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Setting EVD6 Click Parameters
The rubber hammers of the original D6 age and decay, just like piano hammer felts.
Well-loved, worn out, D6 units produce a distinctive click when a key is released. This
is due to the string sticking to the rubber hammer before being released. The
characteristics of this release click are part of each model and can be precisely adjusted
with the following parameters.
Intensity slider: Controls the level of the release click. A negative value of −1.00 eliminates
the release click. If youd like to simulate an old D6, increase the value by moving the
slider to the right.
Random slider: Controls the amount of click-level variance across the keyboard. This
slider simulates the wearing of some hammers, but not others, emulating the real-world
“wear and tear” of the original 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: Controls the level of release click modulation—by velocity. This can apply
to note-on velocity or note-off—release—velocity (see the “KeyOn and KeyOff buttons”
section below).
KeyOn and KeyOff buttons: These buttons are used to select the type of velocity
information that is used as a modulation source for the release click level.
Choose the KeyOn button to use attack velocity—how hard you hit the keyboard—as
the modulation source value for the key click.
Choose the KeyOff button to use release velocity—how quickly you release the keys
on your keyboard—to determine the level of the key click. (KeyOff requires a keyboard
with release velocity facilities.)
Note: The Velocity parameter must be set to a reasonable level for the KeyOn/KeyOff
modulation to be easily heard.
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