3.5

663MainStage Instruments
Main window parameters
• Pickup Position display: The two dark bars shown in the Pickup Position display indicate
the positions and angles of the upper (above the strings) and lower (below the strings)
pickups. See Use MainStage Vintage Clav Pickup parameters.
• Stereo Spread parameter: This two-part parameter alters the stereo imaging of Vintage
Clav output—controlled by key position. This parameter also provides control of the
pickup panning position. See Use MainStage Vintage Clav Stereo Spread.
• Brilliance knob and field: Set the level of the harmonic content caused by string
excitation. Positive values—to the right—result in a sharper sound. Negative values
result in a more muted sound.
• Decay knob and field: Set the decay time of the strings, following the attack phase of a
played note. Positive values increase the decay time. Negative values reduce the decay
time.
• Filter switches: The four filter switches emulate the original tone control switches of the
D6.
• Brilliant: Make the sound nasal with a strong bass cut.
• Treble: Make the sound sharper with a gentle bass cut.
• Medium: Make the sound thinner with a slight bass reduction.
• Soft: Make the sound softer or more muted.
• Pickup switches: Use the AB and CD switches to alter the “wiring” of the virtual pickups,
thus changing the tone. See Use MainStage Vintage Clav Pickup parameters.
• Volume knob and field: Set the overall output level.
Note: MIDI controller 11 scales the output level—unless it is assigned to control Wah or
Damper parameters.
• Damper slider and field: Mute the strings. The Damper parameter can also be controlled
with a MIDI controller. For information on assigning a controller to the Damper slider,
see MainStage Vintage Clav Misc parameters.
MainStage Vintage Clav models
The Model pop-up menu in the control bar lets you choose a basic type of tone, or model.
Each model offers a unique tonal characteristic and different harmonic structure, designed
to create very different sounds. See MainStage Vintage Clav model characteristics.
The individual models are fully realized instruments and are immediately playable, without
further modification. You can shape the tonal character of any loaded model with Vintage
Clav model editing parameters. See MainStage Vintage Clav Details window.
In some respects, you can view the choice of model as being similar to selecting an
oscillator waveform in a synthesizer. As with raw synthesizer waveforms, parameters can
affect the model quite differently. For example, using identical parameter settings can
make one model more nasal sounding and another model more noisy.