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1. Compressor in the Master Effects section of the Main page The 5 effects and their controls are as follows Distortion A guitar style distortion based on KONTAK T s Skreamer effect TONE Sets the brightness of the processed signal DRIVE Controls the amount of distortion BASS Controls the gain of the lower frequencies BRIGHT Controls the gain of the higher frequencies LoFi A digital degradation tool used for adding grit or completely decimating the sound BITS Sets the resolution or theoretical bit depth of the sound Lower values apply a bit crusher style distortion SAMP RATE Artificially reduces the sample rate of the audio creating aliasing in the signal NOISE Controls the amount of background noise DAMAGE Manual 21 Using the Instruments Common Controls COLOR Sets the tonality of the noise If the NOISE knob is set to Its lowest this control will have no effect Reverb An algorithmic room simulator used to add space to the sound It is worth noting that this is a send effect so It is routed in parallel DELAY Sets the delay time before the wet signal SIZE Sets the size of the artificial space DAMP Sets the amount of absorption in the artificial room reducing high frequencies in the processed signal GAIN Controls the return level of the effect Delay The classic echo effect Like the reverb this is also a send style effect TIME Sets the delay ti2. Single WOODS RR a ee 3 3 5 1 MADDI eE E bie E a al 3 0 2 DIE UD RR AEA E A E ER ER dl 39 3 Using The Loop Modifier PAR nennen iii do 3 6 Single Percussion Instruments cdc ocnscadc eta e ea 34 3 6 1 o e WERE UNOEKE ADD ADA SAM FERNER 34 3 0 2 NS A ei 35 3 6 3 Using the Stage Drum POSITION radicaron 36 3 6 4 Damage Hits DANA d 4 Instrument Key Mappings ii 39 4 1 Rhythmic Suites A DD eee en 39 4 2 FL SIS E A 42 4 2 1 Epic OTS LOUE AU IN ika alateema aiaiai ia 42 4 2 2 ELMO O U e A OE CP PE GOCE E T i 45 125 Massi A ii 47 4 2 4 ST ei 50 4 2 5 VA e EEE EE E A 52 CCS i ane ea den ele D na 56 DAMAGE Manual 5 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing DAMAGE the ultimate virtual instrument for epic hard hitting percussion stylized with a gritty hybrid sound Building on the success of the critically acclaimed Evolve and Evolve Mutations series the team at Heavyocity has taken almost 2 years to capture hundreds of unique drum and percussion sources The resulting collection combines organic drums with eccentric percussion and found sounds eg exploding cars and broken planos fused into tempo synced rhythmic loop suites and menu style percus sive hits and kits Ranging in character from deeply organic to heavily processed the sound of DAMAGE is diverse lts intuitive user interfaces are designed to provide unprecedented control lts fea tures include a 3 mic position mixer and stage for more than 2
3. Manual The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not repre sent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or record ed for any purpose without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH herein after referred to as Native Instruments Native Instruments NI and associated logos are registered trademarks of Native In struments GmbH Mac Mac OS GarageBand Logic iTunes and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows Windows Vista and DirectSound are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion in the United States and or other countries All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them Document authored by Heavyocity Media Inc Document version 1 0 08 2011 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs but in making this a better product Disclaimer Germany Native Instruments GmbH Schlesische Str 29 30 D 10997 Berlin Germany www native instruments de USA Native Instruments North America Inc 6 25 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles CA 90028 USA www na
4. 78 RELEASE Main page of the Rhythmic Suite s Loop Menus The Main page contains the familiar Master Effect and Envelope controls both of which were described earlier in the manual The central section of this page holds a waveform display of the last triggered loop the Amp Sequencer controls and extra loop controls at the bottom The loop controls allow you to alter the Level Pan and Tune of the selected loop You can select a loop elther by playing the respective MIDI note or by clicking and drag ging on the note display inside the loop waveform display You can also double click on this area to enter a MIDI note and navigate directly between loops Use the Amp Sequencer and the Trigger FX together to create more radical changes to the loop playback DAMAGE Manual 30 Using the Instruments Rhythmic Suites Single Loops 3 9 Rhythmic Suites Single Loops 3 9 1 Mapping Each of the Single Loop presets contains 1 loop mapped to C1 and the loop s slices map ped chromatically up starting on D1 Below C1 there is just over one octave of controls for re arranging and re mixing the loop on CI The Single Loop presets are created from the associated Loop Menu and are named ac cording to the key mapped and timbre of the loop For example 04 LP Ep Org El 02 D 0 Boom nki is found in the preset LPS Epic Organic Elements O2 nki on the key DO 3 9 2 Main Page 35 LP Mang Pop F4 Fat n Loud Output st
5. attack phase is finished SUSTAIN Sets the level at which the envelope will rest after the decay phase is finish ed The sustain phase will last for as long as the key is pressed RELEASE Sets the fade out time that occurs after the triggering note is lifted or re leased For the Damage Hits instrument you have access to two separate envelopes one for the main hit and one for the tail layer To access the different sets of controls just click on the HIT or TAIL tabs above and below the four knobs DAMAGE Manual 23 Using the Instruments Common Controls Percussive Kit Envelopes The Percussive Kits that have mixer controls have a unique envelope system There is the main set of controls like all of the other instruments but there are also controls available to scale the envelope values for the different microphone channels RELEASE Microphone position amp envelope for Percussive Kits gt By clicking the All tab above the envelope knobs you have access to the master enve lope controls which behave like the normal ADSR controls described above gt Clicking on the Close Room or Hall tabs will open four controls that add or subtract to the main control value for the selected microphone channel only This means you can set the main envelope for the whole instrument very quickly using the All section then fine tune these values for the separate microphone sources If you wish DAMAGE Manual 24 Using the
6. below the knob 3 2 The Amp Sequencer The Loop Menus and the more basic Percussive Kits offer an Amp Sequencer which is a 16 step sequencer that modulates the output level of the instrument It is a useful way to add a stutter or glitch style effect Amp Sequencer on the Main page The rate of the sequencer is always synchronized to the host tempo or KONTAK T s master tempo gt To trigger the sequencer you can either click on one of the four rate buttons located below the sequencer table or press the corresponding key switch gt To deactivate the sequencer you can either release the MIDI key or click on the button again gt To edit a sequence simply click and drag on the table It s as easy as that The Amp Sequencer works best when the input starts and releases are both quantized DAMAGE Manual 27 Using the Instruments The Trigger FX Pattern Banks For each instrument you have a selection of six different patterns which can be recalled by clicking on one of the buttons labeled A to F or can be selected with the MIDI keys D7 G Any editing to the pattern is automatically stored in the selected bank the banks are then saved with the nki file If you do not save the nki file the changes to all patterns within the instrument will be lost 3 3 The Trigger FX Ej E cas ll AA A LPS Epic Organic Full 4 l s Tune el EA i Voices O Mag 32 Purge 7 Mur 0 00 Midi Ch A 1 v 7 Memory 49
7. g Memory 3 22 ME TA EURE Miya i a TIME _ Al FEEDB n Reverb Level En Main page of the Rhythmic Suite s Single Loops m q l B Tune y Quick Start Rhythmic Suites User Interface RELEASE The Main page of the Single Loop presets provides control over important global parame ters Master Effects Distortion LoFi Compression Cmp Reverb and Delay Amp Envelope Provides global ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE Control Individual Slice Controls Level Pan Tuning Tune of each slice per key Drag Midi To Host Click and drag to map the midi notes of the loop to your host DAMAGE Manual 12 Quick Start Rhythmic Suites User Interface 2 2 5 Single Loops Loop Modifier Page x u terr E gi Zi a 35 LP Mang Pop F4 Fat UU 4 B e un el Diutput st 1 mo di Voices O Mam 32 Purge 7 ur nd Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 3 22 MB Loop Randomizer SI Slice Dropper gs Trigger Keys effect Full Loop C1 itfopt click sets all slice Loop page of the Rhythmic Suites Single Loops The Loop Modifier page provides deep control over the beat sliced loop The additional controls provided on this page allow you to remix and alter the loop on the fly Holding down C1 will provide the loop playback while the trigger keys seen on this page affect the loop as it is played Loop Randomizer A 1 to CO Slice Freezer CHO to EO Slice Dropper FO to G 0 R
8. provided with con trol of EQ and Filter for each specific drum in the preset in addition to global EG and fil ters DAMAGE Manual 16 Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface 2 3 4 Damage Kits Main Page T A AA IS PERCEpik Elektro Kit k a e Tune Output st 1 dt Voices OF Max Mr OOD Midi Ch A 1 Memory 8 94 MB W T Peer IO COMPRESS IN EL ta 27 ETT AI PAT AMG Reverb Main page of the Percussive Kit s Damage Kits The Damage Kits Main page provides controls over Important global parameters Master Effects Distortion LoFi Compression Cmp Reverb and Delay Amp Envelope Provides global ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE Control Amp Sequencer Midi key triggered patterns for gating the sound via performance Mapped to midi keys A6 through C Loop Controls Level Pan Tuning June and waveform view for each key 2 3 5 Damage Kits Trigger FX Page The T FX page for the Damage Kits provides the same effects and controls as the T FX page in the Loop Menus presets For more information please see chapter 2 2 2 Loop Menus Trigger FX T FX Page DAMAGE Manual 17 Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface 2 3 6 Damage Kits EQ Filter Page The EQ Filter page for the Damage Kits provides equalization and filter control over each drum similar to the round robin percussive kits For more information please see chapter 12 3 3 Round R
9. the Loop Menus DAMAGE Manual 37 Using the Instruments Single Percussion Instruments The Damage Kits in contrast to the signature Damage Hits instrument offer the Amp Se quencer which is described in Chapter 13 2 The Amp Sequencer DAMAGE Manual 38 4 Instrument Key Mappings 4 1 Rhythmic Suites Loop Men li TAT AAVA u ra u re DAMAGE Manual 39 u ld dsd ad JAMA i A kk il u A il il LL ee DAMAGE Manual 40 i UA AAA JT ll DAL AA JT il TM AAVA i A ukk il DAMAGE Manual 41 AAA il T il A MM DAMAGE Manual 42 il nz DAMAGE Manual 43 il Mid DAMAGE Manual 44 mA il L imm AJ JA DAMAGE Manual 45 DAMAGE Manual 46 AAA LL A A ii rre ATT ASIA PERC Dumpster C3 G4 DAMAGE Manual 47 AN IM MAMMA DAMAGE Manual 48 DAMAGE Manual 49 u Ane ATT TA MT DAMAGE Manual 50 il A ii A A U DAMAGE Manual 51 il An AN MI AT il HAHA ii A A a RN DAMAGE Manual 52 AAAI ob AA MA i MM l ii A il DAMAGE Manual 53 AAA ALA LA A AAA ALA CN uf MMM il Mm il DAMAGE Manual 54 mm LD AL A il u MULA il DAMAGE Manual 55 Credits 5 Credits Product Concept and Design Heavyocity M
10. 0 Output st 1 di Voices O Mar Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 3 22 MB l FO iF 2 af it Loop Randomizer SI Slice Dropper gs Trigger Keys effect Full Loop C1 alt opt click sets all slice L The Rhvthmic Suite s Loop Modifier page The Loop Modifier page is accessed by clicking on the LOOP tab Here you have a larger waveform display that indicates the slice points and the selected slice You also have du plicates of the per slice Level Pan and Tune knobs Below this area are the loop modifier controls These controls allow you to re arrange and re mix the main loop that is played from MIDI note C1 There are four main loop modifier types three of which have four intensity levels The modifiers can either be activated by clicking on the buttons on the instrument s interface or by using one of the key switches located on MIDI notes A 1 to BO Loop Randomizer A 1 to CO Randomizes the loop based on the true position The amount of randomization increases with each button from left to right or as the key switch note increases DAMAGE Manual 33 Using the Instruments Single Percussion Instruments Slice Freezer C O to EO Freezes the current slice and repeats it at a specified rate The four intensity levels designate the rate of playback A quick and easy way to add rolls or glitch effects Slice Dropper FO to G 0 Skips beats to create odd patterns The number of beats skipped i
11. 00 deeply multi sampled drum and percussion sources an expanded Trigger FX section to mangle and tweak loops and single shot drum kits on the fly a radical new Loop Modifier which enables users to remix loops like never before a midi drag to host for altering and remapping loops in a DAW and DAMAGE s signature PUNISH knob a unique combination of saturation com pression and distortion that adds impact punch and explosive energy to the instrument Go forth and DAMAGE Images from the recording sessions for DAMAGE Introduction DAMAGE Manual 6 Quick Start Overview of the Library 2 Quick Start This chapter contains a short description of the features and functionality of DAMAGE for a quick start Chapter 3 Using the Instruments contains a more in depth description of all of the functions DAMAGE provides you with five different instrument types Each instrument type contains three edit windows with various functions These are accessed by simply clicking on the tabs on the top right of the program window When you load any instrument preset the main edit window will be displayed 2 1 Overview of the Library DAMAGE is arranged in two main percussion categories Rhythmic Suites and Percussive Kits These 2 categories form the top level preset groups in the KONTAKT Instrument browser Within the Rhythmic Suites category there are two sub folders Loop Menus and Single Loops Within the Percussive Kits Category you wil
12. 1 mo di Voices O Mag Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 3 22 MB N mg WIDTH 20 i FEEDBK GAIN i 7 SUSTAIN RELEASE Reverh De lay Main page of the Rhythmic Suite s Single Loops DAMAGE Manual 31 Using the Instruments Rhythmic Suites Single Loops On the Main page of the Single Loops you have access to per slice Level Pan and Tune con trols as well as a MIDI to Host drag and drop option MIDI Drag and Drop Each Single Loop patch comes with a corresponding MIDI file If you wish to edit this file in your own MIDI editing software you can easily export the MIDI file by clicking on the area labeled MIDI To HOST dragging the mouse to wherever you want to place the file then releasing the mouse to let the file drop into your host or computer folder Per Slice Controls The per slice controls are similar to the controls offered for the loop menus but they effect the slices of both the main loop played back on MIDI note Cl as well as the individual slices mapped from D1 onwards To select a slice for editing you can either press the corresponding MIDI key or use the MIDI note display located below the MIDI to Host area You can apply the same Level Pan or Tuning changes to all slices at once by holding the Alt key while moving the knob DAMAGE Manual 32 Using the Instruments Rhythmic Suites Single Loops 3 9 3 Using The Loop Modifier Page 35 LP Mang Pop F4 Fat n Loud A is Tune fr 0 0
13. 8 67 MB g iku mia salm gt a i mi Ei gt gt bay ra ELT ail i Bright Balance Reduce Amount Center Time 1 A A id ue d Er p A pr Ae A E a ka un P gf 7 f 1 1 A mk u LI LI reni x el a a Squish Depth Intensity Range Depth Speed Range Feedback a gir misti on oc a WE ENE AE Aj VE Feedback Speed Pattern Pattern Pattern Resonance Width Punch Phase Rotator Lo Fi Glircher DE Di aj gt n A OO E T FX Trigger FX page DAMAGE takes the Trigger FX concept that was introduced with Evolve Mutations 2 one step further For every trigger effect you have three controls for extra tweaking possibilities DAMAGE s Trigger FX are triggered with the MIDI keys C6 G6 or can be turned on and off by clicking on the corresponding buttons The eight effects available to you are DAMAGE Manual 28 Using the Instruments Rhythmic Suites Loop Menus Punch C6 Compression Saturation combination Phaser C 6 The classic modulated all pass filter for adding a sweeping sound to the instrument Rotator D6 A rotary speaker emulation LoFi D 6 A modulated digital LoFi effect tempo synced to your host tempo or KONTAKT s master clock Glitcher E6 Fast volume and pan modulation Pitch Env F6 Tempo synced pitch modulation Filter Env F 6 Applies a modulated lowpass filter to the instrument Delay G6 Opens a send to an additi
14. Instruments Common Controls 3 1 4 EQ 4 Filter Page re AAA gt e LPS Epic Organic Elements 01 TE Output st 1 di Voices O Mar Midi Ch A 1 v 7 Memory 152 41 ME EQUALIZER Mid 0 58 oc 0 76 oc On Y EQ Filter page of the Rhythmic Suite As mentioned in the Tabs chapter all instruments have an EQ and Filter page containing a 3 band parametric EQ a 4 pole lowpass filter a 4 pole highpass filter and a PUNISH con trol In all instruments you have access to these master effects and for all except the Sin gle Loops you also have access to EQs and Filters per sound Parametric EQ DAMAGE offers a 3 band fully parametric EQ which can be used to fine tune the fre quency content of the instrument To activate an EQ just click on the LED button at the bottom of the EQ controls For the Single Loops this is labeled On but for other instru ments there will be two LEDs one to turn on the global Master EQ that Is applied to the whole instrument and one for the selected drum or loop which is labeled accordingly DAMAGE Manual 25 Using the Instruments Common Controls Master and Drum specific EQ gt if two switches are offered you can tab between the EG controls by clicking on the la bel gt To select a drum or loop for editing just hit the corresponding MIDI key and the con trols are automatically displayed for that sound The controls offered for each band of the EQ are as fol
15. edia Dave Fraser Neil Goldberg Ari Winters Content Creation Heavyocity Media Neil Goldberg Dave Fraser Ari Winters Additional Content Creation Robert Dudzic Otto Cate KONTAKT Scripting Adam Hanley Recording Studios Heavvocitv Studios Engineers Neil Goldberg Dave Fraser Ari Winters Skyline Studios New York Engineers Argel Anaya Neil Goldberg Prism Sound Studios The Church Engineer John Ellis Performers Heavyocity Media Mike Mangini Additional Performances Robert Dudzic Justin Wasack Thomas Bramley Sample Editing Heavyocity Media Justin Wasack Robert Dudzic Scott Frieman Artwork Shaun Ellwood Dave Fraser Strategic Planning Garrison Street Partners Evan Goldberg Heavyocity Interns Ling Hsuan Sophie Lu Gisela Full Silvestre Jon Schwarz Matt Ro magna George Koltsiou Special Thanks Jonathan Mover PSP Audioware Collaborate Ideas and Images Lauren Anders Brown Additional Functionality Design Adam Hanley DAMAGE Manual 56
16. endently via the modwheel These hybrid hits are suitable for trailer like stings and transitions or emphasis on specific points in a composition Rhythmic Suites User Interface This section will provide a brief overview of the included user interfaces and their func tionalities Chapter 3 Using the Instruments provides further descriptions and more in depth explanations of the functions available on the user interfaces DAMAGE Manual 8 Quick Start Rhythmic Suites User Interface 2 2 1 Loop Menus Main Page E A A A A E 7 LPS Epic Organic Full MI 5 e Tune Output st 1 di Voices 0 i 0 00 E Midi Ch A 1 3 Memory 498 67 MB El g T MAS ER EFI Discor SU A AS J j t r PP az y LE 1 i i r pe L wt l 4 ar ll i LI FI i gt dua As h A FS A 95 ul RELEASE Main page of the Rhythmic Suite s Loop Menus The Loop Menus Main page provides controls over important global parameters Master Effects Distortion LoFi Compression Cmp Reverb and Delay Amp Envelope Provides global ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE Control Amp Sequencer Midi key triggered patterns for gating the sound via performance Mapped to midi keys A6 through C Loop Controls Level Pan Tuning June and waveform view for each loop DAMAGE Manual 9 Quick Start Rhythmic Suites User Interface 2 2 2 Loop Menus Trigger FX T FX Page LPS Epic Organic Ful
17. ets provide playable kits single shot hits and tweaked drum like kits in a wide range of styles These kits are particularly useful for creating unique percussion for your compositions This category is comprised of four different types of pre sets 2 2 Round Robin Kits with Mixer These presets are comprised of deeply sampled percus sion sources and are suitable for intricate performance based beats You can quickly place your percussion in the stereo field and mix the three microphone positions us ing the included program windows Single Shot Kits with Mixer These presets are comprised of single shot hits and im pacts These are suitable for emphasizing beats adding extra impact and heighten ing emotion at specific points in a composition You can quickly place the hit in the stereo field mix the three microphone positions and equalize and affect the sound using the three included program windows Single Shot Damage Kits These presets are comprised of single shot effected drums arranged in the style of a drum kit These are suitable for performance based drum beats with glitchy effected tweaked sounds You can stutter further effect equalize and filter the sounds using the included program windows Hybrid FX Hits These presets are comprised of single shot hits impacts and tails This category also contains the signature Damage Hits preset This preset contains one shot Impacts and Tails that can be controlled indep
18. everse Play BO 2 2 6 Single Loops EQ Filter Page The controls on this page are identical to those described in chapter 12 2 3 Loop Menus EQ Filter Page DAMAGE Manual 13 Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface 2 3 Percussive Kits User Interface This section will provide a brief overview of the user interface pages for the Round Robin percussive kits with a mixer The single shot percussive kits with the mixer have identical pages to these 2 3 1 Round Robin Kits w Mixer Main Page AI i PERC Studio Armageddon Ens Output st 1 mo di Voices O Mas 128 E Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 304 54 MB DA En AA tn E l i ULT ELI j Lall r LE 5 es L i m m LM LI al ka Rai F F 4 E all E BRIGHT Main page of the Percussive Kit s Round Robin Kits w Mixer The Main page provides controls over important global parameters Master Effects Distortion LoFi Compression Cmp Reverb and Delay Amp Envelope Provides ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE control for the Close Room and Hall microphone positions Mixer Control the volume solo mute and purge the samples of the Close Room and Hall microphone positions DAMAGE Manual 14 Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface Individual Drum Tuning Control the Tuning of each drum Velocity Sensitivity Global control for the velocity sensitivity Key Sens of the preset 2 3 2 Round Robin Kit
19. ivate it by clicking on the On LED 3 Next select the drum you wish to position either by hitting the corresponding MIDI key or by clicking and dragging on the area labeled Key A Finally place the drum by clicking on one of the positions offered on the 7 by 5 ma trix of LED buttons You can place all of the drums to the same position at once by holding the alt key while you click on the position LED DAMAGE Manual 36 Using the Instruments Single Percussion Instruments If you unhappy with the positioning choices you have made to the kit you can reset all of the drums to the center position by clicking on the RESET button 3 6 4 Damage Hits amp Damage Kits PERC Damage Hits MW Output st 1 vo dt Voices OF Mar Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 11 60 MB MASIEREFFELIS Distortion F E E ARE Reverb Delay Main page of the Percussive Kit s Damage Hits The Damage Hits instrument can be found in the folder named 04 Hybrid FX Hits This is a unique Kit as it has an additional tail layer under the main percussive hits The vol ume level of the tail is controlled using the Modulation Wheel If you want to deactivate the television static animation you can click on the LED to the bot tom left of the screen Because the Damage Hits and Kits do not have multiple microphone sources the Trigger FX page replaces the Stage page The Trigger FX work in the same way for these kits as they do for
20. l Output st 1 dt Voices O Mar Midi Ch A 1 7 Memory 498 67 MB Armount Center Depth Intensity Depth Speed Range Feedback AE FE AE A AN Feedback Speed Pattern Pattern Pattern Resonance Width Phaser Rotator T FX page of the Rhythmic Suite s Loop Menus The Trigger FX T FX provide performance based effects mapped to keys C6 through G6 Further control of the effects is provided via the knobs and pattern switchers These ef fects include Punch C6 Phaser C 6 Rotator D6 LoFi D 6 Glitcher E6 Pitch Env F6 Filter Env F 6 Delay G6 For all of the presets that contain the Trigger FX the controls provided are identical DAMAGE Manual 10 Quick Start Rhythmic Suites User Interface 2 2 3 Loop Menus EQ Filter Page LPS Epic Organic Elements 01 3 m Output st 1 oo dit Voices O Man Midi Ch A 1 ro Memory 152 41 ME suite EQUALIZER Low Mid High EQ Filter page of the Rhythmic Suite s Loop Menus The EQ Filter page provides control of 3 key parameters Equalization High Pass and Low Pass filters and the signature PUNISH Knob The PUNISH knob creates unique sonic com pression and distortion greatly altering the sound as you increase the value on the knob DAMAGE Manual 11 2 2 4 Single Loops Main Page TA 35 LP Mang Pop F4 Fat n Loud Output st 1 vo di Voices 0 Mos 32 Midi Ch A 1 r
21. l find five sub folders organized by genre Epic Organic Drums Ethnic Drums Metals Hybrid Hits and Damage Kits 2 1 1 Rhythmic Suites With over 700 beat sliced loops this category is arranged into 2 sub folders providing loops in 4 main genres Epic Organic Epic Tech Industrial and Mangled Pop Loop Menus The Loop Menus category is suitable for quickly creating tempo synced grooves providing menu style presets of tempo synced beat sliced loops These me nus are arranged in four styles Epic Organic Epic Tech Industrial and Mangled Pop All of the suites are geared to work well with one another allowing you to mix and match different styles to create unique rhythmic layers The four presets labeled Full provide menus of stacked or layered loops on each key The twelve presets la beled Elements provide individual loops on each key Single Loops The Single Loops category contains over 900 presets of single loops This category is suitable for rearranging and tweaking individual loops allowing you to truly make them unique These presets allow you to quickly modify and remix a loop including a drag MIDI to HOST option Each of these presets has a loop playback key as well as each slice mapped to individual keys DAMAGE Manual 7 2 1 2 Quick Start Overview of the Library Percussive Kits Containing well over 200 deeply sampled percussion sources and over 500 individual sin gle shot elements these pres
22. lows Level Sets the volume cut or boost applied to the frequency band Freq Sets the central frequency of the band Width Sets the width or size of the band Filters The filters also shape the frequency content of the sound but they are a lot coarser and are thus mainly used as an effect The filter controls are similar to the EQ controls in that certain presets give the option for Global and per Drum Loop filters Global and Drum specific filter Activating and selecting the filters is handled in the same way as the EQs The two filters on offer are A 4 pole Highpass used to remove low frequency signals The signal is reduced at a rate of 24dB per octave below the cutoff frequency A 4 pole Lowpass used to remove high frequency signals The signal is reduced at a rate of 24dB per octave above the cutoff frequency The cutoff frequency for each is controlled with the CUTOFF knob The RESONANCE knob can be used to add a gain boost at the cutoff frequency DAMAGE Manual 26 Using the Instruments The Amp Sequencer Punish The big knob in the center of the EQ amp Filter page is the PUNISH knob It is a combination of saturation and dynamic effects that are designed to give your drums what is coming to them You can use this control lightly to add loudness and overtones or you can turn It up to full to transform the sound The form of punishment is up to you You can turn the effect on or off using the LED
23. me the time between echoes WIDTH Controls the stereo spread of the echoes FEEDBACK Feeds a certain amount of the output back into the effects input creating repeating echoes GAIN Controls the return level of the effect Compressor Cmp A tool for shaping the dynamics of the instrument based on analogue modeling COMPRESS Controls the compression amount Higher values apply more compression to the signal RATIO Sets the compression ratio A setting of 4 will mean an input signal 4dB above the threshold will only increase by 1dB at the output ATTACK Controls the attack time of the compressor i e how quickly it responds to in creases in signal level RELEASE Controls the release time of the compressor i e how quickly the gain reduc tion returns to normal after a drop in signal level DAMAGE Manual 22 Using the Instruments Common Controls 3 1 3 Volume Envelope RELEASE Global Amp Envelope on the Main Page On the right side of the Main page there is an ADSR envelope for modulating the instru ment volume This envelope is triggered with every note and can be used to shape the vol ume of the played note The four controls for the envelope are as follows ATTACK Controls the attack time or fade in of the envelope DECAY Controls the decay time which is the amount of time it takes to get from the maximum volume to the volume set by the SUSTAIN control The decay phase occurs after the
24. obin Kits w Mixer EQ Filter Page 2 3 1 Damage Hits i _ nn aei e E ib PERC Damage Hits MW IC Tune Output st 1 amp Voices OF Mas 32 Purge 7 0 00 Midi Ch A 1 3 Memory 11 60 MB 1 il BEIC MAS LER EFFE 15 Distortion Pe I al KA kie DECAY l Q SUSTAIN RELEASE Reverb Delay Key Sens T e A A cc T Main page of the Percussive Kit s Damage Hits The signature Damage Hits instrument provides a unique view of the waves for the user displaying two screens with which you can monitor the waveforms Similar to the Damage Kits category this preset contains the Trigger FX T FX and EQ Filter pages The Main page also provides control over important Global parameters Master Effects Distortion LoFi Compression Cmp Reverb and Delay Amp Envelope Provides ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN and RELEASE control for both the Hits and Tails independently DAMAGE Manual 18 Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface Individual Drum Tuning Control the Tuning Tune of each drum Velocity Sensitivity Global control for the velocity sensitivity Key Sens of the preset DAMAGE Manual 19 Using the Instruments Common Controls 3 Using the Instruments 3 1 Common Controls As you may have noticed from earlier sections of the manual certain controls are shared between the different instrument types These controls and their use will be described in thi
25. onal delay effect 34 Rhythmic Suites Loop Menus The Loop Menus are divided into 2 types of presets Full and Elements The 4 Full Menus provide beat sliced loops stacked together on keys to provide a one hit full loop The el ements provide only one layer per key allowing you to quickly and intuitively construct percussive beds We ve taken specific care to create very clean beat sliced content Individual loops tend to contain optimal tempo ranges or sweet spots spanning 80 160 bpm However you can cre ate very interesting textures by pushing the tempo beyond this range The beat sliced loops can be synced to either the MasterKontrol or host sequencer tempo 3 4 1 Mapping In each of the Loop Elements Menus the loops are intuitively mapped from low to high timbre On the lower end of the 88 key range are the larger deeper darker sounds As you move up the register the loop types shift towards higher wispier types of sounds This in tuitive system allows you to build complex beats with ease The very top range of the keyboard octave 6 is where you will find the key switches for the Trigger FX and the Amp Sequencer DAMAGE Manual 29 Using the Instruments Rhythmic Suites Loop Menus 3 4 2 Main Page fi A A ERA A RE u LPS Epic Organic Full MI 5 e Tune Output st 1 th Voices OF Mak 32 fr 0 00 Midi Ch A 1 r i Memory 498 67 MB E MASTER EFI Distortion LL PEN f b
26. s controlled by the intensity level of the button or key switch Reverse Play BO Reverses the playback order of the slices without reversing the au dio Can be used to add interesting variation to the rhythmic loop The loop modifiers are designed for real time use and are always synced to the host tem po The Loop Modifiers will work best if the input starts and releases of the input keys are both quantized Using the drop slice modifiers can very quickly alter the feel of the beat This modifier works i bets if you retrigger the loop using C1 after hitting the modifier This will quickly return the beat to its original plavback Trigger C1 to use the modifiers then add additional beats and impacts with the key mapped i slices starting on D1 3 6 Single Percussion Instruments 3 6 1 Mapping Many of the percussive hits sampled for this library have multiple variations on each veloc ity to avoid what is called the machine gun effect of repeating the same sample again and again To take advantage of this feature each hit with multiple variations or round robins will be mapped to two sequential keys This makes it easier to play rolls or fast rhythmical patterns on your MIDI keyboard If you look at the virtual keyboard provided by KONTAKT s interface the hits are color coded alternately blue and yellow to help you see where each hit is mapped If a hit has no variations the key is colored green Usually these type
27. s of hits are mapped above those that do have variations DAMAGE Manual 34 Using the Instruments Single Percussion Instruments 3 6 2 Using the Mixer MASTER MIXER 3 microphone position mixer on Main page For most of the Percussive Kits you have three different microphone sources avallable to you on three separate mixer channels The output levels of each of these channels can be changed using the faders provided on the Main Page Below the Faders are Mute and Solo buttons marked with an M and S respectively for each channel If you are sure you will not use one of the three channels for a project you have a Purge button which when pressed will unload the samples of that channel from RAM saving memory and improving performance If you change your mind you can always re load the samples by clicking on the button again DAMAGE Manual 35 Using the Instruments Single Percussion Instruments 3 6 3 Using the Stage Drum Position Stage providing drum placement in the stereo field For the Percussive Kits that have a Mixer you will also have a Stage page The Stage page is an easy to use way of placing the drum in the recorded space by altering the gain and pan of the three different channels for that drum To place a drum using the Stage all you need to do is 1 Make sure the Stage is active by checking if the On LED at the bottom of the inter face Is glowing 2 If the Stage is not active you can act
28. s section of manual 3 1 1 Tabs amp Basic Navigation To the top right of every instrument s performance view you will see three tabs These are used to navigate between the three different pages of controls for the instrument User Interface Navigation Tabs In all instruments the first tab will be labeled MAIN and will take you to the Main page the first page you see when you open the instrument which contains the general instrument controls The third tab is always EQ FILTER and will take you to a page containing controls for these effects The second tab will differ depending on the instrument type For the Loop Menus it is labeled I FX and will take you to the Trigger FX control page For the Single Loops it is labeled LOOP and will take you to the Loop Modifier page For Percussive Kits with a mixer it is labeled STAGE and will take you to the Drum Po sition control page For all other Percussive Kits it has the same function and look as the Loop Menus 3 1 2 Master Effects On the left side of the Main page you will find the master effects section of the instru ment This area contains 5 different effects that you can turn on or off using the LED but ton to the right of the effect s name You can also view the effect s controls by clicking on its name Each effect has four control knobs to help you shape the sound of the instru ment DAMAGE Manual 20 Using the Instruments Common Controls COMPRESS AULA
29. s w Mixer Stage Page x HE WA PERC Studio Armageddon Ens Output st 1 dit Voices O Man Midi Ch A 1 v 7 Memory 304 54 MB DRUM POSITION DRUM Torns 4 Stage page of the Percussive Kit s Round Robin Kits w Mixer The Stage provides unique control over the position of a drum in the stereo field You can place each drum as if it were located in a specific place on an orchestral stage Addition ally by option clicking you can place all the drums in the same location or click RESET to bring all of the positions back to default center There is an on off switch to allow tog eling between using the stage and not DAMAGE Manual 15 2 3 3 Round Robin Kits w Mixer EQ Filter Page m A TA 7 a 0 PERC Studio Armageddon Ens E E Output st 1 di Voices 0 Max 128 Midi Ch A E g Memory 304 54 ME EQUALIZER Mid Ministr EQ Filter page of the Percussive Kit s Round Robin Kits w Mixer Lay kl r A Quick Start Percussive Kits User Interface High Pass e aF RESO Low Pass a KT FREQ Global Drui Miristr Similar to the Rhythmic Suite presets the EQ Filter page provides control of 3 key param eters Equalization High Pass and Low Pass filters and the signature PUNISH knob The PUNISH knob creates unique sonic compression and distortion greatly altering the sound as you increase the value on the knob One key difference is that you are
30. tive instruments com NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Native Instruments GmbH 2011 All rights reserved Contact Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Quick Start 2 1 Overview a 2 1 1 BLUES ORO o A 2 1 2 FUSI MS an rari a ap ee A EA E E EAA 2 2 Rhythmic Suites User Interface i sirena tema ad eine 2021 FOOD Menus Main PAR in da sisas 2 2 2 Loop Menus Trigger FX T FX Page ss cecceccessecssssscsscsscsseeseesseseeseesenssuseeeeeeeees 22 Loop Menus EQ Filter Page siria 2 2 4 Single Loops Main Page sara 2 2 9 Single Loops Loop Modifier Page 2 2 6 Single Loops EQ Filter Page 23 PSS SNS Kits User NIE ai 2 3 1 Round Robin Kits w Mixer Main Page wu cece ccccccscsscsscsccsssssessssseeseseeseusseerseeees 2 3 2 Round Robin Kits w Mixer Stage Page neseser 2 95 Round Robin Kits w Mixer EQ Filter Page ou L senser 2 3 4 Damage Kits Main Page ccccscssccsscescsscsusseseeseescesseuseuseusseveessesseuseusensensens 239 Damage Kits Trigger FX Page ii tete 2 3 6 Damage kits EQ Filter Page Lal DN p tie 3 Using the Instruments ii del Common CONOS ni ini 3 1 1 ADS 247 6142147 ASS 3 1 2 A SAASTA UT A Aa AASA LS A ee ee 3 1 4 A Table of Contents DAMAGE Manual 4 Table of Contents 3 2 WES A A ATA 21 3 3 o A 28 3 4 RMI SU MOS LOOD MENUS narsan 29 3 4 1 EZ jo AI A 29 3 4 2 pl l O eeaeee A E E A AE E E EEE 30 JA Rhythmic Suites
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