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1. Oom x2 Oos x3 Oosh Oox x2 Slow 100 BPM Latin Adoramus Crucifixus Dei Nomine Dominum Exora Kyrie Oratsio Salvatoris Sanctus Semper Christum mm sustain Semper Christu 00 sustain Phrase Builder Ah Oo Ay Rees Crux Sah Doom Shikh Ee Syah Eh Ti lh Tse Kay Voh Men Yah Oh Yoo Staccato Ah Eh Ay Goh Bog lh Crux Kay Doh La Doom Men Ee Oh Slavonic Bogoroditse Devo Drago Gospodt Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Tvoyego Yakospasa Yesidush Marcato Sus Ah Oo Ay Rees Crux Sah Doom Shikh Ee Syah Eh Ti lh Tse Kay Voh Men Yah Oh Yoo Oo Voh Rees Yah Sah Yeh Shikh Yoo Sya Ti Tse Long 130 BPM 6 8 Latin Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum Virgo Serena Panis Et Pastoris Virginum Et Regina Rosa Sine Spina Genitrix Es Facta Salvatoris Christi Templum Existi Sed Virgo Intacta Tu Floris Et Roris Tu Civitas Regis Justitiae Tu Mater Es Misericordie Tu Parvi Et Magni Leonis Et Agni SOUNDIRON Tenor Slavonic Poly Sustains Blagoslovena Bogoroditse Devo Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Yakospasa Bass Slavonic Poly Sustains Blagoslovena Bogoroditse Devo Gospodt Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Yakospasa Long Staccato Ah Oh Aw Oo Bog Sah Eh Sya lh Tse Ihk Voh Law Yeh Naw Yoo Long Staccato Ah p f X Oh p f Ay Oo p f Bog Oos Ee Sah Ee 2 Shikh Hey Sya Eh Tse Ih Voh Law2. Output st 1 amp Voices O Mas 3 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 401 64 MB O SUSTAIN BUILDER High Ih told Vol Attack 127 6 12 db O v Ih 1 Vol Sustain C 10 db 7 Ih 1 Pa Release Yol Release 127 Qs 24db ht e Swell T X Blend Crossfade Performance Conuolution FX Help Marcato Builder The above picture illustrates the Marcato Builder This is a heavy duty preset for advanced users only Also please note this patch takes a lot of RAM to load correctly and is recommended for 64 bit systems only This preset allows users to essentially construct their own marcatos from a variety of elements we provide The interface is split into 3 sections Low Layer High Layer and Performance options The low layer controls are on the left the high layer on the right and performance controls on the bottom Each layer section has similar controls that mirror each other The Low and High knobs are used to select a vowel category Once a category is chosen the Attack Sustain and Release knobs can be used to choose each element For example in the above image the Eh category is selected for the low layer and the Attack is set to Hey the Sustain to Eh and the Release to Ay If the user wished they could select a different attack to play with the sustain a different release or an entirely new combination Each combination will not sound ideal so we provide separate
3. User Interface NOTES Page 6 FRONT PAGE CONTROLS Pages 7 9 MARCATO BUILDER Page 10 PHRASE BUILDER Page FX amp CONVOLUTION CONTROLS Pages 12 14 Instrument Descriptions INSTRUMENT PRESETS Pages 15 20 MULTI INSTRUMENT BANKS Pages 21 23 Info LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 24 FULL CREDITS Page 25 THANK YOU Page 26 WWW Soundiron com VERSION 1 5 CHANGE NOTES Page 27 SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 48kHz 24bit in a lush and natural hall environment Because it is a real world space packed with nearly 40 people and cannot be perfectly controlled you may hear a few human artifacts like breaths scuffs and other noises And so it goes We ve learned over the years that you can t take the life out of the sound if you want the sound to be alive Accessibility All of the sample content and impulse files are included as standard non encrypted PCM wav files and standard open format nki and nkm Kontakt presets This will allow you easy access to manipulate reprogram and customize the sounds and programming to your specific needs We know that it s important for many users to be able to go beyond the limitations of any one sampler or preset structure so we ve kept this library s directories and files open as a courtesy for our advanced users As a professional you may have your own workflow or format requirements and we trust that you ll d
4. C 0 G8 Mars Effects Rail Strikes Untuned version of the rail strikes All has samples of the choir humming along in harmony with the rail strikes Range Cl G3 SOUNDIRON Combo Multi Instrument Banks All the combo presets are Kontakt multi instrument nkm patches that combine both mic positions close and hall into one loadable bank with both presets on the same midi channel They can have their outputs routed separately to make surround sound mixing easy Note Please be aware that these often use up to twice as much memory as when loading just one of the normal mic position presets by itself Many of these cannot be loaded on 32 bit systems because of memory requirements The lite versions may still require significant resources to load and play properly Choral Effects Mars All Effects Clusters Includes a Speed Control SC version Mars All Effects Horror Cha hak Includes a Speed Control SC version Mars All Effects Warm up Mars All Effects Zombie Clusters Mars All Effects Zombie Wall Legato Includes Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite Mars Legato 2 way Ah Mm Mars Legato 2 way Ah Oh Mars Legato 2 way Ah Oo Mars Legato 2 way Mm Oo Mars Legato 2 way Oh Mm Mars Legato 2 way Oh Oo Mars Legato 2 way Selector Mars Legato 3 way Ah Oh Oo Mars Legato Single Ah Mars Legato Single Mm Mars Legato Single Oh Mars Legato Single Oo Sustains Mars All Vowel Sustains Includes a low
5. Effects Shout Sustains A collection of looping and single dissonant shouts including slow swells and high piercing shouts Range CI D5 Mars Effects Warcry The large variety of war shouts and cries with each mic position is laid out separately on the keyboard Range CZ G8 Includes Speed Control SC version Mars Effects Warcry Blendable The same war cries and shouts separated into two separate mic setups each with independent volume controls for custom mixing Range Fl B5 Mars Effects Warm up Various warm up exercises to loosen the choir up before we got down to business Range C 0 G 7 Includes Speed Control SC version Mars Effects Zombie Clusters The choir impersonating a variety of undead moans and groans Range G 2 G8 Mars Effects Zombie Wall The zombie hoard approaches Get to the nearest mall Range E2 F7 SOUNDIRON Legato Note All presets include Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite versions Mars Legato 2 way Ah Mm True legato patch blendable between Ah and Mm vowels Range F2 A4 Includes Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite versions Mars Legato 2 way Ah Oh True legato patch blendable between Ah and Oh vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 2 way Ah Oo True legato patch blendable between Ah and Oo vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 2 way Mm Oo True legato patch blendable between Mm and Oo vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 2 way Oh Mm T
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7. Yeh Naw Yoo Tenor 2 Latin Poly Sustains Adoramus Amen Benedicte Crucifixus Dominum Gloria Kyrie Oratsio Origin Semper Christum Bass Latin Poly Sustains Adoramus Amen Benedicte Crucifixus Dominum Gloria Kyrie Oratsio Origin Semper Christum Long Polys Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum Virgo Serena Panis Et Pastoris Virginum Et Regina Rosa Sine Spina Genitrix Es Facta Salvatoris Christi Templum Existi Sed Virgo Intacta Tu Floris Et Roris Tu Civitas Regis Justitiae Tu Mater Es Misericordie Tu Parvi Et Magni Leonis Et Agni Long Polys Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum Virgo Serena Panis Et Pastoris Virginum Et Regina Rosa Sine Spina Genitrix Es Facta Salvatoris Christi Templum Existi Sed Virgo Intacta Tu Floris Et Roris Tu Civitas Regis Justitiae Tu Parvi Et Magni Leonis Et Agni Staccato Ah Ah 2 Ee Eh Eh 2 Lah Oh Oo Tee SOUNDIRON CREDITS The Mars Choir Conductor Robert Geary Choral Director Alan Kleinschmidt Slavonic Linguist Elena Sharkova Singers Adam P Cole Barton M Thomte Ben Barr Bill Treddway Carl L Jech Christopher Canfield Christopher Evans Colin Hamilton Dwight Smith James Stewart Jeff Bennett John Burgdorf Jonathan Spencer Jordan Eldredge Joseph Sargent Joseph Trumbo Mark Sumner Michael P Mendelsohn Peter Schwalbenberg Philip M Saunders Robert L Huber Roger King Sam Smith Sulpicio Mar
8. center frequency for the fully sweepable mid band High 0 00 db High Gain This sets the amount of gain for the high band Coe Oa vowelb Off Bypass All Vowelb On Off This button enables disables the resonant filter effect Cutoff Reso 40 0 Hz 0 Cutoff Sets the filter s cut off frequency Resonance Sets the amount of resonance on the filter SOUNDIRON Delay Delay Off Delay On Off This button enables disables the classic Delay effect Time This knob sets the delay value in milliseconds Pan This knob sets the left right ping pong panning amount for each alternating echo Reverb O0 e 2 a Feedback Damping Sets the amount of high frequency roll off applied to each echo 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 I 0 db Damping 0 Wet Sets the amount of wet gain that is passed through the effect Stereo Reverb Off ab ai Cue fs Reverb On Off This button enables disables Kontakt s simulated 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 E i 3 0 Sodbo Delay 0 00 ms Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Stereo Sets the amount of simulate
9. memory Lite version Mars 7 Vowel Sustain Pad Utility SOUNDIRON Marcato Mars Marcato Builder All Mars Marcato Phrase Builder Mars Marcato Singles Includes a Speed Control SC version Mars Marcato Sustains Staccato Mars Staccato Includes Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite Mars Release Singles Poly Sustains Includes tempo synching TS versions Mars Poly Sustains Drone Long Latin Mars Poly Sustains Drone Long Latin singles Mars Poly Sustains Whisper Slow Latin singles Mars Poly Sustains Whisper Slow Latin nki Mars Poly Sustains Fast Latin nki Mars Poly Sustains Fast Slavonic nki Mars Poly Sustains Long Latin nki Mars Poly Sustains Slow Latin nki Mars Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic nki Bass Soloist Soloist Bass Melodic Phrases Latin Includes a Speed Control SC versions Soloist Bass Melodic Phrases Slavonic Includes a Speed Control SC versions Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Long Latin Includes Speed Control SC and Tempo Synching TS versions Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Slow Latin Includes Tempo Synching TS version Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Includes Tempo Synching TS version Soloist Bass Staccatos Includes a Speed Control SC versions SOUNDIRON Tenor Soloist Soloist Tenor I Melodic Phrases Slavonic Includes a Speed Control SC versions Soloist Tenor I Melodic Phrases Slavonic 2 Includes a Speed Contr
10. morph words and phrases together while playing sinuous and realistic passages and instantly switch to pure sustains all without loading more than a single instrument preset There are two primary speeds types available Slow 100 BPM Mezzo forte and Fast 140 BPM Forte Fortissimo These can be tempo synched to your project BPM in the Tempo Synching TS presets for Kontakt version 5 0 3 and later The Slavonic Poly Sustain content represents a fantastic range of material ideal for both liturgical and contemporary uses This classic bombastic Russian sound will serve especially well for all your Soviet needs The Latin side explores Gregorian style elements with special 4 time extended poly sustains 130 BPM in addition to the standard fast and slow chants and a slightly warmer softer overall tone and aesthetic And the Whisper and Drone poly sustains take the whole concept into a much darker place We also cover the fundamental choral building blocks including sustains marcatos staccatos and effects covering all major vowels with multiple sub types and round robin variations all around We ve also designed a custom Phrase Builder that allows Staccato Marcato pattern sequencing and playback with real time control and switching as well as our truly massive Marcato Builder allowing you to design your own infinitely sustaining marcatos and sustains with your choice of a variety of 42 independent attack syllables over 20 sustaini
11. one instrument or audio format to the next due to vast differences in standards behaviors structures and capabilities that each platform relies on Custom Convolution Impulses We enjoy capturing the unique acoustic characteristics of spaces and locations that we come across from time to time Sampling environments is similar to sampling instruments in many ways It s done with portable loudspeakers to produce a special sine wave sweep that covers a wide spectrum from 22 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 reverberant snap like a balloon pop or starting pistol fired in the environment that was captured which is is in fact how impulses used to be made When loaded into a compatible convolution reverb effect plugin such as the one built into Kontakt these impulses can impart their sonic properties fairly well into most sounds Of course it s an imperfect science and much is lost in the translation especially if the sound being played through it also has it s own strong tonal phase or reflective properties Sometimes the results are incredibly lifelike Sometimes they re awful It all depends on the sound the impulse the plugin and the settings used Sometimes these variables don t play nice Then again yo
12. samples plus roughly 1200 true legato intervals building nearly 290 presets designed for the Native Instruments Kontakt platform we ve built what we feel is the true benchmark in what a premium professional grade choral library should be First and foremost in this library we bring you a wealth of emotionally rich lyrical content incorporating classic liturgical materials from the traditional Angelic Salutation in both Russian Orthodox Slavonic language versions and a classic Latin version Also known as Ave Maria and Hail Marry these chants form the underpinnings of a huge wealth of classical and modern western choral music ES SOUNDIRON These special poly syllabic sustaining notes poly sustains for short take the form of single words or phrases sung over a single continuous note and held in the final vowel as a pure vowel sustain before finishing in a final release syllable We then record the choir delivering each poly sustain at whole steps spanning the whole male choral range This system gives you the ability to blend any two poly sustains for a given language or poly sustain type at once all in real time by using our X Blend knob and dual Layer selectors You can also jump ahead in the phrases using the Offset knob and play in up to 3 part polyphonic legato harmonies using our Pseudo Legato system This hybrid approach to lyrical and pure tonal content allows you the best of all worlds letting you seamlessly blend and
13. step it will loop around to the first step Pressing the Reset All button clears the step sequencer but not the individual phrases sets all the menus to and returns to the first step The lower section of the phrase builder is the Phrase Editor This allows users to build up to 16 different phrases The Prev and Next gt gt buttons are used to switch between chants for editing The phrase currently being edited in displayed between these buttons The different syllable names are clickable buttons Clicking on one adds that syllable to the chant In the above image the Ah button was clicked and added to the chant as seen in the small text above the dolls Below the small text are buttons which read either Stac or Marc This button determines whether that syllable will be played as a staccato Stac or a marcato Marc This allows users to mix and match staccatos and marcatos in a single phrase The Skip button is unique in that it adds a note of silence If the user makes a mistake they can click the Backspace button which removes the most recently added syllable Clicking the Clear button on the scroll clears all syllables from the phrase 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 a phrase is reached the phrase builder will advance to the next phrase determined by the step sequencer or loop bac
14. the instrument Patches are skinned according to the content s language Latin patches like Slow Latin Poly Sustains have a Roman Latin themed skin Slavonic patches have a Russian Orthodox look and other patches containing non language specific content carry a more neutral look The controls function the same across styles so don t be alarmed if knobs and other interface elements look different OPTIONS S gant a High E X Blend x Speed Range eod Octave ac 65 Q 0 0 g Leg Vol Polyphony Dynamics Qor oq y SOUNDIRON MARS MEN S CHOIR i gt E WO SERERE 77 SSH Performance Conuolution F 1 c e pir Nie DTIU Performance 2 4 an A Nm 3 A oe 2E di i Performance MIDI Convolution le SOUNDIRON 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 Attack CC 94 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 main note samples Lo
15. ONTROLS Most patches in Mars 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 che 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 range of keyswitches Another method of setting keyswtiches 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 A I MEATAILTE T SOUNDIRON Mars Marcato Builder All lite E MARCAT A Attack EO Hold 712 db 2 db Sustain Vol Eh 1 db Release Release Q Q Q Polyphony 7 4 Ra
16. SOUNDIRON MARS MEN S CHOIR PLANETARY CHOIR SERIES We re proud to welcome you to Mars our premier male choral solution As the first chapter in our new Planetary Series of professional scoring and music production tools this massive 18GB collection goes beyond the scope of any other male choir ensemble ever built We ve integrated a comprehensive array of full choral and solo articulations exploring each element at depth while providing powerful performance features to allow you to shape and mold the choir to fit your needs We also paid special care in capturing all of crystal clear power and thunderous bottom end that our 30 singers could deliver courtesy of Volti and the SF Choral Society and by the mighty hand of our conductor Robert Geary We recorded Mars in an acoustically enhanced large A Frame chapel tucked away in the wooded hills of historic Montclair in the San Francisco Bay Area that we hand picked for it s ability to focus direct and amplify vocal energy Using 12 large diaphragm Neumann microphones in a carefully placed and wide multi position array we meticulously recorded over 40 solid hours of ensemble and solo articulations using specialized technique intuition and theory to provide us the raw fundamental building blocks that this great and mighty beast has been constructed from After hundreds of man hours of hand designing editing mixing programming scripting and assembling over sixteen thousand individual
17. all Swell knobs as a user removable default Set default Swell knob value to 64 50 Added CCI assignment to all X blend knobs as a user removable default only presets that include the xblend control Standardized key range mapping throughout library to an upper limit of A4 and CO or lower as the bottom key range limit Made refinements to zone and group volumes blend envelopes and other settings to improve consistency and tone throughout library Ambiences Extended upper range for Robotniq presets Added CCI assignment to Speed knob for Robotniq presets Bonus Percussion New dedicated folder for Rail Strike bonus metal percussion presets moved Choral Effects K5 Presets added with Speed Control SC using the TM Pro time stretching engine Legato Renamed folder from Legato amp Sustains to Legato only Moved sustain presets from Legato folder to separate Sustains folder All legato patches redone with improved legato smoothing Increased efficacy of Speed control knob Standardized key range for all Legato patches Added K5 versions for all presets with legato interval playback speed control SC using the TM Pro time stretching engine Marcato Lite subfolder added Obsolete preset Mars Marcato Builder Attack Only nki removed also removed lite version Obsolete preset Mars Marcato Builder Release Only nki removed also removed lite version Obsolete preset Mars Marcato Builder Sustain Only nki removed also removed l
18. ar 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 inclusion of any raw or unmixed content contained within this product into any other commercial or non commercial sample instrument sound effect library synthesizer sound bank or loop or effect library of any kind without our express prior written consent This license also forbids any unauthorized transfer resale or any other form of re distribution of this product or its constituent sounds or programming through any means including but not limited to re sampling reverse engineering de compiling remixing processing isolating or embedding into software or hardware of any kind except where included as part of a multimedia production rendered musical recording performance or finished work of sound design of at least 8 seconds or more in length Licenses cannot be transferred or sold to another entity without written consent of
19. ased phrases melodically The Time Stretch version uses Kontakt s built in Tlme Machine 2 engine Please note that extreme stretching can cause undesirable results Range C3 A 7 Soloist Tenor I Melodic Phrases Slavonic More of our first tenor soloist singing a variety of Slavonic based phrases melodically Range C3 B7 Soloist Tenor Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Slavonic based slow polysustaining phrases at 100 bpm Basic vowels can be isolated and shaped by adjusting the Offset and Attack controls Range C A 4 Soloist Tenor Staccatos All of our first tenor soloist s staccato syllables Range C2 A 4 Tenor 2 Soloist Tenor 2 Breaths Patch of breathing sound effects from our second tenor soloist Range C2 B6 Soloist Tenor 2 Breaths 2 More breathing sound effects from our second tenor soloist Range C2 D 7 Soloist Tenor 2 Poly Sustains Long Latin Latin based long gregorian style polysustaining phrases at 130 bpm Range CO A 4 Soloist Tenor 2 Poly Sustains Slow Latin Latin based slow polysustaining phrases at 100 bpm Basic vowels can be isolated and shaped by adjusting the Offset and Attack controls Range C A 4 Soloist Tenor 2 Staccatos Our bass soloist s language neutral staccatos Range C2 A 4 Soloist Tenor Vowel Sustains Both tenor soloists language neutral vowel sustains Range C2 A 4 2 N s NN h cw N AIN e SOUNDIRON Ambiences Mar
20. ave menu Please allow presets 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 also does not support this product or any other open format Kontakt library This library doesn t require any special activation Batch Re Saving If you move or change the directory structure within the main folder of this library you may see a missing sample warning box when loading the presets into Kontakt This can generally be corrected by using the Batch Resave command located at the bottom of the drop down menu you ll see if you click on the main File menu at the top of Kontakt Then select the folder you would like to resave Select this library s main folder and then if Kontakt asks you where to find the missing files select that same main folder again and press OK to continue That will update the file paths stored in the instrument The scripted file paths for the impulse files will not self update however so the reverb impulse loading drop menu on the Tone FX script tab will no longer work in many cases To repair the impulse menu file paths please restore the library to its original structure Custom User Interface Mars features a powerful and beautiful custom user interface to give users true power and control over
21. controls the active chant syllable sustain for the high layer It can also be controlled using the keyswitches highlighted in green on the Kontakt keyboard Rel Vol 0 7 db Crossfade Lon 40 SOUNDIRON X Blend CC 92 amp CCI I This knob is used to blend smoothly between the Low and High chant syllable sustain layers At a setting of 0 the Low layer will play at full volume and the High layer will be silent At 127 these settings are reversed Range This knob is only in patches featuring legato It controls the interval distance between two notes allowed for legato Any interval equal to or less than this setting will playback a legato transition Any interval higher than this setting will ignore legato and just play the note allowing polyphonic legato playing Polyphony This knob is only in patches featuring legato It controls the maximum number of polyphonic legato positions A setting of three allows full three chord legato playing Used in conjunction with the above Range knob Legato Volume This knob controls the volume of legato interval samples only This knob is only present in patches featuring true legato This can be used to de emphasize legato transitions Speed CCI I In true legato patches this knob can be used to fine tune the speed of legato transitions Higher values make transitions faste
22. d stereo spread of the reverb effect Color Adjusts the tone of the simulated wet reverb signal Damping a Color wae 00 0 Size 0 Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned Damping Controls the amount of damping on the simulated wet signal Convolution Controls The Convolution Tab of the main instrument user interface panel contains controls to load our included custom impulses into the presets and adjust the options for convolution reverb CONVOLUTION SOUNDIRON 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 Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution FX ROO ale a Size 00 0 i Wet Dry 3 0 db 3 0 db L Pass H Pass 20 0k Hz a Hz i i 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 s s gt Q e 22927 v uo it 2 Impulse drop down menus These menu allows you to select from a wide variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we ve personally ca
23. e undesirable results Mars Marcato Sustains Selection of Marcatos that loop for lengthy sustains Range CO A4 Includes a Ultra Lite low memory version Poly Sustains Note All Poly sustain presets include Tempo Synching TS and Low Memory Lite versions All Tempo synching presets require Kontakt 5 0 2 or later and have a maximum sustaining voice limit of 16 Fast 140 bpm Mars Poly Sustains Fast Latin Looping fast Latin based poly sustain phrases at 140 bpm Range C 2 A4 Mars Poly Sustains Fast Slavonic Looping fast Slavonic based poly sustain phrases at 40 bpm Range C 2 A4 Long 130 bpm Mars Poly Sustains Long Latin Long gregorian style Latin based poly sustain phrases at 30 bpm Range C 2 A4 Mars Poly Sustains Long Latin Long gregorian style Latin based poly sustain phrases at 30 bpm Uses Kontakt s Time Machine 2 algorithm to help stay in sync with itself tempo wise Range C 2 A4 Slow 100 bpm Mars Poly Sustains Slow Latin Looping slower Latin based poly sustain phrases at 00 bpm Range C 2 A4 Mars Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Looping slower Slavonic based poly sustain phrases at 100 bpm Range C 2 A4 Whispers amp Drones 100 amp 140 bpm Mars Poly Sustains Drone Long Latin Long gregorian style atonal Latin based poly sustain phrases Range C 2 G8 Mars Poly Sustains Drone Long Latin singles Untuned version of the droning long poly sustains with one
24. ease fade times to create smooth choral pad textures Range G 0 A4 Soloists Bass amp Tenor Note Most soloist presets include Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite versions Bass Soloist Bass Breaths Patch of breathing sound effects from our bass soloist Range C3 G5 Soloist Bass Melodic Phrases Latin Our bass soloist singing a variety of Latin based phrases melodically Range C3 G6 Soloist Bass Melodic Phrases Slavonic Our bass soloist singing a variety of Slavonic based phrases melodically Range C3 G5 Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Long Latin Latin based long polysustaining phrases at 30 bpm Range CO B3 Includes Tempo Synching TS version SOUNDIRON Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Slow Latin Latin based slow polysustaining phrases at 100 bpm Basic vowels can be isolated and shaped by adjusting the Offset and Attack controls Range C 2 B3 Soloist Bass Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Slavonic based slow polysustaining phrases at 100 bpm Basic vowels can be isolated and shaped by adjusting the Offset and Attack controls Range C 2 B3 Includes Tempo Synching TS version Soloist Bass Staccatos Our bass soloist s language neutral staccatos Range Cl B3 Tenor I Soloist Tenor Breaths Patch of breathing sound effects from our first tenor soloist Range C3 G6 Soloist Tenor I Melodic Phrases Slavonic Our first tenor soloist singing a variety of Slavonic b
25. ection of experimental effect impulses that can impart deeply strange and often mind bending acoustic results Ez SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON MARS MEN S CHOIR is OVERVIEW 293 Kontakt nki instrument presets unlocked 109 Kontakt nkm multi instrument banks unlocked 16 091 Samples 17 9 GB Installed 24bit 48kHz stereo PCM wav samples non encrypted non compressed Bonus collection of 150 custom convolution reverb impulses Powerful custom performance and FX control interface IMPORTANT NOTES e The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 4 or later is required for most presets Kontakt 5 0 2 or later is required to load all presets with K5 in their filename e The free Kontakt Player does not support this library This library cannot be added to the Libraries view tab in the Kontakt browser Please use the Files or Database view tabs to load it CREDITS Produced Recorded and Edited by Mike Peaslee amp Gregg Stephens Programmed by Gregg Stephens Mike Peaslee and Chris Marshall Scripting and System Design by Chris Marshall Photography amp Documentation by Chris Marshall Gregg Stephens amp Mike Peaslee User Interface Graphics by Daniel Tritton TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Pages 1 2 OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 3 Technical FIDELITY amp FORMAT page 4 CONVOLUTION amp SYSTEM RESOURCES Page 4 DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 5 PRESET LOADING amp SAVING Page 5
26. iano Sven Olbash Thomas Abels William Chiles William Langley William Neely Special Thanks SF Choral Society www sfchoral org Montclair Presbyterian www mpcfamily org Volti www voltisf org The Kleinschmidts and Gearys Soundiron Production Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Scripting amp System Design Christopher Marshall Recording Mixing Mastering and Editing Gregg Stephens amp Michael Peaslee Instrument Programming Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall UI Design Daniel Tritton Christopher Marshall Documentation Christopher Marshall Michael Peaslee Photography Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens Christopher Marshall Beta Team and Featured Composers Oliver Codd Russell Bell Simon Russell Jasper Blunk Amund Svenson lan Dolomore Stu Kennedy Reuben Cornell i 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 simil
27. ite version Renamed preset Mars Marcato Singles time stretch nki to Mars Marcato Singles SC K4 nki for consistency Poly Sustains Fast Lite subfolder added K5 Tempo synch versions added TS using the TM Pro time stretching engine Poly Sustains Long Old Mars Poly Sustains Long Latin tm2 self sych nki updated to TM Pro and renamed to Mars Poly Sustains Long Latin TS K5 nki Poly Sustains Slow Lite subfolder added K5 Tempo synch versions added TS using the TM Pro time stretching engine Soloists Lite subfolder added K5 Tempo synch versions added TS using the TM Pro time stretching engine K4 Speed Control SC versions added using TM2 engine to allow custom playback speed adjustment Staccato Lite subfolder added Old Mars Staccato time stretch nki renamed to Mars Staccato SC K4 nki for consistency Sustains Moved sustain presets from Legato folder to separate Sustains folder Lite subfolder added Mars All Vowel Sustains nki added with Lite and Ultra Lite versions Whispers amp Drones Poly sustain spoken folder renamed to Whispers amp Drones Lite subfolder added K5 Tempo synch versions added TS using the TM Pro time stretching engine
28. k around to the first syllable if its the only phrase in the sequence The current chant is visually represented by the open Matryoshka doll SOUNDIRON Keyswitches The keyswitches in Phrase Builder allow advanced control over the syllable being played without using the user interface The lower Red block of keyswitches controls the active position in the step sequencer if active i e not So pressing them skips to that step The upper Green keyswitches set the current position of the active phrase in current step sequencer position if not set to So theoretically a user can create a song length sequence of phrases and play them in any order they wish using only keyswitches FX Controls The FX Tab of the main instrument user interface panel contains a 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 The Bypass All button can be used to quickly disable all DSP effects Equalizer EQ3 Bypass All EQ3 On Off This button enables disables the 3 Band EQ Low Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the low band Vowel B Filter Low Mid 0 00 db 0 00 0 00 db M Freq 32 5 Hz Mid Gain This sets the amount of gain for the fully sweepable mid band Mid Frequency This sets the
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30. ng vowels and 42 release sounds supporting fully automated switching and control over each sub component We also have a selection of true legato vowel intervals covering forte dynamic layers for AH OH OO as well as piano oo and mm Integrated with matching vowel sustains we ve provided plenty of specialized blends and tools to create fluid legato melodies There are 3 premier soloists voices including a bass and two tenors included We had each vocalist cover many of the same primary articulations as the full choir along with improvised melodic phrases and hybrid staccato marcato notes which can be modified using Attack Offset and other controls We ve also designed this library to blend well with specific key elements in our Requiem Light 2 0 full 40 piece male female cathedral choral library such as the fast and slow Latin poly sustains while expanding those elements above and beyond the range and scope of the Requiem content while maintaining a more intimate and close clear and present sound overall to contrast with the lush cathedral ambiance that Requiem offers Lastly we ve designed a full compliment of ambient soundscapes pads drones and other effects derived entirely from the choral content we captured for Mars We ve also included a variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we captured at the Montclair chapel and various other fascinating locations we ve recorded over the years along with a coll
31. o your part to respect our hard work and not share this library with anyone Keep in mind that to use and or edit the Kontakt presets you ll need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 2 4 or later Please be aware that 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 s Komplete package will not support this library The free Kontakt Player is NOT a full version of Kontakt and cannot load or play standard open format Kontakt instruments or libraries 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 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
32. ol SC versions Soloist Tenor Poly Sustains Slow Slavonic Includes Tempo Synching TS version Soloist Tenor Staccatos Includes a Speed Control SC versions Tenor Soloist 2 Soloist Tenor 2 Breaths Soloist Tenor 2 Breaths 2 Soloist Tenor 2 Melodic Phrases Latin Includes a Speed Control SC versions Soloist Tenor 2 Poly Sustains Long Latin Includes Speed Control SC and Tempo Synching TS versions Soloist Tenor 2 Poly Sustains Slow Latin Includes Tempo Synching TS version Soloist Tenor 2 Staccatos Includes a Speed Control SC versions SOUNDIRON ELEMENTS Marcato Builder AH Attacks 7 Ah x4 Sah Sya Yah Sustains 7 Releases 7 Ah x6 Aw EE Attacks 9 Ee x7 Ree Tee Sustains 4 Releases 5 Ee x2 Ees x3 EH Attacks 7 Sustains 6 Releases 6 Ay Eh x4 En IH Attacks 3 h x2 Shi Sustains 2 Releases 4 h x2 Ihk x2 MM Attacks Sustains Releases Polys Sustains Fast 140 BPM Latin Amen Benedicti Dominum Excrux Gloria Kyrie Salvatoris Slavonic Bogoroditse Devo Drago Gospodt Mariye Nashikh Raduisya Rodila Stoboyu Tvoyego Yakospasa OH Attacks 3 Oh x2 Voh Sustains 8 Releases 8 Oh x6 Odt x2 OO Attacks 9 Oo x5 Cru Doo Woo Yoo Sustains 5 Releases Oo x2
33. poly sustain per key Range C 3 G3 Mars Poly Sustains Whisper Slow Latin Slow whispered and atonal Latin style polysustains Range C 2 G8 AL PNALLZZS a Aa D Y A VP ER RY NNT SOUNDIRON Mars Poly Sustains Whisper Slow Latin singles Untuned version of the whispered sustains with one poly sustain per key Range C3 E4 Staccato Note All presets include Low Memory Lite versions Mars Staccatos All of the full choir s staccato syllables with quick selection keyswitches Range C 2 C5 Includes Speed Control SC version Note The Time Machine engine in the speed control preset can produce undesirable results Mars Release Utility All of the full choir release syllables that can be used as releases but have a toggle switch that allows them to be used as very short staccatos Range C 2 A4 Sustains Note All presets include Low Memory Lite versions Mars All Vowel Sustains Preset containing all 7 standard vowel sustain types ah eh ee ih mm oh and oo with over 20 unique variants in a blendable instrument Notes include attack sustain and release phases Each phase has independent round robin variation to provide life like realism Range G 0 A4 Includes a super Low Memory Ultr Lite version Mars 7 Vowel Sustain Pad Utility Preset containing all 7 standard vowel sustain types and their variants in a blendable pad instrument with extra long attack and rel
34. ptured or created for you ranging from our favorite classic halls and cathedrals to bizarre otherworldly spaces to self resonating sonic shapes and complex musical tones The menus are split into two categories Room and FX Room impulses simulate various spaces while FX add strange tones to the sound SOUNDIRON INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS A patches with the exception of most of the choral effects patches and all the ambiences have two versions the primary Close mic position and the Hall H position You can find the Close Mic instruments in the Stage instruments directory You can find the Far Mic instruments in the Hall instruments directory Choral Effects Note In some of the instrument descriptions below we ve listed two variations of each preset normal and lite Normal presets are loaded in sampler mode allowing simulated legato and other features The lite presets use a lot less computer memory but lack some of the features of the normal patches such as pseudo legato and sample offset Mars Effects Body Percussion This preset includes a variety of bodily percussion sounds ranging from stomps applause and mouth pops to belching Range CH0 F 8 Mars Effects Clusters This preset includes dissonant clusters Range C2 B3 Includes Speed Control SC version Mars Effects Horror Cha Kah The men imitate a disturbing horror movie soundtrack Range C2 F7 Includes Speed Control SC version Mars
35. r while lower values allow for slower transitions In special time stretch patches this knob has a different function It can be used to control the playback speed of samples using Kontakt s built in Tlme Machine 2 algorithm Please note that the time stretch patches can provide some undesirable results Legato Blend ex Ah Mm CC92 or CC74 These knobs featured in true legato patches control the blend between different legato vowels In 2 way patches there is only one of these knobs with the first vowel at the 0 position and the second vowel at the 127 position In the 3 way patch there is a second blend knob labeled Ah Oh Oo This is controlled by CC74 and is used to control the blend between Ah and Oh or Oo Legato Button This button is is used to toggle legato playing on and off When off all legato settings are ignored and full polyphonic playing is available Release Button This button is used to toggle release samples on and off In many patches doing so allows sustains to be played in a pad like style Please note however that in soloist patches featuring this button when disabled the Release knob is unavailable for use Low Range In true legato and many soloist patches this knob appears under the Range heading This is used to controls the lower bound of the playable range represented by blue keys on Kontakt s keyboard This can be useful for setting up divisi between solois
36. rue legato patch blendable between Oh and Mm vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 2 way Oh Oo True legato patch blendable between Oh and Oo vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 2 way Selector True legato patch blendable between two layers each layer containing each true legato vowel Range F2 A4 Mars Legato 3 way Ah Oh Oo True legato patch blendable Oh and Oo and Ah and Oh Oo vowels Range F2 A4 Mars Legato Single Ah True legato patch with just the Ah vowel Range F2 A4 Mars Legato Single Mm True legato patch with just the Mm vowel Range F2 A4 Mars Legato Single Oh True legato patch with just the Oh vowel Range F2 A4 Mars Legato Single Oo True legato patch with just the Oo vowel Features both Oo f and Oo p layers attached to the Swell knob Range F2 A4 Marcato Note All presets include Low Memory Lite versions Mars Marcato Builder All Our complex Marcato Builder for advanced users See Page 10 for usage instructions Range C 2 A4 Mars Marcato Phrase Builder Our Phrase Builder that can be used with both marcatos and staccatos See Page for usage information Range CO A4 SOUNDIRON Mars Marcato Singles Single shot non sustaining true Marcatos Tht time stretch version can be used to affect Marcato length Range C 2 C5 Includes Speed Control SC and Low Memory Lite amp Ultra lite versions Note The Time Machine engine in the speed control SC preset can produc
37. s Drones 0 All All Mars based ambiences in one blendable patch Range C 2 G8 Mars Drones I Malambient Choir Swell based blendable ambience Range C 2 G8 Mars Drones 2 Mirospheric Void A sustains based ambience Range C 2 G8 Mars Drones 3 Little Big Box Another sustains based ambience Range C 2 G8 Mars Drones 4 Synthachoirize One more sustains based ambience Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Bassmospheric Bass heavy atmospheric drones Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Burningthrough Atmospheric ambience based on the bass soloist s sustains Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Confusion Huh Wha Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Hollow Whispers mw filter Heavily reverbed whisper chants with a filter attached to the modwheel Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Robotniq amp lite Robotic staccato based effect power by Kontakt s Tone Machine Range CO G5 Mars Fx Shadow of the Well Dark forces stir within the village well Range C 0 G8 Mars Fx Short n Sweet Ambience based off the church railing percussive strikes Range C 2 G8 Mars Fx Tenor Chasm Our first tenor soloist if he were trapped at the bottom of a bottomless pit Range C G7 Bonus Percussion Mars Effects Rail Strikes Metal Tuned Sustain One of the church railings being hit and allowed to ring out Has a unique resonance and a lot of bass Range C 0 G8 Mars Effects Rail Strikes Metal Tuned One of the church railings being hit and being muted Has a lot of bass Range
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39. t of civil and criminal law but we keep our prices fair our samples and programming accessible whenever possible and avoid cumbersome DRM registration and activation procedures whenever possible to provide you as much creative freedom and the best user experience possible If you enjoy our instruments and care about the very hard work that went into this labor of love then we know you won t ever pirate or distribute this instrument unlawfully i SOUNDIRON MARS MEN S CHOIR 28 THANK YOU Thanks for purchasing the Soundiron Mars Symphonic Male Choir library and supporting all of our creations If you have any questions troubles concerns comments love letters or hate mail feel absolutely free to send it on over to us info soundiron com Much obliged Mike Gregg and Chris 4 E 9 edm uh mE c T A Ap LE i sa G E EMTW RU Aube Oe PT occu Eb USC oou QU een SO 1 ERIS a a OS ah lt r Piper NUM Uem wea M S ose TE T P T ed v er EE g ER ROOT SpA iy SON tt 1 BLOOD MEAE y fma vas a YL 4055 Bae S www soundiron com ay a ET n P SOUNDIRON All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 2011 All Rights Reserved SOUNDIRON 29 Mars Version 1 5 Release Change List All Presets General Modifications to unify overall logical structure with that of Venus Symphonic Women s Choir Added CCI assignment to
40. ts X Blend SOUNDIRON High Range In true legato and many soloist patches this knob appears under the Range heading This is used to controls the high bound of the playable range represented by blue keys on Kontakt s keyboard This can be useful for setting up divisi between soloists Stepping This knob controls the global tuning of an instrument by the the Stepping value in semitones For example a setting of 12 will tune the whole instrument down an octave This can also be controlled using the Red keyswitches if the Keyswitch button is on Keyswitch Button This button toggles keyswitched based stepping on and off Octave This knob globally tunes the instrument by octaves Low settings can be useful in creating dark soundscapes Delay This knob is only available in the Soloist Breath patches It delay sample playback by the specified amount This is useful to create the illusion that a singer is drawing in a breath before or after singing a phrase Mode Button Normal On Release This button is only available in Soloist Breath Marcato Release Only and Release Utility patches This button swaps whether samples are played when a key is pressed or when a key is released In the case of the Release Utility patch when set to Normal this can allow for very quick staccatos KEYSWITCH C
41. u may find some unexpectedly useful and interesting results through a little experimentation We ve included a hand selected collection of impulse files that we think compliment this library s sound You can load them into most instrument presets by using the Tone FX control panel tab and selecting an impulse from the Impulse drop down menu You can also manually import any of the wavs in the Impulses directory into any IR wav compatible convolution effect plugin of your choice Just please just make sure to keep your speakers or headphones turned down while you experiment Convolution processing can often create powerful and piercing resonances when applied to many audio sources especially loud sounds that contain strong mid to low frequency harmonic components System Requirements The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt is required to use this library Most presets will work in Kontakt version 4 2 4 but some presets do require version 5 0 2 or later to load Please be aware that many instrument and multi instrument programs in this library are extremely resource intensive VVe recommend that you have at least 4GB 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 We highly recommend using a 64 bit OS to take full advantage of thi
42. volume knobs for each element to help balance them against each other The Release time of the releases and the Hold of the attack elements can also adjusted independently for each layer Once each layer s marcato has been designed the user can use the common performance controls to adjust playback such as the X Blend knob to blend between the low and high layers and the Legato controls to enable and adjust pseudo legato playback SOUNDIRON Mars Marcato Phrase Builder Output st 1 dk Yoices O Max 256 3 Midi Ch A 1 EE Memory 351 70 MB SEQUENCER j J Low KSW 25 High KSW 97 aa Ge Ge Ge end PEIPER P RAS 3g EDITOR Gea EIE Coan C Cum Cue A on Cosh Cot Coe Cr Cove Co skip J COD ACH 66 G3 ERO D Cu eee RN Ge ka ES G3 stae stoc Phrase Builder Convolution Phrase Builder The above picture illustrates the Phrase Builder Mars includes a much improved version of our phrase builder allowing users to string together any combination of 16 phrases of staccatos and marcatos each with 16 syllables The upper section of the phrase builder acts as an extended sequencer Each drop down menu represents a step in the sequence and is used to choose which phrase you want in that step of the sequence When a phrase is played through completely the sequencer will move on to the next step the active step represented with a green light above it When the sequencer finishes playing the last
43. wer settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off while higher settings allow notes to blend together Swell CC72 amp CCl This knob controls volume swelling It can be used to do a deep swell in volume like a very long attack or a slow fade out Offset CC91 This knob controls sample start offset It is used to cut into a sample starting playback at a position other than the beginning of the file Best used in conjunction with a high Attack setting Dynamics This knob controls how sensitive the instrument is to velocity changes At low settings velocity has little effect on note volume and gain while higher settings allow velocities to greatly change volume and gain Release Volume This knob controls the volume of the release samples that are played when a note is released This allows users to emphasize or reduce the natural wetness of the samples Crossfade This knob is only available in patches that feature pseudo legato It is used to fine tune the crossfade length of pseudo legato transitions with low settings being short and high settings being long Soloist patches are suited by a lower Crossfade setting as are syllable based legatos Full choir legatos during sustains are better suited by a high setting Low The low knob controls the active chant syllable sustain for the low layer It can also be controlled using the keyswitches highlighted in red on the Kontakt keyboard High The high knob
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