Step 01 / 5
Shape the hammer, tone and pickup #
Choose the pickup model and set hammer stiffness and force. With tine volume at zero, shape the tone component, pickup distance and symmetry. The hammer’s velocity sensitivity changes how strongly the tone responds to each strike.
Use Electric with the complete starting settings. Set the source and amplitude controls below; sections marked Off stay bypassed at this stage.
Signal flow: Electric → Saturator → Reverb → Utility. Begin with the instrument, then add each effect in its numbered step.
| Control | Value |
|---|---|
| Voices | 12 |
| Volume | -12 dB |
| PB Range | 2.00 |
| M Stiffness | 44 % |
| M Stiff < Vel | 62 |
| M Force | 48 % |
| M Force < Vel | 60 |
| Noise Amount | 10 % |
| Noise Decay | 15 % |
| F Release | 35 % |
| F Tone Decay | 65 % |
| F Tone Vol | 75 % |
| P Symmetry | 56 % |
| P Distance | 62 % |
| Pickup Model | R |
| P Amp In | 48 % |
| P Amp Out | 48 % |
| Damp Tone | 45 % |
| Damp Amount | 58 % |
| F Tine Vol | 0 % |
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Next: Blend in the tine character →Step 02 / 5
Blend in the tine character #
Raise tine volume to the listed amount, then set its color and decay. The tine adds a brighter component to the tone. Its balance against the tone component and the pickup geometry determine the bell-like edge of the instrument.
Keep the first stage’s source and amplitude settings while making these changes. The complete instrument settings show the resulting tone before effects.
| Control | Value |
|---|---|
| F Tine Decay | 58 % |
| F Tine Vol | 48 % |
| F Tine Color | 45 % |
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Next: Apply Saturator →Step 03 / 5
Apply Saturator #
Select the curve before setting Drive. Drive changes the waveform’s harmonic content; Output balances the level after that change. Dry/Wet blends the processed and direct tone. Keep Color and clipping controls as listed because they alter the distortion character.
| Control | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Soft Sine |
| Drive | 2.0 dB |
| Output | -2.0 dB |
| Color On | Off |
| Pre Dc Filter | On |
| Dry/Wet | 45 % |
Place Saturator after Electric. The complete settings include its remaining controls.
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Next: Apply Reverb →Step 04 / 5
Apply Reverb #
Set decay, room size and Dry/Wet for the surrounding space. Predelay separates the direct attack from the room. Input filtering shapes what excites the reverb, while diffusion and high-frequency damping change the density and brightness of its tail.
| Control | Value |
|---|---|
| Predelay | 12.0 ms |
| In Lo Cut On | Off |
| In Hi Cut On | Off |
| Diff. Hi Freq | 4.50 kHz |
| HiShelf Gain | 0.60 |
| Density | High |
| Freeze On | Off |
| Decay Time | 1.35 s |
| Room Size | 52.00 |
| Dry/Wet | 14 % |
Place Reverb after Saturator. The complete settings include its remaining controls.
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Next: Apply Utility →Step 05 / 5
Apply Utility #
Set gain and width at the end of the chain. Set Utility’s Gain knob to the Output value in the table. Width changes the balance between center and side information; Mono combines the channels. Bass Mono narrows only the low frequencies below its cutoff. Keep DC Filter and phase-inversion switches at the listed values.
| Control | Value |
|---|---|
| Output | -2.99 dB |
| DC Filter | On |
Place Utility after Reverb. The complete settings include its remaining controls.
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