User Manual

SWAM Solo Strings v2.1.0 - User Manual – rev. 1
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Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents ................................................................................................................................. 2
Before You Start ..................................................................................................................................... 3
System requirements ............................................................................................................................. 4
Hardware requirements......................................................................................................................... 5
Audio interface (sound card) ............................................................................................................. 5
MIDI devices ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Software requirements .......................................................................................................................... 5
Using an appropriate range of expression .......................................................................................... 6
Main View ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Main controls vs. articulations ........................................................................................................... 8
GUI parameter controls ..................................................................................................................... 9
General controls ............................................................................................................................... 10
1) Timbre and Gesture ..................................................................................................................... 11
2) Further Expression Controls ........................................................................................................ 12
3) Multi-state buttons ....................................................................................................................... 12
4) Strings and bow characteristics ................................................................................................... 14
Options Page ....................................................................................................................................... 14
MIDI mapping Page ............................................................................................................................ 18
Examples ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Key switches ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Key Switches chart (from C to F) ..................................................................................................... 22
Key Switches chart (from F# to B) .................................................................................................... 23
Microtuning .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Applying microtuning using the mouse ......................................................................................... 25
Applying microtuning using key switches ...................................................................................... 25
Applying microtuning through SysEx ............................................................................................. 27
How to save your microtuning settings .......................................................................................... 28
How to perform the main articulations .............................................................................................. 29
Détaché ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Martelé .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Spiccato............................................................................................................................................. 29
Legato ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Portamento (glissando) .................................................................................................................... 30
Flautato ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Scratch ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Tremolo ............................................................................................................................................. 31
Crescendo ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Licensing ............................................................................................................................................... 32
Customer Portal ................................................................................................................................... 32
Technical Support ................................................................................................................................ 33