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Cymbal

Cymbal drum element instruments that use incoming note signals to synthesize audio.

A hybrid cymbal instrument. With the following controls:

Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:
- A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)
- Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)
- Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)
Decay, for sound length
Carrier Bank Spread, for the amount of frequency spread in the carrier sine bank
Modulator Bank Spread, for the amount of frequency spread in the modulator sine bank
Tone, for timbre adjustments
Oscillator Banks Range, for the linear pitch transposition applied to both sine banks
Phaser Mix, for the dry/wet blend of the built-in phaser
Frequency Shift amount of the built-in phaser
Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)
FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins
Output level, applied after the FX chain

An instrument inspired by the Cymbal (CY) of the Roland TR-808. With the following controls:

Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:
- A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)
- Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)
- Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)
Decay, for sound length
Color, for timbre adjustments
Noise, for noise level
Tilt, to add relative emphasis to the highs or lows of the spectrum
Consistent Sound toggle, to remove variations and make the sound completely reproducible
Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)
FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins
Output level, applied after the FX chain

An instrument inspired by the Crash Cymbal (CY) of the Roland TR-909. With the following controls:

Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:
- A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)
- Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)
- Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)
Decay, for sound length
Impact, to control the heaviness of each strike
Density, for brightness
Stereo Width of the noise element
Sound Variation, for the randomness added to each note, which pushes toward a "multi-sampled" feel at high settings
Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)
FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins
Output level, applied after the FX chain

An instrument inspired by the Ride Cymbal (CY) of the Roland TR-909. With the following controls:

Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:
- A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)
- Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)
- Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)
Decay, for sound length
Impact, to control the heaviness of each strike
Density, for brightness
Stereo Width of the noise element
Sound Variation, for the randomness added to each note, which pushes toward a "multi-sampled" feel at high settings
Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)
FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins
Output level, applied after the FX chain

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