Press: The pressure applied to the keywave after the initial Strike. The
keywaves respond to each moment of continuous touch, transmitting minute
variations of pressure to sound. This continuous pressure-sensitivity allows for
swells, fades, and other detailed expressions.
Glide: Horizontal movements from side to side on a keywave and left right
movements along the ribbons. Glide movements bend and adjust pitch as
naturally as on a string instrument, allowing effects such as vibrato and
glissando, all on a polyphonic basis. You can even bend two (or more) notes in
opposite directions, gliding up and down at the same time. Glide is typically
assigned to pitch, but it can be assigned to other sound parameters.
Slide: Vertical movements up and down a keywave. Slide is assigned to various
expressive parameters in NOISE and Equator Player. For example, an upward
movement can open a filter that turns an organ sound into a brassy sound,
while a downward movement can close the filter. Your initial point of contact
with the keywave, no matter where this point is, becomes the basis for sound
modulation on the Y axis above and below that point.
Lift: The release velocity or speed of liftoff from a keywave. Lift is assigned to
various parameters in NOISE and Equator Player depending on the preset. For
example, a rapid lift can create a lingering resonance, a hard pluck, or the
“key-off” sound of vintage keyboards such as electric piano and “clav.”
