Instruments and Effects

378 Chapter 23 EVD6
How the D6 Clavinet Works
Each D6 keyboard key forms a single arm lever. When a key is depressed, a plunger
underneath touches the string and presses it onto an anvil. The string impinges on the
anvil with a strength determined by key velocity. This affects the dynamics of the
sounding string.
These mechanical vibrations are converted into electrical frequencies through
magnetic pick-ups which are amplified and reproduced through the loudspeaker.
As the key is released, contact between plunger and anvil is immediately broken,
leaving the wool-wound part of the string free, so that the string vibration is
immediately muted.
Double-Triggered Notes
When experimenting with the EVD6, or auditioning some of the included settings, you
may encounter sounds which seem to be triggered on both the note on and the note off .
This is actually a feature, which emulates the original D6. The real D6 has the “problem”
of the strings sticking to the hammers if they are worn out, producing a second trigger
when the key is released. You can adjust the intensity of this key-off click, with the
Intensity slider in the Click section (see the “Click Parameters” on page 368). Move the
slider to the left, and the second key off trigger will no longer be audible!