Using the Front Panel window, click in any of the buttons labeled 1 through 8 to view or edit instruments 1 through 8. You may also use the command-key equivalents <cmd>-1 throught <cmd>-8 to edit instruments 1 through 8.

The parameters at the top half of the window are Instrument parameters that are found in the Edit/Instrument page of the sampler. The parameters in the bottom half of the window are Layer parameters that are found in the Edit/Layer page of the sampler. (EPS Classic users will see a slightly different window). Not all of the parameters will be explained in this tour. Most parameters should be self explanatory or information about them should be in the sampler's user manual. Only those parameters that need special comment will be explained.

The window title displays the instrument number and the instrument name. To edit the instrument name, click in the button in the upper left that displays the instrument name. A dialog box will appear where you may enter the new name of the instrument.

There are two related controls that might not be familiar to all Mac users. They are sometimes called spinners. You may have seen similar controls when setting the date and time. Examples of spinners are in the MIDI out panel. You may set the instruments MIDI out Channel spinner value by clicking on the up or down arrow. Notice that the frame around the number is embossed outwards. This indicates that this is a non-editable spinner. The Program spinner value may be changed with the arrows, or a value may be typed in directly. The frame around the value is embossed inward, indicating that it is an editable spinner. The non-editable spinners are used if the number of possible values are small, or the range of values may not be intuitive, such as the LFO amount in the Pitch parameter, described later. If the range of values is large, it may be faster to type in the value, but there is the possibility of entering an invalid value (the application will let you know). Some intelligence is built into the spinner controls which do not allow certain key strokes, such as non-numeric characters or too many numbers.

In the Active Layers panel, you can set the active layers for each of the four patches and Key Down/Up settings.

The new style of popup menu follows the new Apple Grayscale Appearance specification of the upcoming versions of Mac™ OS. You will be seeing more and more applications with this new look and feel. The buttons and button outlines in this application also follow this new appearance.

To set the active layer, just click in the small numbered buttons to the right of the menu. Make sure you have the correct patch selected or key mode before setting these buttons.

The Layer section of the window displays all 8 possible layers in the instrument. To display the layer of interest to you, click on the Tab labeled 1 through 8. If the Tab is grayed out, this indicates that layer does not exist in the instrument.

The layer name may be changed the same way as the instrument name. The list in the bottom right of the window displays the wavesample that sounds for each key. By selecting an item in the list, you will be able to edit that wavesample.

To edit a WaveSample Parameter, select an item in the list that displays the particular wavesample number that you wish to edit, then click on the Wave Parameter... button. You can also double-click the list item to edit the wavesample Parameter.