Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

Use Sculpture’s Waveshaper
The Waveshaper imposes a nonlinear shaping curve on each voice of the signal coming from the
pickups and amplitude envelope. This reshaped signal is then passed on to the filter. This process
is quite similar to the waveshaping of oscillators in synthesizers such as Korg’s O1/W.
Waveshaper parameters
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Waveshaper On/Off button: Turns the Waveshaper on or off.
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Type pop-up menu: Select one of four waveshaping curves. See the table.
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Input Scale knob (morphable): Rotate to cut or boost the input signal, prior to processing
by the Waveshaper. Positive values result in a richer harmonic spectrum. Any level increase
introduced by this parameter is automatically compensated for by the Waveshaper.
Note: Given its impact on the harmonic spectrum, Input Scale should be viewed and used as
a timbral control, rather than a level control. Also note that extreme Input Scale values can
introduce processing noise at the Waveshaper output.
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Variation knob (morphable): Rotate to change. Impact is dependent on the selected
Waveshaper curve. See the table.
Type Variation controls Value of 0.0 Negative values Positive values
VariDrive Wet/dry ratio Provides shaped
signal only.
Reduces shaped
signal and adds dry
signal.
Raises shaped
signal and adds
phase-inverted
dry signal, making
sound sharper.
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SoftSat
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Tube Dist.
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Scream
Bias—alters the
symmetry of the
shaping curve.
Results in
symmetrical
shaping.
Alters symmetry.
Alters symmetry.
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