyswitches view