User Guide

370 Chapter 23 EVD6
Damping
Lets you modify the damping of strings. Damping is essentially a faster decay for the
higher partials/harmonics in a sound, and is a property of the string material used
(high damping for catgut strings, medium damping for nylon strings, low damping for
steel strings). Sonically, damping results in a more mellow and rounded, or woody
sound, dependent on the Model in use. A positive value will make the sound more
mellow, and a negative value will allow more of the higher partials through, making
the sound brighter. Range: –1.00 to +1.00
Tension Mod
Lets you add a nonlinear effect to the strings, which usually results in the pitch being
slightly higher, immediately after being plucked/struck/strummed. It is common to all
stringed instruments, like the D6, guitars, and so on. Tension modulation characteristic
is built into each model, but can be further modified with the Tension Mod parameter.
The range of this parameter is quite large, and can be used to obtain weird sound
effects from the EVD6. It can also be used to simulate an out-of-tune Clavinet, or as a
quick and dirty sitar sound, for those Norwegian Wood covers. Range: –1.00 to +1.00
Stiffness/Inharmonicity
Allows you to intensify/reduce the strength of inharmonicity in the sound. When
combined at different levels, these parameters can create metallic, bell-like sounds, or
DX-like electric piano style sounds. They can also be useful for wood bass sounds.
Experiment with both parameters, on each Model.
The higher the level of the Inharmonicity parameter, the lower its threshold to
incoming frequencies. In other words, the Inharmonicity parameter determines the
lowest harmonic, above which inharmonic spectral spreading becomes relevant.
Range: –1.00 to +1.00
Stiffness controls the intensity of this stretching/spectral spreading.
The keynote is not affected by these parameters.
Pitch Fall
Due to the physical construction of the original D6, the pitch of each note falls
immediately after releasing the key. The intensity of this effect, which varies with each
model, can be modified with this parameter. To completely deactivate the pitch fall,
regardless of the selected model, set this parameter to the leftmost position (–1.00).
Range: –1.00 to +1.00