10.6

669Logic Pro Instruments
Excite and Click parameters
• Shape slider and field: Contour the attack shape, simulating the hardness of the rubber
hammers in a D6. As the instrument ages, hammers wear and split, changing brightness
and tone. Negative values—to the left—provide a softer attack, and positive values
result in a harder attack.
• Intensity slider and field: Set the level of the release click. A negative value of −1.00
eliminates the release click. To simulate an old D6, increase the value.
• Random slider and field: Control the amount of click level variance across the keyboard.
This slider simulates the wearing of some hammers, but not others, emulating the “wear
and tear” of a D6. The farther to the right the slider is moved, the greater the variation
between key clicks on some keys. At the leftmost position, all keys have an identical key
click level.
• Velocity slider and field: Set the velocity sensitivity for the key click sound. The
maximum key click level is set with the Intensity slider and the velocity mode is
determined with the Velocity mode switch.
• Velocity mode switch: Turn attack (key on) or release (key off) velocity on or off. The
Auto setting senses if the connected MIDI keyboard is sending release velocity values.
If this is the case, the received release velocity is used to shape the sound; otherwise, it
acts as if it is turned off.
Logic Pro Vintage Clav String parameters
The selected model determines the basic qualities of the strings and has a significant
bearing on the behavior, and impact, of each String parameter. This is primarily due to the
different harmonic content present in each model.
String parameters
• Release slider and field: Set the release time of the strings, following the decay phase
of a played note. Positive Release values provide a longer release time—after you have
released a key.
• Damping slider and field: Change the damping behavior of the strings. Damping is
essentially a faster decay for the higher harmonics in a sound. Damping is directly
related to the string material properties—high damping for catgut strings, medium
damping for nylon strings, and low damping for steel strings. Depending on the model,
damping results in a more mellow and rounded, or woody, sound. A positive Damping
value makes the sound more mellow. A negative Damping value allows more high
harmonics through, making the sound brighter.