Bend range less than a semitone on EXS24?

[HMayoral]

Hey guys, I'm working with the Chinese Ruan Moon Guitar, and I'm trying to get a sort of more naturaly sound out of it with the bend, but I'm pushing the bend a bit to much and I really don't like that sound... Is there a way to make the bend less than a semitone on the EXS24? 50 cent range would be nice... 25 cent range would be even better. Thanks me hearties!

[ski]

Set the EXS's pitch bend range to 1 semitone. The, in the modulation matrix set up a slot as follows:

 

Source: pitch bend

Destination: pitch

Depth: -50 (you can achieve that value by holding shift as you move the slider down)

 

That'll give you approx. a 1/4 tone bend. From there you can adjust the depth amount to taste.

 

Another alternative is to set the pitch bend to 1 semitone and develop technique on the pitch bender so that you only bend partway to get the bends sounding authentic (this is my preference).

Edited January 4, 2012 by ski

[Beer Moth]

Set the EXS's pitch bend to 1 semitone. The, in the modulation matrix set up a slot as follows:

 

Source: pitch bend

Destination: pitch

Depth: -50 (you can achieve that value by holding shift as you move the slider down)

 

That'll give you approx. a 1/4 tone bend. From there you can adjust the depth amount to taste.

 

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[ski]

Oh, and Happy New Year to you both!

[Beer Moth]

Same to you! (both).

[HMayoral]

Thanks my beloved Ski. Never really noticed that that could be set on the modulation matrix, didn´t know there was a pitch bend source. Happy New Years to you Ski, and to you my man Beer Moth!

 

I see 50 cents works better than 25, 25 just isn´t enough to make a notable pitch bend to people who´s ears aren´t trained to enjoy the delicacy of microtonal music. Thanks again me´ hearties!