A number of EXS24 mkII sampler instruments make use of the articulation ID functions that enable you to directly modulate grouped or individual samples. This enables a number of expressive playing and playback possibilities, such as switching between pizzicato and bowed strings or to trigger brass instruments with different articulations such as slides. See Group selection filters.
Articulations for EXS24 mkII and other instruments are chosen in the plug-in header, or can be switched remotely. See Manage articulations for software instruments and Manage articulations with the Articulation Set Editor.
When Additional Options for Advanced Editing is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can view and set articulation IDs in the EXS24 mkII Instrument Editor for software instruments that use the EXS24 mkII sampler.
In the EXS24 mkII plug-in window, click the Edit button to open the EXS24 mkII Instrument Editor.
Click the Groups button.
In the EXS24 mkII Instrument Editor View menu, choose View > Group: Select Group by.
In the Select Group By section, columns appear for Type, Number, and Group. When Articulation ID is chosen as the type, the articulation ID appears in the Number (No.) column. For included software instruments that use articulation IDs, the group name usually reflects the articulation associated with the ID.
An instrument may have a series of groups set to the same note range, each set to use a different articulation ID. When a note event in the specified range occurs, only the group whose articulation ID corresponds to the articulation ID for the note event plays.
With the group type set to Articulation ID, drag the number in the Number (No.) column vertically to set the articulation ID for the group.
In the EXS24 mkII sampler, you can route a modulation source, such as a MIDI controller, to a destination parameter for the selected software instrument. By choosing Articulation ID as the destination parameter, you can dynamically change articulations using the source MIDI controller.
An advantage of using modulation routing to change articulation IDs is that the range of values for the controller is limited to the used articulation ID values (the values actually associated with an articulation).
In the modulation router, choose the controller you want to use from the Source (Src) pop-up menu.
Choose Articulation ID from the Destination (Dest) pop-up menu.
Drag the intensity slider all the way to the top, so it is set to 100%.
When you manipulate the controller, the articulation ID changes through the range of used values.