User Manual

SWAM Woodwinds v2.9.0 - User Manual – rev. 1

PipeSplit:

Can be also controlled by CC27. Shifts the register breaks of a flute

by +/- 1 semitone. Crossing a register break when playing a real flute

requires a rapid change of both the pipe length and the overtone. This

leads to a characteristic “knock” when playing legato, particularly

audible when playing a trill. (More on the physics of the real instrument

at https://audiomodeling.com/technology/swam-w ). Setting the

PipeSplit to “Auto” eliminates this unwanted side effect; if the trill

crosses this register break, the split point will be automatically shifted

+/- 1 semitone to remain outside the trill range.

Default register breaks (i.e. when PipeSplit = 0) are

Flute: D4 / Eb4, D5 / Eb5, A5 / Bb5

Piccolo: D4 / Eb4, D5 / Eb5 A6 / Bb6 **

Alto Flute: Bb3 / B3, Bb4 / B4, F5 / Gb5

Bass Flute: Eb4 / E4, Eb5 / E5, Bb5 / B5 *

* By default, the Bass Flute is transposed one octave above its original pitch in order

to fit a 5-octave keyboard

** By default, the Piccolo is transposed one octave below its original pitch in order to

fit a 5-octave keyboard

Harm.Struct:

Spectral characteristics of the instrument (balance between odd and

even harmonics). In contrast to the other SWAM instruments, the

Harm.Struct parameter is placed under the Key Noise parameter,

replacing the Dyn.Harm parameter.