excitation → pluck position → delay line (pitch + vibrato) → 2-pole damping → dispersion×4 → DC block → feedback → loop → sympathetic strings
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Presets
Play — A S D F G H J K L ; or MIDI
String
Damping3000
Lowpass cutoff in feedback — warmth vs brightness and decay rate
Feedback0.996
Energy recirculation — sustain time of the string
Pluck pos0.50
WHERE the string is excited — 0.01=near bridge (nasal), 0.5=center (warm)
Pickup pos0.25
WHERE you "listen" — like moving a guitar pickup. Shapes harmonic emphasis.
Excitation
Duration3.0ms
Noise burst length — 0.5=click, 5=pluck, 40+=bowed drone
Brightness10000
Initial noise spectrum — low=dark thud, high=metallic snap
Velocity0.80
Strike intensity — above 1.0 overdrives for grit
Character
Dispersion0.00
String stiffness — 0=pure harmonic, 0.5=piano, 0.9=bell/gamelan
Body15%
Resonant soundbox — adds warmth and wood character
Jawari0%
Sitar bridge buzz — non-linear string-bridge contact
Nonlinear0%
Soft clipping in feedback — adds harmonics and grit
Envelope & Modulation
Attack2ms
Rise time — 0-5ms=pluck, 50-200ms=bowed swell, 500ms=pad
Decay800ms
Fall from peak to sustain — short=percussive, long=gradual
Sustain30%
Held volume level — 0%=fully decays, 100%=no decay
Release400ms
Fade-out after sustain — 10ms=choked, 2000ms=lingering
Vib rate5.5Hz
Vibrato speed — 2=slow sway, 5-6=natural, 10+=trill
Vib depth0ct
Pitch modulation in cents — 5=subtle, 15=expressive, 30+=wild
Vib delay200ms
Time before vibrato kicks in — like a player settling in
Chorus0ct
Stereo detuning — 10=subtle, 30=12-string, 60+=deep lush chorus
Sympathetic strings
Level0%
Decay0.997
Click to toggle — amber = resonating
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