Audio Modeling SWAM Solo Strings Bundle Virtual Instrument Plug-Ins (Upgrade from Solo Viola & Bass, Download) - Manual (Page 13)

SWAM Solo Strings v2.1.0 - User Manual – rev. 1 13
AltFing: selects the default position of the left hand on the fingerboard. Note: in order to obtain a
portamento on the same string, it is required to check and eventually set the proper AltFing position
of the starting note (BEFORE pressing the starting note) and of the ending note (BEFORE pressing
the ending note).
[mapped to Key Switch D#]
- Mid: left-hand stays in the middle of the neck.
- Bridge: left-hand stays towards the bridge (high position).
- Nut+Open: left-hand stays near the nut; it is possible to play open strings (C G D A). Vibrato
is not possible on open strings.
BowLift: selects the starting/ending state of the bow. Note: the BowLift parameter acts mainly on
the release, stopping the vibration of the string when it is set to “On String”. It also acts slightly on
the attack, but if you want to obtain a scratchy sound you should act on the velocity and on the bow
pressure.
[mapped to Key Switch E]
- Off String: the bow does not touch the string.
- On String: the bow touches the string.
B.Start: selects the bow direction for the staccato stroke (after a short interval time from the latest
note-off):
[mapped to Key Switch F]
- Down: staccato are performed in down-bow.
- Up: staccato are performed in up-bow.
Attack: attack behavior:
- Vel. Soft: velocity controls attack strength; soft attack.
- Vel. Hard: velocity controls attack strength; hard attack.
- Expression: expression controls attack shape.
- Mix: the attack strength is controlled by both the velocity and the initial expression.
See also “Env Attack Speed” in Options page for controlling the character of the attack.
Port.Time: portamento time behavior:
- Velocity: velocity controls the portamento time for overlapped notes.
- CC: MIDI CC controls the portamento time for overlapped notes (see “MIDI mapping” for CC
mapping). It is possible to remap the range of the Portamento Speed acting on the Min/Max
values of the related MIDI CC; if the Min value is greater than the Max value, an inverted
mapping is performed:
§ Min < Max: Low CC value -> Slow portamento
§ Min > Max: Low CC value -> Fast portamento
Harmonics: overtones generation:
[mapped to Key Switch F#]
- Off: no overtone.
- OTone 1: first overtone (one octave higher).
- OTone 2: second overtone (one octave and a fifth higher).