HarpTime

Features

String Modeling:

• HarpTime features a sophisticated sympathetic resonance among a set of 12 individual physically-modeled strings.
• In the 'Pro' model, each string is simulated with its own timbre and pluck position parameters, for a more realistic acoustic emulation.
• The strings can be tuned individually, which allows the use of microtuned intonations and scales.
• The maximum polyphony is 12 simultaneous voices for the 'Pro' model and 8 voices for the 'Fun' model.

Bray Pins:

• Another unique feature of this synthesizer is its modeling of the effects of a harp's Bray Pins (which hold a string to the body of the harp) There are ten different different attack and decay behaviors modeled, by means of a "Shaping" control, some of which model the classic buzzing tone of mediaeval harps.

Performance Features:

• A unique "SelfBend" feature is implemented to emulate the pitch envelope typical of loose strings.
• Adjustable smoothed Pitch Modulation, controlled by an LFO.
• The playing style (from soft to hard plucking) can be affected by a "Pick" control which allows variation in the touch of the player.
• Velocity Sensitivity is adjustable.
• A "Damp" switch allows the sustain of HarpTime's strings to be set on HarpTime's control panel; this control behaves similarly to the Release stage of an amplitude envelope on a more typical synthesizer.
• The master tuning frequency of the synthesizer can also be adjusted.
• The ModWheel can be used to 'strum' octaves, in a Glissandi effect. Only the white notes are played.

Effects:

• A double "Low Pass/Band Pass" filter, which allows a great deal of control over the timbre of the sound. This means, for example, that electric harp timbres are possible.
• The internal stereo Chorus adds more depth and timbral variation to the sound.

Controls.

String Controls:

The following controls are implemented as a single set in the Fun version, or one separate set per string in the Pro version of HarpTime:

• Exciter: (per string) Controls the maximum energy sent to the string.
• Tuning: (per string) Retunes the string range -100 to +100 cents of semitone.
• PikPosi: (per string) Controls the effective pluck position on the string, changing the harmonics of the sound.
• PikBrig: (per string) NoiseFilter Frequency Control affects brightness of picking.

Global Controls:

The following controls affect all strings :

• Modulation, PickAtak, SelfBend, Sympathetic, Damp, Shaping, DynaTone, ToneBals, Velocity, Pitch, Chorus, Volume.