User Manual

SWAM Woodwinds v2.9.0 - User Manual – rev. 1
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By default, detuning is set, but not yet applied to any given note. To apply detuning, you can choose
between two methods:
1. Using the mouse in the instrument GUI.
2. Making changes “on the fly”, using key switches.
The “
Temperament
” slider, if set higher than zero, applies a kind of “spread intonation”:
- It does not affect the pitch in the middle of the instrument.
- The higher the pitch, the more upward detuning is applied.
- The lower the pitch, the more downward detuning is applied.
This means that the overall intonation of the instrument can be further “spaced apart” to produce
special effects.
Applying microtuning using the mouse
This is the simplest method and is suitable for settings that do not need to be changed “on the fly”.
To detune a specific pitch, simply click on the microtuning bar in the main instrument GUI. This will
apply detuning (set on the Options page by the microtuning sliders) to the particular chosen note
(which is B in the example below):