Preparation 2: Physical Modeling Synth by Physical Audio

Each voice contains a pair of strings that can be excited in three ways: a pluck you design yourself, a bowed excitation with adjustable position and bow force, or external audio routed through the sidechain input. The rattle sits across both strings and passes energy from collisions at one end to the other, with variable mass at each end plus stiffness, gap and edge controls. The dynamic fret sits beneath the strings, and each string can strike it depending on how far it vibrates and how close it is.

Because the strings and the fret interact, small parameter changes can shift the sound from a plucked or bowed tone into metallic, rattling or noisy textures. Keyboard and velocity modulation let the excitation respond to how you play.

Two LFOs can modulate parameters in real time, which is useful for moving the collision behavior during a phrase. The built-in multi-FX section includes EQ, compressor, mods, shaper and delay/reverb modules. The five modules can be re-ordered to change the signal flow.

For expressive playing, MPE support provides configurable slide and velocity, and MTS-ESP micro tuning support lets you work outside standard equal temperament.