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Synthonico How To:
Preface: Multi-Sample instruments offer the best performance because they use multiple samples instead of one. This means that when playing rapidly the system isn't trying to rapidly play the same audio file instead uses many. Users particular hardware will limit Synthonico; especially when playing rapidly and using many effects. If this is the case for you then try turning the Threshold to a lower setting -2 though -24, or turning down some effects. Chorus particularly can be taxing.

If you scroll to the very bottom of Synthonico, where the chord chart is, and press a key it will show you the note you are playing. The hotkeys Insert, Delete, NumberPad +, and NumberPad - will perform a manual slide if you are holding a note or chord. The slide time and ease are all tunable in the slide controls.

Reverb Piano
1. Start fresh with the Multi-Sample Piano
2. Set Sustain to .33s
3. Set Release to .88s
3. Set Bass Gain to 2
4. Set Reble Gain to 1
5. Turn on Reverb and turn up the Reverb Time to 5 seconds and the Mix to .55
6. Go back near the top and turn Volume up to 177% (sometimes necessary when using effects)
R. Now you have a great sounding piano that has mild sustain and medium reverb

Vibrato Violin
1. Start fresh with the Multi-Sample Violin
2. Scroll down to LFO Target and select pitch
3. Set the LFO Depth to 12cents to start
4. Set the LFO Rate to 3Hz to start
R. Now you can control the vibrato (modulation of pitch) of the instrument by tuning the LFO Depth and Rate.
O. As a side note Portamento Glide and Manual Slide work well for instruments with long durations like violin; if you set the Slide Time to something like .330s

Combine Them
1. Use the Reverb, Vibrato, and Manual Slide (Slide Time .330) on the Violin.

Gliding Violin
Violin or other samples with long durations and attack times often sound much better with portamento glide on and bend ease up.

Echo time cycle controls can create a flanger like effect that is mild but can be amplified by hammering or timing. By shifting the echo time up and down automatically as you play the frequency travels with it and causes notches to form. They arrive between each increment of echo time. If you pace the echo time cycle to the same pace as your playing it works the best. Because, with each note you press, the frequency shift is happening at the same time and so each time you get a unique notch. Using a triangle echo cycle wave form is best for consistent results. It is tunable to any amount or time you want creating a spectrum of possibilities.