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1. KONTAKT Estate Grand Piano iai e Tune 0 00 Output st 1 vo amp Yoices O Max 450 Purge Li Midi Ch A 1 v g Memory 0 6 GB OLR APL I G ATM N MICROPHONES A MECHANICAL NOISES ala IN M S ROOM PEDAL NOISE KEY UP KEY RELEASE KO KO Settings Microphone Perspectives MICROPHONES IN M S ROOM IN Microphones placed inside the piano for a strong crisp sound M S Microphones just outside the piano for a balanced open piano and room sound ROOM Microphones picking up a beautiful warm balance of mostly room and some piano IN The inside microphones can be used on their own or blended with any of the other microphone perspectives The inside microphones will probably be your first go to mics and the most used of the microphone perspectives These mics give the typical recorded piano sound M S M S stands for middle side which is a form of stereo miking This microphone pair was placed just outside the open piano lid in the crook of the piano It blends both the presence of the piano and the ambience of the room It is probably best not to use this microphone perspective on its own but rather to use it to blend in with either the inside or room mics It can add warmth and space to the inside mics or a little more attack and edge to the room mics Room The room microphone perspective is great for a lounge feel or for classical music where a more natural open sound is desired It ble2. Kontakt 5 Jau MOCHQESESE w Estate Grand Piano TP Is Tune 0 00 Output st 1 v amp Voices O Max 450 Purge J Midi Ch A 1 2 Memory 0 67 GB ml A PRODUCTION V OMOGE Mixer Settings Estate Grand User Manual Description The Production Voices Estate Grand Piano is a beautifully sampled Kawai GS60 6 9 grand piano Estate Grand is extremely flexible in sound and use It gives exceptional results in live performance production work in the studio songwriting film scoring practicing and more It was recorded with care and with only the finest equipment at a country estate in the heart of corn country in Southern Ontario Canada Note This is the full version of our popular Estate Grand Piano LE How does it sound The Estate Grand Piano is sampled from a grand piano that resides in the library of a country manor The room is warm sounding and the piano overpowers the room just slightly filling the room with strong overtones The piano has a lot of attack and will cut through just about any mix While sampling the grand piano the owner of the manor mentioned that he auditioned several pianos before picking the Kawai He had tried Steinways and other famous pianos but fell in love with the character of the Kawai It is not a me too piano but a unique instrument that will add life to your live or recorded piano sound Instrument Features e 11 GB Sample Size uncompressed Deliv
3. be setup to make it difficult to play higher velocities loud notes or the opposite where it takes very little effort to play higher velocities On Off For comparison there is a On Off switch for the Key Response Strength Strength changes the velocity curve Exponential Curve type capable of putting an emphasis on upper or lower velocities Sinusoidal Sine or S curve This is ideal for suppressing the lower velocities while emphasizing the higher velocities and vise versa Make your own curve You can draw in your own curve using the mouse You can save the curve by saving the instrument We suggest giving it a new name such as Estate Grand User Curve 1 Here you can force the piano to play only one velocity by drawing a straight line or make high velocities trigger low velocity samples Enhanced Realism Velocity Smoothing This engages Kontakt s AET algorithm that can smooth out velocities from one velocity to the next by crossfading the samples In our experience AET velocity smoothing takes up too much processing power and has mixed results Users can decide if it 1s worth using Give us credit for honesty Authentic Pedalling This essentially engages the crossfading of pedal up and pedal down samples after a note has been triggered Similar to sympathetic resonance it adds realism to the sound This is an early algorithm that may be upgraded in a later version of the Estate Grand to the more advanced Authent
4. in how loud they like the key release samples The key ey releases like the rest of the instrument have been professionally scripted programmed in di Kontakt to sound as realistic as possible The longer you sustain a note in isolation the more likely it is that you will hear the key release when a key is released All of the mechanical noises can add up to create an authentic piano sound that will surpass and in many cases blow away most current keyboard workstations or digital pianos NOTE The Estate Grand Piano was professional scripted to have a smart release for the pedal samples Release samples are only played on the notes that are not sustained When a note 1s struck the pedal 1s depressed and the note is released it will still sustain But when the pedal is released a proper release sample is played Page 2 Settings Kontakt 5 KONTAKT Estate Grand Piano 4 Output st 1 vo ii Voices O Max 450 Purge Midi Ch A 1 Memory 0 67 GB w an ee g a Ath fe LAGE T GIP Lie A W FAS KEY RESPONSE ENHANCED REALISM VELOCITY SMOOTHING ml AUTHENTIC PEDALLING STRENGTH EXPONENTIAI SINUSOIDAI as Settings ON OFF ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PRODUCTION A E E O 6 Key Response Key Response is a velocity curve that determines how hard or soft a key has to be played on your keyboard controller to generate the desired sound MA II The Key Response can
5. Programming Jason Chapman www productionvoices com Graphic Design and Interface controls Shannon Penner www plunkandboom ca Kontakt Scripting and Programming Adam Hanley www icebreaker audio com License Agreement Estate Grand is licensed not sold to the end user The complete license agreement can be found here http www productionvoices com terms and conditions Legal Notice Production Voices is in no way associated with Native Instruments or Kawai Kontakt and Kawai GS60 are trademarks of their respective owners and are not associated with Production Voices Estate Grand is 2012 Production Voices ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PRODUCTION PRO OO MOMEN 8
6. an allow for creative sounds such as morphing the room sound into the inside microphones in a bridge section of a song for example Another use of automation might be to give a solo piano section more room sound and give more of inside mic sound on the piano once the band or other instruments come back in or vise versa This is something that a producer or mix engineer might do with a real recorded piano Now you can do the same with samples ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PRODUCTION PO ARNE Tre iS 4 Mechanical Noises Pedal Noise Sustain pedal mechanical noise The pedal noise controls the volume of the sound of the foot depressing and releasing the sustain pedal Here the dampers activate the strings in the piano and then stop the strings with a subtle thud sound when released There is an on off button for the pedal noise that also unloads purges the samples when off The pedal noise samples are very small compared to the rest of library so they will load quickly Most workstation keyboards do not have this sound But it is the easiest way to add realism to your sampled piano Pedal Noise Tips Busy mixes such as songs with many instruments may mask the pedal noise In this case it can be turned off to save voice count On solo or sparse arrangements consider increasing the pedal noise to give a more intimate sound Control clicking on the pedal noise volume will allow you to assign any MIDI continuous controller numb
7. er to it We suggest assigning it to a control pedal so that the volume of the pedal noise can change throughout a performance Key Up Key Up controls the volume of the keyboard action sound as a key is released The hammer returning It is only triggered when the sustain pedal is down and a key is released This is a subtle sound that is barely heard even at the maximum volume but it adds that extra touch of realism You might be asking Why only when the pedal is down and when a key is released Why not when the pedal is off as well These are good questions The Key Up sample is a natural part of the Key Release samples Our suggestion is to leave the volume for the Key Up maxed In a busy production or song the Key Ups may not be heard There 1s a button to turn the ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PATODI OL Ou LOIN PRO OO MOMEN Key Ups off and to unload purge them from RAM When turned back on the samples will automatically be loaded again Key Release Key Release is the volume control for samples triggered when a key is released or the pedal is let up when a note was sustaining from the pedal but no key 1s held This 1s the sound of the dampers stopping the piano string from ringing KEY RELEASE The key releases are the most detailed of all the samples taken having the most velocities This gives a realistic sound to the stopping of a note that just isn t achievable with ADSR f release envelopes Users vary
8. ered in lossless Kontakt compressed format around 6GB e Up to 10 velocity layers per key Up to 25 samples per note Pedal up down and release samples e 3 stereo microphone positions controllable by the user e Full pedal down and pedal up samples e 4215 samples e Authentic sustain pedal up and down noises e Controllable keyboard action mechanism noises e Independent control over stereo microphone pairs e Adjustable Velocity Curves for the perfect feel on your keyboard e Advanced Velocity Smoothing to make a seamless transition from softest to loudest note e Advanced Authentic Pedalling that gives real resonance to notes already triggered when the sustain pedal is depressed e Recorded at 24 bit 44 1 kHz with incredible detail and fidelity through Apogee Symphony I O Neumann and Rode microphones System Requirements Minimum System Recommended System Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 or Kontakt 5 and above 8 GB RAM or more not included not for Kontakt Player Fast hard drive 7200 rpm RAID or SSD 4 GB RAM 11 GB of available hard drive space on a non system drive drive that is not running the computer OS Intel 15 processor or better 7 GB of hard drive space for compressed samples Computer that meets the minimum requirements of Kontakt 4 2 and above Intel Duo Core Intel 13 15 17 or better recommended ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PRODUCTION PRO OO MOMEN 2 Estate Grand Controls Page 1 pa Kontakt 5
9. ic Pedalling from the Production Grand Piano Library It works by primarily triggering the pedal up samples and blending in the pedal down samples when a note is held and the pedal is pressed Try it out Press a note Hit the sustain ESTATE GRAND USER MANUAL PRODUCTION PRO OO MOMEN 7 Miscellaneous Release Versions Estate Grand Version 1 0 Initial Release Estate Grand Version 1 1 Minor revision to solve volume levels of controls This is the most recent version as of May 27 2013 All users should use Version 1 1 or greater The version number will appear in the instrument name Estate Grand Pianov1_1 Output st 1 vo di Yoices O Max 450 6 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 0 67 GB Estate Grand Strengths The Estate Grand really cuts through a mix It has an edge to it that works well in pop music productions as well as other music genre productions Estate Grand Known Issues Sampling in the country presents its challenges There are the birds and wildlife outside as well as the sounds of the manor creaking as it heats up with sun s heat and cools as the sun sets The piano took several days to sample and countless hours to edit If you listen closely you may hear the rustling of leaves and a bird or two on the quietest of notes but that s only if you listen intently enough to hear if we actual sampled the piano in an estate Support Contact us by email support productionvoices com Credits Audio Engineering Editing
10. nds well with the other microphone perspectives Experimenting with the balances of the three microphone perspectives is the best way to hear how Estate Grand can sound The flexibility of sound and control that the user has over the sound 1s quite remarkable Make sure to try different levels and settings When in doubt start with the inside microphones Microphone Off On Buttons The buttons below the microphone name will turn off and on the samples for that microphone It also unloads purges the samples from RAM saving computer resources We recommend just turning the volume down on the different perspectives when setting up your sound This saves the load time of turning the microphone perspective back on if further adjustments are to be made After you have set your sound levels and are using the piano if any perspective is not being used turning the unused perspective off will save both RAM and CPU resources Remember with all three microphone perspectives active three stereo samples are triggered for every single note played Mixer The second line from the top represents unity gain or 0 0 dB This is where the fader is neither adding nor subtracting volume from the sound This is the ideal fader position for your loudest microphone perspective Production Tip The faders can be automated in a DAW such as Logic or Pro Tools Right clicking a fader will allow you to assign a MIDI controller to the fader Automating the faders c
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