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The string Release parameters impact on the vibrations of the string once the key has
been released.
The Hide button is handy for avoiding accidental parameter changes, and simplifies the
interface.
The Material Pad
The following two string material parameters determine the general timbre, and are
controlled by the “ball” (which correlates to the X and Y co-ordinates) within the
Material Pad.
The “crosshair” is a handle for the Key Scale/Release Scale diamonds in cases where
these are hidden by the ball. It also allows you to independently change the keyscaling
for one of the two axes (X/Y positions—Inner Loss or Stiffness).
In general synthesizer terms, this could be viewed as a base timbre generator in the
Oscillator section.
Note: Option-clicking resets all string parameters to their default values.
InnerLoss (morphable)
This parameter is used for damping of the string, as caused by the string material—
steel, glass, nylon, or wood. These are frequency-dependent losses which cause the
sound to become more mellow during the decay phase. Simply click-hold, and drag,
the Inner Loss and Stiffness “ball” to the desired position.
Inner Loss Scale Low/High
Allows independent adjustments to the key tracking of inner “losses” for notes above
and below C3.
To adjust Inner Loss keyscaling, first select the Keyscale button, then click-hold on the
green horizontal line for low notes or the blue horizontal line for high notes, and drag
up/down to the desired position.
A diamond indicates the intersection between the Inner Loss and Stiffness Low/High
Scaling positions. You can click-hold and drag this diamond directly, to adjust both
parameters simultaneously.