Swell Pedal Expression Range

Hello,

I'm using the Mount Carmel Skinner dry sample set with Hauptwerk 7. I'm trying to soften the swell at the lower limit of it's expression pedal. I see references in past forum posts which recommend adjusting the "Swell boxes: amplitude (dB)" setting for the ranks in the Swell Division. However, I don't have the "Swell boxes: amplitude (dB)" setting in my Hauptwerk 7. I have tried various settings on the Swell ranks, using the "All perspectives: swell boxes mod: amplitude (pct)." in the Rank Voicing window, but did not notice a lower (than the default) amplitude with the Swell pedal fully "closed".

I've checked the MIDI data from the Swell pedal -- I'm getting values from 1-127.

Any ideas on how to adjust the Swell enclosure to lower the amplitude when closed?

Thank you!

[mdyde]

Hello redbeard,

Yes -- in Hauptwerk v5+ "All perspectives: swell boxes mod: amplitude (pct)" is the voicing adjustment you would want to use (which is the equivalent of the v4 "Swell boxes: amplitude (dB" voicing adjustment). To make the swell box attenuate amplitude more strongly, make sure that you have the desired Swell rank(s) selected on the voicing screen, select that voicing adjustment, and then use (e.g.) the 'master' slider to turn its value up to a value greater than 100%. For example, if you turn it up fully to 1000% you should find that the Swell ranks become very quiet when the swell box closes.

(I don't have the dry Skinner sample set installed at the moment, but for good measure I just verified that it works properly for me in St. Anne's.)

Thanks for the information. This did allow me to set the "closed end" of the expression range to something softer than the default.

[mdyde]

Thanks, redbeard. Excellent. You're very welcome.