AAS Strum Electric GS-1 manuale d’uso

USER MANU AL[...]

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Contents 1 Introduction 9 1.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.3 Authorization and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.3.1 Step 1: Generating the Challenge K e[...]

4 CONTENTS 3.2.5 Alternate Strum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3.2.6 Playing Indi vidual Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3.3 Pitch Bend Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3.4 Aftertouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

CONTENTS 5 5 Presets and MIDI maps 39 5.1 Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.1.1 The Preset Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.1.2 The Program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5.2 Playing and Changing Presets . . . [...]

6 CONTENTS 6.2.5 The Pickups Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 6.3 The Amplifier Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 6.4 The Multi-Ef fect Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 6.4.1 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

CONTENTS 7 7 Utility Section 67 7.1 The MIDI LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 7.2 MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 7.3 Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 7.4 Re verb . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 CONTENTS 10 Using Strum Electric as a Plug-In 74 10.1 W indow Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 10.2 Audio and MIDI Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 10.3 Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 10.4 Multiple Ins[...]

Introduction 9 1 Intr oduction Strum Electric is a synthesizer dedicated to the emulation of electric guitars. The synthesizer is entirely based on the A | A | S physical modeling technology and uses no sampling nor wav e tables. Instead it produces sound by solving, on the fly , mathematical equations modeling the dif ferent components of a guita[...]

10 Introduction K eep in mind that the computational po wer required by Strum Electric depends on the number of v oices of polyphon y and the sampling rate used. These computer configurations will enable you to play the factory presets with a reasonable number of v oices. 1.2 Installation Mac OS Insert the Strum Electric program disc into your CD-[...]

1.3 A uthorization and Registration 11 1.3.1 Step 1: Generating the Challenge K ey After launching the installer for the first time, a pop-up windo w will appear asking you if you wish to authorize your product no w or later . If you are ready to authorize Strum Electric now , click on the Next button otherwise click on the A uthorize Later button[...]

12 Introduction Figure 2: Enter your serial number in the pop-up windo w . Figure 3: The challenge ke y appears automatically after entering the serial number . support issues, and notify you of product updates promptly . This information is kept completely confidential. Registration of your product will entitle you to recei ve support and do wnlo[...]

1.3 A uthorization and Registration 13 Figure 4: Enter your registration information on the A | A | S webserv er . ke y will appear on-screen. Figure 5: Generation of the response ke y on the A | A | S server . If your computer is not connected to the internet, take note of your serial number and c hallenge ke y and proceed to an internet connected[...]

14 Introduction 1.3.3 Step 3: Completing the Unlock Process The r esponse key corresponding to your serial number and challenge ke y will be printed in your bro wser window . In order to complete the unlock process, copy the r esponse key and paste it into the corresponding field of the installer window of Strum Electric . If you obtained your r e[...]

1.4 Getting Started 15 Figure 7: Authorization has been successful. 1.3.4 Obtaining y our Response Key and Registering by F ax or over the Phone: Should you not hav e access to the internet, A | A | S support representativ es are av ailable to assist you in the unlock and registration process Monday to Friday , 9am to 6pm EST . Y ou may contact us [...]

16 Introduction • Mac OS - Double-click on the Strum Electric icon located in the Applications folder . Before you start exploring the factory presets, take a moment to set up you audio and MIDI configuration as explained belo w . A udio Configuration Audio configuration tools are a vailable from the A udio menu. The A udio Settings function a[...]

1.5 Getting Help 17 application for the first time, this “tree view” will include a destination folder for imported presets as well as a Presets folder . T o open a folder , click on the “ + ” symbol on W indo ws or I symbol on Mac OS which will re veal the folder content. The preset library is dif ferent from the program list and can be v[...]

18 Introduction • W orldwide: 1-514-871-8100 • Fax: 1-514-845-1875 • Email: support@applied-acoustics.com Our online support pages contain downloads of the most recent product updates, and answers to frequently asked questions on all A | A | S products. The support pages are located at: www .applied-acoustics.com/support.php 1.6 F orum and Us[...]

An Overview of Strum Electric 19 2 An Over view of Strum Electric Strum Electric is a synthesizer which was designed with the goal of enabling keyboard players to easily create realistic guitar tracks. This is a task which is usually difficult to achieve due to the very dif ferent nature of these two types of instruments. Strum was therefore desig[...]

20 An Overview of Strum Electric 2.2 Strumming On a guitar, notes and chords are triggered by the action of the picking hand (usually right hand). The resulting sound is very typical of a guitar as the guitarist triggers the strings sequentially , more or less rapidly , with an up and down motion of the hand. Strings can also be played individually[...]

2.4 Signal Flow 21 Figure 8: Graphical user interface of Strum Electric GS-1 . the vibration signal of the individual strings of the guitar . The motion of the strings is the input signal of the pickup module which reproduces the ef fect of single coil or humb ucker -fitted pickups. The output signal from this module constitutes the output signal [...]

22 An Overview of Strum Electric Figure 9: General architecture of Strum .[...]

K eyboard Layout 23 3 K eyboard Lay out Strum reacts to MIDI signal differently than a traditional synthesizer . It uses a special ke yboard layout and associates signals from standard MIDI controllers with specific ef fects or techniques on the guitar . In this chapter , we will describe how the k eyboard is used to play Strum . The MIDI signal r[...]

24 Keyboard Lay out 3.2.2 Palm Muted Downstr oke and Upstr oke Palm muting is a technique which consists in partially muting the strings with the help of the picking hand by letting it lightly touch the strings near the bridge. The pick (or fingers) is then dragged across the strings in a do wnward or upward motion. In Strum , the palm muted do wn[...]

3.3 Pitch Bend Wheel 25 • MIDI note 77(F5): Alternate bass . When the chord played by Strum is not inv erted and the chord includes a fifth (natural, lowered or raised) then the alternate bass is the fifth. If the bass is played on the lowest string (sixth string), then the alternate bass will be played on the fifth string if possible except i[...]

26 Keyboard Lay out 3.4 Aftertouch In Strum , bending can be controlled using monophonic aftertouch (also kno wn as channel pressure on certain controllers). The pitch of the note can be increased in this way by up to one tone depending on the settings of the Bend control of the Aftertouch section of the interface. If a chord was just strummed, the[...]

3.6 Hold Pedal 27 Figure 10: Sections of the MIDI ke yboard as used by Strum .[...]

28 Playing Strum 4 Playing Strum Strum can be played in dif ferent w ays, directly from a MIDI k eyboard or using MIDI loops. In this section we describe these different approaches an ho w to reproduce specific techniques used by guitar players. W e conclude this section by describing the dif ferent v oicing options used by Strum . 4.1 A uto-Strum[...]

4.2 Playing with A uto-Strum 29 4.2.2 Chord Change                   Music eng ra ving by Lil yPond 2.10.33—www .lil ypond.org Figure 12: Re-triggering a do wnstroke. Once a chord has been played, the chord detection, voicing and strumming modules are only triggered when a new note is played; [...]

30 Playing Strum 4.2.4 Hammer -On and Pull-Off Hammer-on and pull-of f are playing techniques used by guitar players to play legato or grace notes. The hammer-on ef fect is obtained by first picking a note and then hammering down another finger onto the same string at a higher fret. The pull-of f effect is almost the opposite of the hammer on. It[...]

4.3 Using the Strumming K eys 31 In the case where only one or two notes are played on the ke yboard, the notes can be triggered from both the do wnstroke or upstroke strumming key and the Range parameter is ignored. If no note is played on the keyboard, the do wnstroke and upstroke keys trigger a strum ov er the range defined by the Range paramet[...]

32 Playing Strum               Music eng ra ving by Lil yPond 2.10.33—www .lil ypond.org Figure 16: Scratching with the arp ke ys. higher or the same note as the bass key (arp 6 k ey). The most useful arp ke ys are therefore usually the bass, arp 4, arp 3 and arp 2 keys (E5, G5, A5 and B5). A good positio[...]

4.4 Specific T echniques 33 4.4 Specific T echniques 4.4.1 T rills This technique consists in switching rapidly between two notes by using hammer -ons and pull-of fs. W ith Strum , a trill is played by holding the first note and depressing and releasing the second note. The interv al between the notes must be one or two semi-tones. 4.4.2 T remol[...]

34 Playing Strum Another technique which can be used to obtain partial strums consists in releasing strumming ke ys before the strum is completed. In this way , the strings still not strummed, are not played. In other words, partial strumming is achie ved by playing staccato on the strumming keys while full strums are obtained by playing them norma[...]

4.5 Using MIDI Loops 35 When the A uto-Strum mode is switched on , one first plays the note which should not be bended and then the second one. The bending effect is then obtained by moving the pitch wheel or using the aftertouch. This will only work, howe ver , for intervals larger than one tone because otherwise Strum always automatically trigge[...]

36 Playing Strum mode of f , chords are then triggered follo wing the pattern of strumming keys in the MIDI loop. In other words, chords are plucked on the ke yboard and strumming patterns are applied to them through the MIDI loop player . Note that loops are note limited to strumming keys and can also include melodies and chords. 4.5.1 Creating MI[...]

4.6 Chord V oicing 37 4.6 Chord V oicing On the guitar , there are usually many dif ferent w ays to play the same chord. Each of these positions or voicing sounds differently and suits dif ferent musical styles. The specific voicing chosen by Strum for a chord depends on the T ype parameter from the Chor d section of the interface. One can choose [...]

38 Playing Strum type allows one to play chords on the keyboard using any voicing and still obtain a guitar chord in root position. Finally , the Playing P osition parameter from the Chord section allows one to specify the lo west fret on which the lowest note of a chord should be played. This control gi ves Strum an indication of the position on t[...]

Presets and MIDI maps 39 5 Pr esets and MIDI maps Strum Electric comes with se veral factory presets cov ering a wide range of sounds. This collection of presets lets you play and familiarize yourself with this synthesizer without having to tweak a single knob . Soon, howe v er , you will be experimenting and creating your o wn sounds and projects [...]

40 Presets and MIDI maps 5.1.2 The Program list Presets are loaded into the synthesis engine of Strum Elec- tric from a list of 128 numbered presets called programs. The name of the current program and its number are displayed in the left of the toolbar at the top of the application window . The entire list of programs can be viewed by clicking on [...]

5.3 Editing and Sa ving Presets 41 • In the bro wser , double-click on a preset icon. • Drag and drop presets from the bro wser onto the Strum Electric interface. • Select a preset by clicking on its icon and use the Enter key from the computer keyboard. Once a preset has been selected in the library , it is possible to na vigate in the libra[...]

42 Presets and MIDI maps by using the Redo command from the Edit menu or the Ctrl-Y/Apple-Y command. The number of Undo le vels is unlimited and this command is effecti ve on any control of the interface but not on the dif ferent Sav e commands. Once a preset has been modified, it is also possible to mov e back and forth between the current state [...]

5.5 Organizing the Pr eset Library 43 5.5.2 Copying and Moving Pr esets and folders Presets and folders can be copied and mov ed from one location to another . First select an item by clicking on its icon and use the Copy command from the Edit menu (Ctrl-C/Apple-C shortcut) in order to copy it. Then click on the destination folder and use the Paste[...]

44 Presets and MIDI maps 5.5.6 Locating a Preset in the Br owser It might sometimes be helpful to locate in the preset library the preset currently being played or in other words, that corresponding to the current program. T o rapidly locate the current preset in the browser , use the Locate Program in Browser command from the Programs menu or the [...]

5.8 Backuping Presets and MIDI Maps 45 5.8 Backuping Presets and MIDI Maps There are basically two ways to backup your presets and MIDI maps: exportation and database backup. The database backup is more efficient when there is a lar ge number of elements to backup. The exportation methods consists in using the Export command from the File menu as [...]

46 Presets and MIDI maps ho wev er , as recovering material from this backup file will remov e the factory library which you hav e just installed and force you to redo the operation. Using the Export command before restoring the factory library is much simpler . Note that the restore of the factory library is actually performed the next time you r[...]

Parameters 47 6 Parameters This section can be used as a reference on the different controls appearing on Strum ’ s graphical interface. W e begin by describing the behavior of the different types of controls appearing on the interface 6.1 General Functioning of the Interface 6.1.1 T weaking Knobs All the knobs on the interface are selected by cl[...]

48 Parameters 6.1.3 Drop-do wn Menus and Displays Clicking on a display with a small down-pointing triangle on its right, such as the T ype control of the Multi-Effect module, re veals a drop-do wn menu with a set of possible settings for the control. Adjustment of the control is obtained by clicking on a selection or using the up and do wn arrows [...]

6.2 The Guitar Modules 49 The Pick/Fingers , Strings , Hammer -On , Palm-Mute modules are related to the modeling of the indi vidual strings of the guitar . The Pickups module on the right of the guitar shape represents the action of pickups and allows one to ajdust their volume and select different combinations of pickup positions. The different k[...]

50 Parameters 6.2.2 The Pick/Fingers Module The Pick/F inger module allo ws one to control the excitation of the string with a pick or fingers. The Edge parameter is used to control the rounding of the edge of the plectrum. T urning this clockwise increases the sharpness of the edge resulting in a brighter sound. The P osition parameter allows one[...]

6.2 The Guitar Modules 51 6.2.4 The Palm-Mute Module Palm muting is a technique used by guitar players to muf fle the strings slightly while simultaneously playing the strings with the picking hand. It is obtained by letting the side of the picking hand touch the strings just before the bridge. In Strum , palm muting is achiev ed by using special [...]

52 Parameters 6.3 The Amplifier Module Strum Electric is equipped with a v ersatile 2-channel amplifier with speak er cabinet and spring re verb . With relati vely fe w parameters, this amplifier module allows one to obtain a rich v ariety of sounds for dif ferent music styles. The amplifier section of this module is switched on or off using th[...]

6.4 The Multi-Effect Module 53 6.4 The Multi-Effect Module The Multi-Effect module allo ws one to process the out- put signal from the guitar and the amplifier . There are in fact two sets of effects, a first one called Pr e which can be ap- plied before the amplifier and a second one, P ost , which can be used for processing the output from the[...]

54 Parameters adjust the ratio of “dry” and “wet” signal in the output signal from the module. When the knob is adjusted in the left position, only the original or “dry” signal is sent to the output while in the right position only the processed or “wet” signal is sent to the output. The Depth knob is used to control the amplitude o[...]

6.4 The Multi-Effect Module 55 Auto W ah effect the value of the center frequency increases from the v alue fixed by the F r eq knob . T urning this knob clockwise increases the e xcursion of the center frequency . Finally , the Rate knob controls the frequency or rate of the modulation of the center frequency of the filter . In the case of the W[...]

56 Parameters 6.4.7 T remolo The T r emolo ef fect introduces a low frequency modulation of the amplitude of the sound. When the ef fect is used in stereo mode, the sound also bounces with a 180 de gree phase shift from left to right. The Shape parameter is used to adjust the shape of the wa veform which creates the tremolo ef fect. In its leftmost[...]

6.5 Edit Mode 57 Finally , note that some of the parameters are framed by a lighter color background. This simply means that these parameters can be controlled from the general vie w obtained when clicking on the All button. 6.5.1 The Strings Module The vibrational motion of a string can be decomposed into two different components, one perpen- dicu[...]

58 Parameters When these knobs are turned fully to the left, the string vibration is perfectly harmonic. T urning the knobs clockwise increasingly detunes the partials to ward higher frequencies resulting in a more dissonant sound. 6.5.2 The Pick/Fingers Module The Pic k/F inger module allows one to control the parameters related with the excitatio[...]

6.5 Edit Mode 59 The excitation force produced by the plectrum when interacting with the string is determined by the J ut , Speed , Stiffness and Damp- ing parameters. The Stiffness and Damping parameters determine the flexibility of the plectrum or in other words the resistance it ex- erts against the string. Increasing the value of these paramet[...]

60 Parameters 6.5.3 The Hammer Module The Hammer module is used to control hammer-on et pull-of f effects as e xplained in section 6.2.3. In Strum , hammer -ons and pull-of fs are triggered when le gato playing on the k eyboard is detected. The two parameters of this section are T one and Amp . The T one knob is used to set the harmonic content of [...]

6.5 Edit Mode 61 6.5.6 The Pickups Module The Pickups module simulates the action of the pickups on the guitar . There are two pickups in Strum , labeled Nec k and Bridge , which can be adjusted in various ways in order to obtain tonal col- ors of different guitar types. They are activ ated by using the N , B or + selector on the main view of the i[...]

62 Parameters 6.6 Perf ormance P arameters 6.6.1 Chord Display The Chord Display is where Strum displays the name of the detected chord or note and the corresponding voicing selected. Strings are labeled from lo west to highest as follows: • String 6: E2 (MIDI note number 40) • String 5: A2 (MIDI note number 45) • String 4: D3 (MIDI note numb[...]

6.6 Perf ormance Parameters 63 lo west note of the guitar voicing is always the root of the chord played on the keyboard and de- tected by Strum . In lowest position, the lo west note of the voicing follows the lo west note played on the keyboard. It is also possible to tell Strum in which neck position to play chords using the Playing P osition pa[...]

64 Parameters possible to scan the loops in the same folder using the skip forwar d and skip backwar d buttons. The loops are scanned in alphabetical order starting from the currently loaded loop. Once a loop has been selected, it might be necessary to modify it. A loop can rapidly be exported to the MIDI track of a sequencer by using the Drag MIDI[...]

6.6 Perf ormance Parameters 65 The Range parameter under velocity in the Strumming section allo ws one to modulate the num- ber of strings played with the MIDI v elocity signal receiv ed by the program. This is used to emulate the fact that the number of strings in a chord played by a guitarist may vary depending on the in- tensity of the playing. [...]

66 Parameters 6.6.7 Aftertouch In addition to the pitch wheel, monophonic aftertouch (channel pressure) can be used to control a bending ef fect. The depth of the ef fect is controlled using the Depth knob from the Aft. T ouch section. In its center position, the depth is equal to 1 semi- tone. 6.6.8 Hold Pedal The hold pedal MIDI controller can ha[...]

Utility Section 67 7 Utility Section The utility section is located at the top of the Strum Electric interface and it includes important Strum parameters and monitoring tools. 7.1 The MIDI LED The MIDI LED blinks when the synthesizer recei ves MIDI signal. If the application is not receiving MIDI signal, make sure that the right MIDI de vice is sel[...]

68 Utility Section 7.6 Lev el Meter The level meter allows one to monitor the RMS (root means square) lev el of the left (L) and right (R) output channels from the synthesizer . As soft clipping is applied to the output signal in order to limit its amplitude, it is important to make sure that the amplitude of the signal remains within v alues that [...]

T oolbar 69 8 T oolbar The toolbar at the top of the Strum Electric interface window allows you to monitor important information related to your current set-up. 8.1 Program Display Located on the left of the toolbar , displays the number and name of the program currently loaded in the synthesis engine. The + and − b uttons on the left of the prog[...]

70 A udio and MIDI Settings 9 A udio and MIDI Settings This chapter explains how to select the audio and MIDI devices used by Strum Electric as well as ho w to create and edit MIDI links and MIDI maps. When referring to commands that are different on W indows and Mac OS systems, the commands are listed in the following order: W indo ws command/Mac [...]

9.2 MIDI Settings 71 9.2.2 Creating MIDI Links Every control on the Strum Electric interface can be manipulated by an external MIDI controller . In most cases this is much more conv enient than using the mouse, especially if you want to move many controllers at once. For example, you can map the motion of a knob on the interface to a real knob on a[...]

72 A udio and MIDI Settings • Note that the range of a knob can be in verted by setting the v alue of Maximum V alue to a smaller v alue than that of Minimum V alue . • Click on the OK button and the link appears in the list of controllers link ed to the control. • Click on the OK button ag ain to confirm the change and to leav e the MIDI Li[...]

9.3 Latency Settings 73 9.2.7 Defining a Default MIDI Map It is possible to define a default MIDI map that will be loaded automatically when Strum Electric is launched. • First select a MIDI map by clicking on its icon in the bro wser and choose the MIDI Link Inf o command from the Edit or the Ctrl-I/Apple-I keyboard shortcut. One can also righ[...]

74 Using Strum Electric as a Plug-In 10 Using Strum Electric as a Plug-In Strum Electric is a vailable in VST , AudioUnit and R T AS formats and integrates seamlessly into the industry most popular multi-track recording and sequencing en vironments as a virtual instrument plug-in. The plug-in versions will work exactly the same way as the standalon[...]

10.6 MIDI Channel 75 10.6 MIDI Channel Make sure that the MIDI controller , sequencer and Strum Electric all use the same MIDI channel. If you are not certain of the channel used by your controller or sequencer , set the MIDI channel of Strum Electric to Omni . 10.7 MIDI program change MIDI program changes are supported in the plug-in v ersions of [...]

76 Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts 11 Quick Refer ence to Commands and Shortcuts File Menu Command Windo ws Mac OS Description Ne w Folder. . . Apple+Shift+N Ne w Folder in the Bro wser Open Preset Ctrl+O Apple+Option+O Open the selected preset Sav e Preset Ctrl+S Apple+S Sav e the current preset Sav e Preset As. . . Sav e the current pre[...]

Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts 77 Edit Menu Command Windo ws Mac OS Description Undo Ctrl+Z Apple+Z Undo last command Redo Ctrl+Y Apple+Shift+Z Redo last command Copy Ctrl+C Apple+C Copy selected item Paste Ctrl+V Apple+V Paste Delete Del Delete selected item Info. . . Ctrl-I Apple+I Edit information about a selected item (bro wser) Pref[...]

78 Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts A udio Command Windo ws Mac OS Description Audio Settings Display the Audio Settings windo w Audio Control Panel Display the Latency Settings windo w if DirectSound is used, the ASIO control panel when ASIO dri vers are used and the A udi MIDI setup configuration tool on Mac OS systems[...]

Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts 79 MIDI Command Windo ws Mac OS Description MIDI Settings Display the MIDI Settings windo w Learn MIDILink MIDI link learn mode for the last control touched Add MIDI Link Enables one to add a MIDI link on the last controlled touched For get MIDILink Drop a MIDI link Set MIDI Link Minimum V alue Limit the v [...]

80 Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts Programs Menu Command Windows Mac OS Description Locate Program in Bro wser Ctrl-L Apple-L Locate the current program in the bro wser and select it Rename Program Ctrl-R Apple-R Rename the current program in the program list Switch to Program Ctrl-P Apple-P Change the current program Sav e All Programs S[...]

Quick Reference to Commands and Shortcuts 81 Help Menu Command Windo ws Mac OS Description About Srum Electric GS . . . Display the About Stum Electric windo w User Manual F1 Display the user manual Quick Reference Sheet Display the ke yboard layout reference sheet Authorize Strum Electric . . . Display the Authorization windo w . Activ e only if t[...]

82 A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum 12 A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum W e present here a list of the main chords recognized by Strum and for which it can find a guitar voicing. The following guidelines should be k ept in mind: • The chords are presented using C as the root. They can be transposed in an y key . • F[...]

A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum 83 List of Chords recognized and voiced by Strum Cadd9 C9 C9 (no 5) Cm9 Cm9 (no 5) C9sus4 C9sus4 (no 5) C9 ] 5 C9 [ 5 CMaj9 CMaj9 (no 5) CmMaj9 CmMaj9 (no 5) CMaj9 [ 5 C6 9 Cm6 9 Cm6 9 (no 5) Cm11 Cm11 (no 5) C13 C13 (no 5) Cm13 Cm13 (no 5) C13 [ 9 C13 [ 9 (no 5) CMaj13 CMaj13 (no 5) C7 [ 9 C7 [ 9 (no [...]

84 A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum List of Chords - Example of a possible position on the ke yboard. C Cm Csus2 Csus4 Caug Cdim C( [ 5) C6 Cm6 Cm6 (no 5) C7 C7 (no 3) C7 (no 5) Cm7 Cm7 (no 5) C7sus2 C7sus2 (no 5) C7sus4[...]

A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum 85 List of Chords - Example of a possible position on the ke yboard. C7sus4 (no 5) C7 ] 5 Cdim7 C7 [ 5 Cm7 [ 5 CMaj7 CMaj7 (no 3) CMaj7 (no 5) CmMaj7 CMaj7sus2 CMaj7sus4 CMaj7 [ 5 Cadd9 C9 C9 (no 5) Cm9 Cm9 (no 5) C9sus4[...]

86 A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum List of Chords - Example of a possible position on the ke yboard. C9sus4 (no 5) C9 ] 5 C9 [ 5 CMaj9 CMaj9 (no 5) CmMaj9 CmMaj9 (no 5) CMaj9 [ 5 C6 9 Cm6 9 Cm6 9 (no 5) Cm11 Cm11 (no 5) C13 C13 (no 5) Cm13 Cm13 (no 5) C13 [ 9[...]

A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum 87 List of Chords - Example of a possible position on the ke yboard. C13 [ 9 (no 5) CMaj13 CMaj13 (no 5) C7 [ 9 C7 [ 9 (no 5) C7 ] 9 C7 ] 9 (no 5) C7 [ 5 [ 9 C7 [ 5 ] 9 C7 ] 5 [ 9 C7 ] 5 ] 9 C7 ] 11 Cm7 11 Cm7 11 (no 5) CMaj7 ] 11 C7 [ 9 ] 11 C7 ] 9 ] 11 C7 ] 9 ] 11 (no 3)[...]

88 A ppendix A - List of Chords Detected by Strum List of Chords - Example of a possible position on the ke yboard. C7 13 C7 13 (no 5) Cm7 13 Cm7 13 (no 5) C7 [ 13 CMaj7 13 CMaj7 13 (no 5) C7 [ 9 [ 13 C7 ] 9 [ 13 C9 ] 11 CMaj9 ] 11 C9 [ 13[...]

A ppendix B - Parameter Override K eyswitches 89 13 A ppendix B - Parameter Override K eyswitches W e present here a list of keyswitches which can be used in a MIDI loop in order to temporarily ov erride the value of certain parameters from the playing style section of the interface and ensure that a MIDI loop is always played exactly as intended b[...]

90 A ppendix B - Parameter Override K eyswitches • 6(F#-1): Slo w Strum - 40% if Strum Speed < 40%, 50% if Strum Speed > 50% • 7(G-1): Minimum 50% - V alue of Strum Speed if > 50%, otherwise 50% • 8(G#-1): Minimum 65% - V alue of Strum Speed if > 65%, otherwise 65% • 9(A-1): Minimum 80% - V alue of Strum Speed if > 80%, other[...]

13.6 V elocity Section 91 13.6 V elocity Section This ov erride key is used to adjust v elocity modulation on the palm mute. • 23(B0): Palm Mute V elocity - V alue of 30%[...]

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Index aftertouch, 26, 66 alternate strum, 24, 66 amplifier , 52 apply of fset, 48 arp ke ys, 24, 28 arpeggios, 24, 31 ASIO dri vers, 70 audio, 70 configuration, 16, 70 de vice, 70 format, 70 auto wah, 54 auto-strum, 20, 28, 64 auto-wah, 53 bass and chords, 34 bend, 25, 26 bro wser , 16, 39 customizing, 45 hide, 44 resize, 44 buf fer size, 70, 73 [...]

96 INDEX creating, 42 deleting, 43 renaming, 43 forum, 18 general parameters, 48 getting started, 15 guitar le vel, 51 hammer-on, 30, 50, 60 help, 17 hold pedal, 66 import, 44 indi vidual strings, 24 installation, 10 knobs, 47 tweaking, 47 latency , 70, 73 le vel meter , 68 loop player , 63 MIDI, 70 de vice, 70 loop player , 63 recei ving, 67 setti[...]

INDEX 97 palm muting, 24 parameters, 47, 48 partial strumming, 33 peak, 68 performance, 9 performance parameters, 62 phaser , 53, 54 pick, 58 pick/fingers, 50, 58 picking, 24 pickups, 51, 61 bridge, 51, 61 cutof f, 61 humbuck er , 61 neck, 51, 61 position, 51, 61 resonance, 61 single coil, 61 trim, 61 ping pong delay , 53 pitch bend, 25 pitch whee[...]

98 INDEX tape delay , 53 toolbar , 69 tremolo, 53, 56 tremolo picking, 33 trills, 33 tuning, 65 undo, 42 unlocking, 10 upstroke, 23, 30 user library , 18 utility section, 67 velocity , 66 vibrato, 26 voicing, 19 volume, 67 VU meter , 68 wah wah, 53, 54 website, 18[...]