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This means that some strings may sound very distinct
from others, quite aside from the differences in pitch.
It's almost as if each string was a sub-instrument of its
own.
In order to physically model these differences, it's
sometimes helpful to modulate certain parameters
separately for each string, such as Damping, Decay,
Dispersion, Inharmonicity, etc.
String Track lets you do exactly this. It's a variation of
keyboard tracking, which divides the keyboard into 6
zones, corresponding to 6 strings. You can then set four
different offsets for each string: one each for Damping
and Dispersion, and then the two general-purpose
String Track 1 and 2. All four can be used as AMS
sources throughout the STR-1.
Fret Number AMS Source
Strings may also change in timbre as you move up the
neck, playing higher and higher notes. To model this,
you can use an additional AMS source, Fret Number.
Fret Number provides the distance up the neck for the
current note. When the note is an "open string," Fret
Number's value is zero. As notes move up the
fretboard, Fret Number increases. Once the next "open
string" is reached, Fret Number goes back to zero, and
starts over again.
9-9a: Fret Position
Fret Position
This controls the position at which the notes are played
along the neck. This can have a significant effect on the
timbre, since it may change the string on which a note
is played.
To do this, Fret Position shifts the relationship between
notes played on the keyboard (or via MIDI) and the
selected String pitches. This changes the break-points
for all of the String Track generators at once.
This means that as the Fret Position increases, the
same note will be played in higher positions on the
neck, using lower strings.
The current fret position (in other words, the
combination of Fret Position and its AMS) is itself
available as the AMS source named, appropriately, Fret
Position.
AMS
This selects a modulation source to control the Fret
Position. For a list of AMS sources, see "AMS
(Alternate Modulation Source) List" on page 967.
Intensity
This controls the depth and direction of the Fret
Position AMS modulation.
9-9b: Strings
Strings 1-6
These six parameters set the pitches of the strings, from
the lowest pitch (String 1) to the highest pitch (String
6). These define keyboard zones, as shown below.
Program P9: AMS Mixers and String Track
[Open, 1...48]
[List of AMS Sources]
[-48...+48]
[C–1...G9]
The same String settings are used for all String Track
generators, including those for Damping and
Dispersion. They are also used for the Excitation,
Harmonic, and Pickup positions when their Tracking
Mode parameters are set to String Track.
For more information, see "4-5a: Excitation" on
page 248, "4-5b: Harmonic" on page 249, "4-6a:
Damping" on page 252, "4-6b: Dispersion" on
page 253, "4-8a: Pickup 1" on page 256, and "4-8b:
Pickup 2" on page 257.
String Track - strings and zones
String 1
2
3
4 5
String 1:
E2
String 2:
A2
String 3:
D3
String 4:
G3
9-9c: String Track 1
(Strings) 1...6
These set individual offsets for the six Strings. You can
use these to modulate any AMS destination; they
appear in the AMS list as String Track 1.
9-9d: String Track 2
This is a second set of individual String offsets, which
appear in the AMS list as String Track 2. The
parameters are identical to those of "9-9c: String Track
1," above.
9-9: String Track
String 6
String 6:
E4
String 5:
B3
[–100.0...+100.0]
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