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To activate the scaling function display
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Click the Keyscale button at the bottom of the Material Pad. The key scale below C3 is
displayed in green, the range above in light blue. The Material Pad with its Keyscale
parameters activated is shown here:
Note: The most relevant performance range for basses is found exclusively below C3. For
this reason, you should make use of the green sliders to set the actual timbre of the sound.
The primary sliders found around the ring determine the timbre of the sound above C3.
For the moment, ignore the blue sliders (which control high key scaling) and simply set
them to the same positions as the main sliders.
When activated, the key-scaling function is used to adjust the timbre of the sound,
independent of pitch. Before using the blue sliders to do this, try the Resolution parameter.
Controlling Overtones in the Basic Bass Sound
The Resolution parameter is normally used to set the balance between DSP load and
sound quality. It can, however, also be used to shape the sound.
To use the Resolution parameter to control the timbre, independent of pitch
1 Play some notes at the higher end of the bass’s range (around C2), then drag the
Resolution slider all the way to the right and then gradually back toward the left.
2 You can hear how the sound loses overtones yet simultaneously becomes louder. At low
Resolution values, an inharmonic metallic rattling is heard in the sound.
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