KOTO 13 User`s Manual
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1. Picking Thumb A 0 Tsuki Iro Half Whole f5 Sahrarin 0 Picking Index BO Hiki lro F 5 Glissando Up Picking Middle 1a Vibrato Slow 65 Glissando Down 0 Pizzicato Left Right c 1 Vibrato Fast G 5 Glissando Performance Double Picking Di Sukuizume Picking 4S Various Performance Keshizume D 1 Chirashizume Slow A 5 Effects F 0 Bend Up Half Whole Ei Chirashizume Fast 60 Held Bend Up Half Whole F1 Tremolo G 0 Bend Down Half Whole F 1 Sukuizume Tremolo Slow A0 Bend Up Down Half Whole Gi Sukuizume Tremolo Fast Production Recording Editing 7 o menlis KO O 1 Kontakt Development min n ni instrument Played by 6 aru VIRTU S iei J A PANES GUI Designer on Ono Copyright 7015 Sonica oc All Rights Reserved g f L 4 i Sonica KOTO 13 o VIRTU SO JAPANESE Credits Production Recording and Editing Sonica Instruments Kontakt Development Umlaut Audio Koto played by Miki Maruta GUI Designer Yujin Ono Executive Producer Tomohiro Harada Marketing Translation amp Production Consulting Craig Leonard Audio Editing Yoshitaka Koyama Recording Engineer Keigo Sonoda Pastoral Sound Web Design Masayo Sasaki Photography Takashi Matsuda Keita Ikeda Production Supervisor Daichi Yoshida Production Management Anne Juenger Scripting Programming Mario Kru elj Sample Mapping Anthony Mena GUI Controls Layout Scott Kane Additional Programming Cameron Ma2. CC 11 to a knob KOTO 13 Senica INSTRUMENTS Make use of the convenient Quick Reference to KOTO 13 PDF We recommend that you have a look at the included PDF file while you get acquainted with KOTO 13 This file gives a quick overview of the unique playing techniques and scale tunings of the 13 string koto as well as some koto specific terms MIDI keyboard layout Key Switch Zone 1 articulations Performance Zone 1 for the chromatic scale Performance Zone 2 for koto scales Key Switch Zone 2 phrase banks Performance Zone 3 for playing phrases Scale User Scale i not Mia M Pitch Mod 0 MAAA AMARA A bia Key Switch Zone 1 Chromatic Scale Key Switch Zone 2 KOTO 13 Senica INSTRUMENTS Loading KOTO 13 To load KOTO 13 drag the file 13 String Koto nki from the Instruments folder to the main Kontakt window File path Sonica KOTO 13 KOTO 13 Instruments 13 String Koto nki T 13 String Koto gt e une 0 00 Output st 1 Voices O Max 306 Purge Midi Ch A 1 Memory 377 30 MB Y mix play memory Picking Thumb Effects rs e an N D m a 4 _ a a Fa a a a Irec OH MOOM stereo tevel D dA Dhall Me articulation and phrase bank fields These two fields are displayed on all three panes mix play and memory This lets you monitor the key switch selections for the articulation and phrase bank at all times articulation T
3. Soujou gt G Fushou gt A Oushiki gt Bb Rankei gt B Banshiki gt C Shinsen gt C Kamimu gt D Ichikotsu gt D Tangin gt E Hyoujou Scale List Hira Hira Kinjuu Rokuagari Yonkyuagari Kumoi Hon Kumoi Han Kumoi Kata Kumoi Nijuu Kumoi Kumoi Kinjuu Nakazora Han Nakazora Akebono Gaku Han Gaku Nogi Hanagumo Iwato 1 1 3 A lwato 2 13 A b Han lwato 1 13 A Han Ilwarto 2 13 A Natsuyama Kokin Shin Kokin Akino Ryukyu Soufuren Shin Setsugekka KOTO 13 I INSTRUMENTS Envelope This adjusts the release time of notes The ideal situation is to use a sustain pedal when playing KOTO 13 with a keyboard to reproduce the natural sustain of koto strings But if you do not use a sustain pedal we recommend setting the release time to between 7 000 and 8 000 milliseconds Phrase Control Envalone These two knobs adjust the speed and tuning of phrases The phrases were recorded in the Hira scale in D speed This adjusts the phrase s playback speed tune This adjusts the phrase s playback pitch in semitone steps Plucking Control These two knobs control the behavior from the moment the plectrum strikes the string until the string sounds This function recreates the subtle ERATE nuances of the initial plucking attack that are so important to a stringed instrument By controlling these preroll plucking variations you can achieve many different musical expressions preroll This
4. adjusts the maximum time from the instant the plectrum makes contact with the string until the plectrum clears the string RANDOM PREROLL When enabled this randomizes the preroll setting for each Key On event variance This adjusts the random preroll s variation range Note You can use a modulation wheel MIDI CC 1 to control preroll randomization while performing Control value 0 Maximum preroll longest Control value 127 Minimum preroll shortest Velocity Control KOTO 13 comes with five velocity control curves Linear S Curve Compand Fixed and User With the User curve selected the RESET CURVE button resets the curve curve This modifies the selected curve min This adjusts the minimum velocity of played notes max This adjusts the maximum velocity of played notes i a rt FV a f et ahd a a iy el Yi i it 1 Vw Awe a LE Ws KOTO13 12 Sonica INSTRUMENTS memory This pane is used to selectively load samples for all articulations and all phrase banks allowing you to adjust the amount of memory used by Kontakt Turning off a Load button in the list will disable the corresponding articulation or phrase bank and reduce the size of KOTO 13 s memory footprint 13 String Koto gt 0p e Tune S Output st 1 v tt Yoices O Mas 306 Purge 0 00 Midi Ch A 1 v Memory 0 79 GB ur mix play Picking Thumb Sahrarin pi Ta ARTICULATION Load ARTICULATION Load PHRASE BANK
5. Plucking Control C 1 Vibrato Fast CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control D Sukuizume Picking D 1 Chirashizume Slow El Chirashizume Fast Fl Tremolo CC 1 Mod Wheel Dynamics F 1 Sukuizume Tremolo Slow Gl Sukuizume Tremolo Fast phrase bank Phrase Bank List and Key Switch Parameters Key Switch Phrase Bank Name Number of Phrases F5 Sahrarin 5 F 5 Glissando Up 15 G5 Glissando Down 19 G 5 Glissando Performance 6 A Various Performance 18 A 5 Effects 17 KOTO13 INSTRUMENTS mix This pane is used for basic sound production Auge i jes mix play memory SESS mie a Picking Thumb Effects eee i ES r A gt EA E a n fia Reverb 57 E Hard Wood Room A Y Ya gt Se Tre ane hens Defoult Y Defoult Y Default Y Defoult w EO E E E E lt m Or E Sonica gt VIRTU SO PANESE ba INSTRUMENTS Es a Et m Audio Mixer The audio mixer lets you mix the three microphone positions Direct OH overhead and Room and the Stereo channel which is a balanced mix of the three microphone sources Note that turning on any of the microphone channels disables the Stereo channel and turning on the Stereo channel disables all the microphone channels vol This adjusts the volume of each channel pan This adjusts the left right panning of each channel rev This adjusts the send volume of each channel to the built in convolution reverb out This selec
6. Senice INSTRUMENTS KOTO 13 RTU SO JAPANESE R Sonica Instruments KOTO 13 Virtuoso Japanese Series User s Manual Thank you for purchasing KOTO 13 part of Sonica Instruments Virtuoso Japanese Series We hope you fully enjoy KOTO 13 which has been conceived to achieve the ultimate in authentic Japanese sound KOTO 13 Senica INSTRUMENTS Installation Guide Important Be sure to register your copy of KOTO 13 before installation Please understand that we cannot provide support to unregistered users Follow the instructions in the email you received from Sonica Instruments to complete the product registration Installation Step 1 Extract the downloaded rar file We recommend UnRarX Mac OS X or WinRAR Windows to extract the compressed rar file but you may use any compatible extraction application Note Refer to your application s user manual for instructions on how to extract rar files Enter the user password in the email you received from Sonica Instruments to begin extracting KOTO 13 Installation Step 2 Select the folder you use for Kontakt libraries as the extraction destination and extract the file Installation Step 3 Open the folder Sonica KOTO 13 KOTO 13 when the extraction is finished Please read over the License Agreement pdf You may not use this product if you do not agree to the terms of the License Agreement Installation Step 4 The KOTO 13 program is th
7. cNair Audio Consulting Ross Totino Assistant Production Management Jillian Strauss N a Ci INSTRUMENTS Copyright 2015 Sonica Inc All rights reserved Sonica Instruments www sonica jo instruments All copyrights and various intellectual property rights associated with the information contained in this document are owned and controlled by Sonica Inc Copyrights and various intellectual property rights laws expressly prohibit the reproduction public distribution alteration revision or publication on any other Web site or in other medium of this document The information contained in this document is subject to change or deletion without prior notice KOTO 13
8. e file 13 String Koto nki in the KOTO 13 Instruments folder To load the program drag the file into Kontakt 5 1 Full or newer RS_150430_13 strings Koto xlsx 13 String Koto nkc 13 String Koto nkr gt B Data y Documentation v Instruments 13 String Koto nki KOTO13_Manual_ J License Agreement_ J pdf Quick Reference to KOTO13 pdf gt Samples KOTO 13 INSTRUMENTS Introduction What is the 13 string koto As its name suggests the 13 string koto is a traditional Japanese instrument with 13 strings that are plucked with fingerpicks The 13 string koto is widely used in Japanese music and is considered to be one of three essential instruments the other two being the shamisen and the shakuhachi to produce the quintessential sound of Japanese music The 13 strings are strung over 13 moveable bridges called kotoji in Japanese that rest on the wooden body of the koto Performers adjust the string pitches by moving the bridges along the width of the instrument The 13 strings are tuned to different notes depending on the piece being performed forming different scales known as choushi in Japanese KOTO 13 comes with 28 classic koto scales and also features a user scale mode to create custom scales KOTO 13 This product was developed to reproduce the 13 string koto with as much realism as possible Through uncompromising recording and Kontakt scripting KOTO 13 embodies authentic koto behavio
9. his field shows the current articulation selected by key switch You can also confirm the current key switch setting on the Kontakt keyboard MIDI CC 11 can be used to control the variations of the following key switch articulations D 0 Pizzicato variation LH RH left hand right hand F 0 Bend Up GO Held Bend Up G 0 Bend Down AO Bend Up Down A 0 Tsuki Iro C1 Vibrato Slow and C 1 Vibrato Fast variation Half Tone Full Tone phrase bank This field shows the current phrase bank of six selected by key switch KOTO 13 N a 5 Ci INSTRUMENTS articulation Articulation List and Key Switch Parameters Key Switch Articulation Name Control 1 Control 2 CoO Picking Thumb CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control C O Picking Index CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control DO Picking Middle CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control D 0 Pizzicato LH RH CC 11 LH RH EO Double Picking F9 Keshizume CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control F 0 Bend Up Half Whole CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control CC 11 Half Whole GO Held Bend Up Half Whole CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control CC 11 Half Whole G 0 Bend Down Half Whole CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control CC 11 Half Whole AO Bend Up Down Half Whole CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control CC 11 Half Whole A 0 Tsuki lro Half Whole CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control CC 11 Half Whole BO Hiki lro CC 1 Mod Wheel Plucking Control C Vibrato Slow CC 1 Mod Wheel
10. nd dropping the rfirst string an octave lower than the fifth string KOTO 13 10 Sonica INSTRUMENTS S Key D D3 G2 A2 A 2 D3 D 3 G3 A3 A 3 D4 D 4 G4 A4 pa 1ST STRING SCAO i ALJ pA PLAIN A Hira rt TA V E Ut Ww N Be AH EAA T Se a OTD Scale Indicator When you select a koto scale or a user scale the notes for strings 1 through 13 are shown here When User Scale is selected you can edit the note for each string by clicking in the box and dragging up or down Key The 28 preset scales are transposable through the following keys G G A A B C C D D E Note Because of range limitations in the keys of G G and A the first string and the fifth string are set to the same note even if the 1ST STRING OCTAVE DOWN button is enabled The meaning of key in KOTO 13 KOTO 13 comes with characteristic koto tunings scales for the 13 strings and gives you the ability to freely transpose the scales With the koto scales are traditionally created or transposed by raising or lowering string x by y semitones from a fixed scale in D Transposing in this way can lead to keys and scales that deviate from a Western D scale for example It is best to think of all koto tunings being referenced to D KOTO 13 stores the 28 koto scales in D and applies this type of transposition parallel shift when changing keys Transposition sequence Key name in Japanese G
11. r and performance expressions and is probably the closest software instrument ever to the real thing Indeed one of our hopes is that KOTO 13 users will become more interested in the koto and koto music Pitch reference A reference tuning of A 442 Hz produces the most natural koto tones Therefore we recommend setting Kontakt s Master Tune to 442 Hz when using KOTO 13 Required MIDI controllers With a number of MIDI controllers you can access KOTO 13 s full functionality and recreate lifelike koto performances e Sustain Pedal CC 64 This controller allows you to reproduce the 13 string koto s deep sustained notes for highly realistic performances e Modulation Wheel CC 1 This controller is used to control the following performance techniques Plucking control Controls the nuance of the attack when the string is struck by the plectrum Tremolo Controls the dynamics of the Tremolo Sukuizume Tremolo Slow and Sukuizume Tremolo Fast articulations e Control Change CC 11 This controller controls certain articulation variations Note that the MIDI CC number is fixed D 0 Pizzicato L R Left Hand Right Hand F 0 Bend Up GO Held Bend Up G 0 Bend Down AO Bend Up Down A 0 Tsuki Iro C1 Vibrato Slow C 1 Vibrato Fast H W Half Tone Whole Tone Note KOTO 13 always uses MIDI CC 11 Expression to control certain articulation variations Therefore when using the MIDI Learn function please avoid assigning
12. tion variations Therefore please avoid assigning CC 11 to prevent duplications If you do accidentally assign CC 11 remove the assignment with Remove MIDI Automation CCH 11 KOTO13 INSTRUMENTS play This page is used to set the koto s scale and tonal nuances mix play memory f icking T NUM b scale Hirc v Lo3 G2 La2 LA 2 _03 o 3 G3 Las Lass C o4 oss Envyalone Phrase Corn tro VOI GOU UIL VW al I scale KOTO 13 offers 28 characteristic koto scales as well as a chromatic scale to perform with It also has a function to create save and load user scales so that you can customize KOTO 13 for any piece of music Chromatic Scale User Scale This function lets you create save and load custom scales for specific pieces Load User Scale This loads a previously saved user scale User scales are stored and saved in the User Scale folder inside the Data folder The Preset Scale folder contains scales specific to a number of famous koto pieces Save User Scale This saves the current user scale Copy to User Scale This is a useful function to create a new scale by copying and editing one of the 28 koto scales 28 koto scales KOTO 13 comes with 28 classic koto scales that you can select from the pull down menu Note User scales cannot be transposed 1ST STRING OCTAVE DOWN This button selects between setting the first string and fifth string to the same note a
13. ts the audio output of each channel This is useful when capturing multiple channels in your DAW EQ This adjusts a four band equalizer for each channel Clicking the left E button opens the Equalizer window Clicking the right button enables or disables the equalizer settings for the corresponding channel Note Please see the Kontakt manual for how to create multiple outputs After creating outputs clicking the Restart Engine button marked with an exclamation mark at the top right of the Kontakt interface will update the output list under KOTO 13 s out control KOTO13 INSTRUMENTS Equalizer window VIRTU SO JAPANESE a Reverb Reverb There are 48 convolution reverbs available from the pull down list Salcedo size This adjusts the reverb time return This adjusts the volume of the reverb component E a a returi Direct OH Room Stereo XS Learn MIDI CC Automation eS 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 0 0 dB E 0000 MIDI Learn function All control knobs can be controlled individually with MIDI Control Change messages To assign any KOTO 13 knobs to a certain MIDI controller 1 Right click the knob and select Learn MIDI CC Automation 2 Turn the knob or move the slider on your MIDI hardware controller 3 The assignment is complete Removing MIDI controller assignments To remove an assignment right click the knob and select Remove MIDI Automation CC nn Note MIDI CC 11 is dedicated to controlling articula
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