10.6

662Logic Pro Instruments
Use Logic Pro Vintage Clav Pickup parameters
The original D6 is equipped with two electromagnetic pickups, much like those found
in electric guitars—one below the strings (lower) and one above the strings (upper). In
contrast to the fixed pickups of the original instrument, Vintage Clav pickups can be set to
arbitrary positions and angles.
Try moving pickup positions while repeatedly striking a note to hear the effect that the
pickup position has on the overall tone. Interesting, phaser-like effects can be achieved by
automating the pickup positions.
Settings with both pickups placed near the upper end of the strings and active Brilliant and
Treble filter switches result in a weak fundamental tone. Therefore, you mostly hear the
overtones of the chosen model. These can be “out of tune,” particularly for models such
as Wood, which has strong inharmonic content. Move the pickups toward the center of
the Pickup Position display, halfway along the strings, and deactivate all filter switches to
circumvent this detuned effect.
You can cross over the pickups in the Pickup Position display. This may lead to a hole
(silent or very quiet notes) in your keyboard range. This is due to phase cancelations
between the pickups. If you encounter this phenomenon, adjust the position of one or both
pickups—until the quiet or silent notes are playable.
Adjust a pickup angle
• In Logic Pro, drag the handle at either end of a pickup to another position.
Reposition a pickup
• In Logic Pro, drag the handle in the middle of the pickup to a new position along the
strings.
Change the Vintage Clav pickup mode
• In Logic Pro, click the AB and CD switches to change pickup modes.
The internal wiring of the two pickups changes with different switch positions, as does
the sound at the combined pickup output.