Operation Manual

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Damping vs Frequency
In a mechanical structure, the damping, or decay time, varies for the different frequency compo-
nents of the oscillating motion. The variation of the damping with frequency is another character-
istic of the material of a structure and is adjusted, in a Multimode object, with the damp/frq knob
on the module front panel. In the left position, the decay time of low frequencies is shorter than
that of high frequencies; in the right position it is longer. As a rule of thumb, steel and glass are
found in the left position, nylon in the center position, and wood in the right position.
Typical Use
These modules are often used with a Mallet or Noise Mallet module, as shown in Figure 58.
The different Multimode modules can be cascaded to simulate coupling between structures as
illustrated by the following example.
Figure 58: Cascading of Multimode objects.
Note: see also Beam, Bowed Multimode, Marimba, Membrane, Plate and String.
6.47 Multi-sequencer
The Multi Sequencer module enables you to record sequences of notes. This module in itself
does not produce sound but is used, usually instead of a Keyboard module, to control instruments.
This module is a very complete 16-step sequencer, which means that it plays sequences or patterns
of 16 notes in loop. Sequences can be set to have 1 to 16 steps. Because each sequence represents a