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1. Welcome Thanks for being part of the Spitfire Audio project We ve tried to make this as brief and interesting as possible but we also understand that reading manuals is a bore so stick this next to your loo and give it a read whenever you can About Spitfire Spitfire was formed in 2008 by a group of successful British composers as a means of producing the tools they needed for their busy work schedules Sick of dry humourless ugly unrealistic sounding libraries Spitfire set about redefining the way samples were created Our aim is to create a library of sounds made by the people who make music To transform an industry populated by software developers back to the originators the performers artists and technicians who make the sounds other libraries try to emulate Leo Abrahams Enigma Leo Abrahams is a trailblazing musician composer and producer who has recorded and toured with such successful artists as Imogen Heap Ed Harcourt Roxy Music Grace Jones and Pulp Leo began to write and produce for a catalogue of aspiring singers and bands which led him to creating his own records including The Unrest Cure featuring the vocal stylings of Brian Eno KT Tunstall Ed Harcourt Foy Vance and Bingo Gazingo Leo has produced for a number of artists including Paolo Nutini Wild Beasts Frightened Rabbit and Carl Barat of the Libertines he has composed such incredible soundtracks as that of The Lovely Bones with Eno and Hunger wit2. Gabriel Most of all wed like to thank the amazing support and loyalty of our user base our Facebook friends and eve ryone on VI Control We are in the same boat as all of you Were not software developers by trade so appreciate your honesty in paying your way to be a part of our family and not distributing this illegally But more importantly if you have any ideas or criticism please let us know directly via our website or helpdesk and in a constructive manner You never know you just may have thought of something that we hadnt considered Indeed it is through all the wonderful feedback we ve had regarding the harp that we have been able to present the new redux version and we hope to continue improving our libraries into the future We want to make our entire range the best there is and we rely on you to help us achieve that With thanks Christian amp Paul COPYRIGHT SPITFIRE AUDIO LLP 2013 www spitfireaudio com
3. this well form a consensus and wholeheartedly pledge that we will act upon it wherever possible or practical A couple of commonly asked questions e This library really isn t behaving how Id expect OK so were now officially blue in the face But before you go ANY further please check you are using the ABSOLUTE latest version of Kontakt Visit your trusty service centre and we hope this page remains relatively under thumbed e My instrument or patch seems to be playing just bits of sound some keys are missing and theres lots of clicks and crackles Make sure that your patch is fully loaded detailed on the front panel page 8 Some of these are biggies so can take a while But if problems persist make sure Kontakt memory manager is activated face KMS KONTAKT Memory Server q Use Memory Server Initial activation requires restart and at least 4 GB RAM ac u In Please refer to the user manual for further information Inter Engin Handl Load mport Max accessible RAM for memory server 7 2 GB Database Memory Seruer mode Memory e Automatic KONTAKT will purge unused samples automatically Audio and handle the server MID Manual Instrument preload buffer size O Querride Instrument s preload size You ll have to restart this instance of Kontakt to feel it s benefits Another reason your system may be struggling is that youre using too many mics live for the spec of your machine Try cutting the mic
4. e the sound will transition from the first pitch you depressed to the second this fader controls the time this transition takes 8 Yoke X amp Y FX Selector The yoke 10 is a dual FX controller that adjusts your FX parameters in real time for fantastic sequenc ing options Y vertical controller X horizontal Scroll down to select which FX you wish to control 9 Yoke X amp Y FX Parameter Selector Determines which parameter from your selected FX you wish to map to the X or Y yoke controller You can also alter the FX parameters further and map them direct to the Yoke controller right ctrl click by accessing the additional FX parameter Bar Command Right Click on the FX Icon youd like to acces addi tional parameters for Map to Yoke s PAGE 7 MICROPHONE SELECTORS As a hangover from our orchestral range we have titled these CTAO Close Tree Ambient Outrigger however in the case of Enigma these are merely labels to represent different per spectives To turn a mic on click the little RAM chip beneath the faders Mix to your hearts content or indeed alt click to assign and route mics to different outputs Great for 5 1 surround applica tions PAGE 8 A COUPLE OF TROUBLESHOTS It is our hope that you keep in touch with us to let us know how youre getting on how youre using Skaila Kangas Harp how vou re finding it and if we were to consider looking at areas in the future what youd like us to look at From
5. f all en quiries to our support dept are cured by the upgrade This is a cutting edge library and it simply wont work on anything but the latest versions RECOMMENDED SPEC The better your computer the better the performance of Harp REDUX But not to worry if you re not specd up to the hilt All programs are provided with a set of parameters that enable you to tone back the CPU de mands of any given patch But moving forward were confident this module will keep your computer busy for many years to come We recommend a combination of high processor speeds a good chunk of memory and a devoted 7200rpm eSata USBII Thunderbolt or Firewire audio drive The more memory you have the less demand placed on your drive and having a totally devoted drive gives you the chance to load less into memory and reduce load times The higher the speed of your CPU the more capable your computer will be to deal with some of the amazing but complicated scripts we ve written PGs We recommend an i5 or i7 Quad or 8 Core machine with 8 Gig or above memory Vista 64 or Windows 7 However it will work with SP2 Pentium or Athlon XP 1 4GHz 1Gig RAM MACs We recommend a Mac Pro Intel Based Dual Quad or 8 Core machine with 8 Gig or above memory Mac OS 10 6 1 Snow Leopard However we have made the module work satisfactorily on a Mac Mini 2 4 GHz anda MacBook Pro 2 4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo DRIVES Firewire USBII or eSata 7200rpm Ask your dealer for drives
6. h David Holmes and he is also credited as the guitarist in such fantastic film scores as that of Oceans 12 Twilight and Green Zone Leos talent has extended across multiple genres of music and it is his devotion along with his raw talent that has brought him the success he has today ENIGMA is a collection of awe inspiring sounds and tools created exclusively by Leo in conjunction with Spitfire Audio As composers ourselves we have been itching to get our hands on what we know will become essential DNA for future compositions and productions Created largelv on a rusty Trussart guitar plugged into Leos infamous pedal array with over 300 presets in cluding weird and wonderful sounding guitars synths pads atmos phrases and over 200 loops This library is 5GB compressed from 10GB of pure inspiration VIs Purpose built curiosities some more recognisable than others But all with that distinctive rusty sound PADS Raw chordal instruments direct from Leo MORPHED PADS Beautiful circuit bent synths and pads always derived from a rusty source LOOPS Rhythmic and percussive phrases tempo syncd to your host ATONAL FX A selection of rustic pylons to screw with your beautiful sonic landscapes PAGE 2 System Requirements KONTAKT this Harp library requires the full version of Kontakt to run it will not work in the Kontakt Player please make sure you have the absolute latest version of either Kontakt 4 or Kontakt 5 98 o
7. is manual we can presume you have successfully downloaded Harp REDUX In cluded in your download email are some detailed installation instructions please follow these carefully before going any further We ll see you back here when you re installed GETTING STARTED Before opening Kontakt please make sure you have THE LATEST VERSION OF KONTAKT 4 2 4 OR 5 IN STALLED 95 of all service enquiries relating to spurious or strange behaviour of our wares are solved by installing the most recent version As this is NOT a Kontakt Player Library YOU WILL NOT SEE THE MODULE IN THE LIBRARY PANE Simply navigate to the Harp via the FILE browser pane If you have never used Kontakt before we wholeheartedly recommend your familiarise yourself with the basics of patch or instrument loading multi management outputting and MIDI routing detailed in the Kontakt user manual provided with your copy of Kontakt or in the documentation folder of your Kontakt file PAGE 5 FRONT PANEL IN Trussart Output st 1 Gi Midi Ch A i f Voices DO Mar f Memory 10 65 MB ENVELOPE FREQ AMT 5 LI PORT GLIDE FX Page 8 O JIHz FREQ CI AMT 8 Tune Ed Purge LILILI me SE WOBBLES FILTERS 0 01Hz FREQ CL AMT PAGE 6 0 01 Hz O uf X None CC 10 LEO ABRAHAMS ENIGMA FRONT PANEL Although these sound excellent out of the box we ve also given you an easy t
8. o use and ingenious front panel 1 Lo amp Hi Pass Filters LPF Low HPF Hi Adjust the graph on the LPF to chop off the top end HPF to chop off the bottom So if you want to reduce your fizzing synth sound to a muted sub tone drag the LPF graph from right to left 2 Wobble Amount Three modulator windows that give you wobble or sometimes WAB WAB WAB Adjust the AMT to effect the amount of WAB WAB 3 Wobble Frequency Adjust the graph to change the frequency or speed of your wobbles For tempo syncd modulators this will tune coarsely to provide you with 8th triplet 16th etc etc 4 A D S R Attack Decay Sustain Release envelope Ihese knobs will adjust the shape of the sound from a volume point of view Adjust attack to make the sound come thudding in or gradually fade in Adjust release to make the sound go from a sharp end or off to a gradual decay For an 808 style bass pull up one of the subbier sounds and pull the attack all the way to the right The release to about mid way to taste and play some short notes 5 FX Parameter Display We ve pre loaded a selection of FX Activate by clicking the FX icons along this bar 6 Portamento Glide On Off Toggle Click this to make the sound monophonic so you only can play one note at a time and to activate the portamento glide function 7 Portamento Glide Amount Now that your Glide toggle is on hold one key down and whilst holding press another Because you re in monophonic mod
9. s as detailed on the front panel to see if this cures your problem If it does dont worry you can still use these mics just play in your parts with one active we recommend the T ree and then activate multiple mics and render down eg freeze function in Logic Studio Some DAWS ahem Logic only use one core of your computer when recording but will use more when playing back so again try recording with just one mic then dial in others once youre happy If youre still suffering may we suggest you try and manage your pre load buffer Kontakt pre loads some sam ples into memory so that when you hit a note Kontakt plays it out from RAM whilst addressing the rest of your samples from your hard drive s The slower your drives the more you may want to rely on RAM the faster the drives or smaller RAM available the more you may want to rely or your drives If youre using the latest generation of SSDs you ll find you can radically reduce your pre load buffer Referring to the plate above tick the Instruments Default Pre Load Buffer Size and drag the fader to a setting youre happy with PAGE 9 A QUICK THANKS Christian amp Paul would like to thank the cabal of genius assembled herein To the searing talents of Leo Abra hams and his leap of faith in doing something different To the remarkable talents immense intellect and in vention of Blake Robinson and our TTTGFT team of reprobates in KX Jess McLeish Joe Rubel Toby Warren amp Stanley
10. that are suitable for AV use We always recom mend as small a drive as possible as the platter will be smaller and the seek time less The library will eventually take up 25 Gig on your hard drive If using several large libraries or a number of Spitfire modules from the same machine we really recommend having your samples distributed over a number of drives Lacie eSata or Quadras 7200rpm we highly recommend Moreover an exciting development lies in the recent arrival of some amazing solid state SSD drives With seek times reduced to a fraction 0 1ms vs 6 9ms of what standard drives can offer we are certain you will be able to reduce your samplers pre load page 24 buffer tenfold meaning you ll be able to load enormous orchestral palettes into a single machine HOST The Kontakt 4 platform should work comfortably on most commonly found platforms and DAWs As always make sure youre as up to date as you can afford If you re planning on building or adding Spitfire to an already large orchestral palette we recommend running your library independently of your DAW either on your host computer e g via Re Wire or on a slave device e g via Midi or MOL This will assist your load in times and will allow your DAW to do what it does best sort out all your note ons and note offs PAGE 3 CONTENTS INSTALLATION amp GETTING STARTED FRONT PANEL A COUPLE OF TROUBLESHOOTS 06 09 INSTALLATION Because youre reading th
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