DJANGO : GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR
SHRED :
This control sets the time length between two notes, below which they are
considered to be played fast aka, in shredding mode. When this happens, because the
stroke has to deal with an already vibrating string, the note’s attack is slightly modified.
Setting the knob to 0ms disables the effect. (Value range : 0 ms to 200 ms; Default value :
100 ms)
RELEASE VOLUME :
Sets the level of the normal release samples. This doesn’t affect
downslide or upslide release levels. (Value range : inf dB to 12dB; Default value : 0dB)
NOISE VOLUME :
Sets the level of the random release noises. This refers to noises
additional to the regular note release, e.g. finger taps, fret slides, etc. (Value range : inf dB
to 12 dB; Default value : 0 dB)
NOISE OCCURRENCE :
Sets the random release noise occurrence probability. (Value
range : 0 % to 20 %; Default value : 10 %)
DIRTY OCCURRENCE:
Notes on a guitar don’t always come out clean, sometimes the pick
hits the string wrong, other times the fretting hand, compared to the picking hand, pushes
too late or releases too early the string. This is something that happens regularly in a guitar
performance but is usually overlooked in virtual guitars. We call these notes ‘dirty’ and we
welcome them, because they are necessary to produce realistic performances. We have
sampled them and this control adjusts the probability of dirty notes occurring randomly
during shredding
[
5
]
. (Value range : 0 % to 50 %; Default value : 0 %).
Note that if you wish to control dirty notes intentionally you may do so using the dirty note
keyswitch (
B1
).
PICKING SYNC :
Alternating pick stroke direction can be synced to the tempo of the host
application. This makes it easy to set downstrokes to downbeats like a real guitar
performance. There are 3 settings: Off, 8note and 16note sync. 8note will sync
downstrokes to odd 8th notes and upstrokes to even, while 16note does the same in 16th
note resolution. Note that picking keyswitches (
C#2
and
D#2
) override this sync setting,
meaning that you can use keyswitches to force exceptions and release them to go back to
following the sync rule. (Values : OFF/8th/16th; Default value : OFF)
SYNC OFFSET :
This control helps include unquantized notes into the picking sync. Adjust
this knob to increase or reduce the note detection time range before and after the exact beat
timing. (Value range : 0 ms to 200 ms; Default value : 20 ms)
Note that this control appears only when Picking Sync is set to 8 or 16note.
[5] Shredding takes place when a notes are played quicker than the current setting of the Shred control.
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