Naada Instruments
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Naada String Instruments
- Carnatic Violin
- Naada Viola
- Naada Cello
- Naada Bass
- Erhu
- Gaohu
- Zhonghu
- Sarangi
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The Naada String instruments are based on physical models. See the help for each instrument for more details.
Common Parameters for all Naada String Instruments
Bow Direction: Momentary change in direction of bowing.
Bow Position: Position of the bow along the string.
Bow Position Pizz Offset: Off set for Pizzicato string behavior
Bow Pressure: Starting bow pressure.
Bow Pressure Enable: Enable the use of Bow Pressure.
Coarse Tuning: Coarse tuning in semitones.
Enable: Turn on/off processing for the instrument.
Ensemble Size (Sarangi does not support Ensemble): Number of voices in unison ensemble.
Ensemb Bow Pos Var (Sarangi does not support Ensemble): Variance in positon of the bow between voices in the ensemble.
Ensemble Tuning Variance: (Sarangi does not support Ensemble) Variance in tuning between voices in the ensemble.
Expression: Bow velocity. This is the primary continuous expressive control and is mapped to MPE Channel Pressure.
Expression Transition Time: Amount of time to transition between sucessive notes.
Fine Tuning: Fine tuning in cents (hundredths of a semitone).
Lock String: Play future notes on the same string.
Pizzicato Enable: Enable pizzicato (plucking) articulation.
Pizz Legato: Enable Legato for pizzicato notes.
Polyphony: Allow polyphony. Only relevant in string mode and mono mode.
Portamento Enable: Enable portamento (pitch-glide) transitions between notes.
Portamento Level: Amount of portamento based on note velocity. Velocity below this level will be legato.
Portamento Time: Duration of portamento.
Resonator Level (Sarangi Only): Volume level of the resonator
Staccato Enable: Enable staccato articulation.
Tremolo Enable: Enable tremolo.
Tremolo Level: Amount of tremolo.
Vibrato: Vibrato, as a combination of depth and rate.
Volume: Volume of the instrument. Linear (not dB).
Naada Plucked Instruments
- Saraswati Veena
- Rudra Veena
- Acoustic Guitar
- Acoustic Bass
- Oud
- Sitar
- Pipa
- Sarod
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Common Parameters for all Naada Plucked Instruments
Coarse Tuning: Coarse tuning in semitones.
Enable: Turn on/off processing for the instrument.
Enable Arpeggiator: Turn on/off Arpeggiation of the strum
Enable Curved Bridge: Turn on/off the use of a curve bridge that interacts with the strings.
Ensemble Size: Number of voices in unison ensemble.
Ensemble Tuning Variance: Variance in tuning between voices in the ensemble.
Expression: Note brightness. This is the primary continuous expressive control and is mapped to MPE Channel Pressure.
Fine Tuning: Fine tuning in cents.
Legato: Enable Legato for Hammer On/Pull Off.
Lock String: Play the next sequence of notes on the same string.
Lower String Factor: Lower the amount of high harmonics in the string
Plectrum Enable: Enable interactions between the plectrum and the string
Pluck String: Pluck the string again on the current note. This could be momentary allowing for continuous plucking.
Pluck Position: Location of the pluck along the lenght of the string.
Pluck Smoothness: How smooth the plucking is.
Portamento Enable: Enable portamento transitions between notes.
Portamento Level: Amount of portamento based on note velocity. Velocity below this level will be legato.
Portamento Time: Duration of portamento.
Strum (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass): Strum the Veena/Sitar Resonator Strings (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass).
Strum Pattern (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass): Strum Pattern for the Veena/Sitar Resonator Strings (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass).
Strum Double (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass): A Second strum occurs with the up position of the button (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass).
Strum Tuning (Not available on Oud, Acoustic Guitar or Acoustic Bass): Tuning for the Strum.
Tremolo Enable: Enable tremolo.
Tremolo Level: Amount of tremolo.
Vibrato: Vibrato, as a combination of depth and rate.
Volume: Volume of the instrument. Linear (not dB).
Naada Woodwind Instruments
- Bansuri
- Pan Flute
- Shehnai
- Nadaswaram
- Duduk
- Bass Clarinet
- Dizi
- Guan
- Suona
- Bari Sax
- Tenor Sax
- Trumpet
- French Horn
- Ney
- Clarinet
- Harmonica
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Common Parameters for all Naada Woodwind Instruments
Auto Portamento: Automatic Portamento mechanism
Breath Noise: Amount of Breath Noise
Coarse Tuning: Coarse tuning in semitones.
Enable: Turn on/off processing for the instrument.
Ensemble Size: Number of voices in unison ensemble.
Ensemble Tuning Variance: Variance in tuning between voices in the ensemble.
Expression: Note strength. This is the primary continuous expressive control and is mapped to MPE Channel Pressure.
Expression Transition Time: Delay in expression between notes.
Fall Long: The current playing note drops an octave over a long period of time
Fall Short: The current playing note drops an octave over a short period of time
Fine Tuning: Fine tuning in cents.
Flatten Reed Pitch (Shehnai and Duduk only): Flatten the pitch of the reed at Note On.
Flutter Enable: Enable flutter.
Flutter Level: Amount of flutter.
Growl Enable: Enable Growl.
Growl Level: Amount of Growl.
Hard Reed (Duduk only): Hard or soft reed.
Harmonica Exceptions: The Harmonica is a free standing reed model without a bore. The Harmonica can only bend 2 semitones and does not support many woodwind parameters including growl, and the fall parameters.
Membrane Thickness (Dizi only): Hard or soft reed.
Pan: Left/Right Pan
Polyphonic; Allow polyphony. Only relevant in string mode and mono. On the Shehnai, one note can be used for the drone.
Portamento Enable: Enable portamento transitions between notes.
Portamento Level: Amount of portamento based on note velocity. Velocity below this level will be legato.
Portamento Time: Duration of portamento.
Pressure: Blowing Pressure, supports overblowing
Pressure Enable: Enable Blowing Pressure
Timbre (Shehnai and Duduk only): Filter for formant.
Vibrato: Vibrato, as a combination of depth and rate.
Volume: Volume of the instrument. Linear (not dB).
Wah Attack (Trumpet, French Horn, Harmonica Only): Wah on attack
Wah (Trumpet, French Horn, Harmonica Only): If Wah Attack is not used, then this is a continuous value of Wah to be used as a mute.
Wind Tongue Enable: Enable wind tonguing