Audio Sampling realistically without scripting, but it takes more attention to detail on the performer's part. Scripting can also create complex performance patches. A common example is a strumming guitar that reacts to specific keys being pressed that change the chord being strummed. The style of strumming can be changed as well. Scripting can add a number of additional features to sampling, but it has a steep learning curve. As with all programming, it is no small feat to master the capabilities offered by scripting. There are several examples of sample playback software that utilize systems similar to scripting to create realistic perfor- mance functionality but that cannot be altered by the end user. Many of the available sample players in this category are created by software that allows script programming. The instruments are subsequently packaged into software that only allows playback of the samples, with no specific control over the coding. Scripting example 6.3 Fine-tuning Once the samples are loaded, the next step is to fine-tune their settings. The primary objective is to create an instru- ment that has the appropriate consistency from zone to zone. Within each zone, you have to adjust the loop points and loop types. You also set the root note, the zone range, the zone output settings, the sample playback direction, and velocity information. Between the zones, you need to develop consis- tency for each of the possible settings. If you like the velocity settings of one zone, you may have to go back and forth to the other zones to match how they sound. This is true for all of the settings: to achieve consistency, the settings must be tweaked. It isn't as simple as copying the exact settings. Even if the recorded samples sound very similar, they may have enough individual characteristics that the settings are quite different from zone to zone. If the samples sound too different from one another, then you may need to rerecord some of them. Sometimes a good audio 158