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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
* <span id="bowing_wheel">''Bowing wheel''</span> - the wheel attached to the bowing motor, which is actually rubbing against the string | * <span id="bowing_wheel">''Bowing wheel''</span> - the wheel attached to the bowing motor, which is actually rubbing against the string | ||
* <span id="bowing_jack">''Bowing jack''</span> - the assembly that holds the bowing motor and bowing wheel, this can be tilted up and down applying different pressure on the string | * <span id="bowing_jack">''Bowing jack''</span> - the assembly that holds the bowing motor and [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing wheel|bowing wheel]], this can be tilted up and down applying different [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#pressure|pressure]] on the string | ||
* <span id="pressure">''Pressure''</span> - the positioning of the bowing jack. While the bowing wheel is touching the string this essentially sets the amount of force with which the bowing wheel is pressed against the string. | * <span id="pressure">''Pressure''</span> - the positioning of the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing jack|bowing jack]]. While the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing wheel|bowing wheel]] is touching the string this essentially sets the amount of force with which the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing wheel|bowing wheel]] is pressed against the string. | ||
* <span id="bow_pressure_position">''Bow pressure position''</span> - sets one of the pre-defined bowing jack pressure positions where the rest position is where the bowing wheel is not touching the string at all, and engage is where it's starting to barely touch the string. | * <span id="bow_pressure_position">''Bow pressure position''</span> - sets one of the pre-defined [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing jack|bowing jack]] [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#pressure|pressure]] positions where the rest position is where the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing wheel|bowing wheel]] is not touching the string at all, and engage is where it's starting to barely touch the string. | ||
* <span id="harmonic_table">''Harmonic table''</span> - A list of ratios used to emphasize overtones in the string, each ratio corresponds to a MIDI or CV note in an octave. The default harmonic table contains 12 ratios per octave and the ratios are derived from just intonation. | * <span id="harmonic_table">''Harmonic table''</span> - A list of ratios used to emphasize overtones in the string, each ratio corresponds to a MIDI or CV note in an octave. The default harmonic table contains 12 ratios per octave and the ratios are derived from just intonation. | ||
* <span id="harmonic_number">''Harmonic / Harmonic number''</span> - a single ratio and octave in the current harmonic table. The ratio is used to calculate the bowing frequency from the fundamental, this frequency will emphasize a certain overtone. e.g. a harmonic number 17 in a 12-note scale refers to the 5th ratio on the second octave from the fundamental. | * <span id="harmonic_number">''Harmonic / Harmonic number''</span> - a single ratio and octave in the current [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic table|harmonic table]]. The ratio is used to calculate the bowing frequency from the fundamental, this frequency will emphasize a certain overtone. e.g. a harmonic number 17 in a 12-note scale refers to the 5th ratio on the second octave from the fundamental. | ||
* <span id="harmonic_shift">''Harmonic shift / fine tune''</span> - freely shifts the frequency of the bowing wheel from the harmonic number set. | * <span id="harmonic_shift">''Harmonic shift / fine tune''</span> - freely shifts the frequency of the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#bowing wheel|bowing wheel]] from the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic number|harmonic number]] set. The [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#command|command]] issued is dependent on the harmonic shift range which can be edited with the configuration utility. | ||
* <span id="control_method">''Control method''</span> - the method of control used. This can be CV, USB-MIDI, MIDI or USB-Serial as of the writing of this document. | * <span id="control_method">''Control method''</span> - the method of control used. This can be CV, USB-MIDI, MIDI or USB-Serial as of the writing of this document. | ||
* <span id="command">''Command''</span> - the Ekdahl FAR is entirely controlled by internal commands, these decide what the instrument is doing and changes internal parameters. When a MIDI event occurs or a new CV / knob value is read, the commands associated with it will be sent to the instrument. This can be things like "engage hammer" or "set the fundamental frequency" etc. Some of the available commands are mainly used for calibrating and setting up the instrument and are usually saved into the instruments memory, these will be executed whenever the instrument is turned on. All commands can be manually invoked via USB-Serial. | * <span id="command">''Command''</span> - the Ekdahl FAR is entirely controlled by internal commands, these decide what the instrument is doing and changes internal parameters. When a MIDI event occurs or a new CV / knob value is read, the commands associated with it will be sent to the instrument. This can be things like "engage hammer" or "set the fundamental frequency" etc. Some of the available commands are mainly used for calibrating and setting up the instrument and are usually saved into the instruments memory, these will be executed whenever the instrument is turned on. All commands can be manually invoked via USB-Serial. | ||