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Chapter 13 Sculpture 239
String parameters
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Hide, Keyscale, and Release view buttons: Show or hide dierent groups of parameters.
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Material Pad: Determines the basic tone of the string by setting the stiness and
damping properties.
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String parameter sliders: Shown on the outer ring of the Material Pad, the String parameter
sliders further dene the properties and behavior of the string.
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Resolution sliders: Determine the maximum number of harmonics contained in the sound at
C3 (middle C). Spatial resolution is also changed.
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Media Loss sliders: Emulate the amount of string dampening caused by the surrounding
environment (air, water, and so on) at C3 (middle C).
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Tension Mod(ulation) sliders: Determine the momentary detuning of the sound at C3
(middle C).
All sliders are set relative to middle C. As you play above or below this note, tuning and other
elements of the string can, and will, change.
Sculpture Hide, Keyscale, and Release view
Click the Keyscale, Release, or Hide button to show or hide the corresponding parameters in the
ring surrounding the Material Pad.
Click these buttons to
activate or hide the
Keyscale or Release
parameters.
Keyscale view Release view Hide view
Hide, Keyscale, and Release parameters
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Hide button: Hides several elements, simplifying the interface and making it impossible to
accidentally change Key Scale or Release parameters.
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Keyscale button: Sets parameters for notes that fall below C3, or notes that are positioned
above it. In simple terms, the impact of these parameters can be controlled across the
keyboard range. For example, a parameter such as string Stiness could be more intense
for high notes and less intense for low notes. In practical terms, this would result in more
harmonic (sweeter) sounding bass notes and inharmonic overtones in treble notes (notes
above C3).
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Release button: Turn on to set string Release parameters, which aect the vibrations of the
string after the key is released.