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Synclavier Regen User Manual 78
volume can be managed without recourse to Timbre Volume . So when might
you need this control?
Certain types of timbres such as complex resynthesized sounds appear
quieter than the average timbre. Similarly timbres containing many simple
partials appear louder than the average timbre. In these cases, you might wish to
apply a timbre volume to balance the perceived volume. Another reason for
modifying the timbre volume would be if you’re playing a timbre designed for a
velocity sensitive keyboard, but you’re playing a keyboard that doesn’t support
that keyboard. Those keyboards typically send a fixed velocity for every key
strike, and it may
throw off a timbre designed for a velocity curve mapped to
volume, so rather than remove the velocity relationship, you can easily adjust the
Timbre Volume .
So, Timbre Volume is provided for convenience, and there are a few times
where it will be useful.
The Partials Levelling setting, when On, automatically reduces the timbre
volume based on the number of active partials (sometimes referred to as
normalizing). So if you add a partial it doesn't get
louder . That behaviour is very
useful if there is overlap in the frequency content of each partial. However, if the
partials don't sound together – like a drum kit on mutually-exclusive keys, or
partials that are gated by a crossfade envelope, it's easier to design the sound
with
Auto Partials Off. If, while developing a complex timbre, it is sounding
quieter than other timbres in your library, you may have to switch this setting
Off. If you are getting crowded with sound as you add and manipulate partials,
you can try switching this On.
TIMBRE Summary
So, in summary, the TIMBRE panel offers controls that have the potential to
wildly affect the sound of a preset, and its parameters can be MIDI-linked to CC
controls, so you can effectively have a row of shape-shifting sliders/knobs on
your MIDI controller as part of your sound creation arsenal.