Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments
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Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments
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7 You’ll quickly realize that you can achieve a precise, crisp sound only when you drag the slider<br />
relatively far away from the middle of the string. Move Object 1 closer to the pickup (position<br />
0.15 in the figure below).<br />
8 The low notes are still distorted. You can remedy this by adjusting the Level knob to the right of<br />
the amplitude envelope. Set a value of −10 dB.<br />
Recreate the material properties of a set of round wound strings<br />
Although you can already recognize the sound of an electric bass, it doesn’t sound wiry enough<br />
yet. Now it’s time to focus on the bass strings themselves.<br />
1 Drag the ball in the Material Pad up and down at the left edge. Pay attention to how the<br />
overtones react.<br />
Drag the ball to the lower-left corner. The sound should vaguely remind you of the sound of a<br />
low piano string. Because the overtones sustain too long, the tone sounds somewhat unnatural.<br />
2 Drag the ball upward until you hear an acceptable sound. Try the position shown in the figure:<br />
Note: In general, a splaying of the overtones in low wound strings is typical. You can recognize it<br />
by the slightly impure, metallic sound. This occurs because the partials (overtones) are not exact<br />
whole number multiples of the fundamental frequency but rather are shifted somewhat higher.<br />
An example of this effect in the real world of electro-acoustic instruments is the low strings on a<br />
Yamaha CP70. This is overkill, but your bass model will benefit from a small amount of this effect.<br />
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