LinPlug SaxLab - Manual (Page 19)

instrument’s sound. Increasing the value of this control makes the instrument
more responsive to changes in the incoming MIDI data.
Brightness Control Source: This control is used to set the type of MIDI control
change message that controls the instrument’s Bright (Brightness) setting.
Three options are available: Velo (Velocity), BC (Breath Controller) and AT
(Aftertouch). Only one type of MIDI control change message can be used at a
time.
Brightness Control Response Curve: This setting determines how the Bright
control responds to incoming MIDI messages selected with the Brightness
Control Source. The control is continuously variable and ranges from inverse
logarithmic through linear to logarithmic. The chosen shape works as a
“transfer function” which scales the incoming MIDI messages so that their
“effective working range” is changed. This can be used to make the
instrument more sensitive to MIDI control change messages in a particular
portion of the controller's range. For example, in the case of a logarithmic
curve, the effective working range is scaled upwards so that changes in the
upper portion of the controller's range have most effect on the destination. A
linear curve passes the MIDI messages unchanged.
REV (Reverb Mix): The Rev control sets the degree to which the currently
selected control source (see below) affects the Reverb section’s Mix control.
This in turn sets the overall mix of the instrument’s wet and dry sound.
Increasing the value of this control makes the instrument more responsive to
changes in the incoming MIDI data.
Reverb Mix Control Source: The Reverb Mix Control Source is used to set the
type of MIDI control change message that controls the instrument’s Reverb
Mix setting. Three options are available: Velo (Velocity), BC (Breath
Controller) and AT (Aftertouch). Only one type of MIDI control change
message can be used at a time.
Reverb Control Response Curve: This setting determines how the Reverb Mix
control responds to incoming MIDI messages selected with the Reverb Mix
Control Source. The control is continuously variable and ranges from inverse
logarithmic through linear to logarithmic. The chosen shape works as a
“transfer function” which scales the incoming MIDI messages so that their
“effective working range” is changed. This can be used to make the
instrument more sensitive to MIDI control change messages in a particular
portion of the controller's range. For example, in the case of a logarithmic
curve, the effective working range is scaled upwards so that changes in the
upper portion of the controller's range have most effect on the destination. A
linear curve passes the MIDI messages unchanged.
A characteristic component of a saxophone's sound is the “growl” that is
created when the player sings or hums a note while playing the instrument.
Depending upon the circumstances, the hummed note may be harmonically
related to the note played, or it may be completely unrelated. SaxLab 2
enables the user to add “growl” to the instrument's sound via the Growl
controls in the Performance section.
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