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==Getting started== | ==Getting started== | ||
To get started with the Ekdahl FAR there are a number of key concepts and other bits of information that you need to know, the instrument works on a principle quite unlike anything else thus to get the most out of it i implore you to take a few minutes and read this document. | To get started with the Ekdahl FAR there are a number of key concepts and other bits of information that you need to know, the instrument works on a principle quite unlike anything else thus to get the most out of it i implore you to take a few minutes and read this document. | ||
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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
[[File:Zoom - bow.png|alt=The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly, marks the bowing jack and the bowing wheel|thumb|The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly]] | |||
* <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 [[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="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 [[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="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 [[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="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 [[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_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. | ||