Keyswitches and Articulations

C0

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

C#0

Trem Short

Trem Short

Trem Short

Trem Short

Trem Short

Dbl Stroke

Dbl Stroke

D0

Open Strings

Sound Var

Sound Var

Pizz

Open Strings

Open Strings

Vib Small

D#0

Open + Harm

Octave

Trem Oct

Octave

FX 1

Open LH Pizz

Octave

E0

Harmonics

Reso

Reso

Harmonics

Reso

LH Pizz

Reso

F0

Slide Up

Bend Up

Octave

Bend Up

Mordent Up

Bend Up

Bend Up

F#0

Open + Slide Up

Trem Velo

Trem Velo

Trem Velo

Trem Velo

Open Up

Trem Velo

G0

Slide Dn

Bend Dn

Gliss Dn

Mordent Up

Bend Dn

Bend Dn

Bend Dn

G#0

Open + Slide Dn

Tremolo

Tremolo

Tremolo

Tremolo

Open + Mordent

Tremolo

A0

Open + Note

Gliss Dn

Gliss Up

Gliss Dn

FX 2

Mordent Up

Vib Wide

A#0

Damp Note

Damp Note

Damp Note

Damp Note

Damp Note

Damp Note

Damp Note

B0

Lower HT

Lower HT

Lower HT

Lower HT

Lower HT

Lower HT

Lower HT

C0

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

Short

C#0

Pizz

Short 2

Grace Short

Short 2

Short 2

Short 2

Chord Low

D0

Up Bow

n/a

Upper Grace

Up Bow

Long Slide

Expressive

Inhale

D#0

n/a

Vibrato

Lower Grace

Legato Fingered

n/a

n/a

Chord High

E0

Portamento

Portamento

Portamento

Portamento

Legato Soft

Legato Grace

Chord Sus

F0

Bend Up

Bend Up

Grace Dn

Slide Up

Bend Up

n/a

Cluster

F#0

n/a

n/a

Flutter

n/a

n/a

Flutter

Flutter

G0

Bend Dn

Bend Dn

Bend Dn

Slide Dn

Bend Dn

Grace

Chord Short

G#0

Pizz Gliss

Grace Up

Tremolo

Tremolo

n/a

n/a

Chord Long

A0

Vib Small

Grace Dn

n/a

Mordent Dn

n/a

n/a

Chord Inhale

A#0

Vib Wide

Trill

Trill

Trill

Vibrato

n/a

Chord Flutter

B0

Grace

Mordent Up

Mordent Up

Mordent Up

n/a

Mordent Up

Chord Dbl Tong

Short

Typical short articulation, for example, staccato.

Reso

A sound based on the recorded resonance of the instrument.

Mordent/Bend/Slide (Up/Dn)

Various pitch inflections. The interval of the ornament (minor second, major second, or minor third) is automatically set by the neighboring scale notes. If the interval of the neighboring scale note is greater than a minor third, the interval of the ornament defaults to a minor second.

Sound Var

Provides generic sound variation.

Gliss Up/Dn

Diatonic Glissando, for instance, only notes of the chosen scale are used.

Tremolo

Default tremolo for most plucked instruments, the dynamic is controlled by the Performance Slider.

Trem Velo

Default tremolo for most plucked instruments, the dynamic is controlled by velocity.

Damp Note

Dampens a single note (as opposed to the Damp button on the Perform page, which dampens all notes).

Lower HT

Plays the lower halftone of the default articulation. Used mainly by the included MIDI files for playing notes outside of the scale.

Open Strings

Available for the Guqin, Shamisen and Pipa, triggers open strings (as opposed to stopped notes).

Harmonics

Available for the Guqin and Koto: triggers the harmonics (i.e., natural overtones).

Portamento

Available for Ajaeng, Daegeum Dizi, and Erhu: legato played notes are performed with a short glide, dependent on velocity.

Pizz

Plucked on the other side of the bridge (Koto), plucked instead of bowed (Ajaeng).

Inhale/Exhale

Available for the Sho, triggers either long notes produced by inhaling or exhaling.

Chord (Low, High, Sus)

Available for the Sho, triggers diatonic chords, either short (Low and High) or sustained (Sus).

Cluster

Available for the Sho, triggers a chromatic cluster, independent of the chosen scale

Legato (Fingered, Grace, Soft)

Similar to Portamento, legato played notes are performed with a slight variation to the default Legato mode.