Reference Manual
CHAPTER 22. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 330
higher harmonics. The amplitude of the tine is adjusted with the Level knob. This level can
be further modulated by note pitch via the Key scaling control.
The Tone subsection controls the secondary resonance of the fork. Decay and Level param-
eters here work in the same way as their Tine counterparts.
The Release knob applies to both the Tine and Tone areas and controls the decay time of
the fork's sound after a key is released.
22.3.4 Damper Section
The metal forks in an electric piano are designed to sustain for a long time when a key
is held. The mechanism that regulates this sustain is called the damper. When a key is
pressed, that note's damper is moved away from its fork. When the key is released, the
damper is applied to the fork again to stop it from vibrating. But the dampers themselves
make a small amount of sound, both when they are applied and when they are released.
This characteristic noise is modelled in Electric's Damper section.
The Tone knob adjusts the stiffness of the dampers. Turning this control to the left simulates
soft dampers, which produces a mellower sound. Turning it to the right increases the
hardness of the dampers, producing a brighter sound. The overall amount of damper noise
is adjusted with the Level control.
The Att/Rel knob adjusts whether or not damper noise is present when the dampers are
applied to the fork or when they are released. When turned to the left, damper noise is only
present during the attack phase of the note. When turned to the right, the noise is present
only during the release phase. In the center, an equal amount of noise will be added during
both the attack and release.
22.3.5 Pickup Section
The Pickup section simulates the behavior of the magnetic coil pickup that amplies the
sound of the resonating fork.
The R-W buttons switch between two different types of pickups. In the R position, Electric
simulates electro-dynamic pickups, while W is based on an electro-static model.