10.6

517Logic Pro Instruments
Create other guitar-like sounds in Sculpture
In Logic Pro, do any of the following:
• Adjust the Object Strength, Variation, and Timbre parameters.
• Reposition the Material Pad ball to create a completely different tone to your guitar.
• Use Delay or Vibrato to emulate the double-strike picking of mandolins.
Create a solo string sound in Sculpture
Solo stringed instruments that are played with a bow, such as violins and cellos, can be
created in much the same way. This sound can also be played polyphonically.
1. In Logic Pro, load the #default (or your vanilla) setting file.
2. Set Transpose to −1 Oct.
3. Set Object1 type to Bow.
4. Play the lower half of your MIDI keyboard, and you’ll hear a viola/cello-like sound, which
could obviously be improved.
5. Set the Object1 Velosens slider to match your playing style and that of the music, as
you’re playing the keyboard. Adjust later, if necessary.
6. Drag the Tension Mod slider slightly upward, so that the arrowhead covers the “D.” This
emulates the momentary detuning effect of the bow stretching the string.
7. Move PickupA to a position around 0.90.
8. Move Object1 pickup position to a value around 0.48.
9. Activate BodyEQ, and select the Violin 1 model.
10. Set the BodyEQ parameters as follows:Intensity 0.73, Shift +1.00, and Stretch+1.00.
11. Adjust the Fine Structure slider to taste.
12. Drag the Spread Pickup semicircle downward until the light blue dots reach the 10:30
and 1:30 positions.
13. Set the Level Limiter mode to “both.”
14. Choose Save Setting As from the Settings pop-up menu and save the setting with a new
name.
Customize your solo string sound in Sculpture
In Logic Pro, do any of the following:
• Set up a modulation, such as a vibrato, that is introduced into the sound after a short
period.
• Follow the example above to create higher-pitched solo string instruments, but pay
special attention to all Keyscale parameters. Careless settings can lead to an out-of-
tune violin or viola.
• Use the BodyEQ to alter the sound. Take care with settings because they can have a
large impact on the upper octaves in particular.
• For a truly radical change (using the example settings above), change Object1 type to
Pick, and you’ll have a round and rubbery synth bass sound in the lower octaves and a
passable harp across the rest of the keyboard.