
391 Live Instrument Reference
Physical Properties Section
Physical Properties of the Resonator.
The type chooser allows you to select from seven types of physically modeled resonant objects:
•Beam simulates the resonance properties of beams of different materials and sizes.
•Marimba, a specialized variant of the Beam model, reproduces the characteristic tuning of
marimba bar overtones which are produced as a result of the deep arch-cut of the bars.
•String simulates the sound produced by strings of different materials and sizes.
•Membrane is a model of a rectangular membrane (such as a drum head) with a variable
size and construction.
•Plate simulates sound production by a rectangular plate (a flat surface) of different materi-
als and sizes.
•Pipe simulates a cylindrical tube that is fully open at one end and has a variable opening
at the other (adjusted with the Opening parameter.)
•Tube simulates a cylindrical tube that is closed at both ends.
The quality chooser controls the tradeoff between the sound quality of the resonators and per-
formance by reducing the number of overtones that are calculated. “Basic“ uses minimal CPU
resources, while “Full“ creates more sophisticated resonances. This parameter is not used with
the Pipe or Tube resonators.
The Decay slider adjusts the internal damping of the resonator, which determines its decay time.
Off Decay determines the extent to which MIDI note off messages mute the resonance. At 0%,
note offs are ignored, and the decay time is based only on the value of the Decay parameter.
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