
SIZE: Adjusts the “size” of the
cymbal engine. Increasing this pa-
rameter will increase decay time
while also affecting the frequency
DECAY: Crucible’s cymbal mod-
el contains no envelopes or
VCA’s! The DECAY paramter is
acheived by applying a frequency
independent damping constant
to the engine. Turn clockwise to
decrease the amount of damping
applied resulting in longer more
TONE: Applies frequency de-
pendent damping to the engine.
Turning clockwise will result in a
INPUT: Skip the exciter and inject
audio directly into the EDGE of the
engine. INPUT is parallel to the ex-
citer, so feel free to use them side
PITCH: Adjusts the “pitch” and
overall spectrum of the engine.
MODEL: ( ) models a curved
plate with a hole in the center,
( ) is similar to the last
model with amplitude dependent
( ) removes the center hole
from the model and extends pa-
rameter ranges, giving an entirely
DEFORM: Adjusts the “thickness”
of the modeled cymbal. Increasing
deform will “thin” the model mak-
VELOCITY: Modify the velocity of the
The status of these two jacks deter-
mines where the exciter will strike the
engine. A trigger on EDGE or MID will
apply the exciter to the respective posi-
tion. A simultaneous trigger on both, or
a gate on one and a trigger on the other
will excite the “BELL” of the engine.
EXCITE: Adjust the material and
strike angle of the stick. The stick
sound is brightest at the full CCW
position, approximating a ny-
lon tipped drum stick. Increasing
this parameter moves toward a
wood tip. Approaching the full
CW position flattens the attack
angle causing an larger impact
area between the stick and the
engine. This excites more of the
engine expanding the output fre-
quency spectrum, and increasing
CHOKE: Gate input that applies
strong damping to the engine,
causing it to decay immediately.
A minimum damp time is applied
when a trigger is received. Longer
gates will continue to damp the