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3. a selection he filter name will briefly appear under the knob Jitter CC72 This knob adds and LFO effect that ranges from mild vibrato pulsing to harsh distorted ring modulation 4 b Po ri S e Tune Purge 0 00 mM xh SOUND Swell CC73 This knob controls dynamics allowing you to smoothly crescendo and decrescendo note playback volume SOUND Menu This menu lets you select from the available kits or sounds included in each preset When a kit or sound set is selected from the menu you can see the active sample trigger keys displayed in Blue in Kontakt s internal keyboard display window You can also change the currently selected kit or sound bank by using the Red keyswitches located at the very bottom of the midi key range The colored keys are visible while Kontakt s keyboard window is open or when using Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol Lightguide enabled keyboards You can also use midi or host automation assignments to automate menu item selection in real time by right clicking the Sound label or dragging a host automation ID onto it from the Auto browser window on the left side of Kontakt ARP Arpeggiator System The Arp function menu Velocity Table Pop Up button Mode and Note Length menus all control the integrated arpeggiation system You ll find more info about the ARP system on the next page Continued on page 5 CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON ARPEGGIATOR The Konta
4. al All Kits nki This master preset provides a variety of custom kit combinations with sound designed kicks snares toms cymbals and effects arranged together in sets Crystal Bass nki This preset includes all of the Kick like sounds in this library in one easy to play percussion bank with a unique percussion sound for each key and menu items for each main sample style category Crystal Cymbals nki This preset includes all of the Cymbal like sounds in this library in one easy to play percussion bank with a unique percussion sound for each key and menu items for each main sample style category CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON PRESETS continued Crystal FX Output st 1 Midi Ch A 1 E on Performance FX Rack Crystal Glass Output st 1 Midi Ch A 1 Performance FX Rack Crystal Snares a gt 0 e Output st 1 I Voice Max 128 Purge 0 00 Midi Ch A 1 Performance FX Rack Crystal FX nki This preset includes all of the special FX and stinger sounds as well as a collection of glass impact rattle clink and clank sound effects with a unique effect for each key and menu items for each main category Crystal Glass nki This preset provides multi sampled glass tap ping striking palm slapping and clinking percus sion instruments Each sound set is spread over the entire key range chromatically to play as tuned percussion instruments The last S
5. e effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active distortion effect Drive This knob controls the amount of the distortion effect Volume This knob controls the output level of the distortion effect AMP SIMULATOR The Amp FX module is a configurable amp simulation effect It includes the Twang and new Jump amp simulators Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the available amp types twang and jump Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the amp simulator Drive This knob controls the amount of extra gain on the amp simulator Lows This knob controls gain of low bass frequencies Mids This knob controls the gain of mid level frequencies SPEAKER CAB SIMULATOR The Cab FX module is a configurable cabinet speaker simulation effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the available cabinet types including the Rotator cabinet effect Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the cabinet sim Air This knob controls the amount of the Air in the cabinet effect simulating distance between the virtual microphone and speaker cabinet Degrade This knob only available in De Rez mode controls the amount of bit crushing and sample rate reduction that the Lo Fi effect applies Lows This knob when available con
6. gs To view the playable key range of the currently loaded set of samples click Kontakt s keyboard display button at the top of the main Kontakt program window The playable range is colored Blue on the keyboard Key switches are colored red To assign any knob button or menu to a midi CC right click on the knob or on the menu s label and select Learn MIDI CC Automation Then move your desired midi control ler to assign it To assign the control to a host automation ID use the Auto automation routing window in the left side Kontakt browser area to drag drop an automation routing number onto the control you wish to assign it to ES Crystal All Kits Output st 1 Voice 0 Mo Midi Ch A 1 lemory 28 00 MB FX Rack Performance Attack CC 74 This controls the attack envelope shape allowing you to soften note transients Release CC76 This controls the release fade out time Low settings shorten the sound High settings let notes ring out Edge CC78 This sets the amount of start time offset allowing you to move the sample start position later into the sound Use it to sharpen transients or create glitchy sounds in conjunction with different Attack settings Filter CC71 This smoothly adjusts the frequency and resonance low pass filter cut off Filter Selector Menu Click on the Filter label below the knob to select from a variety of resonant filter types Once you have made
7. ker Editing amp Programming Spencer Nunamaker Additional Sound Design Gregg Stephens amp Mike Peaslee TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Pages OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 2 FIDELITY REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION amp LOADING Page 3 MANI KONTAKT INSTRUMENT UI Page 4 ARPEGGIATOR Pages 5 6 KEY SWITCHES Page 6 INSTRUMENT PRESETS Pages 7 9 DSP EFFECTS RACK UI Pages 10 12 LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 12 THANK YOU Page 14 Systems Design amp Scripting Chris Marshall UI Design and Artwork Chris Marshall Spencer Nunamaker amp Mike Peaslee Documentation Mike Peaslee TER GLITCH MAS A BECOME CRISTAL SOUNDIRON Format All of the sample content is included as standard open PCM wav files to allow you easy access to manipulate reprogram and customize the sounds however you wish If you wish to use the optional Kontakt nki instrument presets you ll need to own the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5 5 or later Please be aware that the free Kontakt Player is not a full retail version of Kontakt and does not support this library 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 You must have at least Windows version 7 or later or Apple OSX 10 8 or later Fidelity This library was reco
8. kt presets include a dynamic arpeggiation system with a number of different playback options ARP Direction Selector Menu This menu turns on the Arpeggiator and selects the pattern you want the Arpeggiator to cycle through When a pattern is selected the instrument with cycle through all notes that are held down according to the chosen pattern This menu can be assigned to midi CC automation by right clicking on the menu s label e Off Turns off arpeggiation completely e Up Cycles up through the notes from lowest to highest e Down Cycles down from highest to lowest e Up Down Cycles up and down from lowest to highest and back down again e Down Up Cycles down and up from highest to lowest and back up again EZ Roll Repeats all held notes together simultaneously Random Randomizes note selection between any currently held notes e As Played Plays through the notes in the order they were originally played Note Length Selector Menu This menu sets the duration of each arpeggiated note Each new note in the arpeggiation will begin after the previous one ends so smaller note lengths equal faster arpeggiations This menu can be assigned to midi CC automation by right clicking on the menu s label Quarter Note Triplet 8th Note 8th Note Triplet l6th Note l6th Note Triplet Velocity Graph On Off Button Pressing this button will enable the Velocity Step Sequencer and display the Sequencer window on the lef
9. l CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON O 13 SOUNDIRON SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT By purchasing and installing the product you the Customer accept the following product terms 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 Customer 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 LLC allows Customer to use any of the sounds and samples in library s that Customer has 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 o
10. load manager log into your personal manual download page on our website by using the direct link in your download email Log in using your download code 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 Please note that Stuffit Expander and Winzip do not support many types of common rar files Kontakt Preset Loading Once installation is complete you can browse and load the included nki presets using the Files Quick Load or Database tabs in the Kontakt Browser or through the main File load save menu Launch Kontakt as a virtual instrument plugin inside your host sequencer or in stand alone mode Please allow any current preset 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 does not support this product or any other open format Kontakt library This library doesn t require any additional activation or unlocking process CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON KONTAKT INTERFACE PERCUSSION amp SUSTAINS The Kontakt presets contain a variety of customizable control settin
11. o select one of our real world environmental convolutions Selecting an impulse from this menu overrides and unloads any currently loaded impulse from the Effects menu DELAY The Delay FX module is a configurable Delay effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Rate This knob controls the time between delays Higher values mean a longer time between delays creating a more pronounced echo Damping This knob controls the damping of the delay effect which attenuates and damps each successive echo Pan This knob controls the amount of stereo panning of the delay effect Lo Pass Sets the low frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to dull and darken the sound Hi Pass Sets the high frequency cut off of the impulse response allowing you to remove rumble and low end Size Sets the simulated room size of the convolution Delay Sets the amount of pre delay time before the wet signal is returned Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry output of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry level Feedback This knob controls the feedback of the delay effect High values can cause and endless loop Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry output of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry leve
12. om of the instrument labeled FX Rack 10 EFFECT TYPES amp CONTROLS MOD MULTI FX The Mod FX module features Chorus Flanger and Phaser Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active effect Rate This knob controls the Rate of the selected effect Feedback This knob not available in Chorus mode control the amount of feedback for the active effect Phase This knob controls the Phase of the active effect DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR The Dynamics FX module is a configurable compressor Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Threshold This knob controls the volume threshold of the compressor Ratio This knob controls the ratio of the compressor The value is displayed to the right Attack This knob controls the attack time of the compressor Depth This knob controls the depth intensity of the selected effect Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry out put of the effect Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but Release This knob controls the release time of the compressor Makeup This knob controls the makeup of the compressor CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON 11 DRIVE DISTORTION The Drive FX module distortion types Distortion Saturator and De Rez effect Lo Fi features a variety of Skreamer Tape Power Button Toggles th
13. ound menu selection arranges all of the glass percus sion multi sample banks into a single combined untuned glass ensemble Crystal Snares nki This preset includes all of the Snare like sounds in this library in one easy to play percussion bank with a unique percussion sound for each key and menu items for each main sample style category CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON PRESETS continued une Crystal Toms 1 O i v ian Output s O Mox 128 Purge 0 00 ry 4 03 MB Geal g Performance FX Rack Crystal Tones Output st 1 ji Ch A 1 a Performance FX Rack Crystal Toms nki This preset includes all of the Tom like sounds in this library in one easy to play percussion bank with a unique percussion sound for each key and menu items for each main sample style category Crystal Tones nki This preset includes a wide variety of 18 different sustaining tonal synth lead pad and atmospheric presets we ve hand tailored using a variety of sound design techniques to fit perfectly with the spirit and sound of this library and provide melodic accompaniment and texture to the percussive and effect elements CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON DSP EFFECTS RACK The FX Rack tab contains our advanced flexible FX Rack that integrates many of Kontakt s built in effects The following sec tion describes all of the available effects The FX Rack is accessible in all presets by clicking on the UI tab at the bott
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15. rded in a number of different indoor and outdoor environments out in the elements and often in uncontrolled conditions You may hear ambient noises such as wind wildlife creaks thuds cracks and roomtone in the background in some samples depending on the recording location and subject matter being recorded Our goal is to preserve and accentuate the natural human qualities in our instruments without overly sterilizing the recordings System Requirements Please be aware that many instrument and multi instrument programs in this library are extremely ram cpu and hard disk streaming resource intensive We highly recommend that you have a 64 bit operating system Windows or OSX with at least 3GB of system ram a multi core cpu and a 7200 rpm SATA or SSD hard disk before purchasing this particular Soundiron library Large sample sets like those found in this library may load slowly and may cause system instability on some machines Download We provide the Continuata Connect download manager to offer 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 may also need to add special permissions to your security software for the downloader if it blocks applications from accessing the web Next copy paste your download code from your download email into the Code box in the downloader window Press the download button and select
16. s you want the Step Sequencer Table to cycle through Number Of Steps Save Table Sequence Save your custom sequences as nkp presets by pressing this disk icon button Then use the browser window to select the location you wish to save your preset to We recommend using the Data folder Load Table Sequence Save Load Load your previously saved custom step sequences nkp presets by pressing this folder icon button Then use the browser window to locate your previously saved presets KEYSWITCHES Pitch Mod E NTETE You can change the Sound menu selection by using midi key switches Simply play the lowest midi keys to switch between different Sound menu items One key is assigned to each menu item Open Kon takts keyboard display window to see the active key range of each Sound menu item BLUE keys and the Sound menu item selection key switches RED keys To open the keyboard window press the Keyb button in the main Kontakt header bar m g O Browse Master Info CRISTAL SOUNDIRON Crystal All Kits Output st 1 Midi Ch A 1 Performance FX Rack Crystal Bass Output st 1 Performance FX Rack Crystal Cymbals Output st 1 fidi Ch A 1 Performance FX Rack KONTAKT INSTRUMENT PRESETS Tune are i O 0 Ma 128 Purge nory 28 00 MB Tune awe 0 Ma 128 Purge nory 7 09 MB Tune oe i O 0 Ma 128 Purge nory 1 71 MB Cryst
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18. t side of the GUI When turned on the velocity volume of each arpeggiated note will follow the step sequence drawn on the graph When turned off arpeggiated notes will use your originally played velocities Mode This knob controls the Arpeggiator mode Choosing Off disables the Arp system entirely e Normal sets it to run the arpeggiation only while a note is being held down cycling through all held notes e Hold this mode will continuously sustain the arpeggiation pattern until a new key or chord is played at which point the arpeggiation will switch to the new notes you ve pressed e Hold this mode will continuously sustain the arpeggiation with the ability to add and remove notes from the pattern To add a note play any key To remove that note from the pattern simply press that same note again Down Up Down Down Up EZ Roll Random As Played 8th Quarter Triplet OD g 8th Triplet 16th 16th Triplet Velocity Graph On Off Normal Hold HOLD MOLD Hold CRISTAL SOUNDIRON O Step Sequencer Table Use this graph to draw midi note velocities for the arpeggiation being played Each note played will advance the step sequencer by one and it will loop back around when it reaches the end Use the Number field to the left of it to add or subtract the number of steps Velocity Graph Number Of Steps Use the Up or Down arrow buttons or type in the number of step
19. trols the level of low bass frequencies Highs This knob when available controls the level of high treble frequencies Tone This knob only in Skreamer mode controls the tone level of the Skreamer effect Highs This knob controls the gain of high treble frequencies Boost Button This button only available in the Jump amp sim toggles Hi Gain mode on and off The Volume is adjusted 9dB when activated to maintain relative volume while increasing the drive Presence This knob only available in the Jump amp adjusts the presence of the effect CAP TWEED GREEN Y Size This knob controls size of cabinet effect effectively the dimensions of the simulated speaker Fast Button This button available only with the Rotator cabinet type toggles the rotation effect of the cabinet from slow to fast CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON 12 CONVOLUTION REVERB The Reverb FX module allows users to load reverb impulses to simulated real world spaces or effects Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Custom Button Turning this On bypasses the our built in impulses so you can save presets with your own impulses in the Insert FX module through Kontakt s Editor view FX Menu This menu allows you to select one of our special effect convolutions Selecting an impulse from this menu overrides and unloads any currently loaded impulse from the Spaces menu Rooms Menu This menu allows you t
20. ustomer s own risk Soundiron LLC holds no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss harm or damage of any kind arising from any form of use of this product TERMS This license agreement is effective from the moment the product is purchased or acquired by any means The license will remain in full effect until termination by Soundiron LLC The license is terminated if Customer breaks any of the terms or conditions of this agreement Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies and contents of the product at your own expense All past present and future versions of this product including versions sold by companies other than Soundiron LLC are covered under the terms of this agreement VIOLATION Soundiron LLC reserves the right to prosecute piracy and defend its copyrighted works to the fullest extent of US and International civil and criminal law CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON O 14 THANK YOU Thank you for buying the Crystal sound designed FX drum library by Soundiron programmed for Native Instruments Kontakt If you enjoy this creation we hope you ll check out some of our other awesome virtual instrument libraries If you have any questions or need anything at all just let us know We re always happy to hear from you GLITCH MASTER info soundiron com Thanks 1 RYSTAL F 7 Mike Gregg Chris and Spencer Crystal Version 1 0 Released June 23 2015 WWW SOUNDIRON COM All programming scripting
21. ve by sequencing the bass preset on downbeats and the effects preset on the spaces in between This will keep your groove structurally sound while using chaos and randomness to your advantage The library comes equipped with flexible control features like attack release transient offset dynamic swelling filter type selection resonant filter sweep and a robust Arpeggiator system that provides a full range of custom dynamic arpeggiation modes and step sequencer pattern creation options There s also a complete DSP effects rack including convolution reverb with dozens of unique spaces such as cathedrals churches halls bunkers garages tunnels chambers rooms and plenty of otherworldly FX impulses to fully explore and endless variety of strange and unexpected sonic manipulations CRYSTAL SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON CRISTAL e 8 powerful open format Kontakt nki instrument presets e 692 Samples e 735 MB Installed e 24 bit 48 kHz Stereo PCM Wav Format e Unique brutal easy to use glitch percussion e Bonus Pads Leads and Atmospheres e Convolution reverb with a variety of different room hall and special effect acoustic environments Note The full version of Kontakt 5 5 or later is required for all instrument presets in this library The free Kontakt Player and Libraries rack do not support this library Windows 7 or later or OSX 10 8 or later is required CREDITS Recording amp Sound Design Spencer Nunama
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