A "perspective" as used in HW5+ Rank Voicing and Rank Routing is one of four copies of the same rank samples, where each copy can have its own user voicing and routing, but they are all playing from the same samples. The user can ignore them if not specifically needed, since perspective 1 is the only one enabled by default. So perspective 1 is just a pass-through, and 2, 3, and 4 are options for advanced users.
A "perspective" as used by some sampleset producers is a stereo recording from one of several mic positions or directions in surround samplesets, such as Front and Rear, or Direct, Diffuse, Distant, and Rear, or a few other terms. Each speaking stop has a rank for each of these perspectives, with its own samples. These perspectives are sometimes also called "channels", although there's a pair of channels per perspective.
The two uses of the word have nothing to do with each other. Confusingly, each sampleset rank "perspective" can be copied to up to four HW rank "perspectives".
(I also have trouble reading the user guide because I can't remember long, italicized phrases as if they were references to objects -- I need a noun, or a noun with one or two adjectives, to remember what I'm reading about. It's thorough and well-written, but presents me with a learning difficulty I never knew I had before.)
A "perspective" as used by some sampleset producers is a stereo recording from one of several mic positions or directions in surround samplesets, such as Front and Rear, or Direct, Diffuse, Distant, and Rear, or a few other terms. Each speaking stop has a rank for each of these perspectives, with its own samples. These perspectives are sometimes also called "channels", although there's a pair of channels per perspective.
The two uses of the word have nothing to do with each other. Confusingly, each sampleset rank "perspective" can be copied to up to four HW rank "perspectives".
(I also have trouble reading the user guide because I can't remember long, italicized phrases as if they were references to objects -- I need a noun, or a noun with one or two adjectives, to remember what I'm reading about. It's thorough and well-written, but presents me with a learning difficulty I never knew I had before.)