PDF User Manual
Contents
1. Velocity Graph Sequencer This graph allows you to draw the velocities that you want each step in your arpeggiation sequence to play at Reset This button resets all steps in the graph to a default value of O blank Steps This setting determines the number of sequencer steps 2 32 that can be set with the velocity graph step sequencer As Played Table This activates the Graph When active the arpeggiation follows the velocities that you ve drawn on the graph from left to right When it is bypassed each note is played at the velocity that it was originally played at Save Load These buttons available only in K5 Presets allows users to save and load Uberpeggiator table patterns SOUNDIRON Convolution Reverb Controls We ve incorporated our custom convolution impulses into each instrument preset with full control over all available convolution effect parameters 20 0k Hz UBERPEGGCIATOR Convolution On Off This button enables disables the convolution reverb effect Custom On Off Turning this button On allows for custom impulse loading It bypasses the ability to load any of our provided impulses so users can save custom presets with custom impulses 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 freque2. with some content recorded on location in a variety of live and synthesized environments so you ll hear environmental coloration and tone We feel these subtle natural imperfections add life and character to the sound Therefore please keep in mind that this library isn t designed to provide perfectly sterile samples Format 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 who 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 K4 or Kontakt 5 0 3 K5 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 Ko
3. repeat before resetting for the next note Repeat Setting This sets the direction of the up or down repeats 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 Random This knob humanizes the velocity and timing of each Uberpeggiator step Note Order Menu This drop down menu allows you to select any number of simple or complex cycle patterns 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 Swing This sets the amount of rhythmic offset swing between notes Values below zero cause the notes to play ahead of the beat Values above zero cause the notes to play after the beat Duration This knob allows the user to fine tune the length of each note Using this one can shorten the note to staccato like pulses or extend them beyond the normal beat length Key Selector Knob Binds the arpeggiation scale you ve chosen to a specific key Scale Selector Control binds the arpeggiation sequence to a specific scale that you can choose by turning the knob Free Constrain Button Limits and adjusts any new note to the currently selected scale and key
4. unauthorized inclusion of any raw or unmixed content contained within this product into any other commercial or non commercial sample instrument sound effect library synthesizer sound bank or loop or effect library of any kind without our express prior written consent This license also forbids any unauthorized transfer resale or any other form of re distribution of this product or its constituent sounds or programming through any means including but not limited to re sampling reverse engineering de compiling remixing processing isolating or embedding into software or hardware of any kind except where included as part of a multimedia production rendered musical recording performance or finished work of sound design of at least 8 seconds or more in length Licenses cannot be transferred or sold to another entity without written consent of Soundiron llc RIGHTS Soundiron retains full copyright privileges and complete ownership of all recorded sounds instrument programming documentation and musical performances included within this product All past and future versions of this product including any versions published or distributed by any other entity are fully bound and covered by this agreement REFUNDS Downloaded libraries can t be returned so we can t provide refunds or exchanges VWe may choose do so at our own discretion but please be aware that as soon as you ve downloaded it it can not be returned RE
5. This knob sets the amount of gain for the treble frequency band BW FREG 335 5 Hz 0 00 dB 10 8k Hz Treble BW This knob sets the bandwidth for the treble band Treble Freq This knob sets the frequency for the treble band SOUNDIRON Uberpeggiator Controls Ambius 2 Systematik features a flexible custom arpeggiator system to expand the instant creative potential of some of the presets It includes automatable performance controls that shape all aspects of the arpeggiator When 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 and can be 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 e On sets it to respond only while a note is pressed cycling through all held notes as it arpeggiates e Hold sets it to automatically sustain one note at a time monophonic so that changing keys changes the note that is repeating e Hold sets it to allow new notes to be added to the automated chain of repeats e EZ Roll sets it to allow polyphonic rolls to be played Hits and Hit Knobs Sets the number of repeats of each note BEFORE moving on to the next note in the arp sequence and Hit sets the intensity fall off rate for each
6. another full featured Rar extraction utility to extract and install the library Please note that Stuffit Expander and Winzip DON T 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 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 does not support this product or any other open format Kontakt library This library doesn t require any special activation SOUNDIRON Main Front Panel Controls This instrument has a variety of special front panel performance controls that allow real time customization Not all instrument presets include all controls listed below depending on the specific features suitable for each preset 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 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Dual A D Output st 1 amp Yoices O Max 256 g Memory 439 92 MB Midi Ch A 1 X Purge Each layer in Ambius 2 presets have individual controls
7. begin The link in your email will always take you to the latest version Don t move rename delete or modify any of the files or folders created during the download until after you see the status message for all files in your download queue display the word INSTALLED Please don t close the downloader while it s actively downloading unless you press the pause button first To resume downloading press the Resume button If you need to resume downloading after closing the downloader run it again and enter your code and press Download 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 automatically 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 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
8. is slow turned all the way up the bend is fast Bend On Off This button toggles on off simulated pitch bending during legato transitions Legato On Off This button toggles legato mode on off SOUNDIRON Layer Builder Controls The Layer Builder presets are special presets that combine 6 different articulations together allowing you to sculpt original tuned percussive and sustaining instrument hybrids Ce LOO i gt lt 00 SWELL GLOBAL OFFSET Layer Selection Button Click on one of the layer selection buttons to activate the controls for the selected layer Note that the Volume Attack Offset Release Stepping and Curve are individually editable per layer The Swell is global for the entire preset Volume Slider Each layer has an individual volume slider that controls the volume for only that layer Solo Button Each layer has a solo button that mutes all other layers and only plays that layer Mute Button Each layer has a mute button that mutes that layer allowing for more customization Swell Global CC72 This knob controls the volume swell of all layers Attack CC1I06 I111 This knob controls the attack of the currently selected layer Use this control to make a layer behave essentially as a pad lt 300 SSE Clickwerk s RELEASE G00 Fees O A lt 300 STEPPING Offset CC100 105 This knob controls the offset of the currently selected layer This allows
9. time divisions from whole notes to 128s You can choose from Lowpass Highpass Bandpass and Vowel filter types SOUNDIRON AMBIUS 2 SYSTEMATIK We ve also smoothed parameter changes to prevent ugly zippering but with the ability to dial in ultra tiny time signature divisions and extreme filter settings you can get as gnarly and screeching or warm and mellow as your heart desires You can also assign just about any parameter to each step sequencer table with the simple right click cmd click learn function whenever that table is running You can even skip the filter stage and simply use it for tempo synced CC parameter control by choosing the Thru filter type or bypass the whole system instantly with the LFO Pause and do your filter tweaking and sweeping by hand There s also a free syncable amplitude oscillator full EQ tone controls our custom convolution reverb loaded with dozens of spaces and special FX and of course our ever advancing Uberpeggiator meta arpegiation system The dual layer sustaining ambient presets also feature simulated polyphonic legato with polyphony bend speed and range control You ll find cutting edge Kontakt 5 presets that allow step sequencer and uberpeggiator table graph preset saving loading and the latest filter options classic Kontakt 4 friendly presets with classic filter types and resource efficient lite presets that save ram and CPU resources without the filter LFOs or a deep offset range They re perfect
10. we hope you ll also consider checking out some of our other premium virtual instrument libraries If you have any questions troubles concerns comments love letters or hate mail feel absolutely free to send it on over to us info soundiron com much obliged Chris Gregg and Mike www soundiron com SOUNDIRON All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 2011 2012 All Rights Reserved
11. Note e The full version of Kontakt 4 2 4 for K4 presets and Kontakt 5 0 3 or later is required e The free Kontakt Player does not support this library CREDITS Production Recording and Preset Design by Programming Scripting amp Systems Design by Mike Peaslee Gregg Stephens Chris Marshall Chris Marshall Sound Design by UI Design Artwork amp Photography by Mike Peaslee Gregg Stephens Chris Marshall amp Brad Constructive Stumblings Gregg Stephens Chris Marshall and Halverson Mike Peaslee Editing by Beta Team Mike Peaslee Gregg Stephens amp Brad Halverson Brad Halverson Blake Ewing Dirk Ehlert Max Zhdanov Paul Amos Reuben Cornell Russell Bell Sascha Knorr Shannon Penner and Simon Russell TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Pages 2 OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 3 Technical 3 FIDELITY ACOUSTICS FORMAT amp CONVOLUTION page 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 5 User Interface MAIN FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Page 6 EQ CONTROLS Page 7 UBERPEGGIATOR CONTROLS Page 8 CONVOLUTION REVERB CONTROLS Page 9 LFO FILTER amp TREMOLO CONTROLS Page 10 LEGATO CONTROLS Page LAYER BUILDER CONTROLS Page 12 Instrument Descriptions INSTRUMENT PRESETS Pages 13 16 Info LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 7 THANK YOU Page 18 www soundiron com SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 48kHz 24bit
12. SOUNDIRON AMBIUS 2 SYSTEMATIK G m e v gt e v s gt eee D gt rita See 2 Sec0 3 s i 4 ese 8 E pee esse 288 Se i0 lt r 5 stos a poot gee 85 o PL gt a aoe 3 4444 aS P eee ee e99 4 r D gt gt 25 R sess o A sess es o co 8888 029 Soest sere core gt a Ga a ee e a b eet oe kal s a ee er e se e 23 5 Soes SS g SE8SS s Sooetoes ces St ce sesess seesessss testes etseseenere gt 2o F992 ee ee eee eee eee trbt tt Fee geet e t eee 2 se S pott s s o ae 09 cee 09 geeeee feet ee tien te r eee eee e se 2eSsee oeee eee oeeeeeee POTTE s 9 See Sse p eve Seeeeets coe tee este jeer eee 3 b p scos 0 ee paot eTe 8 eeee eeee T c e t eee e r eee ee eee ee ee 4 a ee e ee of ue s eee ee eee ee ee eee eer b ee ese ee ae eeoe eee re oe oe eT hd eet ee ee a 2 eee eee e e rT eert s ee esa oa 6 gt soore eee estes gt eee bed E 44 atthe pece soo7 TULE boort ooo Fee ee tee 58 eee eee en an thee ee ee av 2 eee ef a a o eee eceee ee eee eoret eer eee ae pet 7 2 o eee os rea Ei tee fe ee a esoo ones eeeT elit eet i it heeeee 3 chat SOL a eet se eer tT eee Tiet T beet ae Tit see oe Secetes gee ee ee a2 or 2 ox t o n gt e Q Teer t i u 07ers aote AY nae p d We welcome you
13. SPONSIBILITY Using this product and any supplied software is at the licensee s own risk Soundiron holds no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any form of use of this product TERMS This license agreement is effective from the moment the product is purchased or acquired by any means The license will remain in full effect until termination by Soundiron llc The license is terminated if you break any of the terms or conditions of this agreement or request a refund for any reason Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies and contents of the product at your own expense All past and future versions of this product including those released through brands other than Soundiron are covered under the terms of this agreement VIOLATION Soundiron reserves the right to prosecute piracy and defend this copyrighted creation to the fullest extent of civil and criminal law but we keep our prices fair our samples and programming accessible whenever possible and avoid cumbersome DRM registration and activation procedures whenever possible to provide you as much creative freedom and the best user experience possible If you enjoy our instruments and care about the very hard work that went into this labor of love then we know you won t ever pirate or distribute this instrument unlawfully co SOUNDIRON THANK YOU Thanks for purchasing Soundiron Ambius 2 Systematik If you enjoy this creation
14. asses the LFO system Use this to temporarily suspend an active step sequencer cycle if you wish to assign CCs to any UI control without having it also auto mapped to the step sequencer tables This button only has an effect while the LFO filter or tremolo systems are currently in the On mode EQ Uberpeggiator LFO Reverb and Legato These buttons change which controls are displayed on the lower right panel of the Ul allowing one to control the various parameters of each effect See more detailed descriptions of these controls later in this document Note The Uberpeggiator tab is replaced by the Legato tab in all Sustain presets SOUNDIRON EQ Controls The EQ tab contains a full three band equalizer This special panel can be found in all of the instrument presets 0 00 dB EQ3 On Off This button enables disables the 3 band Parametric EQ Bass Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the bass frequency band Bass BW This knob sets the bandwidth for the bass band Bass Freq This knob sets the frequency for the bass band e kai _ Ea gt aearg hai re vwy e Dawe ox a a pa n gt gt BW FREQ GAIN 3 63 7 Hz 0 00 dB UBERPEGGCIATOR Mid Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the mid frequency band Mid BW This knob sets the bandwidth for the Mid band Mid Freq This knob sets the frequency for the mid band Treble Gain
15. bius 2 Layer Builder Reznoir nki Layer Builder with Lindrom Mebino Punchpuppet Zyktron Dreeoo and Asoth This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Strattock nki Layer Builder with Zephyr Iwizzer Piandor Grundo Attenzion and Beedar This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 SUSTAINS Sustains presets are dual layer presets that contain only sustains so they can be combined with a Transients preset for even more combinations Instead of Uberpeggiator these presets have polyphonic legato with controllable range speed and pitch bending Ambius 2 Sustains A D nki Preset containing selectable sustains with names A D This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Sustains E S nki Preset containing selectable sustains with names E S This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Sustains T W nki Preset containing selectable sustains with names I W This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Sustains X Z nki Preset containing selectable sustains with names X Z This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 SOUNDIRON TRANSIENTS Transients presets are dual layer presets that contain only transients so they can be combined with a Sustains preset for even more combinations Ambius 2 Transients A D nki Preset containing selectable transients with names A D This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Transients E S nki Preset containing selectable transients with names E S This preset is mapped fr
16. d ambient textures and just as easily morph between tight tuned percussive and smooth dreamy pads We ve created a deep pool of elements to choose from and shape with a wide palette of sonic flavors ranging from fat lo fi leads to crisp complex hi fi soundscapes All of the sounds we created for Ambius 2 were sourced from live acoustic instruments and hand sculpted individually into unique and fully customizable playable concepts The foundation of Ambius 2 is in the layer building concept which allows you to combine a range of tuned percussive attack samples with a broad variety of richly detailed sustaining pads and leads Each layer is equipped with independent core parameter control and can be swapped out on the fly through the GUI or with CC host automation so your instrument can evolve with the music We then take it a step farther with the Instrument Designer concept with 6 independent hand picked layers that absolutely blow the creative possibility wide open Each layer can be freely blended and warped with different tonal shape and dynamic behaviors that allow your sound to radically transform itself based totally on the way you play The next step was to turn the entire beast into a rhythmic monster We engineered an entirely new way to provided tempo locked filtering and LFO based parameter automation We started with a pair of 32 beat step sequencer graphs that let you freely draw resonance and cutoff values from one step to the next with
17. enced automation for any other knob or slider in the instrument preset If you want to use the Kronostepper to control instrument parameters without the filters enabled you can select the Thru filter mode to pass through the automation to drive any Kontakt parameter at all If you want to kill the automation or assign a control to a midi CC without locking it to the table table LFO system simply press the LFO Pause button in the top right corner to bypass the sequencer loop We ve also integrated our Uberpeggiator system for adaptive step sequenced arpeggiation with full control over scale key rhythm velocity and a variety of custom parameters as well as a time scalable velocity table In the Kontakt 5 K5 presets you can also import and export your own custom table sequences for both the Uberpeggiator and the LFO filter step sequencer table system as nka files and these custom presets can even be shared between the two systems The nka table preset files are stored in this library s Data folder See Pages 6 2 for more detailed information and tips on using these powerful tools SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON AMBIUS 2 SYSTEMATIK OVERVIEW 65 open format Kontakt 4 instruments 41 open format Kontakt 5 instruments 672 Samples 4 9 GB Installed 24bit 48kHz stereo PCM wav samples non encrypted Powerful custom performance and FX control interface 51 custom convolution reverb impulses integrated into the GUI Reverb tab
18. er Builder presets combine 4 different transient elements and 2 sustaining elements each with individual controls to allow the creation of unique complex and evolving acoustic synthetic hybrids These are more resource intensive but can create unique and complex musical sounds that the user can easily sculpt to create their own original sound concepts in any number of ways In all of these presets you can choose from a wide array of different sounds and then completely reshape them with the interface to create a limitless musical variety Every instrument preset also features a range of powerful integrated tools First we have the heavily upgraded LFO panel This section includes the Filter and Tremolo controls The Tremolo section of the LFO panel contains a standard volume LFO for tempo synching or Hz based tremolo effects You can select waveform type time signature rate and intensity However this is where things really go way beyond anything we ve done before In the filter section of the LFO panel you can select from 4 different filter types and manually control automate cut off and resonance You can also assign cuttoff and resonance to our unique step filter system the Kronostepper This step sequenced tempo synching LFO engine allows complex tempo based midi parameter oscillation with two fully independent sequencer tables The tables default to cutoff and resonance for the filters However they can also be used to drive tempo locked step sequ
19. for basic sound shaping and performance adjustments Each is also bound to a different midi CC to allow for easy automation Swell CC 72 amp 73 This knob controls the volume swell of the respective layer Attack CC 74 amp 75 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly Offset CC78 amp 79 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound Release CC76 amp 77 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 Stepping This knob controls the pitch of each layer in semitones with a range of 36 semitones Blend Button When active allows smooth crossfade blending between the two layers Tab Area Button Bar Controls Blend Slider When Blend is active this slider controls the crossfade between the two layers Transient Layer Dropdown Use this dropdown to select the articulation for the Transient or Layer depending on preset Users can automate this dropdown by assigning an automation to the label above the dropdown Sustain Layer 2 Dropdown Use this dropdown to select the articulation for the Sustain or Layer 2 depending on preset Users can automate this dropdown by assigning an automation to the label above the dropdown LFO Pause Button This byp
20. for on the go laptop composing or when you just need the basics without sacrificing sonic quality or control options More about the presets and features The primary Instrument Designer nki presets feature a proprietary system that allows the user to select from a wide range of specially modified tuned acoustic transients and combine them with hand designed sustaining tonal elements The Transient and Sustain phases can each be independently replaced reshaped and re tuned in real time and feature their own separate parameter controls They can be layered together as a single unified sound or the user can smoothly cross fade between them with the Blend slider Nearly every parameter in these instrument including transient and sustain layer sound selection can be fully automated using your host s automation routing standard CC assignments or routed directly through the integrated LFO step sequencer tables The Transients nki presets allow combinations of 2 separate selectable tuned percussive elements and the Sustains nki presets allow custom dual layer ambience design These presets are essentially auxiliary to the Instrument designer presets but they allow you direct access to just the specific elements in the library they need and focus in on them to create different sonic combinations The Transients have a sharper more aggressive attack and normal decay while the Sustains are more atmospheric and infinitely looping The special Lay
21. g for table presets and have a slightly different selection of available filters Note Lite patches are K4 compatible and designed for lighter systems with less RAM and lower CPU power They do not include the LFO step sequencer system and rely more heavily on disk streaming to conserve ram The Customized presets do not include Lite versions because of the lack of sequenced LFO support that would be needed to include them CUSTOMIZED Customized presets are examples of the variety of sounds that are possible with the features of Ambius 2 Each of us at Soundiron customized a selection of presets with reverb uberpeggiator and our new sequenced filter LFOs Ambius 2 Bezildincer nki Custom undulating preset based of off our A D Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Bounzer nki Custom arpeggiating preset with a slow filter sweep based of off our X Z Transients This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Buzzlexic nki Custom fuzzy preset with a vowel filter sweep based of off our E S Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Darklyte nki Custom dark echoey preset based of off our E S Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Drance nki Custom arpeggiated preset based of off our T W Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Ludovico nki Custom synthetic preset based of off our T W Instrument Designer This pre
22. ment Designer Smooth A P nki Preset containing all smooth arhythmic transients and sustains with names A P This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 SOUNDIRON Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Smooth O Z nki Preset containing all smooth arhythmic transients and sustains with names O Z This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 LAYER BUILDERS Layer Builders are special presets that feature 6 individual layers 4 transient and 2 sustain each fully customizable Users can control the tuning attack release offset and even velocity curve of each layer Ambius 2 Layer Builder Ambotical nki Layer Builder with Abuka Mebino Ponos Timpora Clickwerk and Yailing This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Bachus nki Layer Builder with Dhulu Belfur Piantino foombur Mutzur and Zoneus This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Fazerxylger nki Layer Builder with Fantasm Cerbelz Xylos Lindrom Vyntril and Vorger This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Harbinger nki Layer Builder with Belsanto Cerbelz Zyegones Xardly Weight4it and Zoneus This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Nausicaan nki Layer Builder with Xardly Zephyr Piantino foombur Zenergize and Zunder This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Layer Builder Orianz nki Layer Builder with Tohbull Sazim Ponos Abuka Elah and Frangicle This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Am
23. ncy 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 Impulse menus These menus allow you to select from a wide variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we ve personally captured or created for you separated into experimental FX impulses and simulated real world spaces Effects This menu allows you to select one of our special effect convolutions Selecting an impulse from this menu overrides and unloads any currently loaded impulse from the Spaces menu Spaces This menu allows you to select one of our real world environmental convolutions Selecting an impulse from this menu overrides and unloads any currently loaded impulse from the Effects menu LFO Controls Ambius 2 features a brand new flexible LFO system that allows users to design their own waveforms and select from a variety of different filters SOUNDIRON FILTER Filter On Off This button enables disables the filter effect Cutoff CC92 Controls the frequency cutoff for the filter effect Resonance CC93 Controls the resonance for the filter effect C Table On Off This enables disables the table step sequencer When switched Off the filter cutoff settings are controlled by the Cutoff knob When On the cutoff frequency locks t
24. ntakt 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 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 due 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
25. o the tempo synced step sequencer table R Table On Off This enables disables the table step sequencer When switched Off the filter Resonance settings are controlled by the Resonance knob When On the filter Resonance locks to the tempo synced step sequencer table Filter Select Dropdown Use this dropdown to select the type of filter The list of available filters differs between the Kontakt 4 and Kontakt 5 versions Each preset features a Thru mode which allows users to bypass the filters while still being able to sequence any automatable control in the instrument to the step sequencer tables Save Load These buttons only available in Kontakt 5 presets allow the user to save and load table sequences into the table window currently displayed Custom presets are stored in the Data folder as nka preset files Cutoff Resonance Buttons These buttons choose which table is currently displayed for editing switching between cutoff frequency or resonance Rhythm This knob controls how much time in standard rhythmic divisions each step in the table will represent For example Quarter notes eighth notes 64th notes etc Steps Sets the number of total of steps in the current sequence loop for the currently displayed table Retrigger Button This button toggles whether the table sequence should re trigger on each new note event or proceed at a fixed continuous cycle For example leaving this mode on is great fo
26. om C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Transients T W nki Preset containing selectable transients with names I W This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Transients X Z nki Preset containing selectable transients with names X Z This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 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 content creation without paying any additional license fees or providing source attribution to Soundiron This license expressly forbids any
27. r filter echo effects while turning it off is better for stutter effects TREMOLO Intensity CC90 This knob controls the intensity of the Tremolo effect Turning the knob all the way to the left turns the effect Off Rate This knob controls the rate of the tremolo effect This is either in Hz or musical divisions depending on the Free Sync setting Free Sync Buttons These buttons toggle whether the Rate of the tremolo effect should be in Hz or tempo synced musical divisions Waveform Dropdown Use the dropdown to select the type of waveform of the tremolo effect SOUNDIRON Legato Controls Sustains presets contain most of the standard sound shaping controls as normal presets but also offer some different functionality In place of the Uberpeggiator these patches contain a Legato tab XFade This knob controls the amount of crossfade between samples during legato transitions Polyphony This knob controls the available number of separate legato positions Using this allows for up to three separate legato melodies to be played simultaneously Range This knob controls the interval range within which a legato transition will occur When used with Polyphony any legato transition played greater than this setting will trigger another legato position Speed In Sustains presets the Speed knob controls the speed of the pseudo legato pitch bend when it is enabled When turned all the way down the bend
28. s mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Zztalker nki Custom horror preset based of off our T W Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 INSTRUMENT DESIGNER Instrument Designer presets are dual layer presets separated into Transients impacts and Sustains These patches allow you to mix and match a large selection of transients with any of a large number of sustains Each layer has individual performance controls to allow for unprecedented customization with over 1500 possible combinations Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Dual A D nki Preset containing selectable transients and sustains with names A D This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Dual E S nki Preset containing selectable transients and sustains with names E S This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Dual T W nki Preset containing selectable transients and sustains with names I W This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Dual X Z nki Preset containing selectable transients and sustains with names X Z This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Pulse A S nki Preset containing all pulsing rhythmic transients and sustains with names A S This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instrument Designer Pulse T Z nki Preset containing all pulsing rhythmic transients and sustains with names I Z This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Instru
29. set is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Metrozine nki Custom sharp droning preset based of off our T W Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Mystek nki Custom gloomy echo delayed preset with sequenced blending based of off our X Z Sustains This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Oxident nki Custom preset with floating magical sound based of off our X Z Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Pulstar nki Custom preset with slight fuzziness and extra slow sweeping filter based of off our A P Instrument Designer Smooth preset This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 SOUNDIRON CUSTOMIZED continued Ambius 2 Storblight nki Custom talking preset from outer space based of off our A D Instrument Designer preset This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Stutterfunk nki Custom preset with sharp filter changes based of off our A D Sustains preset This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Thistler nki Custom synthetic whistling preset with a wavy filter sweep based of off our A S Instrument Designer Pulse preset This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Trouncer nki Custom alarm like preset demonstrating sequenced controls based of off our X Z Instrument Designer This preset is mapped from C 2 G8 Ambius 2 Xyode nki Custom arpeggiated preset with a sonar like effect based of off our X Z Instrument Designer This preset i
30. sharp 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 such as the one built into Kontakt these impulses 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 and just as often they can be completely surreal It all depends on the sound the impulse the settings you choose We ve included a hand selected collection of impulse files that we think compliment this library s sound directly built into the GUI You can load them into most instrument presets by using the Reverb control panel tab and selecting an impulse from the Impulse drop down menu You can also manually import any of your own wavs into the Convolution effect within Kontakt s instrument editor view down in the Insert Effects module Just make sure to set the Reverb control to On and Custom to enable convolution impulse wav import and custom preset saving Be aware that 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 SOUNDIRON System Requiremen
31. to the Soundiron Ambius 2 Systematik This library is an exploration of organic synthesis an open ended library that puts the power of sound design in the hands of the user It represents a huge new step forward in our quest to build a truly flexible and adaptive sample based atmospheric synth We wanted a broad collection of richly nuanced flavors with the ability to freely layer blend and reshape a wide mix of percussive tonal and textural elements into custom multi layered dynamic and evolving instruments We wanted a unified and powerful interface to combine detailed performance and tone shaping controls with a wide pallet of experimental and environmental convolution effects We wanted a built in tempo locking step sequenced filter and LFO engine that could be adapted to just about any other GUI control parameter on the fly without missing a beat Ambius 2 is all of that and far more The UI is incredible thanks to some brilliant artwork by Dickie Chapin and Chris Marshall s genius systems designs and each sound has been individually custom designed by the Soundiron crew One of the driving forces behind the development of our second atmospheric synth collection was the desire for a fresh sound based on real organic recordings that was both super flexible for those of us who like to knob tweak and yet still easy to dive into for those who want it to sound great right out of the box with minimal fuss It allows you to blur the line between lead an
32. ts Please be aware that many instrument and multi instrument programs in this library are extremely ram cpu and hard disk streaming resource intensive We highly recommend that you have a 64 bit operating system Windows or OSX with at least 4GB of system ram a quad core cpu and a 7200 rpm SATA hard disk or better before purchasing this particular Soundiron library Large sample sets like those found in this library may load slowly and may cause system instability on older machines Download amp Installation We provide the Continuata Connect download manager to offer high speed reliable and fully automated library downloading and installation Download and run the latest version for your OS PC or Mac before proceeding You may also need to add special permissions to your security software for the downloader if it blocks applications from accessing the web Next copy paste your download code from your download email into the Code box in the downloader window Make sure to leave out any spaces before or after the code Press the download button and select the location you d like to download and install the library It will automatically start downloading the file s and then error check extract and install the finished library Once installation is fully complete you can remove the rar download files and store them in a safe place as a back up copy We always recommend downloading the latest version of our downloader before you
33. you to skip past the transient and farther into the note to create unique soft notes or to isolate only the resonant decay Release CC94 99 This knob controls the release of the currently selected layer Reducing this value makes the layer more staccato like Stepping This knob controls the Stepping pitch for the currently selected layer and can be adjusted 24 semitones This control is useful for creating interesting octave and harmonic layers when combined with other layers at different Stepping values Vel Curve These buttons control an added layer of dynamics to the currently selected layer The first mode Normal mode adds enhanced dynamics further lowering the volume of soft notes relative to the volume of hard notes effectively making it a loud dynamic layer The second mode Invert mode flips the dynamic response upside down reducing the volume as the velocity increase effectively making it a soft dynamic layer Finally in Off mode the layer s velocity behavior is unchanged SOUNDIRON INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS The instrument presets are separated into 5 main categories Customized Instrument Designers Layer Builders Sustains and Transients These categories are further subdivided into 3 types of each preset K4 K5 and Lite We designed this library for Kontakt 5 specifically so many features require Kontakt 5 0 3 or higher The K4 presets will work in Kontakt 4 2 4 or higher but they lack saving and loadin
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search