541314

AAS Strum Acoustic GS-1 Manual

30
Zoom out
Zoom in
Previous page
1/91
Next page
30 Playing Strum
4.2.4 Hammer-On and Pull-Off
Hammer-on and pull-off are playing techniques used by guitar players to play legato or grace notes.
The hammer-on effect is obtained by first picking a note and then hammering down another finger
onto the same string at a higher fret. The pull-off effect is almost the opposite of the hammer on.
It is obtained by first picking a note and then sharply pulling-off the finger from the fretboard in
order to hear a second fretted note on the same string. The sounds produced using these techniques
are softer and less percussive than the ones produced by picking the notes.
With Strum, hammer-ons and pull-offs are automatically triggered by playing legato notes
spaced by one or two semi-tones. They are triggered only when melodies are played and never
when chords are detected.
4.3 Using the Strumming Keys
We now look at ways to create more elaborate effects. For these examples, it is assumed that the
Auto-Strum mode is switch off as we will now be using the strumming keys. This way of playing
Strum involves to think more in terms of a guitar player. Indeed, as the chord recognition and
voicing module require some time to voice the chords, it is necessary to play the chords slightly
before triggering the strumming action with the strumming keys. This is just like a guitar player
who needs to position the fretting hand on the fretboard before strumming with the picking hand.
4.3.1 Down- and Upstroke Strum
Once a chord is played on the keyboard, the downstroke strumming key (C5) is used to trigger a
strum from the lowest to highest string. The upstroke strumming key (D5) is used to trigger strums
from the highest to the lowest string of the guitar. The number of strings which are strummed is
determined by the main strum parameter which appears below the fretboard in the lower part of the
interface. The strumming speed can be controlled using the Speed parameter or the Velocity control
which is used to adjust the amount of modulation from the MIDI velocity signal received from the
keyboard.
Music engraving by LilyPond 2.10.33—www.lilypond.org
Figure 14: Downstroke and upstroke with the strumming keys.
… 30 …


Need help? Post your question in this forum.

Forumrules


Report abuse

Libble takes abuse of its services very seriously. We're committed to dealing with such abuse according to the laws in your country of residence. When you submit a report, we'll investigate it and take the appropriate action. We'll get back to you only if we require additional details or have more information to share.

Product:

For example, Anti-Semitic content, racist content, or material that could result in a violent physical act.

For example, a credit card number, a personal identification number, or an unlisted home address. Note that email addresses and full names are not considered private information.

Forumrules

To achieve meaningful questions, we apply the following rules:

Register

Register getting emails for AAS Strum Acoustic GS-1 at:


You will receive an email to register for one or both of the options.


Get your user manual by e-mail

Enter your email address to receive the manual of AAS Strum Acoustic GS-1 in the language / languages: English as an attachment in your email.

The manual is 3,34 mb in size.

 

You will receive the manual in your email within minutes. If you have not received an email, then probably have entered the wrong email address or your mailbox is too full. In addition, it may be that your ISP may have a maximum size for emails to receive.

The manual is sent by email. Check your email

If you have not received an email with the manual within fifteen minutes, it may be that you have a entered a wrong email address or that your ISP has set a maximum size to receive email that is smaller than the size of the manual.

The email address you have provided is not correct.

Please check the email address and correct it.

Your question is posted on this page

Would you like to receive an email when new answers and questions are posted? Please enter your email address.



Info