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Parameters List
A Neo-acoustic
Sounds that illustrate the electrorganic character of the aFrame
Harmo Drum
This tone is created by stacking the natural overtones of a single timbre. This is the basic sound of the
aFrame. A wide variety of tones can be created using this sound as a starting point.
Hyper Pot
This tone utilizes a timbre balance that responds to both the center and edge sensor, providing different
characters depending on the location of the strike. With these settings, pressure mutes only the low-fre-
quency sound.
Psycho Skin
While this is a sound that does not exist in the acoustic world, you can obtain a nuanced performance by
scratching and pressing the instrument. Although it only uses two timbres, it has a good deal of variation.
Spanky
This tone is based mainly on the third extra timbre, which generates special sounds such as noise. Further
sound-design potential is available by editing the main and sub-timbre parameters.
Bessel Clone
This tone was created using an overtone structure that reproduces the tonal quality of a Japanese drum.
This tone is a great one to use as a starting point for creating new sounds. Since pressure triggers a
one-second delay, it’s perfect to use for creating loops.
Stereo Skin
Here, two timbres are deliberately set to very similar sounds and are stereo-panned to left and right,
creating a unique chorus effect.
Incantation
With this tone, pressure controls the pitch and the phaser depth separately for each timbre, producing an
effect reminiscent of a jaw harp.
BassOnBoard
This is a bass sound in which pressure bends the octave up. The sub-timbre is used to produce a subtle
attack. Its simple parameter settings leave room to create more complex sounds.
BalaPhonic
This is a variation of a xylophone-like sound. In addition to two stacked pitches, it uses a noise component
to add an ethnic feel. Pressure changes the pitch in stair-step fashion by second, fourth, fifth, and octave
intervals.
HarmoVoice
This is an Asian-type effect sound. Pressure changes the pitch through a minor scale, and an interesting
worldview opens up when you simply stroke the instrument while varying the pressure.
B Acoustic
Sounds that simulate the characteristics of various acoustic sounds
Quajon
Three timbres are used to create the low-pitch, attack, and snare components of this tone. You can also
create a wide variety of sounds by using this as the starting point for editing. This is a very acoustic sound-
ing instrument.
Taikology
This sound envisions a Japanese drum, with the combination of low sound together with the high sound
of the frame. Ambience adds body resonance and a sense of presence.
Bamboo Drum
This Japanese-type sound is inspired by the aFrame's bamboo frame. It is distinctive because a slight
change in pitch occurs with different strike strengths. Since it consists of only a single timbre, you can
create original tones by adding other timbre layers.
Tunnel Drum
This tone is based on the contrast of an ultra-low sound and a high-pitched woody sound, with spatial
depth added by a high-quality, ultra-long reverb. This tone’s sound is produced by a powerful combina-
tion of instrument and effect.
Framey
This tone’s sound simulates the vibration pattern of a simple frame drum. Pressure provides muting and
subtle pitch change, giving a realistic performance feel.
Goblet Drum
This tone evokes images of a vase-shaped drum of the middle east. Its features are the contrast between
the low sound of the center, the high sound of the edge, and the subtle timbral changes produced by
pressure on the playing surface.
Candeiro
This sound has the qualities of a tambourine. The extra timbre creates the jingles and their complex
overtones. The extra timbre is ideal for spicing-up a sound.
Snappin'Kit
This adds the sound of a kick to a snare drum. When pressure is applied, the sound of the kick is muted,
letting you combine a brush snare with a kick.
MetalSurface
This simulates a metallic sound. Subtle touches and scrapes will give you the same feel as actual metal.
Since this sound consists of just a single timbre, you can create even more complex sounds.
PaperDrum
This snare rattle sound subtly changes in response to the strike location and strength of your strikes. The
sound design relies heavily on the extra timbre.
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