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496 Chapter 27 EVD6
Damping
The Damping parameter allows you to modify the damping of strings. Damping is
essentially a faster decay for the higher partials/harmonics in a sound, and is a property
of the string material used (high damping for catgut strings, medium damping for
nylon strings, low damping for steel strings). Sonically, damping results in a more
mellow and rounded, or woody sound, dependent on the Model in use. A positive value
will make the sound more mellow, and a negative value will allow more of the higher
partials through, making the sound brighter. Range: −1.00 to +1.00
Tension Mod
Tension modulation is a non-linear effect on strings, which usually results in the pitch
being slightly higher, immediately after being plucked/struck/strummed. It is common
to all stringed instruments, like the D6, guitars, and so on. This string characteristic is
built into each model, but can be further modified with the Tension Mod parameter. The
range of this parameter is quite large, and can be used to obtain weird sound effects
from the EVD6. It can also be used to simulate an out-of-tune Clavinet, or as a quick
and dirty sitar sound, for those “Norwegian Wood” covers. Range: −1.00 to +1.00
Stiffness/Inharmonicity
These two parameters allow you to intensify/reduce the strength of inharmonicity in
the sound. When combined at different levels, these parameters can create metallic,
bell-like sounds, or DX-like electric piano style sounds. They can also be useful for wood
bass sounds. Experiment with both parameters, on each Model.
The higher the level of the Inharmonicity parameter, the lower its threshold to
incoming frequencies. In other words, the Inharmonicity parameter determines the
lowest harmonic, above which inharmonic spectral spreading becomes relevant.
Range: −1.00 to +1.00
Stiffness controls the intensity of this stretching/spectral spreading. Range: −1.00 to
+1.00
The keynote is not affected by these parameters.
Pitch Fall
Due to the physical construction of the original D6, the pitch of each note falls
immediately after releasing the key. The intensity of this effect, which varies with each
model, can be modified with this parameter. To completely deactivate the pitch fall,
regardless of the selected model, set this parameter to the leftmost position (−1.00).
Range: −1.00 to +1.00