Ableton/Live/UG/31 Instrument Reference/12 Tension/01 Architecture and Interface
- An exciter (hammer, pick or bow) sets the string vibrating. The fret or finger termination sets its length and so its pitch; a damper shortens its decay. The body, through the bridge or a pickup, radiates the sound. Tension adds a filter between string and body.
- String tab: Exciter, Damper, String, Vibrato, Termination, Pickup and Body. Filter/Global tab: Filter, MPE and global performance controls.
- Every section except String and Keyboard can be turned off, which saves CPU.