Main Panel Manual

Main Panel ManualAmple Bass J

Beijing Ample Sound Technology Co. Ltd1Main Panel ManualContents
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INSTRUMENT PANEL .............................................................................................................................. 41.1

OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENT PANEL ..................................................................................................................... 41.2

PRESET ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

1.3

ALTERNATE TUNER ............................................................................................................................................... 5

MAIN PANEL ............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1

OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL ................................................................................................................................ 6

2.2

ARTICULATIONS & POLY LEGATO ........................................................................................................................ 7

2.2.1

Articulation List ........................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2.2

Sustain & Pop .............................................................................................................................................. 7

2.2.3

Natural Harmonic ....................................................................................................................................... 8

2.2.4

Palm Mute .................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.2.5

Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards ..................................................................................... 82.2.6

Legato Slide (Poly Legato) ....................................................................................................................... 9

2.2.7

Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato) ................................................................................................ 11

2.2.8

Repeat ......................................................................................................................................................... 12

2.2.9

Slap ............................................................................................................................................................... 122.2.10Tap ............................................................................................................................................................ 122.2.11

Pop ........................................................................................................................................................... 122.2.12

Doubled Keyswitches .......................................................................................................................... 12

2.3

SOUND MODE ................................................................................................................................................... 132

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2.4

CAPO.................................................................................................................................................................. 13

2.5

CAPO LOGIC MODE ........................................................................................................................................... 13

2.6

AUTO BUZZ ........................................................................................................................................................ 13

2.7

RICH FINGERING SOUND ................................................................................................................................... 14

2.8

PLAY MODE SWITCH .......................................................................................................................................... 14

2.9

AUTO LEGATO MODE SWITCH ........................................................................................................................... 14

2.10

OPEN STRING FIRST........................................................................................................................................... 15

2.11

VIBRATO WHEEL ................................................................................................................................................ 15

2.12

STRING FORCE & CAPO FORCE ......................................................................................................................... 15

2.12.1

String Force ............................................................................................................................................ 15

2.12.2

Capo Force ............................................................................................................................................. 15

2.13

FX SOUND GROUP ............................................................................................................................................ 17

2.14

OCTAVE PATTERN ............................................................................................................................................... 17

2.15

NOTE REPEATER ................................................................................................................................................. 17

2.16

HOLD PEDAL TOGGLE ........................................................................................................................................ 173

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1 Instrument Panel
1.1 Overview of Instrument Panel

1. Sample Library Switch
2. Save/Load Preset
3. Alternate Tuner
4. Capo Force Display
5. Slap Volume Ratio
6. String Force Display

1.2 Preset
Preset button displays current preset in use. The “Default” preset is loaded automaticallywhen the plugin starts. Preset name is shown as “Preset” if the “Default” preset is notfound. To load a preset, click preset name to open the file chooser window. Left and right arrowcan also be used to quickly change preset. To save current preset, click the down arrow to open4

Main Panel Manualthe preset save window.

1.3 Alternate Tuner
You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2 semitones down at most. Tuning
is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all articulations.

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2 Main Panel
2.1 Overview of Main Panel

1.

Articulations & Poly Legato Keyswitches

2.

Sound Mode3.

DI Volume

4.

Stereo Volume

5.

Master Volume

6.

Pan

7.

Auto Buzz

8.

Capo

9.

Capo Logic Mode

10. Release Sound Gain
11. FX Sound Gain
12. Buzz Noise Gain
13. Fingering Sound Toggle & Gain
14. Playing Mode Switch
15. Auto Legato Mode Switch
16. Open String First
17. Bend
18. Vibrato Wheel
19. Capo Force
20. Manual Buzz
21. Octave Pattern
22. Dead Note
23. Note Repeater
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24. FX Sound Group
25. Auto Legato Mode Keyswitch
26. String Force
27. Open String First Keyswitch
28. Tab Play Keyswitch
29. Riff Play Keyswitch
30. Hold Pedal Toggle

2.2 Articulations & Poly Legato
Articulation List
Abbr.

Full NameKeyswitch

Range

Sus

Sustain & Accentuate

C0B0-F4NH

Natural HarmonicC#0E2-G4PM

Palm Mute

D0E1-F4

SIO

Slide In from below & Slide Out

D#0

F#1-F4downwards
LS

Legato Slide (Poly Legato)

E0

F1-F4

HP

Hammer-On & Pull-Off

F0

E1-F4

Rep

Repeat Notes

F#0

E1-F4Slap

Slap(vel 64-127) & Slap Dead Note(velG0E1-F41-63)
Tap

Tap

G#0E1-F4PopPop(vel 64-127) & Pop Dead Note(velA0E1-F41-63)

Sustain & Accentuate
Keyswitch is C0. Notes of velocity less than 127 will be Sustain. notes of velocity 127 will beAccentuate.

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Natural Harmonic
Keyswitch is C#0.

Palm Mute
Keyswitch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute depth. If you press C0 and D0 at the sametime, subsequent notes of high velocity will be Sustain and notes of low velocity will be Palm
Mute.

Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards
Keyswitch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, subsequent note will be Slide In. When D#0 isduring a note, Slide Out is triggered whose velocity is determined by D#0. Articulation willrevert to Sustain when note ends.

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Legato Slide (Poly Legato)
Keyswitch is E0. You can do any speed and pitch slides, the articulation will revert to previous
one when destination note ends. Slide triggered by E0 of high velocity will change fret position.
Low velocity will not.
* The two notes must overlap in time.
* E0 must be ahead of the start note.
* The two notes must be on the same string.

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Poly Legato: Press the highest note of destination to slide upwards; Press the lowest note ofdestination to slide downwards.

Slide Smoother: The speed of long legato slide (slide more than 2 frets) is determined by thevelocity of destination note. Higher the velocity, faster the speed.

Auto Slide requires:
1. Auto legato mode is Auto Legato Slide.
2. The two notes must overlap in time.
3. The two notes must be on the same string.
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4. Instrument Mode.

Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato)
Keyswitch is F0. Articulation will return to previous one when destination note ends. HP
triggered by F0 of high velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond current position. Low
velocity will not.
* The two notes must overlap in time.
* F0 must be ahead of the start note.
* The two notes must be on the same string.

Poly Legato: Press the highest note of destination to Hammer On; Press the lowest note ofdestination to Pull Off.
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1. Auto legato mode is Auto Legato HP.
2. The two notes must overlap in time.
3. The two notes must be on the same string.
4. Instrument Mode

RepeatKeyswitch is F#0.

Slap
Keyswitch is G0. Subsequent note of low velocity will be slap dead note.

Tap
Keyswitch is G#0

PopKeyswitch is A0. Subsequent note of low velocity will be slap dead note.
Press G0 and A0 at the same time, subsequent notes on string 3&4 will be Slap and string 1&2
will be Pop.

Doubled Keyswitches
Press 2 Keyswitches at the same time to get two articulations to switch via velocity layer.

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2.3 Sound Mode
Mono and Stereo DI modes are available.
1.

Stereo Mode

2.

Mono Mode

2.4 Capo
It simulates the real bass capo. It can transpose the pitch without changing the fingering.

2.5 Capo Logic Mode
2 kind of Capo Logic modes:
1.
Melody Mode: Melody Mode, the range is 3 octaves.
2.
Chord Mode: the range is 5 frets.

2.6 Buzz
When Auto Buzz toggled on, notes will be randomly buzzed depending on frequency.
When you press A4(Manual Buzz), all ringing notes will be buzzed.

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2.7 Rich Fingering Sound
In real performance, a lot of playing noises are generated. Virtual instrument would soundunnatural without those noises. Ample Sound Engine can generate rich Fret Noise
automatically.
FA：Fingering Attack Sound Gain
FR：Fingering Release Sound Gain

2.8 Play Mode Switch
Instrument Mode：

It is limited by the real playing rules of the instrument, such as twonotes on the same string cannot ring simultaneously.
Keyboard Mode：

When Keyboard Mode is on, multiple notes can be played on samestring simultaneously.
Solo Mode:

Only a single note can be played simultaneously.

* Both Keyboard Mode and Solo Mode will disable Automatic Legato.

2.9 Auto Legato Mode Switch
There are 3 modes: Automatic Slide; Automatic Hammer On and Pull Off; Off.
Note D#6 with high velocity sets the mode to Automatic Slide, and low velocity sets the modeto Off.

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2.10 Open String FirstE1 A1 D2 and G2 4 notes will be played on open strings.
It can be toggled on with note G#6, High velocity toggles on, Low velocity toggles off.

2.11 Vibrato Wheel
Play the mod wheel back and forth to manually control vibrato. It triggers a vibrato noise whenthe value >= 0.75.
To vibrate automatically, open Settings Panel and toggle on Auto Mod.

2.12 String Force & Capo Force
String Force
Specify a string to be played. E6-G6 correspond to 4th string-1st string. High velocity String
Force will affect fret position，while low velocity will not.

Capo Force
Switch to a fret position manually. Press A#0, then press E1-G#2 to switch to position 0-16
respectively.

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2.13 FX Sound Group
NoteFX SoundF5Scratch 1

F#5

Scratch 2

G5String Slap

G#5

Slap Noise by Left hand

A5Slap Noise by Right hand

A#5

FX Slide 1: SIO on E string

B5

FX Slide 2: SIO on A string

C6

FX Slide 3: SO on E string

C#6

FX Slide 4: SO on A string

2.14 Octave Pattern
Press B4, C5, D5 and E5 will respectively trigger descending fourth, unison, ascending fifth andascending octave of current note or last ended note with octave shape.

2.15 Note Repeater
Press C#5，D#5 to repeat notes being played. Multiple notes are supported.

2.16 Hold Pedal Toggle

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