VENUS WOMEN`S CHOIR
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1. PRESET LOADING Page 5 PRESET SAVING Page 5 PRESET BATCH RE SAVING Page 5 User Interface NOTES Page 6 FRONT PAGE CONTROLS Pages 7 9 MARCATO BUILDER Page 10 PHRASE BUILDER Page FX amp CONVOLUTION CONTROLS Pages 2 14 Instrument Descriptions INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS Pages 5 24 Info LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 25 FULL CREDITS Page 26 www soundiron com SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 48kHz 24bit in a lush and natural hall environment Because it is a real world space packed with nearly 40 people and cannot be perfectly controlled you may hear a few human artifacts like breaths scuffs and other noises And so it goes We ve learned over the years that you can t take the life out of the sound if you want the sound to be alive Accessibility All of the sample content and impulse files are included as standard non encrypted PCM wav files and standard open format Kontakt presets to allow you easy access to manipulate reprogram and customize the sounds however you prefer We know that it s important for many users to be able to go beyond the limitations of any one sampler or preset structure so we ve kept this library s directories and files open for advanced users As a professional you may have your own workflow or format requirements and we trust that you ll respect our hard work and won t share this content with anyone wh2. Some may also use alternate CC mappings You can see each control s assignment by clicking on each UI control to display the hint text in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt Attack CC 94 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly Release CC93 This controls the release time of the main note samples Lower settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off while higher settings allow notes to blend together Swell CC72 This knob controls volume swelling It can be used to do a deep swell in volume like a very long attack or a slow fade out Offset CC9I This knob controls sample start offset It is used to cut into a sample starting playback at a position other than the beginning of the file Best used in conjunction with a high Attack setting Dynamics This knob controls how sensitive the instrument is to velocity changes At low settings velocity has little effect on note volume and gain while higher settings allow velocities to greatly change volume and gain Release Volume This knob controls the volume of the release samples that are played when a note is released This allows users to emphasize or reduce the natural wetness of the samples Crossfade This knob is only available in patches that feature pseudo legato It is used to fine tune the crossfade length of pseudo legato transitions with low se
3. to load standard open format Kontakt Instruments like this library Only locked Powered By Kontakt Libraries are visible to that propriety browser view The Add Library function also does not support this product or any other open format Kontakt library This library doesn t require any special activation Batch Re Saving If you move or change the directory structure within the main folder of this library you may see a missing sample warning box when loading the presets into Kontakt This can generally be corrected by using the Batch Resave command located at the bottom of the drop down menu you ll see if you click on the main File menu at the top of Kontakt Then select the folder you would like to resave Select this library s main folder and then if Kontakt asks you where to find the missing files select that same main folder again and press OK to continue That will update the file paths stored in the instrument The scripted file paths for the impulse files will not self update however so the reverb impulse loading drop menu on the Tone FX script tab will no longer work in many cases To repair the impulse menu file paths please restore the library to its original structure SOUNDIRON Custom User Interface Venus features a powerful and beautiful custom user interface to give users true power and control over the instrument Patches are skinned according to the content s language Latin patches li
4. and other effects derived entirely from the choral content we captured for Venus We ve also included a variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we captured at the Montclair chapel and various other fascinating locations we ve recorded over the years along with a collection of experimental effect impulses that can impart deeply strange and often mind bending acoustic results SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR OVERVIEW 406 Kontakt nki patches unlocked 120 Kontakt nkm multi instrument patches for easy 5 1 mixing 25 730 Samples 26 7 GB Installed 24bit 48kHz stereo PCM wav samples non unencrypted Bonus collection of 150 custom convolution reverb impulses Powerful custom performance and FX control interface Note Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 4 or later full retail version required to use nki presets Kotnakt 5 or later required for all tempo synching and time stretching presets marked K5 CREDITS Produced Recorded Edited Programmed Photographed by Mike Peaslee amp Gregg Stephens Scripting and System Design by Chris Marshall Documentation by Chris Marshall amp Gregg Stephens User Interface Graphics by Daniel Tritton TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Pages l 2 OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 3 Technical FIDELITY amp ACOUSTICS page 4 ACCESSIBILITY amp CONVERSION Page 4 CONVOLUTION IMPULSE FILES Page 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Page 4 DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 5
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6. easy mic position mixing and surround sound routing All the combo presets are Kontakt multi instrument nkm patches that combine both mic positions close and hall into one loadable file The filenames correspond directly to the close and hall positions they are derived from Please be aware that these use twice the memory of loading the normal patches Many of these cannot be loaded on 32 bit systems because of memory requirements It s easy to make your own multi instrument presets Simply load two or more nki files into the same Kontakt window set the midi and audio routing to your desired settings and save the preset using the main Files dropdown menu and select the Save Multi As menu item to save the preset you ve created to the location of your choice SOUNDIRON ELEMENTS Marcato Builder AH Attacks 9 Ah x5 Lah Sya Yah Sustains 8 Releases 8 EE Attacks 7 Ee x4 Ree She Tee Sustains 5 Releases 7 Ee x3 Ees x2 Ihk x2 EH Attacks 9 Sustains 7 Releases 7 Ay Eh x6 En IH Attacks 3 Ih x2 Sin Sustains Releases 4 lh x In x2 MM Attacks Sustains Releases Polys Sustains Fast 140 BPM Latin Amen Amen alt Benedicti Bene alt Dominum Excrux Gloria Kyrie Oratsio Origin Salvatoris Slavonic Bogoroditse Devo Drago Gospodt Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila St
7. extended sequencer Each drop down menu represents a step in the sequence and is used to choose which phrase you want in that step of the sequence When a phrase is played through completely the sequencer will move on to the next step the active step represented with a green light above it When the sequencer finishes playing the last step it will loop around to the first step Pressing the Reset All button clears the step sequencer but not the individual phrases sets all the menus to and returns to the first step The lower section of the phrase builder is the Phrase Editor This allows users to build up to l6 different phrases The lt lt Prev and Next gt gt buttons are used to switch between chants for editing The phrase currently being edited in displayed between these buttons The different syllable names are clickable buttons Clicking on one adds that syllable to the chant In the above image the Ah button was clicked and added to the chant as seen in the small text above the dolls Below the small text are buttons which read either Stac or Marc This button determines whether that syllable will be played as a staccato Stac or a marcato Marc This allows users to mix and match staccatos and marcatos in a single phrase The Skip button is unique in that it adds a note of silence If the user makes a mistake they can click the Backspace button which removes the
8. legato harmonies using our PSeudo Legato system This hybrid approach to lyrical and pure tonal content allows you the best of all worlds letting you seamlessly blend and morph words and phrases together while playing sinuous and realistic passages and instantly switch to pure sustains all without loading more than a single instrument preset There are two primary speeds types available Slow 100 BPM Mezzo forte and Fast 140 BPM Forte Fortissimo For Venus we are proud to include Kontakt 5 versions of our poly sustain patches that include Tempo Synching capability using Kontakt s Time Machine Pro feature One of the main focuses for Venus is True Legato Venus features 5 true legato vowels Ah Eh Oh Oo and Mm Ah Eh Oh and Oo all feature real dynamic layering with powerful forte and soft piano layers The Mm vowel due to its quiet nature was recorded at a soft piano but our custom EQ and scripting allows users to adjust dynamics The Slavonic Poly Sustain content represents a fantastic range of material ideal for both liturgical and contemporary uses This classic bombastic Russian sound will serve especially well for all your soviet needs The Latin side explores Gregorian style elements with a slightly warmer softer overall tone and aesthetic And the Whisper and Drone poly sustains take the whole concept into a much darker place We also cover the fundamental choral building blocks including sustains marcatos s
9. most recently added syllable Clicking the Clear button on the scroll clears all syllables from the phrase and starts from scratch During playback after a note or chord is played and released the phrase builder moves onto the next syllable When the end of a phrase is reached the phrase builder will advance to the next phrase determined by the step sequencer or loop back around to the first syllable if its the only phrase in the sequence The current chant is visually represented by the green glowing feminine symbol Keyswitches The keyswitches in Phrase Builder allow advanced control over the syllable being played without using the user interface The lower Red block of keyswitches controls the active position in the step sequencer if active i e not So pressing them skips to that step The upper Green keyswitches set the current position of the active phrase in current step sequencer position if not set to So theoretically a user can create a song length sequence of phrases and play them in any order they wish using only keyswitches FX Controls The FX Tab of the main instrument user interface panel contains a chain of special DSP effects that you can choose from Each effect can be enable disabled and have a complete set of parameters that can be adjusted and CC or host automated independently This special panel can be found in most of the instrument presets The Bypass All button can be
10. RON CREDITS The Venus Choir Conductor Robert Geary Choral Directors Alan Kleinschmidt Barbara Heroux Soprano Soloists Madison Emery Smith Elizabeth Kimble Alto Soloists Heidi Waterman Jennifer Panara Elizabeth Shassen Chorus Alice Ko Audrey Howitt Barbara Heroux Catherine Heagerty Celeste Winant Cynthia A King Cynthia Adams Diana Feinberg Diana Pray Elizabeth Eliassen Elizabeth Kimble Elizabeth Shassen Heidi L Waterman Jennah Delp Jennifer Kay Jennifer Panara Judith J Murio Kathleen Dittmer Kathy J McMahon Kit Murphy Kris Ashley Linda K Brewer Lindsey McKennan Madison Emery Smith Marry W Stodder Nancy L Roeser Naomi Braun Nine Anne Greeley Nisha Anand Shauna Fallihee Susan Kalmon Verah Graham Team Soundiron Production Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Engineering Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Mixing Mastering and Editing Gregg Stephens Michael Peaslee Instrument Programming Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Scripting amp System Design Christopher Marshall Ul Design Daniel Tritton Christopher Marshall Photography amp Documentation Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Beta Team and Featured Demo Composers Russell Bell Simon Russell Dirk Ehlert Paul Amos lan Dolomore James Semple Sascha Knorr Marco Frydshou Xiaotian Shi Robert Johnson Fathom Oliver Codd Speci
11. SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR pe ar ar oN ye Mew i iy a Ga a JY MPHONIC WOMEN S CHOIR PLANETARY CHOIR SERIES We re proud to welcome you to Venus our premier female choral solution This massive 27GB collection goes well beyond the scope of any other instrument we ve ever built We ve integrated a comprehensive array of full choral and solo articulations exploring each element in depth while providing powerful performance features to allow you to shape and mold the choir to fit your needs We also paid special care in capturing all of the glorious and crystalline high end that our 33 singers delivered courtesy of Volti the SF Choral Society and by the mighty hand of our conductor Robert Geary We recorded Venus in an acoustically enhanced large A Frame chapel tucked away in the wooded hills of historic Montclair in the San Francisco Bay Area We hand picked the location for it s ability to focus direct and amplify vocal energy Using 12 large diaphragm Neumann microphones in a carefully placed and wide multi position array we meticulously recorded nearly 40 solid hours of ensemble and solo articulations using specialized technique intuition and theory to provide us the raw fundamental building blocks that this great library has been constructed from From the start we wanted Venus to be a companion to Mars so when the two are used in tandem composers would have access to the most powerfu
12. akt 5 Please note that extreme stretching can cause undesirable results Range C2 G5 Soloist Soprano 2 Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic nki Slavonic based slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm Range B3 C6 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Soloist Soprano 2 Whisper Chants nki Slavonic based whispered staccato slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm and well as one shot whispered marcatos Range Cl D3 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Staccato Presets Venus Staccato 2 Layer Vowels nki The full choir s true 2 dynamic layer staccato syllables with quick selection keyswitches The Time Stretch version of the patch can use Kontakt s built in Time Machine 2 engine to adjust the length of staccatos Please note that this version can give undesirable results Range F3 C6 Venus Staccatos nki All of the full choir s staccato syllables with quick selection keyswitches The Time Stretch version of the patch can use Kontakt s built in Time Machine 2 engine to adjust the length of staccatos Please note that this version can give undesirable results Range F3 C6 Sustains Presets Venus 7 Vowel Sustain Pad Utility nki A pad like utility featuring all of our sustaining vowels and their variants Range A3 A 5 adjustable Venus All Vowel Sustains nki All of the full choir vowel sustains and the variants with attacks and releases Range A3 A 5 adjustable Venus Tr
13. al Thanks to SF Choral Society www sfchoral org Montclair Presbyterian www mpcfamily org Volti www voltisf org The Kleinschmidts and Gearys Constructive Stumblings SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR 25 THANK YOU Thanks for loving the Soundiron Venus Women s Choir library and supporting all of our creations If you have any questions troubles concerns comments love letters or hate mail feel absolutely free to send it on over to us v pem IHC E info soundiron com Much obliged Mike Gregg and Chris en M SOUNDIRON All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 201 I Soundiron is a registered trademark of Soundiron LLC AIl Rights Reserved Bo 5S ETE Hii ik a TE yer ee rel Ps THe eh hit ant N i LETT TELE LLL uy eee a A i Sou coundirercem
14. d like style Please note however that in soloist patches featuring this button when disabled the Release knob is unavailable for use Low Range In true legato and many soloist patches this knob appears under the Range heading This is used to controls the lower bound of the playable range represented by blue keys on Kontakt s keyboard This can be useful for setting up divisi between soloists X Blend 0 High Range In true legato and many soloist patches this knob appears under the Range heading This is used to controls the high bound of the playable range represented by blue keys on Kontakt s keyboard This can be useful for setting up divisi between soloists Stepping This knob controls the global tuning of an instrument by the the Stepping Stepping value in semitones For example a setting of 12 will tune the whole a instrument down an octave This can also be controlled using the Red keyswitches if the Keyswitch button is on Keyswitch Button This button toggles keyswitched based stepping on and off Octave This knob globally tunes the instrument by octaves Low settings can be useful in creating dark soundscapes SOUNDIRON Bending This button available only in ambience patches toggles pitch bending on legato transitions This helps the pseudo legat
15. enus Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic nki Looping slower Slavonic based poly sustain phrases at 100 bpm Range A3 A 5 Kontakt 5 Tempo Synching preset available SOUNDIRON Soloist Presets Alto Soloist Alto I Long Staccatos nki Longer staccato like vowels Range A3 F 5 Soloist Alto Melodic Phrases Latin nki Our alto soloist singing a variety of Latin based phrases melodically The SC Speed Control version uses Kontakt s built in Time Machine Pro engine and requires Kontakt 5 Please note that extreme stretching can cause undesirable results Range C2 F8 Soloist Alto Poly Sustains Slow Latin nki Latin based slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm Range A3 F 5 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Soloist Alto Whisper Chants nki Latin based whispered slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm and well as one shot whispered marcatos Range C2 A3 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Soloist Alto 2 Long Staccatos nki Longer staccato like vowels Range A3 A5 Soloist Alto 2 Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic nki Slavonic based slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm Range A3 A5 Soloist Alto 3 Melodic Phrases Latin nki Our alto soloist singing a variety of Latin based phrases melodically The SC Speed Control version uses Kontakt s built in Time Machine Pro engine and requires Kontakt 5 Plea
16. ge to 24 Clicking the Reset Button will set all keyswitch ranges back to default where they hug the playable range Please note that some patches only have lower Red keyswitches while other patches have no keyswitches at all Pitch Mod I Ebbtide GARG SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR SIS SADADA Pe ee aa Venus Marcato Sustain Builder nla z a a4 256 Purge ia i i m Set als s mw E E gt j r 4 a ie 4 gt ven a Le yy 74 i N a st SS ps A EA N ETAF P Ft SARN on Cp a f Pie ee gt e 0 s fT Performance Convolution Marcato Builder The above picture illustrates the Marcato Builder This is a heavy duty preset for advanced users only Also please note this patch takes a lot of RAM to load correctly and is recommended for 64 bit systems only This preset allows users to essentially construct their own marcatos from a variety of elements we provide The interface is split into 3 sections Low Layer High Layer and Performance options The low layer controls are on the left the high layer on the right and performance controls on the bottom Each layer section has similar controls that mirror each other The Low and High knobs are used to select a vowel category Once a category is chosen the Attack Sustain and Release knobs can be used to choose each element For example in the above image t
17. he Eh category is selected for the low layer and the Attack is set to Hey the Sustain to Eh and the Release to Ay If the user wished they could select a different attack to play with the sustain a different release or an entirely new combination Each combination will not sound ideal so we provide separate volume knobs for each element to help balance them against each other The Release time of the releases and the Hold of the attack elements can also adjusted independently for each layer Once each layer s marcato has been designed the user can use the common performance controls to adjust playback such as the X Blend knob to blend between the low and high layers and the Legato controls to enable and adjust pseudo legato playback SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR A A Venus Marcato Phrase Builder3 mon Output st 1 7 ih Voices O Max C Midi Ch A 1 Memory 2 85 GB Playing Phrase 1 P 68 6 6 YEHE aeae Stac Stac E Stac Stas f Stac Stac Stac Stac l Stac 19999 999999999 0999 Ve Performance Phrase e Convolution Help Phrase Builder The above picture illustrates the Phrase Builder Venus includes a much improved version of our phrase builder allowing users to string together any combination of 6 phrases of staccatos and marcatos each with l6 syllables The upper section of the phrase builder acts as an
18. ills nki A selection of full choir trills including whole and half tone Range A3 A 5 adjustable Whispers amp Drones Presets Venus Drone Marcato Sustains nki Sustaining and looping drone cluster marcatos with attacks and releases Range C2 D4 Venus Drone Poly Sustains nki Latin amp Slavonic droning cluster poly sustains at 100 bpm Range C2 D 4 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Venus Drone Staccatos nki Spoken and cluster staccatos Range C2 E4 SOUNDIRON Whispers amp Drones continued Venus Whisper Marcato Sustains nki Sustaining and looping whisper cluster marcatos with attacks and releases Range C2 G 3 Venus Whisper Poly Sustains nki Latin amp Slavonic whispered poly sustains at 100 bpm Range C2 G 3 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Venus Whisper Staccatos nki Whispered staccato syllables Range C2 A3 Ambiences Presets Venus Cambiences All nki 6 unique ambiences blendable with layering and optional pseudo legato Range C 2 G8 Venus Gambiences AIll nki I5 unique ambiences blendable with layering and optional pseudo legato Range C 2 G8 Venus Meloderwater AIll nki 37 unique ambiences blendable with layering and optional pseudo legato Range C 2 G8 Venus Stoboyuform Mod layer nki Dual layer tuned ambiences Range C 2 G8 Combo Presets These multi instrument presets are included to allow
19. ke Slow Latin PolySustains have a Roman Latin themed skin Slavonic patches have a Russian Orthodox look and other patches containing non language specific content carry a more neutral look The controls function the same across styles so don t be alarmed if knobs and other interface elements look different DS LTT IIA me Venus Legato 3 Way Ah Oh Oo nA Output st 1 v M amp Voices O Mos 256 0 00 1 Midi Ch A 1 g Memory 11 79 MB a Ll 4 A eo ae TETEN Oy f d gt e ta Cs Se Lo ee a eke F n ae Release Speed S S Range Swell Sy 64 YW 12 64 0 Sy Leg Vol 4 N Polyphony ey Attack Ah Oh Oo gt E 1 2 Vy 0 127 gt PAT N Ral a Dynamics amp y Octave oe y aD Woe 50 0 ee a A F RELEASR ne i A fd sAr mmy Rel Vol e per Venus Poly Sustains Slow Latin he Venus Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Output s 1 a Voice O Mex 4 Output st mYoee O Mac 256 Purge ole i lt CE CAJE 0 Memory 0 3908 SSLATIN SOW ROLY YS ry STAINS Sc TIN PON SOUNDIRON Front Panel Controls This instrument has a variety of special front panel performance controls that allow deep real time performance customization Not all instrument presets include all controls listed below Included controls depend on the specific features suitable for each preset
20. l and complete virtual choral solution available anywhere After hundreds of man hours of hand designing editing mixing programming scripting and assembling over twenty five thousand individual samples plus roughly 1400 true legato intervals building over 250 presets designed for the Native Instruments Kontakt platform we ve built the true benchmark in what a premium professional grade choral library should be First and foremost in this library we bring you a wealth of emotionally rich lyrical content incorporating classic liturgical materials from the traditional Angelic Salutation in both Russian Orthodox Slavonic language versions and a classic Latin version Also known as Ave Maria and Hail Marry these chants form the underpinnings of a huge wealth of classical and modern western choral music SOUNDIRON These special poly syllabic sustaining notes poly sustains for short take the form of single words or phrases sung over a single continuous note and held in the final vowel as a pure vowel sustain before finishing in a final release syllable We then record the choir delivering each poly sustain at whole steps spanning the whole male choral range This system gives you the ability to blend any two poly sustains for a given language or poly sustain type at once all in real time by using our X Blend knob and dual Layer selectors You can also jump ahead in the phrases using the Offset knob and play in up to 3 part polyphonic
21. le but are suitable for those with lower end machines SC speed control patches are special presets in some categories that allow users to change the speed of sample playback using Kontakt s built in Time Machine engine TS tempo synch patches are special presets utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engine to automatically synch up with the host s tempo Please note that many of the SC and TS patches require Kontakt 5 in order to utilize Time Machine Pro and this is designated by the K5 in the preset filename Now a note about Time Machine Pro Native Instruments placed a hard limit of 8 simultaneous voices when playing back samples using TMPro in order to control CPU usage Impulse drop down menus These menu allows you to select from a wide variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we ve personally captured or created for you ranging from our favorite classic halls and cathedrals to bizarre otherworldly spaces to self resonating sonic shapes and complex musical tones The menus are split into two categories Room and FX Room impulses simulate various spaces while FX add strange tones to the sound SOUNDIRON INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS AIl patches with the exception of most of the choral effects patches and all the ambiences have two versions the Close mic position and the Hall H position Choral Effects Presets Venus Effects All nki Single patch containing all Venus choral effects fro
22. m screams and laughter to shouts and sweeps Range C 0 D8 Venus Effects Amazing Grace Solo nki Amazing Grace in chunks sung by one of our sopranos Range C l D 4 Venus Effects Amazing Grace nki The full choir singing Amazing Grace separated into useful sections and in different keys Range Cl D 4 Venus Effects Boops and Hoots nki Selection of Booping and Hooting effects as well as some cat calls to turn the tables Range CI B4 Venus Effects Clusters Fall nki Collection of falling dissonant clusters Range Cl F4 Venus Effects Clusters Rise nki Collection of rising dissonant clusters Range Cl B2 Venus Effects Clusters Sustains nki A collection of looping and single dissonant cluster sustains Range CI F5 Venus Effects Clusters Up Down nki Dissonant clusters that rise and fall in pitch Range CI B2 Venus Effects Crowds nki A selection of crowd sounds from cheers to oo ing Range Cl F3 Venus Effects Laughter nki The ladies laughing at us crushing our egos and giving us a complex Range Cl G 3 Venus Effects Screams nki The ladies screaming Range Cl F2 Venus Effects Shouts nki Women are ready for battle A collection of female war shouts Range Cl A3 Venus Effects Whispering nki Selection of whisper effects including shooshing Range Cl G 2 SOUNDIRON Legato Presets Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Ah Eh nki True legato patch blendable be
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24. o Single Oh nki True legato patch with just the Oh vowel Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato Single Oo nki True legato patch with just the Oo vowel Features both Oo f and Oo p layers attached to the Swell knob Range A3 A 5 SOUNDIRON Marcato Presets Venus Marcato Sustain Builder All nki Our complex Marcato Builder for advanced users See Page 10 for usage instructions Range F3 C6 Venus Marcato Phrase Builder nki Our Phrase Builder that can be used with both marcatos and staccatos See Page for usage information Range F3 C6 Venus Marcato Singles nki Single shot non sustaining true Marcatos The CS Speed Control version can be used to affect Marcato length but please note Kontakt s Tlme Machine 2 algorithm can produce undesirable results Range F3 C6 Venus Marcato Sustains nki Selection of Marcatos that loop indefinitely for lengthy sustains Range F3 C6 Fast Poly Sustain Presets Venus Poly Sustains Fast Latin nki Looping fast Latin based poly sustain phrases at 140 bpm Range A3 A 5 Kontakt 5 Tempo Synching preset available Venus Poly Sustains Fast Slavonic nki Looping fast Slavonic based poly sustain phrases at 140 bpm Range A3 A 5 Kontakt 5 Tempo Synching preset available Slow Poly Sustain Presets Venus Poly Sustains Slow Latin nki Looping slower Latin based poly sustain phrases at 100 bpm Range A3 A 5 Kontakt 5 Tempo Synching preset available V
25. o hasn t paid for it Keep in mind that to use and or edit the Kontakt presets you ll need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 4 or later Please be aware that the free Kontakt Player and any other version or form of Kontakt that came bundled with any other library or software product other than NI s Komplete package will not support this library The free Kontakt Player is NOT a full version of Kontakt and cannot load or play standard open format Kontakt instruments or libraries Please read all instrument specs and software requirements before purchasing this or any other Soundiron products to see the full list of software requirements features and format compatibility for each library While you can reprogram the samples or presets to other formats we always recommend using Kontakt for best results since it widely considered the industry standard and easily the most powerful sample programming and playback platform on the market However if you wish to convert or reprogram the wav files and instrument presets into any other sampler or softsynth format including free and open source standards like SFZ then there are a variety of great tools that you can use to customize this library such as Extreme Sample Converter and Chickensys Translator Just be aware that not all settings and properties will translate accurately reliably or even at all from one instrument or audio format to the next d
26. o transitions to sound more realistic but can sometimes cause undesirable results Offset Mode Button Random Knob In ambience patches this button controls the offset mode When set to Offset Rand the sample start offset for every sample is randomized allowing for a slightly different attack every time When set to Offset Knob the sample start offset is controlled by the Offset knob next to the button KEYSWITCH CONTROLS Most patches in Venus offer some sort of keyswitch functionality This will be explained in detail using the images to the right and below as an illustration First of all the High Low KSW Input Boxes these boxes represent numerically the lowest note for the selected range of keyswitches AS seen below the Red key range represents the Low keyswitches while the Green key range represents the High keyswitches The Blue key range is always the playable range in a patch like a standard Kontakt instrument Changing the value in the input boxes will move the appropriate range of keyswitches Another method of setting keyswtiches is to use the Set High Low Buttons After clicking one of them text will appear above the Reset button prompting the user to press a key on their keyboard Doing so will set the lowest key of the appropriate keyswitch range to that key For example clicking Set Low then pushing CO midi note 24 on the keyboard will set the start of the low Red keyswitch ran
27. ob controls the volume of legato interval samples only This knob is only present in patches featuring true legato This can be used to de emphasize legato transitions Speed In true legato patches this knob can be used to fine tune the speed of legato transitions Higher values make transitions faster while lower values allow for slower transitions In special SC speed control patches this knob has a different function It can be used to control the playback speed of samples using Kontakt s built in Time Machine Pro algorithm Please note that the speed control patches can produce some undesirable results Also note Time Machine Pro has a hard limit of 8 simultaneous voices Legato Blend ex Oh Oo CC92 or CC74 These knobs featured in true legato patches control the blend between different legato vowels In 2 way patches there is only one of these knobs with the first vowel at the 0 position and the second vowel at the 127 position In the 3 way patch there is a second blend knob labeled Ah Oh Oo This is controlled by CC7 4 and is used to control the blend between Ah and Oh or Oo Legato Button This button is is used to toggle legato playing on and off When off all legato settings are ignored and full polyphonic playing is available Release Button This button is used to toggle release samples on and off In many patches doing so allows sustains to be played in a pa
28. oboyu Tvoyego Yakospasa Yako alt Phrase Builder Semper Christum OH Ah Oh oe Crux Oo Attacks 9 Day Oom Oh x4 Doh Oos Doh Doom Ree Goh Ee Sah Spo Ees Shikh Syo Eh Sin Voh Goh Sya Sustains 0 Syo Ih Tee Releases 10 Ihk T Oh x8 Kay Voh Odt x2 La Woo Men Yah OO Mm Yeh Attacks 9 Odt Yoo Oo x4 Cru Doo Soo Staccato Woo 18 Ah Goh Sustains 9 Aw Heh Releases Bog Oo x4 Crux lh Oom x2 Day Ihk Oos x3 Doh Kay Oosh Doom La Oox Ee Men Ees Mm Eh Odt Slow 100 BPM Latin Slavonic Adoramus Bogoroditse Crucifixus Devo Dei Nomine Drago Dominum Drago alt Exora Gospodt Kyrie Gosp alt Oratsio Mariye Salvatoris Mari alt Sanctus Nashikh Oh Oo Oom Oos Oosh Ree Rees Sah Shikh Sin Raduisya Rodila Rodila alt Stoboyu Tvoyego T voy alt Yakospasa Yesidush Yesi alt Marcato Ah Oo Crux Oom Day Oos Doh Ree Doom Sah Ee Shikh Ees Sin Eh Soosh Goh Spodt Sya lh Syo Ihk Tee Kay Tse Lah Voh Men Woo Mm Yah Odt Yeh Oh Yoo Soh Sya Syo Tee Tse Voh Woo Yah Yeh Yoo SOUNDIRON V Alto Latin Poly Sustains Adoramus Amen Benedicti Crucifixus Dominum Gloria Kyrie Oratsio Origin Semp Chrst Ah trill Oh trill Soprano Latin Poly Sustains Amen Benedicti Crucifixus Dominum Gloria Kyrie Oratsio Origin Trill Ah Trill Oo Long Staccato Ah Long Stacca
29. se note that extreme stretching can cause undesirable results Range CI D4 Soloist Alto 3 Whisper Chants nki Slovinc based whispered slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm and well as one shot whispered marcatos Range Cl B2 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Soprano Soloist Soprano I Long Staccatos nki Longer staccato like vowels Range A3 C 5 Soloist Soprano Melodic Phrases Latin nki Our soprano soloist singing a variety of Latin based phrases melodically The SC Speed Control version uses Kontakt s built in Time Machine Pro engine and requires Kontakt 5 Please note that extreme stretching can cause undesirable results Range Cl C7 Soloist Soprano Poly Sustains Slow Latin nki Latin based slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm Range A3 D5 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available Soloist Soprano Whisper Chants nki Latin based whispered staccato slow poly sustaining phrases at 100 bpm and well as one shot whispered marcatos Range Cl F3 Kontakt 5 TS Tempo Synching preset also available SOUNDIRON Soloist Presets continued Soloist Soprano 2 Long Staccatos nki Longer staccato like vowels Range B3 A 5 Soloist Soprano 2 Melodic Phrases Slavonic nki Our soprano soloist singing a variety of Slavonic based phrases melodically The SC Speed Control version uses Kontakt s built in Time Machine Pro engine and requires Kont
30. sting results through a little experimentation We ve included a hand selected collection of impulse files that we think compliment this s library s sound You can load them into most instrument presets by using the Tone FX control panel tab and selecting an impulse from the Impulse drop down menu You can also manually import any of the wavs in the Impulses directory into any IR wav compatible convolution effect plugin of your choice Just please just make sure to keep your speakers or headphones turned down while you experiment Convolution processing can often create powerful and piercing resonances when applied to many audio sources especially loud sounds that contain strong mid to low frequency harmonic components System Requirements The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 4 or later is required to use this library Please be aware that many instrument and multi instrument programs in this library are extremely ram cpu and hard disk streaming resource intensive We recommend that you have at least 4GB of system ram a dual core cpu and at least a 7200 rpm SATA hard disk before purchasing this or any other Soundiron library Large sample sets like those found in this library may load slowly and may cause system instability on older machines We highly recommend using a 64 bit OS to take full advantage of this library SOUNDIRON Download amp Installation We provide the Continuata Download Manager
31. taccatos and effects covering all major vowels with multiple sub types and round robin variations all around We ve also designed a custom Phrase Builder that allows Staccato Marcato pattern sequencing and playback with real time control and switching as well as our truly massive Marcato Builder allowing you to design your own infinitely sustaining marcatos and sustains with your choice of a variety of 42 independent attack syllables over 20 sustaining vowels and 42 release sounds supporting fully automated switching and control over each sub component There are 5 premier soloists voices including 3 altos and two sopranos included We had each vocalist cover many of the same primary articulations as the full choir along with improvised melodic phrases and hybrid staccato marcato notes while focusing on areas uniquely suited for each voice We ve designed Venus to be the female equivalent to Mars When used together they provide a massive 44 GB choral scoring solution with well over 40 000 samples But Venus also matches well with our Requiem Light 2 0 full 40 piece male female choral library such as the fast and slow Latin poly sustains Venus expands those elements above and beyond the range and scope of the Requiem content while maintaining a more intimate close clear and present sound overall to contrast with the lush cathedral ambiance that Requiem offers Lastly we ve designed a full compliment of ambient soundscapes pads drones
32. to Ah Ee Alto 2 Slavonic Poly Sustains Bogoroditse Devo Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Yakospasa Trill Ah Trill Oo Long Staccato Ah Ah 2 Ee Eh Eh 2 Lah Oh Oo Tee Soprano 2 Slavonic Poly Sustains Bogoroditse Devo Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Yakospasa Trill Ah Trill Oo Long Staccato Ah Ee Eh La Oh Oo Sah Yeh SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing the product you accept the following product license agreement LICENSE GRANT The license for this product is granted only to a single individual user No unlicensed use is permitted All sounds samples programming images scripting designs and text contained in this product are copyrights of Soundiron llc This software is licensed but not sold to you by Soundiron for commercial and non commercial use in music sound effect creation audio video post production performance broadcast or similar finished content creation and production use Individual license holders are permitted to install this library on multiple computers or other equipment only if they are the sole owner and only user of all equipment this software is installed or used on Soundiron allows you to use any of the sounds and samples in the library s you ve purchased for the creation and production of commercial recordings music sound design post production or other conte
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34. ttings being short and high settings being long Soloist patches are suited by a lower Crossfade setting as are syllable based legatos Full choir legatos during sustains are better suited by a high setting Low The low knob controls the active chant syllable sustain for the low layer It can also be controlled using the keyswitches highlighted in red on the Kontakt keyboard High The high knob controls the active chant syllable sustain for the high layer It can also be controlled using the keyswitches highlighted in green on the Kontakt keyboard SOUNDIRON X Blend CC 92 This knob is used to blend smoothly between the Low and High chant syllable sustain layers At a setting of 0 the Low layer will play at full volume and the High layer will be silent At 127 these settings are reversed Range This knob is only in patches featuring legato It controls the interval distance between two notes allowed for legato Any interval equal to or less than this setting will playback a legato transition Any interval higher than this setting will ignore legato and just play the note allowing polyphonic legato playing Polyphony This knob is only in patches featuring legato It controls the maximum number of polyphonic legato positions A setting of three allows full three chord legato playing Used in conjunction with the above Range knob Legato Volume This kn
35. tween Ah and Eh vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Ah Mm nki True legato patch blendable between Ah and Mm vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Ah Oh amp nki True legato patch blendable between Ah and Oh vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Ah Oo nki True legato patch blendable between Ah and Oo vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Eh Mm nki True legato patch blendable between Eh and Mm vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Eh Oh nki True legato patch blendable between Eh and Oh vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Eh Oo nki True legato patch blendable between Eh and Oo vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Oh Mm nki True legato patch blendable between Oh and Mm vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Oh Oo nki True legato patch blendable between Oh and Oo vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 2 way Oo Mm nki True legato patch blendable between Oo and Mm vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato 3 way Ah Oh Oo nki True legato patch blendable Oh and Oo and Ah and Oh Oo vowels Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato Single Ah nki True legato patch with just the Ah vowel Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato Single Eh nki True legato patch with just the Eh vowel Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legato Single Mm nki True legato patch with just the Mm vowel Range A3 A 5 Venus Sustains Legat
36. ue to vast differences in standards behaviors structures and capabilities that each platform relies on Custom Convolution Impulses We enjoy capturing the unique acoustic characteristics of spaces and locations that we come across from time to time Sampling environments is similar to sampling instruments in many ways It s done with portable loudspeakers to produce a special sine wave sweep that covers a wide spectrum from 22 Hz to 22 kHz We then use dedicated deconvolution software to decode the resulting audio into an impulse response file which is a wav file with special phase frequency and timing information embedded in the audio Most impulses sound like an odd sort of sharp reveberant snap like a balloon pop or starting pistol fired in the environment that was captured which is is in fact how impulses used to be made When loaded into a compatible convolution reverb effect plugin such as the one built into Kontakt these impulses can impart their sonic properties fairly well into most sounds Of course it s an imperfect science and much is lost in the translation especially if the sound being played through it also has it s own strong tonal phase or reflective properties Sometimes the results are incredibly lifelike Sometimes they re awful It all depends on the sound the impulse the plugin and the settings used Sometimes these variables don t play nice Then again you may find some unexpectedly useful and intere
37. ulated stereo spread of the reverb effect Color Adjusts the tone of the simulated wet reverb signal Wet Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned Damping Controls the amount of damping on the simulated wet signal SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR Convolution Controls The Convolution Tab of the main instrument user interface panel contains controls to load our included custom impulses into the presets and adjust the options for convolution reverb Reverb On Off This button enables disables the convolution reverb effect Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Wet Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Low Pass Sets the low frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to dull and darken the sound High Pass Sets the high frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to remove rumble and low end Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned INSTRUMENT PROGRAM TYPES Venus includes a variety of different versions for many of the instrument patches Most normal patches are the demanding on computer resources and as such a 64 bit system is required or at least recommended for these Lite patches have less offset and round robins availab
38. used to quickly disable all DSP effects SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR Equalizer EQ3 EQ3 On Off Mid Gain High Gain This button enables disables the 3 This sets the amount of gain for the This sets the amount of gain for the Band EQ fully sweepable mid band high band Low Gain Mid Frequency This knob sets the amount of gain This sets the center frequency for for the low band the fully sweepable mid band Vowel B Filter Vowelb On Off Cutoff Resonance This button enables disables the Sets the filter s cut off frequency Sets the amount of resonance on the resonant filter effect filter 12 SOUNDIRON VENUS WOMEN S CHOIR 13 Reverb Delay Delay On Off This button enables disables the classic Delay effect Time This knob sets the delay value in milliseconds Pan This knob sets the left right ping pong panning amount for each alternating echo Reverb On Off This button enables disables Kontakt s simulated reverb effect Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Wet Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Damping Sets the amount of high frequency roll off applied to each echo Feedback Sets the amount of delay feedback introduced into the signal path Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Stereo Sets the amount of sim
39. wnload again Then select the same download installation location on your computer that you chose originally If the downloader reports a DL Error or Install error it will usually try to download the file again until it successfully downloads and verifies all the data it needs It s best to allow it to finish the process before trying to move or access the library data Please see your download email for more detailed instructions Manual Download If you have any trouble with our Downloader utility or prefer to use your browser or another download manager log into your personal manual download page on our website by using the direct link in your download email Log in using your download code and the email address you used to order Or if you used the downloader originally but you need to re install the library manually for any reason at a later time you can always re use the original rar files To do that you ll need Winrar UnrarX or another full featured Rar extraction utility to extract and install the library once download is complete Please note that Stuffit Expander and Winzip DO NOT support many types of common rar files Preset Loading Once installation is complete you can browse and load the included nki presets using the Files or Database tabs in the Kontakt Browser or through the main File load save menu Please allow presets to finish loading completely before loading a new one You can t use the Libraries view
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