Program P4: String; 4-1: Pluck And Noise - Korg KRONOS SGX-2 Parameter Manual

Program P4: String

4-1: Pluck and Noise

4–1a
4-1a: Pluck
Type [Ac Guitar 1...Harpsichord]
This selection models different types of plucking actions,
including picks and finger-plucking. The pluck type sets the
basic tone of the plucked string.
You can also "pluck" the string using the Noise Generator, as
well as PCM samples. You can even combine all three types
of excitation together, to create specific tones.
Ac Guitar 1. This type is a little unusual, in that it includes
the "pluck position" in the pluck sound itself. Because of
this, it's probably best to set the Excitation Position Tone to
0, so that the Excitation Position itself has no effect. (For
more information, see "Tone" on page 270.)
Ac Guitar 2. This is similar to A. Guitar 1, but does not
include the "pluck position" in the sound. As with most of
the other types, it will generally work better with Excitation
Position Tone set to -100.
Dark E. Guitar, Bright E. Guitar, Resonant E. Guitar,
Dark Jazz Guitar, Bright Jazz Guitar, Brighter Jazz
Guitar. With all of the E. Guitar and Jazz Guitar pluck
types, set the Excitation Position between 5 and 35.
Square Pluck. With randomization turned up, this sounds
like bright clav or harpsichord.
Midrange Pluck. This is similar to Square Pluck, but with
more midrange harmonics.
Smooth Pulse. This has very few harmonics, for a mellow
and full tone.
Resonant Pulse. This is similar to Smooth Pulse, but
brighter and more resonant.
Program P4: String 4-1: Pluck and Noise
Dark Clav, Midrange Clav, Bright Clav. These offer
variations on clavinet sounds.
Harpsichord. This type includes small amount of noise
before the main pluck.
Randomization
This adds a small amount of variation to each strike of the
pluck, by adding in a small amount of the Noise Generator's
output. The tone of the randomization is affected by the Use
Saturation & Filter parameter, below.
Use Saturation & Filter
This controls whether or not Randomization, above, is
affected by the Noise Generator's Saturation and Filter
Frequency parameters.
To use simple white noise for the Randomization, which
will generally yield the brightest pluck timbre, turn this Off
(un-checked).
AMS
This selects a modulation source to control the
Randomization. For a list of AMS sources, see "Alternate
Modulation Source (AMS) List" on page 1109.
Intensity
This controls the depth and direction of the Randomization
AMS modulation.
Delay (milliseconds)
You can delay the Pluck by up to 250ms after the initial note-
on. This lets you create double-strike effects and complex
attacks. For instance, try using an envelope with a slow
4–1PMC
4–1b
[0...100]
[Off, On]
[List of AMS Sources]
[–100...+100]
[0...250]
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