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Chapter 13 Sculpture 242
Adjust Inner Loss release scaling in the Material Pad
In Release view, you dene changes to the damping amount when the key is released.
Conservative use of this parameter—in conjunction with Media Loss Scale Release—allows a
natural simulation of strings that are dampened when a note-o message is received. See Use
Sculpture’s string parameter sliders on page 242.
1 Click the Release button.
2 Vertically drag the blue Release line.
Use Sculpture’s string parameter sliders
The sliders on the outer ring of the Material Pad further dene the properties and behavior of
the string.
Material Pad in Keyscale view
Resolution slider
Resolution High Scaling
slider
Resolution Low Scaling
slider
String parameter sliders
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Resolution slider: Drag to set the maximum number of harmonics contained in (and spatial
resolution of) the sound at C3. Changes to the Resolution value alter the interaction of the
string with the objects, which has a corresponding eect on overtone frequencies—very low
Resolution values result in inharmonic spectra, even with Stiness set to 0. Higher resolution
values enhance the precision of calculations, increasing computer processing requirements. In
Keyscale view, the Resolution High and Low Scaling sliders are shown:
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Resolution High Scaling slider (blue): Drag to set the key tracking resolution—the accuracy of
key tracking—for notes above middle C (C3).
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Resolution Low Scaling slider (green): Drag to set the key tracking resolution for notes below
middle C.
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Media Loss slider: Drag to set the amount of string damping caused by the surrounding media
(the atmosphere)—for example, air, water, olive oil, and so on. These losses are independent
of frequency. This provides control over the duration of the exponential amplitude decay, after
the excitation of the string has stopped.
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Media Loss High Scaling slider (blue): In Keyscale view, sets the key tracking resolution for
notes above middle C (C3). In Release view, it sets media loss behavior when the key
is released.
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Media Loss Low Scaling slider (green): In Keyscale view, sets the key tracking resolution for
notes below middle C. In Release view, it sets media loss behavior when the key is released.