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1. Skip button is unique in that it adds a note of silence If the user makes a mistake they can click the Back button on the scroll which removes the most recently added syllable Clicking the Clear button on the scroll clears all syllables from the chant and starts from scratch During playback after a note or chord is played and released the phrase builder moves onto the next syllable When the end of the chant is reached the phrase builder will loop back around to the first syllable The current chant is visually represented by the lit candle Keyswitches The keyswitches in Phrase Builder allow complete control over the chant without using the user interface The lower Red block of keyswitches controls the position of the chant So pressing them skips to that place in the chant Please note that you can t skip to an unused position in the chant The upper Green keyswitches set the current chant position to a different chant So theoretically a user can create a 6 syllable long chant and change it dynamically completely using their keyboard SOUNDIRON Legato Controls Speed This knob is used to fine tune the speed of legato transitions While we have set the knob to what we think sounds best users can use this knob make legato transitions seem slower or faster Volume This knob controls the volume of the legato transition samples only Polyphony This knob controls the number of2. and Speed Control SC poly sustain presets allowing the user to customize how long the crossfade should be from one note to the next while using the simulated legato This can allow more fluid and realistic note transitions within the Latin words NY Pe Y OSST An important note about using our legato system When using the legato system both true legato and simulated legato make sure that you allow a brief overlap between notes as you transition from one note to the next About a half second of overlap between notes is all that is required before you let go of the old note after starting a new note It may take some practice to get comfortable with this method but this overlap is necessary in order to tell the system that you wish to play a legato transition SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LIGHT Tone FX Controls The Tone FX Tab of the main instrument user interface panel contains a full chain of special DSP effects that you can choose from Each effect can be enable disabled and have a complete set of parameters that can be adjusted and CC or host automated independently This special panel can be found in most of the instrument presets he Bypass All Button functions as a panic button that disables all effects Equalizer EQ3 EQ3 On Off Mid Gain High Gain This button enables disables the 3 This sets the amount of gain for the This sets the amount of gain for the Band EQ fully sweepable mid band high band Low Gain Mid Fr
3. Presets poly sustains_solo_tenor_2 layer nki This patch features our tenor soloist singing 10 different latin based poly syllabic chants Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available Al to A 3 poly sustains solo tenor 2 layer TS K5 Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 Cl toA3 poly sustains solo tenor 2 layer SC K5 Kontakt 5 only This version allows time stretching of the chants using the pitch wheel or Speed knob Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 Cl to A3 poly sustains_solo_soprano_2 layer nki This patch features our soprano soloist singing 10 different latin based poly syllabic chants Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available A2 to G 4 poly sustains solo soprano 2 layer TS K5 Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 G 2 to C5 poly sustains solo soprano 2 layer SC K5 Kont
4. and allows for crossfading between the two using the X blend knob Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_3 way_oh ah eh nki This legato patch features all three vowels and allows for crossfading between all three using the X blend and Y blend knobs Cl to C5 Sustains 6 vowel master nki This patch contains 6 different vowel sustains Ahh Eh lh Ee Ohh and Uhm of both the men and women suitable for pad leads Also features polyphonic pseudo legato functionality CO to B5 Sustains 6 vowel Men nki This patch contains 6 different vowel sustains Ahh Eh Ih Ee Ohh and Uhm of the male singers suitable for pad leads Also features polyphonic pseudo legato functionality CO to B5 Sustains 6 vowel Women nki This patch contains 6 different vowel sustains Ahh Eh Ih Ee Ohh and Uhm of the female singers suitable for pad leads Also features polyphonic pseudo legato functionality CO to B5 SOUNDIRON Marcato Presets Marcato_full_2 layer blend nki This patch features 16 different Marcato syllables Two layers are available as well as blending between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available This patch now features loops and release samples derived from samples that already exist in Requiem Light CO to B5 Marcato_full_2 layer blend_Phrase Builder nki This is the Phrase Builder patch version for Marcatos Please see the Phrase Builder section of this document for instructions on use CO to BS
5. full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 3 or later is required to use this library Kontakt 5 0 2 or later is required for all tempo synching TS and most speed control SC presets included in 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 We 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 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 applications from accessing the web Next copy paste your download code from your download email into the Code box in the downloader window Make sure to leave out any spaces before or after the
6. legato playing positions This allows for up to 3 legato melody chains to be played at once This knob depends on the Range knob as discussed below Range This knob controls the range of each legato chain in semitones Any new note played within range of a currently playing note will trigger a legato transition to it Any new note that falls outside of the range of a currently playing legato chain will start a new chain if any of the 3 are free For example if Polyphony is set to 2 and Range is set to 7 and the current note playing is CO and if the next note played is within 7 semitones of CO such as D 0 then CO will legato to D 0 If instead of D 0 we play Cl which is outside the Range setting then no transition would occur and CO and Cl would play simultaneously Legato Toggle Button This button toggles the legato system on and off Release Toggle Button This button toggles the playing of release samples on and off This button is only available in Poly Sustain patches Range Knobs Low amp High These knobs are only available in the true legato patches They control the playable range of the patch The Low knob controls the low boundary for the patch while the High knob controls the high boundary Change these knobs make are visually represented on the Kontakt keyboard by the Blue set of keys Crossfade This knob controls legato transition cross fade time within the new Tempo Synching TS
7. otherworldly spaces to self resonating sonic shapes and complex musical tones Stereo On Off This button enables disables the stereo imaging effect Spread Pan This sets the width of the total This sets the pan position of the stereo image all the way from mono stereo image s center to ultra wide SOUNDIRON INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS Note Some of the below patches have DFD versions in a dfd subdirectory The dfd versions use less computer memory at the cost of using the computer s CPU more Legato amp Sustains Presets Sustains_full_legato_ah nki This patch contains true legato and sustains for the Ah vowel CI to C5 Sustains_full_legato_eh nki This patch contains true legato and sustains for the Eh vowel Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_oh nki This patch contains true legato and sustains for the Oh vowel Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_ah nki This patch contains true legato and sustains for the Ah vowel Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_2 way_eh ah nki This legato patch features two vowels Eh amp Ah and allows for crossfading between the two using the X blend knob Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_2 way_oh ah nki This legato patch features two vowels Oh amp Ah and allows for crossfading between the two using the X blend knob Cl to C5 Sustains_full_legato_2 way_oh eh nki This legato patch features two vowels Oh amp Eh
8. page on our website by using the direct link in your download email Log in using your download code and the email address you used to order 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 once download is complete Please note that Stuffit Expander and Winzip DO NOT support many types of common rar files Library Activation If you don t already have Kontakt 4 or the Kontakt 4 Player installed download the Free Kontakt Player WIN OSX by Clicking Here 2 Please download and install the Requiem Light library archive using our SlInstaller automatic download amp installation manager or by logging into the manual download area on our site with your web browser and using the direct link You can find full instructions in your download code email and on the manual download page 3 Once installed the finished library should now be about 4 42 GB containing 85 files and 5 folders The individual samples are encoded into nkx monolith files and are not accessible outside of Kontakt 4 Now open Kontakt in stand alone mode Make sure that you re logged into your computer as full system administrator with full permissions allowed and all OS and Security restrictions turned off This is necessary to
9. patch features the men performing a variety of long dissonant clusters C2 to F3 Choir_FX_men_dissonant_sweeps nki This patch features the men performing a variety of dissonant sweeps C2 to G 3 Choir_FX_women_dissonant_sweeps nki This patch features the women performing a variety of dissonant sweeps C3 to C5 Speed Control SC Kontakt 5 Only Presets You ll find Time stretching versions of most of the choral FX presets in the K5 sub folder These allow time stretching of the samples using the pitch wheel or Speed knob Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 JHT Rs G l SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LI Ambient and FX Presets These special effect and ambient presets were designed and sculpted using the various finished Requiem Light Sample content that you ll find in this libraries actual Samples directory Requidrones_all nki This patch features wonderful ambient pad leads derived directly from existing Requiem Light content Includes both men and women and a low subsonic bass layer and a higher treble layer Each layer features independent volume and octave controls C 2 to G8 Requidrones_men nki This patch features wonderful ambient pad leads derived directly from existing Requiem Light content Includes male samples in a low subsonic bass layer and a higher treble l
10. presets release has been moved to CC93 Release Volume This controls the volume of the release samples that are triggered when a note and or the sustain pedal is released midi note off Swell CC72 This knob controls the overall volume and intensity of the sound This allows realtime volume swelling and fading Offset CC9I This allows you to skip ahead and start each sample farther into the actual wav file This allows you to customize exactly which part of the sound you want to play Dynamics This knob allows the user to fine tune velocity based dynamics meaning how much velocity affects a sample s volume and gain A higher setting means more volume and gain while a lower setting means less X Blend CC92 This knob controls the crossfading between low and high layers in patches that have multiple layers such as legato and poly sustain patches Y Blend CC74 This knob is only available in the 3 way legato patch It is used to control crossfading between the Ah and Eh syllables SOUNDIRON BASIC CONTROLS continued Low This knob controls the sample that is to be played on the low layer in multi layer patches This knob is only available in multi layer patches like Marcatos and Poly Sustains High This knob controls the sample that is to be played on the high layer in multi layer patches This knob is only available in multi layer patches like Marcatos and Poly Sustai
11. s Komplete package will not support instrument editing Also be aware that the free Kontakt Player is NOT a full version of Kontakt and cannot load or play standard open format Kontakt instruments or libraries Kontakt 5 0 2 or later is required for all tempo synching TS and most speed control SC presets included in this library 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 s
12. CATO POLY SUSTAINS Page I5 STACCATO amp SOLOISTS Page 16 CHORAL FX Page I7 AMBIENT amp CUSTOM FX Page 18 Info CREDITS Page 19 LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 20 THANK YOU Page 21 www soundiron com SOUNDIRON ABOUT THE REQUIEM CHOIR REQUIEM LIGHT is the successful culmination of a dream we have had for several years We always believed that there was another way of sampling choir and vocals We believed it would be possible to have completely audio realistic choir samples with a strong emotional connection We believed that we needed to cover all the basic articulations but also add a variety of new dimensions to this powerful type of sampling Requiem Light was recorded over a period of two weeks in one of the oldest cathedrals in San Francisco The conductor Robert Geary is one of the leading choir conductors in the world and the choir was comprised of members of his multi award winning VOLTI choir and the San Francisco Choral Society handpicked by Robert Geary and our friend and Director of the SF Choral Society Alan Kleinschmidt who moved heaven and earth to make these sessions possible Requiem Light is the next generation virtual choir developed for professional composers producers and recording artists The library is based on a variety of new recording and sampling techniques some which have never before been deployed in choral sample libraries allowing it to literally sound like a real choir The library
13. Poly Sustain Presets poly sustains_full_fast_2 layer nki This patch features 19 fast tempo latin based poly syllabic chants Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available D 1 to A4 poly sustains full fast 2 layer TS K5 nki Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 Cl to C5 poly sustains_full_fast_2 layer_auto release nki This patch features 19 fast tempo latin based poly syllabic chants Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available This version of the patch features automatic release samples Please note that when this feature is On Offset functionality is unavailable and the knob will be grayed out D I to A4 poly sustains full fast 2 layer auto release TS K5 nki Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 Cl to C5 poly sustains_men_slow_2 layer nki This patch features 12 slow tempo latin based poly syllabic chants sung by men Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is a
14. SOUNDIRON KONTAKT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY REQUIEM LIGHT erson MR 4 A EPIC CATHEDRAL CHOIR Welcome to the Soundiron s Requiem Light version 2 5 Kontakt Player Edition We set out to create a powerful versatile and most importantly affordable classical full range epic choir featuring an equal distribution of men and women We designed it with film trailer and epic orchestral scoring in mind but insured that it s well rounded enough for easy choral orchestration in just about any scenario We originally recorded Requiem Light in a beautiful grand cathedral in San Francisco making sure we captured every nuance of the space In order to do so we recorded the singers at close mid and far ranges then mixed all the samples to a single well balanced stereo blend providing an absolutely huge powerful sound with supreme resource efficiency and ease of use We captured dozens of staccato syllables and sustained marcato words along with pure vowel sustains and true legato intervals for the major vowel types allowing smooth life like note transitions We also included a variety of poly syllabic latin based chants for both the entire choir and our two soloists We ve also included and extensive selection of choir effects breathing stomps claps vocal sweeps and much much more NEW FEATURES amp BUG FIXES FOR VERSION 2 5 For version 2 5 of Requiem Light we ve added new tempo synching and time stretching functionali
15. akt 5 only This version allows time stretching of the chants using the pitch wheel or Speed knob Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 G 2 to C5 SOUNDIRON Choral Effects Presets Choir_FX_full_body_percussion nki This patch features the choir performing various bodily percussion effects such as breathing clapping and stomping Cl to G 5 Choir_FX_full_consonants_quick select nki This patch features the full choir saying 54 different syllables all available on a quick select knob C4 to C6 Choir_FX_full_dissonant_sweeps_down nki This patch features the choir performing a variety of dissonant vocal sweeps that pitch from high to low C2 to A2 Choir_FX_full_dissonant_sweeps _fast nki This patch features the choir performing a variety of fast dissonant vocal sweeps that go in both directions C2 to C3 Choir_FX_full_dissonant_sweeps_up nki This patch features the choir performing a variety of dissonant vocal sweeps that pitch from low to high C2 to E4 Choir_FX_full_swell_woo ahh nki This patch features the choir performing a vocal swell that sounds like it moves from woo to ahh C2 to G 4 Choir_FX_full_words_fah free su nki This patch features the choir saying different words Fah Free and Su C2 to D5 Choir_FX_men_dissonant_clusters_long nki This
16. allow Kontakt and the NI Service Center to activate the product You usually only need to do this when you first add and activate this product 5 Goto the Libraries tab in the Kontakt browser window found in the upper left area of Kontakt window just to the right of the files tab 6 Next click the add library button at the top 7 Point the window to your installed Soundiron_Requiem_Light folder 8 Once the Requiem Light library module loads into the Libraries viewer look for the Activate button on the right side of the new Emotional Piano library module Press the button to launch the Service Center in order to register and activate the library 9 Find the Requiem Light listing under the Activation tab in the Service Center and enter the serial number you received in your download email For Emotional Piano your download code is the same as your NI serial number Then press the green Activate button at the bottom Once that s complete close the Service Center and close and restart Kontakt The library should now be installed and ready to use Activation issues If you have trouble activating and registering the library make sure that you have full unrestricted Administrator account permissions to change your system registry Also check to make sure that your security software is not preventing Kontakt from freely accessing the internet and your registry You may also need to manually set a full exception an
17. ayer Each layer features independent volume and octave controls C 2 to G8 Requidrones_women nki This patch features wonderful ambient pad leads derived directly from existing Requiem Light content Includes female samples in a low subsonic bass layer and a higher treble layer Each layer features independent volume and octave controls C 2 to G8 Requiembiences nki This patch features 0 different interesting ambiences derived directly from existing Requiem Light content Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them CO to C6 SOUNDIRON SF Choral Society Conductor Robert Geary Choral Director Alan Kleinschmidt Singers Michael Mendelsohn Tenor Kristen Brown Soprano Lindsey McLennan Verah Graham Emily Ryan David Kurtenbach Chip Grant Robert Huber Barton Thomte Cynthis Adams Carlin Black Catherine Heagerty C Christine Stuart David Schermerhorn Ella Bacon Ethan Geary Visit the San Francisco Choral Society CREDITS Jesse Buddingon John Burgdorf Jennifer Granat Judith Murio James Schenkel Janet Scott Kristina Ashley Kathleen Leones Mark Sumner Nona Baker Philip Buonadonna Roger Fong Roger King Rachel Thompson Ray Susan Kalman Sulpicio Mariano Sydni Roberson Stephanie Small Thomas Huckaba William Chiles William Langley Soundiron Team Directed Produced and Designed by Michael Peaslee Troels Folmann Recording Engineering Editing Micha
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19. d or special access permissions in your security suite or operating system for Kontakt and the NI Service Center Existing users of previous versions If you have an older Player version of Tonehammer Requiem Light installed you may need to remove it from the Service Center prior to installing this version in order to properly add and activate this new version with your original Requiem Light Serial number If you have the unlocked standard open format Emotional Piano library already installed you do not need to remove it It will not interfere with this version JHT G SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LI Front Panel Controls This instrument has a variety of special front panel performance controls that allow deep real time performance customization Not all instrument presets include all controls listed below Included controls depend on the specific features suitable for each preset Some may also use alternate CC mappings You can see each control s assignment by clicking on each UI control to display the hint text in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt BASIC CONTROLS Attack CC 71 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly Release CC93 This controls the release time of the sound Lower settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off while higher settings allow the sound to play out as long as a note is held down In the MW modwheel controlled X fading
20. el Peaslee Gregg Stephens Mixing and Mastering Gregg Stephens Mike Peaslee Instrument Programming Gregg Stephens Mike Peaslee Chris Marshall Scripting and Ul Design Chris Marshall Special Thanks Blake Robinson s SOUNDIRON 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 llc 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 installed or used on Soundiron allows you to use any of the sounds and samples in the library s you ve purchased for the creation and production of commercial recordings music sound design post production or other content creation without paying any additional license fees or providing source attribution to Soundiron This license expressly forbids any unauthorized inclusio
21. equency This knob sets the amount of gain This sets the center frequency for for the low band the fully sweepable mid band Lo Fi Lo Fi On Off Bits Sample Frequency This button enables disables the This knob sets the simulated bit The S Freq knob sets the simulated Lo Fi bit sampler rate reduction rate of the signal bit rate of the signal effect SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LIGHT Pro 53 Filter Pro53 On Off Cutoff Resonance This button enables disables the Sets the filter s cut off frequency Sets the amount of resonance on the resonant filter effect filter Flanger Flanger On Off Depth Feedback This button enables disables the Sets the sweep depth of the flange Sets the amount of signal feedback Flanger effect introduced into the signal path Speed Dry Sets the sweep rate Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Phase Sets the phase Wet Sets the amount of wet gain Color that is passed through the effect Sets the brightness tone color of the flanger effect SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LIGHT Rotator Rotator On Off This button enables disables the spinning speaker Rotator effect Speed The rotation speed slow fast Treble The amount of high end clarity Delay On Off This button enables disables the classic Delay effect Delay Rate This menu allows you to set the timing division for tempo synching Pan This knob sets the left right ping pong panning amou
22. includes carefully designed arrangements full choir in a continuous blend from Bass to Soprano for our true legato and divisi groups males females and solo singers for the polysustains and vowel sustains We kept the grouping unified and simple to allow maximum efficiency and ease of use The library contains true polyphonic legato intervals from piano to forte sustains from piano to forte divisi vowel sustains with 8 unique vowel sounds staccato with repetitions and ultra forte marcato along with hundreds of choral effects including whispers shouts clusters demonic chants sweeps consonants claps snaps and a variety of other effects We recorded this library with a total of 8 unique microphone arrays throughout the cathedral using l6 large and small diaphragm cardioid and omni microphones We then carefully mixed and mastered the channels into a single well balanced blend providing all the clarity quality depth power tone and body while allowing a significant overall conservation of system resources cpu ram storage space and disk streaming bandwidth and greater ease of use We then designed and programmed the content to provide the most essential articulations and presets making Requiem Light the perfect all in one choral tool kit Requiem Light is intended for users who want a professional choir library at their fingertips without the usual trade offs It s designed to excel whether dropped into the most resource intens
23. ine wave sweep that covers a wide spectrum from 22 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 our integrated Reverb plugin on the FX tab of the user interface 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 Just please just make sure to keep your speakers or headphones turned down while you experiment Convolution processing can often create powerful and piercing resonances when applied to many audio sources especially loud sounds that contain strong mid to low frequency harmonic components System Requirements The latest free Kontakt Player or the
24. ive orchestral scoring templates or loaded on a laptop for composing on the road or use in live performance settings SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 44 kHz 24bit in a naturally reverberant cathedral environment to provide warm realistic and lush acoustics Also be aware that some sound sources are very quiet and to capture their full clarity and detail it is necessary to allow low levels of preamp and mic hiss to exist in the recordings We carefully choose our equipment and methods to prevent this wherever possible but some sounds are just very small Therefore please do keep in mind that we don t claim or aim to provide perfectly quiet or perfectly sterile sounds or musical instrument samples Accessibility All of the sample content and impulse files are locked into encrypted nkx monolith files which can only be read by Kontakt and Kontakt Player This is a standard limitation of Powered By Kontakt Player formatted libraries like this one If you wish to freely access this library s samples or impulses you ll need the standard open format version of this library and the full version of Kontakt 4 or later Also keep in mind that to use and or edit the Kontakt presets you ll need the full version of 4 2 4 or later The free Kontakt Player and any other version or form of Kontakt that came bundled with any other library or software product other than NI
25. lso available D I to G 3 poly sustains men slow 2 layer TS K5 nki Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 Cl to G 3 poly sustains_women_slow_2 layer nki This patch features 12 slow tempo latin based poly syllabic chants sung by women Two layers are available as well as crossfading between them Polyphonic pseudo legato is also available E2 to A4 poly sustains women slow 2 layer TS K5 nki Kontakt 5 only This version allows automatic host controlled tempo synching Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM Pro system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts It has a maximum voice polyphony of 8 E2 to C5 SOUNDIRON Stacatto Presets Staccato_full nki This patch features 19 different Staccato syllables A quick select knob as well as keyswitches are available CO to B5 Staccato full SC K5 nki This version allows time stretching of the samples using the pitch wheel or Speed knob Please note that this feature uses Kontakt s built in TM2 system and can produce undesirable glitches and artifacts Staccato full Phrase Builder nki This is the Phrase Builder patch version for Staccatos Please see the Phrase Builder section of this document for instructions on use CO to BS Soloist
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27. ns Stepping This knob alters the pitch of the sample when played up to 24 semitones This knob can also be controlled by keyswitches see below This knob is only available in certain Choral Effects patches Octave This knob is similar to Stepping but instead of semitones it pitches the samples by 4 octaves This knob is only available in the Requidrones patches KSW Toggle Button This button toggles the keyswitch functionality on and off for the Stepping function When on colored Red the range of red keys visualized on Kontakt s keyboard control the Stepping knob s value Speed This knob is used to adjust the playback speed of samples in the Speed Control SC presets without changing the pitch Turning this knob left will slow the sample down while turning it right speeds the sample up KEYSWITCH CONTROLS Most patches in Requiem Light offer some sort of keyswitch functionality This will be explained in detail using the images to the right and below as an illustration First of all the High Low KSW Input Boxes these boxes represent numerically the lowest note for the selected range of keyswitches As seen below the Red key range represents the Low keyswitches while the Green key range represents the High keyswitches The Blue key range is always the playable range in a patch like a standard Kontakt instrument Changing the value in the input boxes will move the appropriate
28. nt for each alternating echo Bass Wet The overall bass response Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Balance Balance between low high response Distance The simulated distance between the microphone and the rotating speaker Damping Wet Sets the amount of high frequency Sets the amount of wet gain roll off applied to each echo that is passed through the effect Feedback Sets the amount of delay feedback introduced into the signal path Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect SOUNDIRON REQUIEM LIGHT Reverb Reverb On Off This button enables disables the convolution reverb effect Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Wet Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Stereo Imager Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Low Pass Sets the low frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to dull and darken the sound High Pass Sets the high frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to remove rumble and low end Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned Impulse drop down menu This menu allows you to select from a wide variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we ve personally captured or created for you ranging from our favorite classic halls and cathedrals to bizarre
29. our creations The production of Requiem is not only a product of our own vision but also a product of patience from friends and family We would like to sincere thank the following people for everything they have done for us Jennifer Peaslee Xenia Stephens Tawnia Knox Steve Tavaglione Alex Pfeffer Frederick Russ Gabe Shadid and Thomas Bergersen 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 thanks Mike Gregg and Chris POWERED BY KONTAKT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY On All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 201 I 2012 Soundiron is a registered trademark of Soundiron LLC AIl Rights Reserved Kontakt amp Kontakt Player are registered trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH www soundiron com fs
30. range of keyswitches Another method of setting keyswitches is to use the Set High Low Buttons After clicking one of them text will appear above the Reset button prompting the user to press a key on their keyboard Doing so will set the lowest key of the appropriate keyswitch range to that key For example clicking Set Low then pushing CO midi note 24 on the keyboard will set the start of the low Red keyswitch range to 24 Clicking the Reset Button will set all keyswitch ranges back to default where they hug the playable range Please note that some patches only have lower Red keyswitches while other patches have no keyswitches at all PAEIT ITTEN SOUNDIRON Phrase Builder Controls gt une Marcato_full_2 layer blend_Phrase Builder lt e lune Output st 1 Ip Voice O Max 96 Purge 9 00 Al 1 0 Memory 0 79 68 T R CRE mE DO H Fis GLO 4 RCL eC aT i r 7 S a ae Mus Ba OR Nus RHi SARC SiN SetLow SetHgh Reset gt e ta mir t n Basic Instructions The above picture illustrates the Phrase Builder This utility is available for both Marcatos and Staccatos This tool allows a user to create their own chants using Marcatos or Staccatos The different syllable names on the scroll are clickable buttons Clicking on one adds that syllable to the chant In the above image the Ar button was clicked and added to the chant as seen in the small text above the candles The
31. takt 5 at a deep discount which will allow you to load play and customize any one of our 40 unlocked open format instrument libraries Click Here for full details If you don t have the full version of Kontakt 4 or 5 or the free Kontakt Player 4 or 5 already installed you can download the latest Kontakt Player from Native Instruments and install it for free Click Here to download PC or Mac Kontakt amp Kontakt Player are registered trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH OVERVIEW 89 Kontakt patches unlocked 3 960 Samples 4 42 GB Installed 24bit 44 1 kHz stereo lossless ncw samples Powerful custom performance effects and legato control interface Note Native Instruments Kontakt or Kontakt Player 4 2 3 or later full required to use nki presets Kontakt 5 0 2 or later is required for all tempo synching TS and most speed control SC presets included in this library TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Page OVERVIEW Page 2 Technical ABOUT REQUIEM LIGHT Page 3 FIDELITY amp ACOUSTICS page 4 ACCESSIBILITY amp FORMAT Page 4 CONVOLUTION Page 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Page 4 DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 5 PRESET LOADING amp SAVING Page 5 User Interface BASIC PERFORMANCE CONTROLS Page 6 7 PHRASE BUILDER amp KEYSWITCH CONTROLS Page 8 LEGATO CONTROLS Page 9 TONE amp FX CONTROLS Pages 10 13 Instrument Descriptions LEGATO amp SUSTAINS Page 14 MAR
32. ty to the poly sustains soloists and choral effects presets with the help of Kontakt 5 s new higher quality TM Pro engine Please be aware that Kontakt 5 is required for these new specialty presets NEW FEATURES amp FIXES EXCLUSIVE TO SOUNDIRON S REQUIEM LIGHT Looping Marcatos that s right with releases Polyphonic legato for Poly Sustain patches full choir and soloists Self Timed Early Release Samples for Fast Poly Sustains New master Sustains patch with a complete range of vowel sounds to choose from and blend in real time Collection of custom ambient and effect presets built on the Requiem Light Samples themselves Fixed note placement in true legato patches Notes are no longer shifted an octave Improved the UI to be completely automatable by midi controllers and host sequencers Added a knob for Legato speed control as well as release sample volume controls Legato transition smoothing Playability refinements Various other fixes and upgrades Version 1 0 of this library was originally published as Requiem Light by Tonehammer Inc s SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON 2 REQUIEM LIGHT PLAYER EDITION Powered By the Native Instruments Kontakt Player Special note to Kontakt Player users After installing and registering Requiem Light if you d like to explore the entire world of Soundiron you can take advantage of great cross grade deals from Native Instruments and get the full version of Kon
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