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• Glide and Pitcher sliders: The Glide slider determines the time it takes to slide from one
note pitch to another. Its behavior depends on the Pitcher parameter setting:
• When Pitcher is centered, Glide determines the time it takes for the pitch to slide
from one note to another—the portamento time.
• When the Pitcher parameter is set to a position above its centered value, Glide
determines the time it takes for the pitch to glide down from this higher value to
the normal pitch value.
• When Pitcher is set to a position below the centered value, the pitch glides from this
lower setting back up to the normal pitch value.
The Pitcher parameter can be modulated by velocity—the upper half of the slider
determines the setting for maximum velocity, the lower half for minimum velocity. By
dragging the area between the two slider segments, you can move both simultaneously.
When the upper half of the Pitcher slider is set above the center position and the lower
half below the center position, lower velocity values cause the pitch to rise from the
lower setting up to the original note pitch, whereas higher values cause it to fall from
the higher setting down to the original note pitch. In other words, the polarity of the
pitch envelope can be changed by velocity.
When both halves of the pitcher slider are set either below or above the centered
position, a low or high velocity will slide up or down to the original pitch. Depending
on the position of the upper/lower halves of the slider—relative to the center
position—the time required for the slide up or down to the original note pitch can be
adjusted independently for both soft and hard velocities.
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