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1. FX Rack continued Delay Controls The Delay FX module is a configurable Delay effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Rate This knob controls the time between delays Higher values mean a longer time between delays creating a more pronounced echo Damping This knob controls the damping of the delay effect which attenuates and damps each successive echo Pan This knob controls the amount of stereo panning of the delay effect Reverb Controls The Reverb FX module allows users to load reverb impulses to simulated real world spaces or effects See Page 3 for details Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Custom Button Turning this On bypasses the our built in impulses so you can save presets with your own impulses in the Insert FX module through Kontakt s Editor view FX Menu 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 Rooms Menu 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 Feedback This knob controls the feedback of the delay effect High values can cause and endless loop Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry output of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level whi2. humanized performances Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Adjusts the volume of each microphone channel Vocal Effects The vocal effect presets contain a variety of common vocal effects including whispers breaths spoken word warm up and throat relaxation exercises and other voice sounds Vocal Effects Output st 1 Voices O Max 256 e Tune 0 00 SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor ias 6 Midi Ch A 1 g Memory 142 86 MB 7 i r d F gt a 4 ji y ee x f a ate f xm p i 4 E A D j I p b e SPOKEN FRENCH y ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE REL VOL fo fo feas Les 4 4 Fd Fd KSW B 2 G 1 SET Performance FX Rack Effect Sound Set Selection Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob co
3. vibrato True Legato Vowels w multiple dynamics infinite looping and natural sustain mode Ah piano Ah forte w vibrato Oo piano Polystaccatos 2x round robin amp Vowel Staccatos 4x round robin Adoramus Aeternus Agnus Dei Ah Amen Amor Benedicte Deum Dominum Eleison Ex Crux Gloria Hallelujah Incarnatum Kyrie Lumine Mundi Noctem Oo Oratsio Origin Regis Facto Sancto Semper Cristum Veritus Vocal Effects Performance breaths Burps Vocal Warm ups Spoken Word French Whisper Vowel sustains and staccatos Whispered Latin sustains and staccatos SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor 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 Ilc 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 insta
4. Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Adjusts the volume of each microphone channel SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Poly sustains The Polysustain presets contain 2 different fast poly syllabic sustaining phrases with a root BPM of 100 All of the 12 phrases are Latin in origin The Polysustain preset also features a simulated legato system that allows for lyrical melodic lines to be played This preset is also tempo synced and has time stretching available Polysustains Output st 1 amp Voices O Mas 6 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 308 24 MB PENY A e Tune 0 00 xja r Pa ra i s y ae m Ta OS n p l l e pana o Dab a 7 lt 2 d P AMOR AETERNUS h ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE REL VOL 0 loj z F 7 4 x SPEED INTENSITY RANGE STRETCH OnmOnmac j J a TIME MODE KSW co Bo SET Performance FX Rack Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes and how abrupt they are cut off Please keep in mind Voice of Rapture was recorded in a booth so ring time is very small Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllabl
5. Shot single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing from right to left BWD Loop continuous looping right to left while the trigger key is held down BWD Step single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing right to left in the sequence Random random playback as long as the trigger key is down Knob Follow which will only play the step that matches the Current Step knob value at any given time Use the Knob Follow option if you wish to automate the playback sequence by attaching a CC or host envelope to the Current Step knob Current Step This knob sets the current sequence step that will play when the Master Trigger Key is played You can also click on a step in the sequencer grid to select it for playback or editing Step Options area You can click on any step in the sequencer grid to select it for editing and adjust Start End and Pitch settings for each step Start Step Options This knob sets the Phrase Start Marker and determines where the sample will start measured as a percentage of total sample duration It is linked to the interactive S marker in the waveform display End Step Options This knob sets the Phrase End Marker and determines where the sample will end measured as a percentage of total sample duration It is linked to the interactive E marker in the waveform display Pitch Step
6. for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Adjusts the volume of each microphone channel SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor FX RACK The FX Rack tab contains our advanced flexible FX Rack that integrates many of Kontakt s built in effects The following section describes all of the available effects The FX Rack is accessible in all presets by clicking on the UI tab at the bottom of the instrument labeled FX Rack Effect Types and Controls Mod Controls The Mod FX module features Chorus Flanger and Phaser effects Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active effect Rate This knob controls the Rate of the selected effect Feedback This knob not available in Chorus mode control the amount of feedback for the active effect Phase This knob controls the Phase of the active effect Dynamics Controls The Dynamics FX module is a configurable compressor Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Threshold This knob controls the volume threshold of the compressor Ratio This knob controls the ratio of the compressor The value is displayed to the right Attack This knob controls the attack time of the compressor MUALLA RA x T T PT DEGRADE LOWS HIGHS TONE TWEED GACEN Y mae CHORUS V Depth This knob controls
7. includes both Forte vibrato and piano non vibrato Ah vowel sustains and Piano Non Vibrato Oo sustains into a single unified instrument It is playable from BI C 4 You can even switch between the thee types in the middle of a performance by using the sustain selection key switches To play with true legato first start a note and then play a new note while continuing to hold the old note for just a brief moment before releasing it This tells the system that you wish to play a legato transition Please see Pages 6 7 for more info about our True Legato controls Legato Ah F nki This is the stronger Forte Vibrato Ah True Legato vowel sustain preset Legato Ah p nki This is the soft non vibrato Ah piano True Legato vowel sustain preset Legato Oo nki This is the Piano Non Vibrato Oo True Legato vowel sustain preset Phrases French nki This is the French melodic live performance phrase preset complete with our special phrase sequencer system Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select Please see pages 8 9 for info about all of the phrase system controls and page 20 to learn more about the lyrical content for this and the Latin phrase presets Phrases Latin This is the traditional liturgical Latin melodic live performance phrase collection recorded at 100 bpm Phrases Latin Slow This is a special selection of slower more gentle Latin melodic live performance phra
8. knob controls the gain of mid level frequencies Cab Controls The Cab FX module is a configurable cabinet speaker simulation effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the available cabinet types including the Rotator cabinet effect Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the cabinet sim Air This knob controls the amount of the Air in the cabinet effect simulating distance between the virtual mic and cab DEGRADE Lows HIGHS Lows This knob when available controls the level of low bass frequencies Highs This knob when available controls the level of high treble frequencies Tone This knob only in Skreamer mode controls the tone level of the Skreamer effect Highs This knob controls the gain of high treble frequencies Boost Button This button only available in the Jump amp sim toggles HiGain mode on and off The Volume is adjusted 9dB when activated to maintain relative volume while increasing the drive Presence This knob only available in the Jump amp adjusts the presence of the effect TWEED GAEEN YV VOLUME AIR Size This knob controls size of cabinet effect effectively the size of the simulated cabinet Fast Button This button available only with the Rotator cabinet type toggles the rotation effect of the cabinet from slow to fast SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor
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10. 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 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 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 Quickload or Database tabs in the Kontakt Browser or through the main File load sav
11. the depth intensity of the selected effect Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry output of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry level DPYNAMICES Release This knob controls the release time of the compressor Makeup This knob controls the makeup of the compressor SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor FX Rack continued Drive Controls The Drive FX module features a variety of distortions Distortion Skreamer Tape Saturator and De Rez Lo Fi Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active distortion effect Drive This knob controls the amount of the distortion effect Volume This knob controls the output level of the distortion effect Degrade This knob only available in De Rez mode control the amount of bit crushing that the Lo Fi effect does Amp Controls The Amp FX module is a configurable amp simulation effect It includes the Twang and new Jump amp simulators Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the available amp types twang and jump Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the amp sim Drive This knob controls the amount of extra gain on the amp simulator Lows This knob controls gain of low bass frequencies Mids This
12. this will cause the sequencer to play according to the settings currently shown in the Sequencer panel at the top of the GUI You can click on the Sequencer label to reveal the Sequencer panel if it is currently hidden The YEME color is where the natural breaths are mapped for each Root Key s sample pool The Green keys shift the playback pitch up or down by up to 3 semitones The key in the center of that displayed range restores playback to the default natural pitch A Root ante Individual Breaths Pitch Shift Sample Pool Phrases 3 Select i semitones Trigger Key Standard Chromatic Presets In the sustain polysustain poly staccato true legato and other common non phrase presets there are only 2 key switch color zones are displayed on Kontakt s built in keyboard The Blue playable range in the center shows the playable chromatic key range of the instrument typically from B2 D5 The Red key is the Articulation selector that allows you to switch between different vowels chants syllables or effect types depending on the specific preset EA Acad cco TNIE Articulation Playable Key Range Select gt cunoiron Preset List x Please note that all presets listed are designed to be used with Kontakt 5 1 0 or higher Lite version of all presets are also included These are less CPU and memory intensive at the cost of certain resource intensive features Legato Master nki This master True Legato preset
13. 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Adjusts the volume of each microphone channel SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Live Performance Phrases The Phrase presets contain different categories of long and short live vocal performance phrases We captured French Latin and Pure Vowel Phrases Rooted naturally at approximately 100 bpm we recorded Brian performing various classic French and Latin lyrics See Page 50 for translations as well as standard vowel sounds each made up of improvised variations in the keys of A C D E F and G using both major and minor modes These keys represent the key that the phrase was general performed in but each phrase may span different pitches relative to its root key and most phrases work perfectly with in the key a perfect 5th up or down from the natural root of the phrase Because you can transpose each phrase up or down these generalized variations provide a lot more flexibility and compatibility with a broader spectrum of material In the Tempo Sync version of these presets you can use the SYNC setting to lock the playback speed to your project te
14. Kontakt 5 1 0 or later to use the nki presets in this library The free Kontakt Player and any other version of Kontakt that came bundled with another library or software product other than NI s full Komplete package don t support this library The free Kontakt Player is NOT a full version of Kontakt and cannot load or play standard open format Kontakt instruments wav samples 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 Fidelity This library was recorded in dual mono using two different large diaphragm microphone types Cardioid and Omni at 48kHz 24bit This was recorded on location in a dry studio environment Sonic impurities from clothing body movement and natural mouth and throat sounds may be present in the samples Our goal is to preserve and accentuate the natural live qualities in our instruments without overly modifying and sterilizing the recordings Therefore please keep in mind that this library isn t designed to provide perfectly sterile result System Requirements 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 mult
15. Options This knob sets the pitch for each step Steps This sets the total number of sequence steps in the grid Step Sequencer Grid This allows up to 32 sequence steps To change the phrase assignment for a step double click on it and type in a new value or use the up down arrow buttons that appear The Current Step is highlighted in red indicating that it is ready to play as soon as you press the Trigger Key B4 S Phrase Start Marker This interactive marker shows where the currently playing phrase will start E Phrase End Marker This interactive marker shows where the currently playing phrase will end Master Trigger Key midi note B4 Playing this key midi note number 71 B4 will trigger the currently highlighted phrase in your step sequence Current Step and then advance to the next phrase step according to the Sequencer Flow setting you ve chosen See Page 17 Save Button This button lets you save your current step sequence to an nkp file on your hard drive Load Button This button lets you load a previously saved step sequence from an nkp file on your hard drive Staccatos The Polystaccato short for Poly syllabic Staccato presets include 25 fast single and multi syllabic staccato phrases with a root BPM of 140 Each of the 25 syllables has a soft pp and fierce ff dynamic layer Each syllable has 2 round robins per note The Ah and Oo staccatos each have 4 round robins per note The
16. Polystaccato preset also features a simulated legato system that allows for short melodic lines and short tempo synchronous phrases to be played within a single staccato word This preset is tempo synced by default but also has real time time stretching and natural playback modes available While most of the staccatos are all multi syllabic in nature you can use the Offset Attack and Release controls to reshape these words and even trim them down to single syllable and pure vowel staccatos in real Polystaccato Output st 1 Voices O Max 256 e Tune 0 00 SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor YIA Midi Ch A 1 Memory 422 35 MB AGNUS DEI ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE TIMEMODE fo f 0 fiz _ A A SPEED INTENSITY RANGE STRETCH OOE f d x Performance FX Rack Syllable Selector Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also mov
17. Rosenthal and lan Venables He is a graduate of San Francisco Operais Merola Program Glimmerglass Operais Young American Artist program American Bach Soloistsi Academy the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme at Aldeburgh England and spent two summers at the Music Academy of the West In addition to his busy touring schedule and session work Brian teaches voice at UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University Brian is available internationally for private and commercial recording work as well as concert and operatic performance Pecunvinon SOUNDIRON TO Voice Of Rapture The Tenor 31 powerful open format Kontakt nki instrument presets 1 168 Samples 8 9 GB Installed 24bit 48kHz mono wav samples non compressed 2 Freely Mixable Microphone Types Dozens Of Room Hall and Special Effect Acoustic Environments A Truly Distinguished Operatic Tenor Library with Multisamples True Legato Phrases and Effects Adaptive Sequencer Rack Multi FX Deep Sampled Precision Note The full version of Kontakt 5 1 or later is required for all Kontakt presets The free Kontakt Player and Libraries rack do not support this library CREDITS Production amp Recording Mike Peaslee amp Gregg Stephens Editing Programming amp Sound Design Mike Peaslee Gregg Stephens amp Chris Marshall Systems Design amp Scripting Chris Marshall UI Design and Artwork Constructive Stumblings Documentation Gregg Stephens Mike Peas
18. SOUND Voice Of Rapture The Tenor continues in our operatic solo vocal series and serves as an excellent male compliment to our popular Soprano library This powerful 8 9 GB collection of fully playable chromatic content and deeply expressive melodic phrases gives you more creative freedom dramatic power and feature flexibility than any other solo vocal series in the world With The Tenor we ve pushed the bar even higher with more legato variations more sustaining vowels more phrases more staccatos and more powerful control features than ever before We chose our tenor Brian Thorsett for his soaring clear voice and extensive operatic repertoire First we covered True Legato vowel sustains for Ah smooth piano and vibrato forte and Oo soft piano vowels using the long form full sustain capture method for unparalleled quality and fluidity with infinite or natural sustain modes natural release 3 voice polyphonic harmony and a whole host of fine tuning parameters Next we explored Ah Eh Ee Oh and Oo pure vowel sustains in both piano and forte dynamics We also included a mezzo forte Ah sustain variant and a special softly hummed Mm sustain You ll also find 25 fully shapable staccato syllables and a dozen poly syllabic lyrical Latin sustains polysustains each with time synched legato easy syllable word switching and full syllable start and release control All of this chromatic content spans a playable key range of over 2 octave
19. a gratia plena Dominus tecum Virgo serena Tu parvi et magni leonis et agni Salvatoris Christi templum extitisti sed virgo intacta Tu floris et roris panis et pastoris virginum et regina rosa sine spina genitrix es facta Tu civitas regis justitiae Tu mater es misericordiae de lacu faecis et miseriae Theophilum reformans gratiae Te collaudat caelestis curia tu mater es regis et filia O Maria dulcissima per te reis donatur venia O Maria piissima per te reis donatur venia O Maria mitissima per te jusits confertur gratia Pro nobis semper Christum exora Amen Rough English translation Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with you serene Virgin For lowly and great lion and lamb our saviour Christ you have been his temple while still a virgin For the flower and rose the bread and the shepherd you queen of virgins a rose without a thorn you became their mother You are the royal seat of justice you are the mother of mercy from out of the depths of dregs and misery hast seen Theophilus to grace The heavenly court praises you you the king s mother and daughter O sweetest Mary through you the accused is forgiven O most pious Mary through you the accused is forgiven O most gentle Mary through you favor comes to the just For us always entreat Christ Amen Ici bas by Ren Francois Sully Prudhomme 1839 1907 Ici bas tous les lilas meurent from Stances et po mes
20. d without letting go of the old note until the new note has started This short time overlap tells the program that you wish to perform a legato transition instead of releasing the old note and starting the new note Legato On Off This button turns legato on off Voices This library features full three voice polyphonic legato for VOICES both types of legato True and simulated This knob controls the number of polyphonic voices for each layer 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 voice Speed In presets with Simulated Legato the Speed knob controls the speed of the artificial pitch bend when it is enabled In true Legato presets this knob controls the speed of the actual transition sample When turned all the way down the bend is slow turned all the way up the bend is fast Intensity This knob controls the intensity of the simulated legato bend and the volume of the true Legato transition sample This can be used to fine tune the sound of the legato transition Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced humanized performances TIPS Time Stretching All non lite presets feature some s
21. e menu Please allow any current preset 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 gt 44 d LALA EA Aes Peounoinon SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Common Front Panel Controls This instrument has a variety of special front panel performance controls that allow deep real time performance customization Voice of Rapture The Tenor contains multiple preset categories that share a number of common controls which allow users to shape the sound You can see each control s internal midi CC assignment by hovering your mouse over many of the controls and looking down at the hint text displayed in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt To turn on the Info bar press the i button at the top of Kontakt To assign midi CC automation to any knob simply right click PC or Command Click Mac on the knob and then click the Assign Midi CC button that appears The next midi controller you move will automatically be assigned to the control You can access more automation features in the Auto tab window on the left side of Kontakt You can also customize and c
22. ed Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the position of the articulation key switches See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Adjusts the volume of each microphone channel Vowel Sustains The pure vowel sustains presets contain 6 different sustaining vowel tones Ah Eh Ee Mm Oh and Oo The Ah vowel also includes an intermediate mezzo forte dynamic variation and the special hummed Mm sustain is included as a piano dynamic only due to it s classically gentle nature 9 Sustains Output st 1 ft Voices O Max 256 Aas 6 Midi Ch A 1 g Memory 331 20 MB P 2 L m SOUNDIRON AH F SUSTAIN SWELL ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE REL VOL SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor OMORO d _ 2 4 d d LEGATO SPEED INTENSITY VOICES RANGE p my 4 27 fiz l 5 x x d PLAY MODE Performance Vowel Selector Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and
23. es This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Legato This button turns on off Simulated Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of the simulated legato bend Lower values equate to a slower bend and crossfade time while higher values allow for faster melodies to be played Intensity This knob controls the pitch bend amount of the simulated legato transitions Range This knob controls the interval range in which legato occurs Notes played outside this range trigger a new legato voice 7 ci o SOUNDIRON Micl gt fo ta Stretch CC92 When in Free mode this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Sync Free Button This button toggles the instrument between tempo syncing and freely time stretchable modes Auto Pan This special mode simulates a wider stereo field when multiple notes are played at once to help simulate an ensemble When active a single note will play at the default center pan position Each additional note will be placed in the stereo field at a semi random locations with increasing variability as more voices are play
24. es the green marker in the waveform window Stretch CC92 When in Free mode this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Stretch Normal Mode Button This button toggles the instrument between time stretching and normal sampler mode which plays back at the originally recorded speed y D x i ri i r J j Van aa Tami Rs n Q n me gt g Auto Pan This special mode simulates a wider stereo field when multiple notes are played at once to help simulate an ensemble When active a single note will play at the default center pan position Each additional note will be placed in the stereo field at a semi random locations with increasing variability as more voices are played Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the position of the vowel selection keys witches See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green S marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt
25. he waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Legato This button turns on off True Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of legato transitions Intensity This knob controls the volume level of the transition portion of the legato samples In the True Legato presets this effect is very subtle and is mainly intended for use in the simulated legato in the sustain presets g Memory 140 67 MB k 4 gt 5 e Tune 256 Purge 0 00 j j P 5 g x TURE rte A SB s0unninON RELVOL Voices This knob controls the amount of polyphony allowed during legato Range This knob controls the interval range in which legato occurs Notes played outside this range trigger a new legato voice Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced humanized performances Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page
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27. in L me Melodic Phrase Improvisations l French 209 Phrases Ici bas tous les lilas meurent Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts Je r ve aux t s qui demeurent Toujours Ici bas les levres effleurent Sans rien laisser de leur velours Je r ve aux baisers qui demeurent Toujours Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amiti s ou leurs amours Je r ve aux couples qui demeurent Toujours Polysustain amp Whisper Chants l Latin 12 chants Amor aeternus Adoramus te Kyrie Eleison Hallelujah Agnus Dei Deum Spiritu Vae victis Metuo Somnus Noctem Ab Initio Rough English translation Here below all the lilacs die All the songs of the birds are short dream of summers that last forever Here below the lips touch leaving nothing of their velvet dream of kisses that last forever Here below all men mourn lost friendships or lost loves dream of couples that last forever Rough English translation Eternal love We adore you Lord have mercy Faithful Lamb of God God Spirit Woe unto the defeated fear sleep Night From the beginning SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Sustaining Vowels w multiple dynamics infinite looping and natural sustain mode Ah piano Ah mezzo forte Ah forte w vibrato Eh piano Eh forte w vibrato Ee piano Ee forte w vibrato Mm piano Oh piano Oh forte w vibrato Oo piano Oo forte w
28. l microphones and preamps to capture every subtle nuance We recorded simultaneously with both a traditional large diaphragm cardiod mic and a larger bodied vintage style omni vocal mic to provide even more tonal options You can even independently load and pan the mic channels to create a fuller bodied tonal blend or a wide ultra present stereo image if you wish We ve carefully prepared and edited each sample and hand programmed each element into an unrivaled performance interface that delivers both efficiency and control We ve also included our comprehensive FX Rack panel with multi effects compression EQ amp speaker simulation and convolution reverb featuring dozens of our most popular custom recorded rooms halls cathedrals and otherworldly fx impulses easily available right through the interface The Tenor brings together superior programming performance quality and living breathing soul into an unprecedented solo vocal solution that you will not find matched anywhere else More about Brian Thorsett Brian Thorsett is a seasoned classical tenor from the San Francisco Bay area with performances in over 100 different roles since beginning his vocal career in 2001 including works by Monteverdi Britten Rameau Bach Handel Rossini Haydn Beethoven Mozart Stravinsky CPE Bach Schutz Verdi as well as modern composers such as Bob Chilcott David Conte Noah Luna Michael Bosc Nicolas Carlozzi Allan Shearer Gordon Getty Laurence
29. le values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry level Lo Pass Sets the low frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to dull and darken the sound Hi Pass Sets the high frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to remove rumble and low end Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry output of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry level gt cunoiron SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Keyswitch Reference This library contains keyswitch functionality in every preset Keyswitches allows users to quickly change an articulation or instrument parameter by pressing a key on a midi keyboard Placement and on off state for every keyswitch is configurable The following sections goes over the major keyswitches and how they are represented visually on Kontakt s built in keyboard Phrase Presets In the phrase presets 5 key switch color zones are displayed on Kontakt s built in keyboard The Blue playable range in the center shows the individual phrases that are mapped for this current root key sample set The Black amp White range switches between available root key sample sets The Red key is the Master Trigger Key for the Sequencer Pressing
30. lee amp Chris Marshall TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Pages 2 OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 3 Technical FIDELITY amp SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Page 4 INSTALLATION amp LOADING Page 4 User Interface MAIN FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Page 5 LEGATO CONTROLS Page 6 PRESET TYPES Pages 7 13 FX RACK Pages 14 16 KEY SWITCHES Page I7 Instrument Preset Descriptions INSTRUMENT PRESETS Pages 18 19 Info LYRICS amp ARTICULATIONS Pages 20 21 LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 22 VERSION NOTES amp THANK YOU Page 23 Beta Composers Brad Jerkins Michael Maas Arkadiusz Reikowski Tino Danielzik Dirk Ehlert Xiaotian Shi Marie Anne Fischer Paul Amos Sascha Knorr Simon Russell Ryan Scully Simon Begg Chris Cutting Simon Begg gt ecunoiron The Tenor SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture Format All of the sample content is included as standard open PCM wav files to allow you easy access to manipulate reprogram and customize the sounds however you wish We know that it s important for many users to be able to go beyond the limitations of any one format so we ve kept this library s directories and files open for our 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 You ll need the full retail version of Native Instruments
31. ll as Lite versions of each preset in the Lite subfolder and 3 special FX sound designed presets in the Ambiences folder The primary presets offer the best performance quality ratio with full sample start offset range optional tempo syncing and or time stretching features and more Lite presets are included for users who wish to use fewer system resources but these have some features disabled True Legato The Legato preset types include the True Legato articulations recorded Ah Forte with vibrato Ah Piano without vibrato and Oo piano without vibrato All interval transitions were recorded up to an octave from each starting root but you can artificially extend the legato range and use and a variety of other GUI controls to shape the sound VOR Tenor True Legato Output st 1 v t amp Voices O Max YIA Midi Ch A 1 7 P 7 w 2 gt AH LEGATO SWELL ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE CF fo fzr d 7 4 ta K foe 7 LEGATO SPEED INTENSITY VOICES RANGE C G d f d ad PLAY MODE Se ee ee oe SET Performance FX Rack Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in t
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33. mpo or Kontakt s internal tempo setting In FREE mode you can use the Stretch knob to speed up or slow down playback freely in realtime Phrases French 100 BPM Tempo Sync Output st 1 v amp Voices O Max YX Midi Ch A 1 v Memory 486 99 MB B e Tune 0 00 IM aja d ri i r d 1 Va A i RAP URE p yy O P X A EE r C G FRENCH 100 BPM ATTACK OFFSET RELEASE Ome 7 4 d STRETCH TIME MODE SONG KSW C 2 Performance FX Rack Key Bpm Sample Set Selection Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Song Keyswitches to select the current sound set Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short X Fade On Off This button turns on off Simulated Legato between phrases X Fade This knob controls the speed and intensity of the simulated legato blending between phrases Pitch This knob allows you to shift the playback pitch of the
34. ntrols the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green S sample start marker in the waveform window Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only and only effects samples that have sustaining loops with release triggered samples The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all SOUNDIRON ae MIC 1 r fe fi J r Pitch This knob controls the playback pitch of the sample up or down in semi tone steps Stretch CC92 When the On Off switch next to it is activated this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the position of the articulation key switches See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5
35. or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Legato This button turns on off Simulated Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of legato transitions Intensity This knob controls the volume level of the transition portion of the legato samples Voices This knob controls the amount of polyphony allowed during legato Range This knob controls the interval range in which legato occurs Notes played outside this range trigger a new legato voice Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced
36. ort of tempo syncing or time stretching functionality Some settings or natural frequency components in certain samples may cause acoustic artifacts and distortions due to algorithmic limitations Time Machine Pro is also quite CPU intensive so some users may experience CPU spikes We recommend driver latency settings of at least 256 512 samples Custom Control Automation If you wish to save the knob values in the preset after changing them save the preset The values will be loaded the next time you open the preset To reset a knob to it s default position simply Right Click on the knob with your mouse Command Click for Mac You can also assign any midi controller or host automation envelope to any of the knobs and buttons by using the automation assignment menu on the left side of Kontakt under the Auto tab in the Browser area Just click on the CC number you want to assign and drag your cursor onto the knob or button you want to automate while holding down your mouse button Then set the From and To values to the min and max value range you want the automation to stay within Setting the From value higher than the To value will invert the direction of the automation To remove the automation from a control press the Remove button at the bottom SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Preset Types This library is designed to work in Kontakt 5 1 0 or later There are Legato Phrase Staccato Sustain and Vocal Effect presets as we
37. phrases up or down in semi tone intervals You can also use the Pitch Keyswitches to change this setting PITCHKSW F7 B67 Hag Stretch CC92 When in Free mode this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Time Mode Button This enables the time stretching engine for tempo synching and time stretching control When this is off the Sampler engine is used for a higher quality more natural sound at the originally recorded playback speed Sync Free Button This button toggles the instrument between tempo syncing and freely time stretchable modes when the Time Mode button is turned on Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the keyboard location of the phrase group selection menu quick keys and the pitch transposition keyswitches You can move these switches to any midi key you wish by clicking in the value range to manually edit them or by pressing the SET button and then playing the midi note you would like the key switches to start from See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Sequencer Panel Phrase presets All Phrase presets also featu
38. re a powerful phrase step sequencing system that makes using them even easier This system allows you to sequence any 32 phrases for the currently selected Key root category and trigger them using the master Sequencer keyswitch This advances playback through your sequence based on the Sequencer Flow setting you ve chosen from the menu You can add or remove steps with the Steps value field and jump forward or backward between steps with the Current Step knob You can also shorten the start position Green S Marker amp Start knob and duration Orange E marker and End knob of each phrase to play just specific sections of a phrase You can even load and save your own custom sequence presets using the Save and Load icon buttons STEP OPTIONS SEQUENCER Sequencer On Off Button This enables bypasses the Sequencer panel Clicking the Sequencer label hides the panel Click it again to open it again Sequencer Flow This menu determines the direction of the step sequencer playback order as the Master Trigger Key is pressed each time Your options are FWD I Shot single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing left to right in the sequence FWD Loop continuously loops through the sequence from left to right as long as the trigger key is held down FWD Step advances by a single step with each trigger key press for more controlled playback BWD 1
39. reate your own custom presets by using the File Save Load menu at the top of Kontakt Just choose a new preset name and save it in the same Instrument folder location to insure that Kontakt can locate all necessary files the next time you load it All custom control knob settings will be saved with the instrument preset Selector Menu Dropdown The majority of presets contain this dropdown which is used to select the currently active articulation be it a chant staccato vowel sustain or vocal effect The articulation can also be changed using the Black keyswitches mapped to the lower part of the keyboard Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Lower values have more of a pluck sound Release CC76 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 ring out longer Start Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound This can also be used to control the amount of pluck Pitch This controls the pitch shifting up or down from the natural root pitch of each sample You can use this knob to transpose the pitch up or down by 24 semitones in half step increments You can also use the Pitch Keyswitches to change the pitch via midi Waveform Window This
40. s Brian also performed improvised melodic phrases for us to provide a wealth of living breathing dramatic performance material specifically designed to give life to any track with complete ease and customizability We ve included classic Latin liturgical chants French pure vowel and even melodic humming phrases Each phrase collection includes a variety of phrases rooted in the keys of A C D E F and G with both major and minor variants at 100 bpm We also included a special selection of more dynamic forte fortissimo vowel phrases and an additional set of slower more gentle Latin phrases at 80 bpm You can tempo synch stretch transpose sequence splice and chop each phrase to fit your specific needs with total realtime automation control and our powerful phrase sequencer interface SOUND Our Latin melodic phrases are based on the traditional Angelic Salutation Hail Marry in Latin as well as sections of a classic French poem from the mid 1800s by Rene Francois Sully Prudhomme also spanning a full set of root keys as well as an eclectic collection of soulful humming phrases Finally we ve included various vocal effects such as whispers performance breaths spoken word vocal sound effects and more Finally we took the source material and contorted it into a broad selection of ambiences drones atmospheres pads leads and special FX instruments We recorded in a close totally dry studio environment with exceptiona
41. ses recorded at 80 bpm Phrases Vowel This is the pure non lyrical vowel melodic live performance phrase preset Phrases Vowel FF This is a more intense fortissimo non lyrical vowel melodic live performance phrase collection Phrases Hum This is the pure non lyrical humming melodic live performance phrase preset Polystaccato This is the primary staccato preset playable from BI C 4 Each staccato word syllable is available in two dynamic levels piano and forte depending on your midi note velocity You can use the Offset Attack and Release Controls to reshape the syllables into shorter tighter vowels and consonants You can also use the legato system to play melodies between syllables with carefully timing and practice Please see page 10 for info about the controls for this preset Polysustains nki This is the primary Latin chant preset playable from BI C 4 Each sustaining word chant will infinitely sustain as long as you hold down and note and then play a release syllable when you let go You can use the Offset Attack and Release Controls to reshape the syllables into shorter tighter vowels and consonants You can also use the legato system to play melodies between syllables with carefully timing and practice Please see page for info about the controls for this preset Sustains This is the standard vowel sustain preset playable from BI C 4 You can choose between the different vowel
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43. ues are slower and higher values are faster with 64 being normal speed Auto Pan This special mode for sustains amp staccatos simulates an ensemble effect When active a single note will play at the default pan position Each additional note will be placed in the stereo field at wider position with increasing variability as voices are added SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Legato Controls Legato in this library comes in two varieties simulated and True Legato True Legato is just that we sampled all of the interval transitions between notes up to an octave and these samples play in between sustains to allow for truly life like melodic lines The simulated legato system allows you to tie notes together as you play an uninterrupted melody In natural instruments notes blend together slightly as a performer changes between pitches This creates a natural smoothing effect This effect is simulated by our custom system to give them a more life like quality to presets that lack True Legato A number of controls are provided to modify and configure both legato systems both of which have very similar controls To enable legato simply press the Legato button so it glows To automatically trigger legato transitions in your performances enable the legato system by turning on the legato on off button for the layer you would like to use Then play a note and hold it Now play a new note close to it on the keyboar
44. variants use the simulated legato system and various shaping parameters to sculpt your performance See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems Sustains Pad Mode This is the standard vowel sustain preset with a special modification Designed to be used polyphonically the attacks and releases of each sustain are much slower to produce a deep lush atmospheric effect perfect for creating vocal pads and soundscapes especially when adding convolution and DSP effects on the FX rack panel Vocal Effects nki This preset includes sustaining and staccato whispers spoken word performance breaths burps swells laughing throat clearing and various other common vocal sounds and effects Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select Please see page 13 for info about the controls for this preset and page 20 to learn more about the whispered and spoken lyrical content included in this preset TAARAKRmMatice i Ci 1O FI i a t AT These special atmospheric FX presets found in the Ambiences sub folder each include a wide variety of sustaining multi layered ambiences and soundscapes created by heavily resynthesizing and manipulating the original raw vocal source recordings See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems SOUNDIRON Voice Of Rapture The Tenor Lyrics amp Translations The Angelic Salutation Ave Maria Melodic Phrase Improvisations l Latin 658 Phrases Ave Mari
45. window displays the actual waveform and playback position of the most recently triggered sample In most presets the interactive blue O marker shows the sample start position and is linked to the Offset knob When the Sequencer is active the Green S and Orange E marker are shown instead not included in Lite presets These interactive sliders display the sample playback start end position for the currently selected sequencer step This visual feedback makes customizing phrases easier Mic amp Mic 2 Mixer Controls The two microphone types can be independently adjusted with pan sliders volume knobs and active bypass buttons for each microphone channel TIME MODE AH F SUSTAIN Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only These samples play when the last note of a string is released The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Sync Free Button In the main non lite presets this button toggles tempo syncing on and off When off the Stretch knob can be used to control playback speed When the red enable bypass button to the right is off the instrument reverts to sampler mode and playback returns to the natural source speed for best audio quality Stretch CC92 This knob active only in Free mode changes the playback speed of samples using Kontakt s TMPro engine Lower val
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