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STRUMPLATE
CONTROL PANEL VOICES
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CONTINUED
Press down the Up Sustain Button to increase the amount of
sustain on your selected Strumplate voice.
Pressing the button once will show the sustain level setting.
Q TIP: Pressing and holding down the Down Select button will
engage the rapid select mode. Release the button when you have
reached your desired level.
Fine Tuning Volume control. There are four degrees of sensitiv-
ity for each LED light bar segment. Every time you press the up or
down sustain control button you will change the sustain level.
Every fourth time you press one sustain control button you will
increase or decrease the LED light bar segment by one light bar.
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ADJUSTING THE SUSTAIN CONTROL
The Sustain Control for the 10 control panel Strumplate voices is
preset and ready to play. However, depending on the style of
your strumplate playing, you may want to adjust the amount of
sustain to fit your individual and creative feel for the sound you
have in mind.
Strum the strumplate with your thumb or fingers.
Listen to the difference in the sound that the additional sustain
can make.
Q TIP: The amount of sustain engaged for your selected
strumplate voice can have big effect on the sound of that instru-
ment voice.
When you have the time experiment with various sustain levels to
get a feel for the different ways that you can alter and vary the
many Strumplate voices with the Sustain feature.
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