Summary of GRAND RHAPSODY PIANO
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Grand rhapsody piano user guide.
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 1 contents chapter 1 introduction ............................................................................................ 2 acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 2 chapter 1 introduction thank you for choosing waves! In order to get the most out of your waves instrument, please take some time to read through this user guide. We also suggest that you become familiar with www.Waves.Com/support. There you will find an extensive answ...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 3 1.1 product overview for more than three centuries, the piano has played a huge role in music. Once introduced, it quickly gained popularity over contemporary keyboard instruments, primarily because it provided more volume and greater dynamic control. Over time it has ...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 4 1.2 concepts and terminology the term “grand piano” refers to a piano whose strings are horizontal (i.E. Parallel to the floor). Its essential parts consist of: • an action, which transfers energy from the keys to the hammers that strike the strings, and includes pedal...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 5 1.3 components the waves grand rhapsody piano has one component: grand rhapsody piano stereo. This is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the related selection menus for virtual instruments in all supported daw host applications. Waves grand rhapsody pian...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 6 chapter 2 quick start guide insert the grand rhapsody piano plugin on an instrument track in your daw, or launch the standalone application. The plugin will load its default set of microphones and will be ready to use. Experiment with mics, reverb, eq, and delay and yo...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 7 chapter 3 interface and controls 3.1 interface the grand rhapsody piano features expanded and collapsed views. Use the collapse/expand button in the top left corner of the plugin to change between views. Expanded view the expanded view reveals the grand rhapsody’s comp...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 8 collapsed view the collapsed view displays all of the grand rhapsody controls, but hides the top part that contains the piano, mics, and pedals. This view provides complete control of the instrument. The collapsed view uses much less screen space than the expanded view...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 9 keys section vel curve this control changes the curve of the velocity response from logarithmic to exponential. When the control is in 0 it is linear. Range: -50 to +50 initial value: 0 reset value: 0 continuous control formant the formant control changes the sound cha...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 10 pedals grand rhapsody supports the two most common piano pedals. Sustain pedal this is the essential sustain, “damper,” pedal, connected to controller 64, which is the standard. When pressed, the sustain resonance led will light, indicating that sustain resonance is a...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 11 mix section mic1 select, mic2 select, mic3 select the microphone select control allows you to choose a mic from a set of eight microphone pairs. A microphone can be selected only once, so a microphone selected as mic1 will not appear (or appear grayed out) in the mic ...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 12 mic1 delay, mic2 delay, mic3 delay the mic delay controls set the delay of the sampled sound of the piano. It enables controlling the phase between the selected microphones, and it can be used can add a sense of depth and dimension. Range: 0–100ms initial value: mic 1...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 13 sustain resonance mix sustain resonance controls the amount of sympathetic strings resonance. It is influenced by the sustain pedal. Range: 0–100% initial value: 26.7% reset value: 0 continuous control eq section low gain the low gain control is a low-shelf filter. It...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 14 mid freq the mid freq sets the frequency of the maximum peak or cut in the midrange. The surrounding bells behave accordingly. Toggle switch, seven values: 0.36, 0.7, 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, 7.2 and 10 discrete control: default: 1.6 reset: 110 units: khz hi gain the treble con...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 15 reverb section the grand rhapsody reverb section uses the best waves reverb algorithms. There are several reverb types to choose from. These provide anything from simple reverbs to complex multi-effects. Reverb on/off if you are using an external reverb, you may choos...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 16 hi-shelf gain controls the reverb high shelf. Range: +12 to -80 default: 0 reset value: 0 continuous control er/tail balance controls the balance between early reflections (that provide the room and distance sensation) and the reverb tail. Range: 0–100 default: 31.5 r...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 17 meters meter scale peak meter: -48 db to 0 db, shown as -30 - +18db. Vu meter scale calibrated for 18 db of headroom (0 dbvu = -18 dbfs). Split meters separate left and right meter indicators. Black: left green: right chapter 4 grand rhapsody piano standalone applicat...
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Rhapsodygrandpiano/userguide 18 the preferences dialog the preferences dialog allows configuration of audio, midi, and user choices. Audio provides control over the following parameters: device displays the audio devices available on the system. Output channels allows selection of audio outputs from...