Instruments and Effects

Chapter 28 Sculpture 543
You can hear how the stereo breadth of the fretless sound has increased. Pickup A is
sent out on the right channel, while Pickup B occupies the left channel.
Note: Although only modern basses offer such stereophonic features, it’s still fun to
process conventional sounds (such as those created in the previous examples) with this
effect. Note that not all pickup positions are monophonic compatible; you can check
this by returning the Spread Pickup setting to mono (by clicking on the Pickup
semicircle while holding the Option key).
To make the pickups move:
1 Select LFO1.
2 Activate the first modulation target by clicking on the “1” button (next to the Rate
slider, to the upper right).
3 Choose Pickup Position A-B as the modulation target.
4 Set the Rate dial to 1.00 Hz.
5 In order to hear the effect, the modulation intensity (amount) has to be set. Familiarize
yourself with this effect by moving the slider labeled Amt (amount) gradually to the
right. Set it to a final value of 0.15, a moderate rate that doesn’t wobble too much.
6 Save this setting as Fretless Chorus Dry.
∏ Tip: At the maximum stereo breadth, effects based on detuning are not as prominent,
especially when the beats heard in the sound result from signal differences between
the left and right channels. This is only valid to a certain degree because the motion of
the pickup doesn’t create a true chorus or harmonizer effect. Try it out and see what
happens when the stereo breadth is reduced a little. Also test other modulation
targets: Pickup Pos A+B, Pickup Pan A+B, Pickup Pan A-B, and String Stiffness are
recommended. Have fun!