Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

Vintage Clav String parameters
The selected model determines the basic qualities of the strings and has a significant bearing on
the behavior, and impact, of each String parameter. This is primarily due to the different harmonic
content present in each model.
String parameters
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Release slider: Drag to set the release time of the strings, following the decay phase of a played
note. Positive Release values provide a longer release time—after you have released a key.
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Damping slider: Drag to change the damping behavior of the strings. Damping is essentially
a faster decay for the higher harmonics in a sound. Damping is directly related to the string
material properties—high damping for catgut strings, medium damping for nylon strings, and
low damping for steel strings. Depending on the model, damping results in a more mellow
and rounded, or woody, sound. A positive Damping value makes the sound more mellow. A
negative Damping value allows more high harmonics through, making the sound brighter.
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Stiffness and Inharmonicity sliders: Drag to intensify or reduce the inharmonic overtones in the
sound. When set at different levels, you can create metallic, bell-like sounds, or DX-style electric
piano sounds. Stiffness and Inharmonicity can also be useful for wood bass sounds.
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The Inharmonicity parameter determines the lowest harmonic—the harmonic
threshold. Inharmonic content above this threshold is stretched or spread across the
frequency spectrum.
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The Stiffness parameter controls the intensity of the stretching or spectral spreading set by
the Inharmonicity slider.
Note: The fundamental note pitch is not affected by the Stiffness and
Inharmonicity parameters.
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Tension Mod slider: Drag to add a slight upward pitch bend effect, immediately after being
plucked, struck, or strummed. This type of modulation is common to stringed instruments like
the D6, guitars, and so on. A predefined Tension Modulation characteristic is built into each
model, but this can be altered with the Tension Mod parameter. The impact of this parameter
can be significant, enabling you to generate strange sound effects with Vintage Clav. You can
also use it to simulate an out-of-tune clavinet, or a sitar-like sound.
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Pitch Fall slider: Drag to set the intensity of a D6 characteristic, where the pitch of each note
falls immediately after you release the key. This sonic quirk is due to the physical construction
of the D6. The intensity of this effect varies with each model, but it can be completely
deactivated by setting Pitch Fall to the leftmost position.
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