User Manual

SWAM Solo Strings v2.1.0 - User Manual – rev. 1
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Port/Leg Speed&Thresh: controls both the portamento speed and the threshold between
portamento (low velocity/CC) and legato (high velocity/CC). When set to the maximum value (“no
Port”), portamento is excluded.
Portamento Split Ratio: sets the split point (percentage of the interval) for a portamento across two
strings. For example, 20 means 20% on the starting string and 80% on the other string.
[see MIDI mapping for a real-time control of this parameter through MIDI]
Vibrato Rate (Hz): speed of the vibrato in Hz.
[see MIDI mapping for a real-time control of this parameter through MIDI]
Vibrato Random: amount of randomness of the vibrato.
Vibrato Fade-In (ms): fade-in time for the Vibrato at each note-on.
Random Bow: amount of randomness of the bow pressure, speed and position.
Random Finger: amount of randomness of the left-hand finger position (pitch).
Dynamic Transit.: controls the shape of the expression during legato transitions.
Interactive BowPress: controls the amount of correction of the bow pressure to maintain a good
vibrating sound.
Pizz.FBoard Interf.: controls the amount of interference between the string and the fingerboard
during pizzicato.
Pan Behavior: selects the pan behavior of the instrument vs. reverb (“Dyn1” and “Dyn2”: mimics
little movements of the player with different intensities, pan does not affect the reverb. “Acoustic”:
the player is static, pan does not affect the reverb. “Balance”: the player is static, pan affects both
the instrument and the reverb).
Trem. Min Speed (Hz): speed of the tremolo for the “Slow” option (see the Tremolo multi-state
button and KeySwitch). If the “Tremolo Mode” is set to “Hz”, this value coincides with the “Slow”
tremolo rate; the “Fast” tremolo rate is 1.5 times the “Slow” one. If the “Tremolo Mode” is set to
“Sync” or “Sync/Acc”, this value is a threshold: the tremolo is synchronized with current project BPM
selecting a rate just greater than the threshold. The actual value of the tremolo rate is expressed as
note length (e.g. 8 means quavers, 8T means quaver triplets, 16 means semiquavers, 16T means
semiquaver triplets, and so on). The “Fast” rate is just the shorter note length just below the “Slow”
selected value (e.g. if “Slow” corresponds to 8T, “Fast” is 16).
[see MIDI mapping for a real-time control of this parameter through MIDI]
Tremolo Mode: selects the tremolo rate behaviour:
- Hz: the tremolo rate is not synchronized with the current project BPM.
- Sync: the tremolo rate is synchronized with the current project BPM. Custom accents can be
performed acting on the expression (expression “spikes” on the desired strokes).