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Create a split keyboard

Put one sound below middle C and another above it without an accidental overlap.

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Before you begin

  • Two ready, plan-compatible instrument channels.
  • A saved copy of the rig. The onscreen keyboard can test the split; a hardware keyboard is optional.

1. Set the lower range

The range bounds are inclusive; set the lower sound to end at B3.Pixel 10a
  • The upper split boundary is set to B3.

This example splits at MIDI note 60, shown as C4. Keep the lower instrument below that note.

  1. Select the lower instrument channel and open Attributes > Input.
  2. Scroll the phone’s horizontal Input cards if High Key is outside the pane.
  3. Use High Key’s steppers to set MIDI 59, B3. Leave Low Key low enough for the register you intend to play.

2. Set the upper range

The completed ranges meet at the C4 boundary without overlap.Pixel 10a
  • The pink layer ends at B3; the blue layer begins at C4.

The upper instrument should begin at the next semitone.

  1. Select the upper channel and return to Attributes > Input.
  2. Set Low Key to MIDI 60, C4. Leave High Key high enough for your upper playing range.
  3. Leave transpose at zero until the boundary works; add octave shifts only after the split is confirmed.

3. Check the boundary and save

Move the onscreen key window to test both sides of the split.Pixel 10a
  • Play a key to audition the current sound.

Do not set both channels’ boundary to C4 unless you intend that note to play both instruments.

  1. Open Layers and inspect the adjacent ranges.
  2. Play B3 and C4, then notes farther below and above. Watch which channel meter responds.
  3. If the boundary works, save the preset with a name such as Sunday Split and recall it to verify.

Expected result

What you should have now

B3 and lower notes play the lower sound; C4 and higher notes play the upper sound. The split returns when the saved preset is recalled.

Common problems

Both sounds play C4
High/Low are inclusive. End the lower range at B3.
A gap is silent
Set consecutive boundaries and confirm they are not transposed unexpectedly.
Learn Key never completes
It is waiting for a real incoming note. Cancel and use the steppers when no controller is connected.