String and object interplay in Sculpture in MainStage

Each parameter has an impact on the overall tone of the string and—more often than not—an impact on the string interaction of other parameters.

As you introduce or make changes to parameters, the modeled string is affected. This, in turn, affects the interaction of each parameter with the modeled string. Therefore, parameter settings that you already made for Object 1, for example, may need to be adjusted when Object 2 is turned on.

Generally, such adjustments won’t need to be radical, and may involve only a small tweak to the Strength parameters, or perhaps to the pickup positions of each object, for example. These parameters have the greatest impact on the tone and level of the objects and should be the first things you look at if enabling Object 2 results in an unwanted change to the color of your sound.

You may want to fine-tune the objects further through use of the Timbre and Variation controls.

Small changes—rather than radical ones—will retain the general tonal character of the string and Object 1, while introducing the new flavor of Object 2.