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Userguide Xsample Library – Concert Harp – Kontakt – Open Format

Concert Harp XLStringed Instruments

Pizzicato (Standard), Pizzicato damped,Harmonics, Multi Harmonics, Pedal Effects,

Slides and Strokes


We thank you for the confidence you have placed in us by purchasing the Xsample Instrument. You hereby acquire a modern and expressive sample instrument which can be used in many ways. Have fun with Xsample!

Userguide Concert Harp XL

The following playing techniques are available:

● Concert Harp XL

Pizzicato (Standard), Pizzicato damped,Harmonics, Multi Harmonics, Pedal Effects,Slides and Strokes

Enclosed are a total of 61 room impulses, controllable via the new Transform Script (Room Walker) for effects within a virtual two-dimensional room.

Hardware & Software requirements and recommendations

• Full version Native Instruments Kontakt 5.3 or higher• Optional notation software (Finale or Sibelius adaptations enclosed) or sequencer (e. g.

Cubase or Logic)• Computer with 2 GB RAM (minimum) or more• 88 keys midi-keyboard with Mod Wheel, Pitch Bend and Sustain Pedal• Recommendation: freely configurable MIDI Controller Box or an iPad / Android tablet with

TouchOSC (Xsample instrument layout in the package).

Convention: In this manual C4 means the key C (c').


Table of Contents

Overview

Xsample (main menu)

………Playing techniques (articulation)

………Tuning

………Round Robin

……………Round Robin Modes / Bisbigliando

……………Dividing instrument sounds

……………Ensemble mode (section)

Transform (stereo / mono configuration, Room Walker and other effects)

Articulation Choice (load and unload individual playing techniques)

Standard Patch Types

Main Controller

Compact MIDI Controller overview to concert harp

About XCE concert harp and XL concert harp open format

Score Section

Credits...


Overview

In the lower grey bar you can switch between the instrument dialogues:

● Xsample (Main Menu)

● Transform (stereo / mono configuration, Room Walker and other effects)

● Articulation Choice (load and unload individual playing techniques)

Xsample (Main Menu)

From left to right / top to bottom, the following controls are available:

Articulation: Playing techniques display.

Round Robin: Drop-down menu to select different round-robin variants and special modes such as ensemble or instrument division.

Tuning: Stretch control for increasing and decreasing the total tuning range; selection base note andselection tuning.


Detailed Description of controls (main menu)

1 Playing techniques (articulation)The currently selected playing technique is shown in the display. You can use keyboard A0– C1 or alternatively MIDI controller CC#0 0–3 for switching the playing techniques.

MIDI Controller CC#1 = Release Controller

New in this release are multi harmonics (switchable through CC# 4), which can be played via velocity (range a3 – d#5).Very comfortable you can control the playing techniques with the supplied TouchOSC layout:

Tuning

3 StretchStretch control on main menu: Spread with values greater than 0 or shrink with values less than 0 the total tuning range. You influence the tone spacing evenly between each tone.

4 Tuning / basic tone (tonal center) / 5 TuningIn addition, you can set tuning characteristics of different historical and modern tunes. Also you canchange the basic tone (tonal center) (CC#29) and the tune (CC#30) by selecting separately.

A0 A#0 B0 C1

CC#0 00 01 02 03

finale*

concert harpstandardvelocity

dampedvelocity

harmonicsvelocity

pedal effects+strokes+slides

velocitybisbigliando

key style switch

switchingparameter

nat., ord. normale damp, dämpfen,sec, étouffé

pedal trill, slide,stroke, shout

Sibelius* nat., ord., norm damp[+pedal-trill, +shout,

+slide, +stroke]


2 Round RobinThe drop-down menu below the "round robin" label offers a wide range of different round-robin variants and special modes such as ensemble (section) sounds or divided instrument. Especially the two rnd (random) modes give good opportunities to break through recognizable repeating pattern.

OffWith off, turn off the round robin feature.

On RepetitionOn Repetition: Round Robin is active only when sounds are repeated.

On Repetition (rnd)On Repetition (rnd): Round Robin is active only when sounds are repeated. But the following "sound exchange" is randomly selected.

AlwaysRound Robin is always active.

Always (rnd) / BisbligiandoRound Robin is always active and plays randomly sound exchanges.

Always (indiv.)Round Robin is always active and plays for each tone separately individual Round Robin cycles.

Instrument 1All the sounds of the instrument are divided into 2 parts. This is the first instrument. Instrument 1 and instrument 2 never play the same sounds, so that phasing effects are avoided.

Instrument 2All the sounds of the instrument are divided into 2 parts. This is the second instrument. Instrument 1and instrument 2 never play the same sounds, so that phasing effects are avoided.


Ensemble mode (section)This mode expands the surface in the ensemble mode to make some special detail settings.

2.1 With the Voice button, you can make 2-5 instruments. If autoload default (2.6) is selected, the voices are always automatically combined with suitable default values. If this is not desired, please turn autoload default (2.6) off.

2.2 Panwide sets the panorama width of the ensemble. So particularly with mono instruments you have the opportunity to create your very accurate overall sound.

2.3 Alive generates to all parameters random deviations, so that the ensemble sounds more alive.

2.4 With Detune you set the maximum detuning in cents values for the individual instruments.

2.5 The Delay value allows an individually time shifting sound start. Large values can also be used for interesting delay effects.

2.6 As mentioned in Section 5.1, the autoload default switch ensures that every voice multiplicationget suitable values. If the switch is not used, this automatism is turned off.

(TouchOSC Layout / Round Robin Section)


Transform (stereo / mono configuration, Room Walker and other effects)

Output Mode (7)In the lower range (output) You can set the instrument to "Mono". There are the variant Mono 1 (left) or Mono 2 (right). You can use it to try out a simple way how your mix sound with mono instruments. If you use a lot of instruments you may reach more transparency of the mix.

Room WalkerIn the upper section you find the "Room Walker" controls. As the name suggests, it is for effects within a two-dimensional space or for moves in a virtual room. CC # 11 takes over the room depth and CC # 12 the panorama.

Basically the Room Walker consist of four insert effects, which can be switched separately on or off: (1) Stereo Modeller (panorama and stereo width), (2) Convolution 1 and 2, the (3) EQ and (4) the Pitch module. In the "IR Combinations" menu (5) you can choose between 49 room settings based on 61 IR samples. In each case, two different spaces are loaded. In addition to this virtual space positioning completely different effects with the Room Walker of course still possible.


Room Walker OperationCC # 11 acts as a "Absorbtion - Macro Controller", which controls up to 11 controls on the Room Walker (the white buttons switch the respective controller influencing on or off). You can set, for example, that the high frequencies decrease as you "go" deeper into the room, at the same time you reduce the stereo width of the instrument and increase the "wet amount" of Convolution 1. The whole is achieved in that a percentage bias value is available for each element.

Example: Gain 2 "cc% min" is set to 50 and "cc% max" to 10 the value. This means that at the zero position of the controller 11 there is no influence (50 = 0 dB). The further the controller 11 is performed, the more attenuated the frequencies.

You can use the Room Walker, as also control all other functions of the Xsample instruments comfortable with the supplied TouchOSC layout. The Room Walker is operated with an X / Y controller. To get to know there are some presets in the script: "Moving deep into the room" and "Movinginto a tunnel". We hope you enjoy as you travel through space!

Room Walker PresetsYou can also create your own presets. First, go to a free preset. Then turn in (6) Preset menu to "Edit Mode". You can then make your settings and rename the preset and save it.

The presets are library across, that is, they are for each Xsample instrument. If you drive through the switches and buttons with the mouse, you will get additional support for the individual functionsin the info pane (i) of Kontakt (Info button must be active).


The following is a list of the individual elements of a preset:

(1) Stereo Modeller Bypass, Pan and Spread Controller Bypass (white buttons) with respective minimum and maximum values

(2) Convolution 1 and 2 Bypass, Wet 1 and Wet 2 Controller Bypass (white buttons) with respective minimum and maximum values

(3) EQ Bypass, Frequency 1-2, Bandwidht 1-2 and Gain 1-2 Controller Bypass (white buttons) with respective minimum and maximum values

(4) Pitch Control Bypass and Pitch Slider value (Bipolar +/- 1 octave) (5) IR Combination (1-49)

Room Walker Multi InstrumentsIf you are working with many instruments in a project, your computer processor is of course hugely demanded if each instrument required two Convolution effects. For this case, use the included multiinstruments. They allow the use of the Room Walker with the external convolution effects of Kontakt. You can then merge in one multi - many (multi-) Instruments ("merge", press "No"). So you use only two Convolution Effects and yet every instrument can be controlled independently.

Then set the desired MIDI channel of each instrument.If you now move the controller 11, the controlls for Aux 1 and Aux 2 will move with the automation-setting, and of course the internal Room Walker elements.


(TouchOSC Layout / Global Performance)Transform Color (8) (-12 - +12)This allows you to play the instrument with a "Re-Pitch" - effect. Negative values produce a dull, soft sound and positive values give a light to biting sound. A value of +12 makes a guitar, for example, a kind of banjo. A value of -12 makes a violin a kind of cello. The effect range can be limited by the adjustable "Range".In position "0" you hear the original instrument (standard, loaded by the instrument).

Color can be operated remotely via CC # 56

Transform Stretch + Base Note (9) (-200 - +200 %)This effect serves only as a small but interesting gimmick: All incoming notes will be compressed or stretched by the base notes around. Play, for example, a broken C minor triad several times in a row while at the same time turning the controller of stretch from 100 to 200%.The effect range can be limited by the adjustable "Range". In position "100%" you can hear the original sound (standard, loaded by the instrument).

Stretch is with CC# 57 and Base Note with CC# 55 remote-controllable

Articulation Choice (load and unload individual playing techniques)

In order to optimize the memory load in your project (reduce), you can unload in this menu sample groups from memory. In this example, the damped samples are not loaded.

The settings of the buttons are saved with the instrument.


Standard Patch-Types

● Single Instrument (nki) and multi. Multis allow the use of Room Walker with Kontakts external convolution effects (see Room Walker).

Main Controllers Type 1 (cc1) / Type 2 (v)

There are two different basic layout types and they are designed so that you can easily achieve the best expression as possible. Type 1 allows a volume change with CC # 1 after the attack (eg sustain sounds). Concert harp playing techniques generally use the controller type 2.

● CC#1 (Mod Wheel) – Sets (Type 1)The volume and timbre can be changed continuously by the Mod Wheel. The right hand plays the keyboard and the left hand controls the modulation timbre & volume.

● Velocity – Sets (Type 2)The volume is controlled by velocity.

Compact MIDI Controller overview to Concert Harp

Release Time CC# 1

Volume CC# 7

Pan CC# 10

Control of the tonal center note of the selected tuning (Menu) CC# 29

Selection of tuning (Menu) CC# 30

Switch playing techniques CC# 0

Pedal CC# 64

Round Robin switch CC# 82

0 – 20 on repetition

21 – 41 off

42 – 62 on repetition (random)

63 – 83 always

84 – 104 always (random)

105 – 115 always (indiv.)

116 – 119 Instrument 1

120 – 122 Instrument 2

123 – 127 Ensemble


Amount of voices (Ensemble Mode) CC# 91

Pan Width (Ensemble Mode) CC# 92

Alive (Ensemble Mode) CC# 93

Detune (Ensemble Mode) CC# 94

Delay (Ensemble Mode) CC# 95

Envelope Attack CC# 17

Envelope Decay CC# 19

Envelope Release CC# 18

Pitchbend Range (from Standard +-1 (0) semitone up to +- 1 octave)

CC# 46

Velocity to pitch CC# 44

Pan Modulation CC# 45

Pan Modulation (Speed) Channel Pressure (AT)

Pitch Modulation CC# 42

Pitch Modulation influence through Channel Pressure (intensity) CC# 43

Octave down CC# 40

Octave up CC# 41

Room Walker Absorbtions Macro Controller CC# 11

Room Walker Pan CC# 12

Room Walker Pitch intensity CC# 67

Room Walker Pitch Control Bypass CC# 69

Transform Color CC# 56

Transform Stretch CC# 57

Transform Base Note CC# 55

Aux Send 1 (only Multis) CC# 50




Functions marked in red are operated exclusively via MIDI controller. All other functions you can control also on the panel of the instrument set.


About XCE Concert Harp and XL Concert Harp open format

Xsample has already released the concert harp with the XCE Library in 2008. For old customers, this section is intended as a simple information help to expand correctly your Xsample instruments.

With the XL concert harp, you can also receive individually the instrument at a low price now. This release is extended with new multi harmonics. New in this Kontakt 5 Version are also the Transform Script with the Room Walker, the included 61 IR Samples, lots of new modulators (like envelope controls and others) and the TouchOSC Layout for the complete library.

The present modular Xsample library is an extension of previous publications by Xsample.

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harmonics

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strokes with tone

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articulations & playing styles

Xsample Library - Stringed Instruments - Concert Harp


Credits

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Credits toRobert Leutner and the best service team, Robert Villwock (Kontakt Legato Script), Robert Piéchaud (for the help with Finale's Human Playback), Sam Butler (for the help with Sibelius)

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