Instruments and Effects

500 Chapter 28 Sculpture
VariMod—Source and Amount
VariMod is only available for recorded envelopes. It allows you to select a modulation
source, and amount, to control the strength of an envelopes variation.
Variation in the envelopes means the deviation of a recorded envelope path from
straight interconnecting lines between the points. Once you have recorded an
envelope, you can reduce or exaggerate the amplitude-jitter (variation) of the
recording by Command-dragging the curves between points down (to reduce) or up
(to exaggerate).
To adjust the amount of variation modulation, simply move the VariMod slider up or
down.
Source options can be accessed by clicking on the Source button, and choosing one of
the following from the menu: Off, Velocity Concave, Velocity, Velocity Convex, KeyScale,
Ctrl A, and Ctrl B.
Morphing
Sculpture includes morph functionality that allows you to smoothly change the
sound—in a subtle or radical way—between up to five snapshots, called morph points.
Each morph point includes separate settings for more than 20 important synthesis
parameters, including string material parameters, parameters and positions of the
excite or disturb objects, pickup positions, filter, and Waveshaper parameters.
All morphable parameters can be automated independently for each morph point.
The current morph point position within the Morph Pad can be controlled via MIDI
controllers (for example by a vector stick). Such movements can be recorded and
played back independently—each voice can be morphed differently.