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1. C 2 to G8 High glassy sustaining tone It features customizable sim legato functionality Laundronium Dry Motor C 2 to G8 Harsh dry slightly grinding sound with some natural pitch variation during the sustain It features customizable sim legato functionality Laundronium Hot Air Vent C 2 to G8 Low slightly glassy slightly rumbling tone It features customizable sim legato functionality Laundronium Shrill Buzz C 2 to G8 Shrill sustaining buzz It features customizable sim legato functionality Laundronium Squeaking Drag C 2 to G8 Sounds a bit like dragging a chair across a hard floor Laundronium Staccato Uberpeggiator C 2 to G8 Individual short bowed staccato notes with round robin and our powerful custom arpeggiator system Laundronium String Buzz C 2 to G8 Sustaining buzzy string tone It features customizable sim legato functionality SOUNDIRON Tuned amp Untuned Percussion Laundronium Percussion All C 0 to G8 The full ensemble in all its glory spanning the entire key range It s arranged as non tuned percussion but you can shift the tuning of the whole ensemble with the stepping and tuning key switches This preset uses a lot of memory so use the lite version if you don t have plenty to spare Laundronium Percussion All Lite A low memory version that only preloads a small amount and streams the data from disk on demand Sample start offset range is redu2. piracy technology in this product We do this because we love you That s also one of the reasons our prices are so low even though it takes a long time to make these libraries The other reason is because we love music almost as much as we love you If you ve done any deep sampling and the labor intensive programming that comes with it you know that it is very hard work Remember the more you support us the more awesome libraries we can afford to make for you SOUNDIRONLaundronium THANK YOU We want to thank you for buying the Soundiron Laundronium If you have any questions concerns love letters or hate mail feel free to send it to info Soundiron com Love Mike Peaslee Gregg Stephens and Chris Marshall WWW SOUNDIRON COM All sounds designs programming samples images and text Soundiron 201
3. 0 to G8 Hand slaps on the side corner of the washing machine body Laundronium Percussion Slam C 0 to G8 Abrupt short sustaining strike Laundronium Percussion Soft CHO to G8 Soft shimmery tong sound with a medium sustain Laundronium Percussion Swipe C 0 to G8 Soft long sustaining strike preceded by a finger swipe Laundronium SFX Beeps amp Dials C2 to F 4 Various beeps and dial turns arranged as a sound effect bank Laundronium SFX Wash Cycle Cl to C 7 Choice sound effects from a full heavy wash cycle including all sorts of strange gurgling robotic servos motors slams bangs clicks flooding draining roaring churning and all sorts of other ominous and thunderous sonic elements spread out as a large sound effect bank Laundronium SFX Wash Cycle Lite Low memory version that uses DFD to stream data but lacks sample start offset functionality SOUNDIRONLaundronium FX Instrument Presets Custom tonal drones leads ambiences and effects Most of these have unique layer morphing intensity or other modwheel controlled effects Laundrones C 2 to G8 This special drone bank features unique evolving ambient soundscapes that were created through heavy sonic manipulation of the Laundronium source recordings Each sound scape includes three distinct dynamic layers with the ability to blend between them using the swell knob or CCI You can also blend between any two soundscapes
4. Stepping key switches C 2 CO This allows pitch shifting on the fly The Stepping settings will determine how many semitones 100 cents up or down from normal that the sounds will play the next time a note is triggered You can use the main pitch knob or pitchwheel for realtime pitch bending You can go up or down by 24 semitones with this knob at any time The pitch control key switches override this knob Key Switch On Off Button This enables disables the key switches between C 2 and CO that shift the pitch up or down C resets the pitch to default Tuned Untuned Button This button enables disables key based pitch changing When on the samples are pitch changed like a tuned instrument When off each key will be the same pitch SOUNDIRONL ai Legato Bend Knob In the Bowed Legato preset this control sets the amount of pitch bending between notes in a legato sequence Legato Range Knob This knob sets the range that the legato system uses to determine if a new note belongs to a currently playing legato sequence measured in semitone steps up and or down from the previous note in the sequence For simple solo or duet legato harmonies larger range settings are best 12 or more For chord playing and three part harmonies use lower settings 6 or less Legato Voices Knob This knob sets the polyphony allowed by the legato system A setting of 3 means that up two three independent legato sequences can play at th
5. lower octave Constrain Button This limits and adjusts any new note to the currently selected scale and key SOUNDIRON FX Controls Reverb Dry Mix This knob controls the amount of dry or clean signal returning from the convolution reverb effect This knob is only active when a reverb impulse has been loaded in the Impulse Select drop down menu located to the right of the wet mix knob or in presets that come with an impulse already pre loaded Reverb Wet Mix This knob controls the amount of wet signal returning from the convolution reverb effect This knob is only active when a reverb impulse has been loaded in the Impulse Select drop down menu located to the right of the wet mix knob or in presets that come with an impulse already pre loaded Low Pass This knob enables and controls the high frequency roll off amount that is applied to the convolution output Use this to dull darken and soften the sound Convolution Reverb Impulse Menu This drop down menu allows instant access to a variety of custom convolution impulses that we ve captured in some of our favorite locations or created using various special techniques As soon as you load an impulse from the menu the effect is activated and the impulse you ve chosen is loaded into the signal path Once an impulse has been loaded the Dry mix and Wet Mix knobs become active You can disable and bypass the convolution effect entirely and unload
6. HOLD sets it to automatically sustain one note at a time monophonic so that changing keys changes the note that is repeating HOLD sets it to allow new notes to be added to the automated chain of repeats Hits and H Scale Knobs These settings are similar to the dulcimer Echo and Velocity knobs with the difference being that HITS sets the number of repeats of each note BEFORE moving on to the next note in the arp sequence and H Scale sets the intensity fall off rate for each repeat before resetting for the next note in the sequence Swing This sets the amount of rhythmic offset swing that the arpeggiations fall on Pitch This is a strange effect that might not do what you think it does It sets the pitch up or down in quarter tone intervals for each repeat AFTER the initial note is pressed and it remains in a pseudo legato state as long as any key is held down This setting allows extreme glitch stutter and stair step effects and can self generate strange grooves and beats based on the combination of notes you hold and the pitch setting at any given moment Rhythm This sets the speed of arpeggiation as measured in musical time ranging from whole bars to 28th notes Fast settings can yield interesting results but keep in mind that the faster the speed the more voices you use SOUNDIRON Arpeggio Direction Menu This drop down menu allows you to select any number of simple or complex cycle pat
7. SOUNDIRON LAUNDRONIUM Laundronium Produced by Erik Smith amp Mike Peaslee The idea of the washing machine as a piece of musical equipment while not unheard of has been fairly limited in its scope Generally you ll see the white cube playing a rudimentary spin cycle beat behind a mediocre guitarist who is only vaguely aware of the naturally occurring music which is constantly present in our modern human environment The washing machine will play this beat dutifully knowing that it isn t respected for musical talent like its ancestor the washboard We spend so much less time with the modern washing machine than the folks of previous generations did with the washboard that we ve become coldly detached from it The washing machine happily does all the work never complaining and still we complain about laundry day If we just took a little time to talk to our washing machines we may find out that they are quite into music And not just Zydeco either As it happens the washing machine is as far beyond the washboard in musical capabilities as it is in laundering talent This library was originally released by Tonehammer Inc as Tonehammer Laundronium SOUNDIRON I ve spoken to my washing machine found out that it likes to be struck Repeatedly This is evidenced by the nearly endless variety of delightful tones it emits when beaten The thirteen percussion instruments we ve given you represent a fair cross section of the
8. any loaded impulse file at any time by selecting the None option at the top of the list Stereo Width This knob controls the overall wideness of the stereo image Spin This knob controls the spin rate for the vibrato speaker rotation effect used in some FX presets SOUNDIRONLaundronium Ambience Controls X Blend Knob This sets the mix between the two ambient layers When set to 0 Layer is at full volume When the knob is set to 27 the second Layer is at full volume Swell Knob In the ambient instruments this control sets the overall dynamic intensity of each ambient layer This controls effects dynamic layering and specific parameters for each set of ambiences Layer I Knob This sets the main ambient layer which is at full volume when the X Blend Knob is set to 0 There are a total of 2 ambient sets to choose from Changing the setting of this knob will not stop any note that is already playing Layer 2 Knob This sets the second ambient layer which is at full volume when the X Blend Knob is set to 127 The same ambiences are available on this knob allowing you to blend between any two ambiences you like Changing the setting of this knob will not stop any note that is already playing SOUNDIRONLauncre Instrument Presets Bowed Strings Laundronium Airy Hiss C 2 to G8 An soft dry sustaining hornlike tone It features customizable sim legato functionality Laundronium Cold Air Vent
9. at a time by setting the layer knobs to any two ambiences and using the X blend knob to blend between them The value for each Layer sets which ambience will play the next time that a note is triggered The X blend Swell and both Layer knobs can be automated allowing a wide range of customizable playability Laundrones lite A low memory consuming DFD version of the main drones instrument This version can put slightly more load onto the hard disk since it loads in the data as each note is played It also gives up a little of the organic variability in the sound of each drone Laundronium Approaching Monster C 0 to G8 The startling steps of a giant monster with our Uberpeggiator system Laundronium Atomizing Grenade C 0 to G8 Deep percussive sound with a fragmenting tail Includes the Uberpeggiator system Laundronium Blinding Light C 2 to G8 Beautiful light tone that gets harsh as it gets louder Laundronium Electro Bass C 0 to G8 Plucked synth bass Includes the Uberpeggiator system system SOUNDIRONLaundronium Laundronium Ghost Machine C 0 to G8 Big haunting sustaining tone Laundronium Grit Nexus C 2 to G8 4 layer glitchy ambient drone pad with distinct intensity layers that you can blend between using the swell knob and modwheel Laundronium Soloist in Volcano C 0 to G8 Distorted solo string played in a volcano Laundronium Space Sledge C 0 to G8 Wobbly metal percussion Laundronium Staglitc
10. breadth of its acoustic capabilities There are soft tones gong like harsh tones long sustaining tones muted tones haunting tones sweet tones All of which have had saddled upon them our remarkably flexible Uberpeggiator or pseudo legato script modules along with a range of automatize sound shaping knobs and do dads Once we d gotten more familiar my washing machine told me that it liked to be gently and not so gently caressed with a violin bow After washing a bath towel soaked in red wine it told me that it really likes to be tied up We ve produced eight texturally rich bowed instruments My washing machine consulted on the special effects creation process and found out it has a flair for the dramatic With I5 special effect drone and ambient soundscape presets many with multiple layers and advanced tone shaping features the myriad sounds and textures must simply be heard to be believed All washing machines can communicate with one another using some sort of impossibly alien form of Morse code They all also essentially share the same soul So thank your washing machine next time you get the chance and the message will get back to mine Enjoy Erik Smith SOUNDIRONLaundronium Soundiron Laundronium OVERVIEW 47 kontakt nki files open format 1045 samples 22 GB installed 44 kHz stereo PCM wav format 24 bit Custom Convolution Reverb Impulses Bowed and Plucked stringed articulations Finger and Mall
11. ced Laundronium Percussion Bang C 0 to G8 Abrupt metallic percussion with a slight natural resonance Laundronium Percussion Click C 0 to G8 Knob turn clicks Laundronium Percussion Finger C 0 to G8 Punchy tonal percussion with a medium sustain Laundronium Percussion Flat C 0 to G8 Bright loud metal percussion with a small sustain Laundronium Percussion Gentle C 0 to G8 Soft pretty tone with a small sustain Laundronium Percussion Harsh C 0 to G8 Harsh quick percussion with a medium sustain that sounds gong like in the lower notes Laundronium Percussion Knock C 0 to G8 Knuckle knocks on the top of the washer Laundronium Percussion Lid Drop C 0 to G8 Normal washer lid drops Laundronium Percussion Lid Slam C 0 to G8 Hard washer lid slamming Laundronium Percussion Muted C 0 to G8 Punchy like Finger but with less sustain SOUNDIRON Laundronium Percussion Plonk C 0 to G8 Soft round pluck sound with very tiny sustain Laundronium Percussion Plucked A C 0 to G8 Plucked string with medium sustain that gets snappy in the louder velocities Laundronium Percussion Plucked B C 0 to G8 Softer sounding plucked string with no snappiness Laundronium Percussion Ringing C 0 to G8 Short strike long sustaining metallic percussion Laundronium Percussion Side Pound C 0 to G8 Deep booming palm pounds on the front panel of the washing machine body Laundronium Percussion Side Tap C
12. e patches into whatever format you like There are a few conversion utilities available that can make the translation process much easier WWW SOUNDIRON COM UI Controls This instrument has a variety of special controls that allow deep realtime performance customization Not all instrument presets include all controls listed Included controls depend on the specific features suitable for each preset Some instrument presets may not include every control listed below Some may also use alternate control mappings You can see each assignment by clicking on each UI control to display the hint text in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly Swell CC I or CC72 This knob controls the overall volume and intensity of the sound This allows realtime volume swelling and fading CCI by default CC72 in percussion patches Release CCI or CC93 This controls the release behavior of the sound Lower settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off while higher settings allow the sound to play out as long as a note is held down The default is CC93 but release control has been moved to CCI in percussion presets Offset CC 71 or CC9I This allows you to skip ahead and start each sample farther into the actual wav file This allows you to customize exactly which part of the sound you want to play
13. e same time Be aware that any new note that is played will be assigned to the nearest currently playing legato sequence that falls within the legato range knob limit If the new note is outside of the range and there is at least one available legato voice it will start a new sequence Legato On Off Button This button enables Disables the legato system Turning it off will allow normal full note polyphony to play through Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of the simulated legato by changing the time of the synthesized note bend A setting of zero is the slowest speed and 100 is the fastest SOUNDIRONLaundronium Uberpeggiator Controls We designed a custom arpeggiator system to expand the instant creative potential of these instruments It includes a wide range of automatable performance controls that shape all aspects of the arpeggiator We ve built it into special nki presets specially designed to work well with it VWhen used normally pressing a key causes the note to self repeat as long as a key is held down If additional notes are played it adds them to the sequence of repeats in various ways depending on the settings you choose This is used to produce complex melodic chains plucking patterns and other effects Mode This knob controls the Arpeggiator mode Choosing OFF disables the Arp system entirely ON sets it to respond only while a note is pressed cycling through all held notes as it arpeggiates
14. et Tuned and Untuned Percussion Articulations Powerful Custom Performance legato FX and arpeggiator controls Note Native Instruments Kontakt 3 5 or later full retail versions required Note The free Kontakt Player does NOT support this product CREDITS Created Recorded and Edited by Erik Smith and Mike Peaslee Programming by Erik Smith and Mike Peaslee Scripting by Chris Marshall MANUAL INSTALLATION Use Winrar or UnrarX to un compress the Soundiron_laundronium rar file into its own folder in your sample library directory Make sure to preserve the included folder structure This is usually done by selecting the extract to option in Winrar or UnrarX and then creating a directory called Soundiron_laundronium Here s a link to winrar for PC http www win rar com download html Here s a link to UnRarX for OSX http www unrarx com You should now be able to open and play the nki files Be aware that all of our nki files are compatible with full retail versions of Kontakt 3 5 or Kontakt 4 only Note The Free Kontakt Player and any bundled Kontakt or Kompakt Players included with any other software hardware or built into other sample libraries won t be able to load this library You may be able to run the library for a 30 minute demo period but the full retail version of Kontakt is required to remove this restriction However since our wave directories are open you can translate th
15. hiator C 0 to G8 Glitchy version of the staccato Uberpeggiator Laundronium Suspended Animation C 0 to G8 Metal percussion with a fast spacey delay Laundronium Terrifying Transmission C 0 to G8 Very heavily distorted long sustaining percussion Laundronium Unholy Chorus C 0 to G8 A dark complex ethereal and undulating orchestral soundscape SOUNDIRON Soundiron 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 user All sounds and samples in this product are licensed but not sold to you by Soundiron LLC for commercial and non commercial use in music sound effect audio video post production performance broadcast or similar finished content creation and production use Soundiron allows you to use any of the presets sounds and samples in this product for commercial recordings without paying any additional license fees or providing source attribution to Soundiron LLC This license expressly forbids any unauthorized inclusion of content contained within this library or any any Soundiron library into any other sample instrument or loop samples or SFX library of any kind without our express written consent This license also forbids any re distribution method of this product or its sounds through any means including but not limited to sharing trading borrowing sell
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17. terns that the arpeggiation will follow as it plays through the sequence of notes you have triggered Choosing As Played will cause it to follow the original order you played the notes in with the newest note always added to the end of the chain Midi Thru This button allows midi messages to be passed through the script the the instrument which allows you to play normal sustaining notes on top of the arpeggiation Repeat Setting This knob controls whether the bottom top or both notes in the up down up down or down up patterns should repeat Velocity Graph Step Sequencer This customizable graph allows you to draw the velocities that you want each step in your arpeggiation sequence to play at RESET The RESET button resets the Graph to blank Steps This setting determines the number of steps that are used by the velocity graph step sequencer starting from the left Table Velocities This activates the Graph When it is active the arpeggiation follows the note velocities that you ve drawn on the graph When it is bypassed each note repeat is played at the velocity that it s original note was played at Key Selector Knob This control binds the arpeggiation scale you ve chosen to a specific key Scale Selector This control binds the arpeggiation sequence to a specific scale that you can choose by turning the knob Key Root Note Button This sets the root note of the Key you ve chosen to the next higher or
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