Instruments and Effects

470 Chapter 28 Sculpture
Disturb and Damp Types (Objects 2 and 3)
The following table lists all disturb/damp types available for Objects 2 and 3.
Name Description Strength controls Timbre controls Variation controls
Disturb A disturb object that is placed at a
fixed distance from the string’s
resting position
The hardness of
the object
The distance from the resting
position.
 Negative values: push the string
away from the resting position
 Positive values: string is
unaffected when in the resting
position
Controls width.
 Negative
values: only a small
section of the string
is affected
 Positive values: a
broader section of
the string is affected
Disturb
2-Sided
This parameter is somewhat akin
to a ring placed around the string,
that limits the string’s vibration in
all directions
The hardness of
the ring
The clearance of the ring (the
distance between the ring and
string).
 Negative values: the sides of the
damping ring overlap,
influencing the string if any
movement occurs
 Positive values: there is an
amount of clearance inside the
ring. The string will only be
influenced if moved sufficiently
to actually touch the ring
No impact
Bouncing Emulates a loose object laying or
bouncing on, and interacting
with, the vibrating string. This is
very random, by nature, and can’t
be sync-ed.
Controls the
gravity constant
for the object
laying/bouncing
on the string
The stiffness of the object The damping of the
object
Bound A boundary that limits and
reflects string movement. This is
much like a fingerboard that
limits string movement when the
string is plucked very firmly
The distance from
the boundary
center position to
the string’s resting
position
The slope (steepness) of the
boundary.
A value of 0.0 places the boundary
parallel to the string.
Other values will position the
boundary closer to the string on
one end, and further away on the
other.
The amount of
reflection at the
boundary limits
Mass Used to model an additional mass
attached to the string. This can
lead to inharmonic sounds, and
very interesting results, if the
position of this mass is modulated
along the string
The mass size/
weight
No effect No effect
Damp Localized damper, which is useful
for soft damping.
The intensity of
the damping
The damping characteristics The width of the
damped string section