Loading instruments into Sampler

You can load patches that work with Sampler from the Library, just as we did in Chapter 5, Recording MIDI.

Because the Library is contextual, if you have a Sampler already instantiated, you will see patches that work with Sampler. As you know, it will load however not only the sampler instrument but also some FX plugins, which you may or may not want.

If you prefer, hold the mouse down where you see Factory Default on the Sampler interface and scroll down to see Factory instruments, GarageBand instruments, and any third-party libraries you have purchased or instruments you created.

Scroll down to Factory instruments and load any instrument that interests you.

Since this a beginner's book, I am not going to go deep into all the controls that you can use to edit this sound, but notice that we see five panes:

• The Synth pane contains options for global pitch, panning, volume, and filters for the sound, as you will find in any of...