SOLO DHOL DRUM
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1. B3 Dhol 2 spans C4 A5 Rim and body clacks span A5 G 6 SOUNDIRON Dhol combo bone mallets This patch includes both snare thili and bass dagga being stuck with hard bone mallets in a variety of positions The result is a full thick tone and sharp attack rather distinct from the traditional cane wood and bamboo sticks normally used on the dhol Articulations cover 3 4 notes each The bass notes span C3 G3 Snare notes span G 3 A 5 Rim and body clacks span B5 G6 Dhol combo mallets all This patch focuses on the dhol bass and snare skins struck with a a variety of mallets including traditional hooked cane stick thin bamboo stick soft mallet hard bone mallet and brushes Articulations cover 2 notes each Bass spans CO D I Bass 2 spans El F2 Bass rims and sides span F 2 C 3 Snare spans D3 C 5 Snare 2 spans D5 B6 Dhol combo mallets soft This patch is a variation of the standard combo mallet patch with a focus on the lower half of the velocity layers Articulations cover 3 notes each Bass spans CO D I Bass 2 spans El F2 Bass rims and sides span F 2 D5 Snare spans D 3 D5 Snare 2 spans D 5 C7 Dhol snare mallets all This patch focuses on the snare skins struck with a a variety of mallets including traditional hooked bamboo stick soft mallet hard bone mallet and brushes Articulations cover 3 notes each Snare spans Cl B3 Snare 2 spans C 42. 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 interesting 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 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
3. Lastly there are lite versions of all patches featuring drastically reduced round robin note variety in order to allow a smaller memory footprint However we ve preserved the full depth of velocity layering and nuanced custom programming in order to preserve maximum realism and organic playability SOUNDIRON INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS Brushes Presets Dhol combo brushes This patch includes both thili and dagga being struck with jazz brushes in a variety of positions The result is a uniquely crisp crackling almost snare drum like tone Articulations cover 3 4 notes he bass notes span C3 G3 Snare center edge rim and side notes span G 3 E5 Hands Presets Dhol combo hands This patch focuses on the dhol bass skins dagga and snare head thili struck with fingers and palms in the style of a tabla set The result is a more nuanced precise and warm sounding note with a crisp attack and a greater variety of subtle resonances and overtones Bass bend articulations cover one note each from CO D 3 Strike articulations cover 2 notes each to allow rapid playing Bass notes cover F3 C5 Snare notes cover D5 D 6 Dhol bass hands This patch focuses on the dhol bass skins struck with fingers and palms in the style of a tabla bass drum bayan The result is a more nuanced precise and warm sounding note with a crisp attack and a greater variety of subtle resonances and overtones Articulations cover 3 notes each
4. Tonehammer Inc s SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON SOLO DHOL DRUM OVERVIEW 2 Professional Dhol drums recorded in a dry studio environment 60 Kontakt patches unlocked 5 125 Samples 1 35 GB Installed 24bit 44 1 kHz stereo PCM wav samples non unencrypted Bonus collection of custom convolution reverb impulses Custom front panel articulation and performance controls Note Native Instruments Kontakt 3 5 or later full retail version required to use nki presets CREDITS Produced Recorded and Edited by Gregg Stephens amp Mike Peaslee Performed by Gregg Stephens amp Mike Peaslee Programming and Documentation by Gregg Stephens amp Mike Peaslee Scripting by Mike Peaslee TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Page OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 2 Technical FIDELITY amp ACOUSTICS page 3 ACCESSIBILITY amp CONVERSION Page 3 CONVOLUTION IMPULSE FILES Page 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Page 3 DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 4 PRESETS Page 4 BATCH RE SAVING Page 4 Instrument Descriptions PROGRAMMING NOTES Pages 5 INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS Pages 6 8 Info LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 9 GALLERY Page 10 THANK YOU Page www soundiron com SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 44 1 kHz 24bit in a dry and neutral studio environment However we also don t use low pass filtering in our recordings because we believe in capturing the
5. 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 3 5 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 Ve recommend that you have at least 2GB 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 SOUNDIRON Download amp Installation The Kontakt sampler presets in this library is designed for the full retail version of Kontakt 3 5 and later ONLY It cannot be used in the free Kontakt Player 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 We use the Continuata Download Manager to provide 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 ll also need Java v1 6 or later You may also need to add permissions to your security settings for the downloader if they block app
6. from C3 to F5 Dhol snare hands N This patch focuses on the snare thili skins struck with fingers and palms in the style of a tabla The result is a more nuanced l precise and warm sounding note with a crisp attack and a greater variety of subtle resonances and overtones Articulations cover 3 notes C3 to G 4 Mallets Presets Dhol bass mallets all This patch focuses on the dhol bass skins struck with a a variety of mallets including traditional hooked cane stick soft mallet hard bone mallet and brushes This patch focuses on the power and full dynamic range of the Dagga Articulations cover 4 notes each Dhol spans C2 B3 Dhol 2 spans C 4 A5 Rim and body clacks span B5 A 6 Dhol bass felt This patch focuses on the dhol bass dagga skins struck with a soft felt mallet The result is a softer deeper note with a gentle attack and deeper bass sustain Articulations cover 4 notes each to allow for rapid playing and are generally arranged from low left to high right from C3 to B5 Dhol bass mallets soft This patch is a variation of the standard mallet patch with a focus on the lower half of the velocity layers The result is a more intimate nuanced sound that is harder to reach in the context of the entire dynamic spectrum and can therefore often be overlooked We think the complex tonality and musicality of these drums is well worth diving into Articulations cover 3 notes each Dhol spans C2
7. C6 Rims and sides cover D6 A76 Dhol snare mallets soft This patch is a variation of the standard combo mallet patch with a focus on the lower half of the velocity layers Articulations cover 3 notes each Snare spans Cl B3 Snare 2 spans C4 B5 Rims and sides cover C6 G 6 Sticks Presets Dhol combo traditional sticks This patch focused on just the traditional dhol sticks The animal hide Dagga is played with the curved end of a heat bent wooden stick roughly 14 long The result is a deep crisp staccato thunk The mylar thili is played with a thin 16 long bamboo or rattan whip producing a very sharp thin crack Articulations cover 3 4 notes Bass C3 F4 Bass rims and sides F 4 B4 Snares C5 F6 9 1 WP SOUNDIRON Master Presets Dhol all master This program includes nearly all of the Solo Dhol content in single nki file Each of the 96 unique articulation covers a single key spanning a total of 7 octaves CO A 6 Needless to say this patch is massive and requires nearly 600 MB of ram to load even with disk streaming active Do not attempt to load this program unless you have at least a dual core processor and over 2 GB of ram as it may cause audio drop outs and system instability The Lite version of this patch has been stripped down to only 2 round robins per velocity layer for all articulations making much more manageable for most systems Dhol bass bends This patc
8. Make sure to save them into the same folder as the original or simply save your custom preset directly into the User Presets folder we ve provided Make sure to select patch only and uncheck the absolute sample paths box to preserve the proper directory path structure of the library This will allow us to provide you future updates to the original presets without accidentally overwriting your custom settings and preserve the necessary relative sample wallpaper and impulse scripting file path settings 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 Programming Notes For this deepe
9. SOUNDIRON SOLO DHOL DRUM S D INSTRUMENT SERIES Welcome to the Solo Dhol Drum The traditional Indian dhol is a closed shell barrel shaped drum with a curvature to the body It is classically played as an accompanying instrument in traditional Punjabi Bhangra and the religious music of Sufism For our Solo Dhol library we captured a pair of full sized drums one larger and one smaller These are two of the same drums we also used in our Epic Dhol wet hall ensemble library These drums have animal hide bass heads called 02882 and mylar treble heads called thili They dagga sides are tuned with a single heavy nylon rope wounded around the drum through steel rings The thili heads are tuned with a series of steel lugs and rods typical of most modern percussion We like to refer to the thili as snare and dagga as bass since they sound and function in much the same way snare and bass drums are used in western music Also we don t like to do anything in the usual way because we re a pack of weirdos The thili sound ranges from that of roto toms are smaller timbales to nasty abrasive grainy and thrashing snare like sounds depending on the drum size turning mallet type strike position and playing style The dagga heads range from a bayan like water drip to a taiko like boom crack We beat the hell out of our Dhol to push the sound as far as we could take it Note This library was originally published as Solo Dhol by
10. bout the very hard work that went into this labor of love then we know you won t ever pirate or distribute this instrument unlawfully C SOUNDIRON pere m B 2 w gt sca d v SESS ami ei REAL FS 21 1 SOUNDIRON SOLO DHOL DRUM THANK YOU Thanks for loving the Soundiron Solo Dhol Drum 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 info soundiron com much obliged Mike Gregg and Chris SOUNDIRON am t AA T T 2s to aep e LY o P ai lU s x a af gt i d B 1 wT fer Bs DATA Hi UL aes c E TO wr PN 4 Me i v ut t 3 3 c E T w oa www soundiron com All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 2011 All Rights Reserved
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13. h focuses on a wide variety of tabla style bass note bends played on the bass head of the drum called the Dagga When played by hand 2 player can produce the classic water drop effect by striking the drum with a finger and then sliding the palm and wrist toward the center of the drum We recorded a range of intensities style variations and bend speeds to provide maximum flexibility Each articulation covers one key Articulations are generally arranged from slow left to fast right and low left to high right Dhol spans C3 E4 Dhol 2 spans F 4 D 6 SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON SOFI WARE 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 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 t
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17. nd 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 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 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
18. r dry and close mic recorded collection we used a wide variety of sticks mallets brushes and hand articulations as well as unique tunings to explore the widest possible range of sounds that these instrument were capable of Ve recorded every single note with a full 10 round robin variations and up to 4 velocity layers The end result is truly realistic fully covering the traditional range of sounds as well as a detailed progressive and exploratory fresh take on the instrument Ve think that the dhol drums are an extremely versatile and wonderful sounding breed of percussion instrument well worth this level of extensive study and deep sampling The included Kontakt nki files include custom scripting controls for easy semi tone pitch shifting and sustain shaping allowing note response to be set from full to tightly muted The sustain shaping control is also mapped to the modwheel to allow on the fly adjustments and automation We also include a large collection of custom captured convolution reverb impulses to provide a wide range of creative options To hear some of them in action we ve included a number of custom presets in this library that incorporate some of our favorite impulses to provide an out of the box wet sound They are prefixed with wet and include the name of the convolution at the end such as garage for example dhol wet all master garage nki You can use the modwheel or Shaping control knob to adjust reverb wetness
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