Iconica Sketch Percussion map(s) : my confusion - resolved

Dorico
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(Testing with Elements 6)

I was quite surprised when I entered a snare drum player/instrument, all defaults, and saw the following:

What I see when I click the (i) info button on Iconica Sketch Percussion in HALion:

iconica-sketch-perc-map-vst-01
iconica-sketch-perc-map-vst-01213×394 16 KB

What I see in Dorico’s Iconica Sketch Percussion Map (octave differences are irrelevant):

iconica-sketch-perc-map-Dorico-01
iconica-sketch-perc-map-Dorico-01975×382 65.9 KB

It seemed odd that the same MIDI notes are repeated, with no key switches. Apparently this is a way to get the same playback sound with multiple different score indications. Testing shows that it works that way. I have taken a note to self.

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Dorico triggers the percussion sound according to two informations: the instrument name and the playback technique used. If you happen to have different playback techniques that should trigger the same set of samples (same midi key), it is logical that the percussion map (the document that sets those rules) lists all those variations.

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