Use Vintage Clav Pickups in Logic Pro for Mac

The original D6 is equipped with two electromagnetic pickups, much like those found in electric guitars—one below the strings (lower) and one above the strings (upper). In contrast to the fixed pickups of the original instrument, Vintage Clav pickups can be set to arbitrary positions and angles.

Try moving pickup positions while repeatedly striking a note to hear the effect that the pickup position has on the overall tone. Interesting, phaser-like effects can be achieved by automating the pickup positions.

Settings with both pickups placed near the upper end of the strings and active Brilliant and Treble filter switches result in a weak fundamental tone. Therefore, you mostly hear the overtones of the chosen model. These can be “out of tune,” particularly for models such as Wood, which has strong inharmonic content. Move the pickups toward the center of the Pickup Position display, halfway along the strings, and deactivate all filter switches to circumvent this detuned effect.

You can cross over the pickups in the Pickup Position display. This may lead to a hole (silent or very quiet notes) in your keyboard range. This is due to phase cancelations between the pickups. If you encounter this phenomenon, adjust the position of one or both pickups—until the quiet or silent notes are playable.