Tascam 4 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
148 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual
The Dimension Context Menu
Right-click on an active dimension window to bring up the context
menu.
Copy articulation
Copies all of the articulation parameters of the selected split to the clipboard, so that you can paste them
into another region or split.
Paste articulation
Pastes a previously copied articulation into the selected split.
Save articulation as macro
Saves all of the articulation parameters of the selected split as a macro, which can be applied at a later time
to other splits, regions, or even entire instruments. See the chapter on Macros for details.
Apply macro
Applies any available macro to the selected split. See the chapter on Macros for details.
Selection lock buttons
Below the dimension windows is a row of buttons that help control which regions and splits are currently
selected for editing. ese buttons will be extremely helpful as you proceed to edit articulation parameters
in the next section.
To understand why the region and split selection is important, consider the example of a piano sampled
with 88 regions and 10 velocity splits, with an additional dimension dedicated to the sustain pedal. By Giga
standards this is a very simple instrument, but it still contains a total of 1760 splits (88 * 10 * 2), and each of
these splits has its own set of envelopes, lters, and all the other parameters that make up a Giga
articulation. At times, you will want to apply an edit to all 1760 articulations at once; at other times, you
will want to single out just one. And frequently you'll want to do something in between: for example,
modify the release time for all the splits in the second and third velocity layers, including the pedal-up splits
but not the pedal-down ones. You can achieve any of these combinations by highlighting (in orange or
yellow) the regions and splits you want to select.