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- Page 1 GRAND RHAPSODY PIANO USER GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Expanded View ....................................7 Collapsed View ....................................8 3.2 Controls ............................... 8 3.2.1 Keyboard Control ..............................8 Keys Section ....................................9 Mix Section ....................................11 EQ Section ....................................13 Reverb Section ....................................15 CHAPTER 4 Grand Rhapsody Piano Standalone Application .......... 17 Rhapsody Grand Piano / User Guide... -
Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your Waves instrument, please take some time to read through this user guide. We also suggest that you become familiar with www.waves.com/support. There you will find an extensive answer base, the latest tech specs, detailed installation guides, new software updates, and current information on licensing and registration. -
Page 4: Product Overview
In concert situations, microphones can be used to capture the instrument’s vibrations. Waves Grand Rhapsody Piano is based on a library sampled from a famous Fazioli 228 grand piano in Studio A at London’s Metropolis Studios. This library provides a full array of velocity and alternative samples for each key. Waves also developed a method to recreate the ethereal sound produced by the sympathetic resonances introduced by idle strings when the sustain pedal is pressed and the string dampers lift to release the string. -
Page 5: Concepts And Terminology
• a case that forms an acoustic chamber • a bridge for the strings • roughly 200 strings Waves Grand Rhapsody Piano is powered by the Waves Sampler Engine (WSE), a state-of-the-art multi-sample engine designed to deliver solid, high-quality performance. Rhapsody Grand Piano / User Guide... -
Page 6: Components
Waves Grand Rhapsody Piano also has a standalone application. It uses ASIO (Windows) or Core Audio (Mac) drivers to enable play through any audio device of choice. Grand Rhapsody Piano receives MIDI data to trigger notes and to control changes. -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Quick Start Guide
When you first launch the standalone application or instantiate the plugin, you will likely see a prompt, “Please locate your Waves Instrument’s Samples Library folder.” Navigate to the folder that holds your sample library and click OK. This path will be saved with the plugin preferences. -
Page 8: Chapter 3 Interface And Controls
CHAPTER 3 INTERFACE AND CONTROLS 3.1 Interface The Grand Rhapsody Piano features expanded and collapsed views. Use the Collapse/Expand button in the top left corner of the plugin to change between views. Expanded View The expanded view reveals the Grand Rhapsody’s complete interface, showing the microphones as well as the virtual keyboard and pedals. -
Page 9: Collapsed View
Collapsed View The collapsed view displays all of the Grand Rhapsody controls, but hides the top part that contains the piano, mics, and pedals. This view provides complete control of the instrument. The Collapsed view uses much less screen space than the Expanded view. -
Page 10: Keys Section
Keys Section Vel Curve This control changes the curve of the velocity response from logarithmic to exponential. When the control is in 0 it is linear. Range: -50 to +50 Initial Value: 0 Reset Value: 0 Continuous control Formant The formant control changes the sound character but not the pitch. Each step is equal to a half tone. This means that when set to -12, the piano sound character will be lower by one octave, but the pitch will not change. - Page 11 Pedals Grand Rhapsody supports the two most common piano pedals. Sustain Pedal This is the essential sustain, “damper,” pedal, connected to controller 64, which is the standard. When pressed, the Sustain resonance LED will light, indicating that sustain resonance is active. The sustain pedal is momentary—when using the pedal and when clicking on the interface.
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Page 12: Mix Section
Mix Section Mic1 Select, Mic2 Select, Mic3 Select The Microphone Select control allows you to choose a mic from a set of eight microphone pairs. A microphone can be selected only once, so a microphone selected as Mic1 will not appear (or appear grayed out) in the Mic Select menus of Mic 2 and Mic 3. - Page 13 Mic1 Delay, Mic2 Delay, Mic3 Delay The Mic Delay controls set the delay of the sampled sound of the piano. It enables controlling the phase between the selected microphones, and it can be used can add a sense of depth and dimension. Range: 0–100ms Initial Value: Mic 1: 0 ms;...
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Page 14: Eq Section
Sustain Resonance Mix Sustain Resonance controls the amount of sympathetic strings resonance. It is influenced by the sustain pedal. Range: 0–100% Initial Value: 26.7% Reset Value: 0 Continuous control EQ Section Low Gain The Low Gain control is a low-shelf filter. It can be decreased or increased +/-15dB. Range: -15 to +15 Initial Value: 0 Reset Value: 0... - Page 15 Mid Freq The Mid Freq sets the frequency of the maximum peak or cut in the midrange. The surrounding bells behave accordingly. Toggle switch, seven values: 0.36, 0.7, 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, 7.2 and 10 Discrete control: Default: 1.6 Reset: 110 Units: kHz Hi Gain The Treble control is a high shelf filter at 12KHz, and can be decreased or increased +/-15dB.
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Page 16: Reverb Section
Reverb Section The Grand Rhapsody Reverb section uses the best Waves reverb algorithms. There are several reverb types to choose from. These provide anything from simple reverbs to complex multi-effects. Reverb On/Off If you are using an external reverb, you may choose to turn off the Grand Rhapsody reverb. This will reduce CPU load substantially. - Page 17 Hi-Shelf Gain Controls the reverb high shelf. Range: +12 to -80 Default: 0 Reset Value: 0 Continuous control ER/Tail Balance Controls the balance between Early Reflections (that provide the room and distance sensation) and the Reverb Tail. Range: 0–100 Default: 31.5 Reset Value: 50 Continuous control Reverb Damp...
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Page 18: Chapter 4 Grand Rhapsody Piano Standalone Application
The Grand Rhapsody Piano application can be used as a standalone instrument. It requires ASIO drivers for Windows or Core Audio for Mac OS X. Grand Rhapsody Piano .exe (Win) or Electric Grand 80 .app (MAC) loads the Grand Rhapsody Piano instrument and configuration preferences dialogs. - Page 19 MIDI input device This displays a list of available MIDI input devices on the current system. Select the MIDI device for receiving MIDI data. Input Channel Grand Rhapsody Piano standalone is ready to receive MIDI in OMNI mode from all channels. The MIDI channel control allows the selected MIDI device to receive MIDI input only from certain channels, as selected in the checkboxes.