A multi instrument can be used to control the different parts of an instrument. When you're using separate MIDI channels to control EVB3's pedals and upper and lower manuals, it's important that Multi is selected as the keyboard mode. In practice, when you use these plug-ins you can route sounds of your choice to separate outputs, enabling you to, for example, add external effects to a subgroup of sounds, or simply mix a group more easily. Logic-speak aside, it's probably best to consider them as 'multiple-output plug-ins'.
Logic also has what are (rather confusingly) called multi-channel synths: namely EXS24 and Ultrabeat.
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Logic Pro includes two multitimbral instruments: the EVB3 organ and the EXS24 sampler. The number of different sounds available simultaneously is often described as the number of parts, so we can say that the JV1080 is a 16-part multitimbral synth.
This is like having, say, 16 separate synths in one box. A multitimbral synthesizer, such as the Roland JV1080 of old, is one that can play more than one sound at the same time and each sound can be addressed on a separate MIDI channel. Multi Meaningįirst, we must be sure that we understand what these two terms mean. The sonic palette offered by Apple and third-party developers is huge, but to make the best of our tools, we need to get our heads round the technicalities. As ever with DAW software, there are several solutions to the problems encountered, some of which are more effective than others. Using multi-channel and multitimbral plug-ins in Logic can often lead to confusion. Making the most of your virtual instruments in Logic can involve some complex Environment trickery, but the results are rewarding.