PSI Snare - User Manual 2 copy
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1. Glyn Lloyd Sampleism GUI Design Coordinator The PSI Snare is available exclusively at Sampleism com Also Dy Paper Stone v PSI PG PMP Full Output st 1 toi 0 las 32 ge SOL AUX Output st 1 Midi Ch A 1 emory 38 79 MB e bed Midi Ch A 1 PAPER ST NE INSTRUMENTS TREMOLO PAPER ST NE INSTRUMENTS arene ty a 4 f M Jj CLOSE STEREO ROOM oJ AJ SETA SF SEED DS R D S R SA HPF P EE N LPF TING PSI VIBRAPHONE PALM MUTE PIANO PSI Palm Mute Piano v The Clap 2 Output st 1 Midi Ch A 1 PAPER STONE INSTRUMENTS v PSI Foley Output st 1 E Midi Ch A 1 CLOSE STEREO ON ENE 909 POP ROOM FN XW CRUNCH in T pl gt K _ RELEASE amp Cs 808 Nr SA HPF THE CLAP V2 The Clap V2 Ta s CURRENT SAMPLE TUNE PAN TRANSPOSE q f JL A E IE E A GY EFFECTS P DEL LEVEL HPF FILTER HPF LPF SIZE oo E U L A This End User license agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you and Paper Stone Instruments for the Paper Stone Instruments product that this agreement accompanies including computer software and associated media or multimedia printed materials and electronic documentation By installing or using this product you agree to be bound by the terms of the EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA you may no2. PSI Snare User Manual For Kontakt 4 2 3 Overview The simple concept behind the PSI Snare was to create a Kontakt Instrument that affords the user the flexibility and sound shaping capabilities of owning a real snare Rather than superficially recording a range of snares or drum kit elements our focus was to capture the maximum amount of tones articulations and styles trom one exceptionally high quality drum PSI Snare is a 1 02GB 5736 sample Multisampled Snare Drum playable in the full version of Kontakt 4 0 2 and 5 0 It features 35 different playing styles and tunings with up to 56 velocity layers record ed in 5 microphone positions Close Mono Bottom Mono Tube Mono Over head stereo and Room ambient stereo The 35 playing styles include 6 tunings Muted Snares Open Snares Hands Buzzes Flams Brushes Hot Rods Rim Shots and Rim Clicks The Instrument was recorded in the revered Studio 2 live room of Paper Stone Stu dios Nottingham England using purely audiophile quality signal paths Patches e PSI Snare All NKI e PSI Brush Snares NKI e PSI Hand Snare NKI e PSI High Snares NKI e PSI Hot Rod NKI e PSI low Snares NKI e PSI Rim Clicks NKI e PSI Rim Shots Xtra NKI PSI Snare Offs Stretched NKI e PSI Snare Offs NKI e PSI Snare Regular NKI e PSI Standard Snares NKI The PSI Snare All NKI contains all 35 hits C2 XX LOW C 2 XX MUTED D2 XLOW D 2 XIOW
3. volume envelope for the selected sample 10 Instrument Global Local Button Selects whether all the samples in a patch are to be controlled together when altering the Instrument controls when in Global setting or when in Local setting each notes samples can be edited independently of one another 11 Effects readout displays the current effect None Effect OFF Small L224 ambience 0 25 digital reverb Studio Music Studio A real rooms Church Cathedral B real rooms S plate L96 plate small A digital reverbs M plate E252 2 2 s real plate 1 plate L480 7 1 s digital reverbs FX verb 1 1 s reverser Opacity special fx FX verb 2 Anomalous rhythm special fx mix FX verb 3 Rezo breath orven unusual reverbs Lo fi Grammophon 3 PSI Hand Snare gt e Tune 5 Output st 1 JE O Mas 128 Purge 2 00 Sg Midi Ch A 1 Q Memory 13 22 MB rem Lx ucl EFFECTS oo P DEL LEVEL TUNE PAN Q be rre d e OVERHEADS 53 LLI ILE I 3 SEMI OCT ROOM F LILLE 12 Effect Controls P DEL Effects the length of time before the start of the reverb effect LEVEL Effects the volume of the effect SIZE Effects the Length of the reverb effect tail HPF Allow you to shelve Low frequencies out of the effects send thus thinning out the reverb as desired 13 Filter section HPF high pass filter allows bass roll off at 12db per octave between 20
4. 16 Conversion Overheads AKG 414B ULS pair API preamps UA Apollo16 Conversion Room Neumann KM184 pair SSL preamps UA Apollo16 Conversion Why PSI Snare I was personally fed up with scrolling through endless snare samples or loading in weighty multisampled drum kits simply wanted a Kontakt instrument in which one snare is forensically sampled and easily manipulated to get the sound I want The end result is like buying an amazing snare and having it set up to your specifications in a world class live room with 5 mic positions at any time you want Sam Brown PSI Instruments Which Drum Did You Use and Why We have had many many snares in the studio over the years but the vintage worldmax hammered brass snare is simply the best and most flexible l ve come across Where Was The Instrument Recorded Studio 2 of Paper Stone Studios Nottingham England What Makes Studio 2 So Special Studio 2 is a converted cinema auditorium dating back to 1914 It s floor space is large at around 1400 Sq foot The incredible acoustics of the room are down to 3 factors e An arched ceiling which acts to reduce standing waves e A false floor covering the old staggered seating platforms which acts as a bass trap e Engineered Acoustic treatment in the form of rock wool screens and baffles Credits Sam Brown Tom Smith Player Recordist Sound Editor and Designer David Healey Scripting Programming Technical Support
5. BUZZ F2 LOW FH2 LOW bUZZ G2 LOW OFF CENTER G 2 LOW SN OFF A2 LEFT HAND B2 RIGHT HAND C3 STANDARD SNARE C 3 SNARE BUZZ D3 SI SN FLAM E3 RIM SHOT F3 SNARE OFF STANDARD F 3 SNARE OFF BUZZ G3 SNARE OFF RIMSHOT G 3 MUTE A3 OPEN A 3 RIM CLICK ON B3 RIM CLICK OFF C4 BRUSH ON C 4 BRUSH SWEEP D4 Brush Sweep Short D BRUSH OFF F4 HOT ROD F 4 HOT ROD BUZZ G4 HI SNARE g 4 HI BUZZ A4 HI RIM CLICK B4 HI RIM SHOT C5 XTRA HIGH C 5 XTRA HIGH BUZZ D5 XTRA HIGH RIM SHOT E5 XTRA HIGH SNARE OFF System Requirements e Full version of Kontakt 4 2 3 or above Not for Kontakt Player e 1 2 GB of free disc space Installation The library is supplied as a single Zip file This is a compressed folder that you can open using the built in tools on your computer Open the file by double clicking and it will decompress the contents Once decompression is complete you will have a single folder this contains all the files needed to use the sample library Simply copy this folder to the drive where you store your samples For top perfor mance it is recommended to keep sample libraries on a different drive to that of the OS and program tiles Running The Library Once inside Kontakt if you open the Tile tab in the browser window on the left hand side you can browse to the instruments of the newly installed sample library Just double click the NKI you wish to use and Kontakt will load it up Alternatively you can drag t
6. and asserts that all audio samples graphics images scripts docu ments and any other media included with the product is the sole property of Paper Stone Instruments and that Paper Stone Instruments has the authority to grant the rights in this EULA 8 The user agrees to read the manual before seeking help or support from Paper Stone Instruments 9 Paper Stone Instruments will not be responsible if the content of the product does not meet the particular purposes of the licensee 10 It is the licensee s responsibility to check that the product is compatible with their computer system 11 The product is licensed as is Paper Stone Instruments will not be responsible for any loss incurred by the licensee from the direct or indirect use of the product 12 If you have any doubts concerns or uncertainties about the terms in this EULA please contact Paper Stone Instruments before installing or using the product Copyright Paper Stone Instruments 2015
7. he NKI from your standard OS explorer window into the Kontakt interface You can also make use of Kontakt s Quick Load feature to make it even easier to load libraries into Kontakt Please refer to the Kontakt user manual for more information The Interface 1 Close Bottom Tube Overhead and Room faders relate to the volume levels of each of the microphone positions 2 Mic Global Local button This allows you to either control all the samples mic positions together when in global or when clicked into Local each note and it s related samples can have a different mic balance 3 Current sample This displays which sample is currently being edited in the Instrument section 4 Tune Allows fine tuning of samples hold shift for fine control 5 Pan Allows panning of samples 6 Transpose SEMI Allows samples to be pitched trom 12 to 12 in semitonal increments 7 Transpose OCT Allows samples to be pitched trom 2 to 2 Octaves PSI Hand Snare i amp s di ds Output st 1 ib Voices OF Mas 128 Purge 0 00 E Midi Ch A 1 Q Memory 13 22 MB ST a Sm a EFFECTS Ka CURRENT SAMPLE 19 P DEL LEVEL TUNE PAN TUBE EE S Ot i TRANSPOSE ER 3E HPF OVERHEADS E Ten aa d FILTER lu TUM 8 Attack controls the attack portion of a standard ADSR volume envelope for the selected sample 9 Release controls the release portion of a standard ADSR
8. hz and 800z LPF low pass filter allows treble roll off at 12 db per octave between 20khz and 50hz 14 Filter Global Local button Allows filters to be applied over the entire NKI patch in Global Mode or individuallt to samples notes in Local mode PSI Hand Snare gt 80 e Tune Output st 1 I Voices O Mas 128 Furge 0 00 SP C Midi ch A 1 g Memory 13 22 MB ram TE SINE 8 MIC f INSTRUMENT a L2 iJ EFFECTS P DERDMEVEL CURRENT SAMPLE TUNE PAN TUBE d V aliran TRANSPOSE 7 TH I SIZE HPF FILTER HPF LPF OVERHEADS ie i EL OCT ROOM Ba F a Q Q ATTACK RELEASE MELE To reset any control to its original value hold lt lt ctrl gt gt while clicking the knob To adjust any control with finer precision hold lt lt shift gt gt while moving the knob To automate any control right click gt gt on an interface function select MIDI learn and send MIDI information from your control surface Now record your desired MIDI automation into your DAW What Kit Was Used We carried out extensive microphone shoot outs to ascertain the most suitable micro phones pre amps and positioning We used the most effective resulting combinations which were as follows Close Shure SM57 API preamps UA Apollo16 Conversion Bottom Shure SM57 API preamps UA Apollo16 Conversion Tube Telefunken Copperhead UA610 preamp UA Apollo
9. t install or use the product All audio samples provided with the product are the property of Paper Stone Instruments and are licensed to you they are not sold 1 Paper Stone Instruments grants the end user licensee of the product the right to create finished musical works and performances using the audio samples and any other media or software included as part of the Paper Stone Instruments product 2 The licensee may use the product for commercial purposes 3 The licensee may alter the samples within the context of a finished musical work but may not distribute those altered samples outside of that musical context 4 The creation of sound libraries in any form for commercial use or otherwise that use the Paper Stone Instruments audio or software including single samples loops audio clips or similar is strictly prohibited Violations will be prosecuted under local and international copyright law 5 You may not under any circumstance make any part of the Paper Stone Instruments product available to others either by duplication copy distribution transfer upload download trade resale or loan 6 The licensee may use this product on multiple computers under the following conditions a The use of multiple computers is part of a single audio workstation for the individual licensee b The licensee has two non concurrent sites of work such as a studio desktop and a laptop for live performance 7 Paper Stone Instruments warrants
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