Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments
Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments
Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments
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Create flute-like sounds<br />
Use this approach as the basis for instruments in the wind family, including flutes, clarinets,<br />
shakuhachis, pan pipes, and so on.<br />
1 Load the #default (or your vanilla) setting file.<br />
2 Make sure Keyboard Mode is set to mono, as flutes and other wind instruments are monophonic.<br />
After you’ve created the setting, feel free to experiment with this parameter while playing, and<br />
make your choice.<br />
3 Set Object 1’s type to Blow.<br />
4 Set Object 2’s type to Noise.<br />
5 Set the Gate of both objects to Always.<br />
6 Adjust Object 2’s Strength to a value of around 0.25.<br />
7 Adjust Object 1’s Velosens parameter to a value around 0.33.<br />
8 Move the Material Pad ball to a position between the end of the Inner Loss text and below the<br />
Nylon text.<br />
9 Play the keyboard and you should hear a flute-like sound, but with a long release—which<br />
obviously isn’t ideal. Drag the Amplitude Envelope Release slider down to around 0.99 ms.<br />
10 Pickup A should be set to a value of 1.00 (far right).<br />
11 Set Object 1’s pickup position to around 0.27.<br />
12 Set Object 2’s pickup position to around 0.57.<br />
13 Activate the Waveshaper and select the “Tube-like distortion” type.<br />
14 Play a few notes, and adjust the Waveshaper Input Scale and Variation parameters to taste (try<br />
Input Scale = 0.16 and Variation 0.55, for example).<br />
15 As you play sustained notes, you may notice a distinct lack of interesting timbral shifts (typical<br />
of real flute sounds—due to changes in the player’s breath, lip position, and so on) as the note<br />
is held.<br />
16 You can use a number of approaches to add interest to the sustained sound. These include using<br />
the vibrato modulator (assigned to aftertouch, perhaps), recording or drawing in an envelope,<br />
and controlling the Waveshaper Input Scale via Velocity and/or String Media Loss. You could even<br />
use the Loop Alternate Sustain Mode. Feel free to experiment!<br />
17 Choose Save Setting As from the Settings pop-up menu and save the setting with a new name.<br />
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