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BASICS
Chapter 3
Learning the Basics
Sound Production
Driver
The “driver” is the component that applies vibrational force to the string. It is
analogous, for example, to a pick that strikes a guitar string.
To produce sound, the VP1 calculates the amount of force applied by the action of the
“pick”, then applies this force to the “string”. The calculation takes into account a
variety of factors, including the hardness of the pick material and the force of the
striking action.
The VP1’s ability to calculate accurate driving forces is one of the important reasons
for its realistic sound. But the VA system also allows you to design nonrealistic
driving forces, so that you can also produce highly synthetic sounds unavailable
outside the realm of electronic music.
String
The “string” component simulates the action of the string in response to the force from
the driver. This string action produces sound. The pitch and quality of the sound
depend on the string’s various properties — most significantly, its length, width, and
stiffness.
The VP1 allows you to freely vary the ratio at which the vibrational impulse reflects
off the fixed ends of the string. In a real acoustic instrument this reflection ratio is
always less than 100%. By setting the level above 100% you can reproduce the type of
feedback effect that typically occurs when a microphone is brought up close to the
speaker to which it is connected.
FYI
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F/VA and S/VA designs are fundamentally different. Although S/VA synthesizers such as
the VL1 also use “driver” and “string” parameters, these should not be confused with the
driver and string components of the VP1.
Editing Limitations
Although driver and string components incorporate hundreds of parameters, not all of
these are accessible to editing. Each voice offers its own subset of available
parameters. At the same time, controllers give you full functional control over the
most important parameters for each voice.
The limited number of accessible parameters does not significantly detract from your
freedom to obtain a full range of sounds. The voices supplied on the VP1’s floppy disk
have been carefully selected for variety, attractiveness, and practicality. In addition,
care has been taken to ensure that you have direct access to the most significant
parameters for each of these voices.
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