User Manual

SWAM Woodwinds v2.9.0 - User Manual – rev. 1
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Main controls vs. articulations
Velocity
controls:
- Initial attack (for detached notes)
- Portamento time (for legato, if Transit.Time button is set to Velocity)
Expression
(CC11, CC2, CC7 or other CCs set on the “MIDI Mapping” page) controls the dynamics
(from pp to ff)
Mod wheel
(CC1) controls the vibrato intensity
CC19
controls the vibrato rate
Pitch bend
controls the pitch. The pitch bend range (downwards — upwards, in semitones) can be
directly set by the user in the main GUI (see page 7).
Staccato, semi legato, and legato articulations are managed by a special algorithm which takes into
account:
- Note velocity
- Interval between the notes (semitones).
- Time between Note-Off and subsequent Note-On
All the assigned MIDI CC numbers can be modified in the “MIDI mapping” page
GUI parameter controls
There are three types of controls in the main instrument GUI that allow you to conveniently enter
data:
- Sliders
- +/- Buttons
- Switches
Sliders
Set the desired value either by:
- dragging the slider (while holding the left mouse button) or
- moving the slider with the mouse wheel
+/- Buttons
The values can be set in 3 different ways:
- Clicking on “
+
” and “
-
”
- Using the mouse wheel to change values via the label (small steps), or on the +/- buttons (larger
steps)
- Vertically dragging the mouse after clicking on the displayed value
Double-clicking on the slider or on the number displayed beside the +/- button reloads the
previously saved or default settings.