Legacy Hybrid Morph in MainStage
Hybrid Morph is a sample-based synthesizer that can create spectacular sounds. It differs from Hybrid Basic in that each waveform is based on two sample layers, which leads to a different sonic character.
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Volume slider: Set the overall volume level of the instrument.
Waveform pop-up menu: Choose the sample set used to generate the basic synthesizer sound.
Morph slider: Control crossfades between the two sample layers.
Morph Envelope slider: Control the morph over time. For example, setting the Morph parameter to B and the Morph Envelope to “From A to B” morphs the Wave from A to B, in accordance with the ADSR envelope settings.
Note: If you set the Morph parameter to A and the Morph Envelope to “From A to B,” some ADSR (envelope) settings result in no sound. This lets you use the modulation wheel to offset the Morph parameter during live performances, resulting in interesting sounds.
Cutoff slider: Allow less sound through at low values and more at high values—damping the sound or making it brighter.
Cutoff Type pop-up menu: Choose from a number of preset filter curves. Try them out, and experiment with the Cutoff and Resonance parameters.
Resonance slider: Emphasize the frequency range around the point determined by the Cutoff parameter.
Cutoff Envelope slider: Determine the strength of the envelope shaping applied to the Cutoff parameter.
Attack slider: Make the sound start faster or slower. A fast setting makes it sound like striking a piano key, whereas a slow setting makes it sound like bowing a violin string.
Decay slider: Make the harmonic, or bright, portion of the sound sustain for a longer time at slow values. Faster values move to the Sustain level more quickly.
Sustain slider: Determine the level of the sound after the Attack or Decay phase has completed.
Release slider: Determine the time it takes for notes to fade out after you let go of the keys on your keyboard.