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1. 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 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 such as the one built into Kontakt these impulses 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 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 Convolution control panel tab and selecting an impulse from the Impulse drop down menu 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 SOUNDIRON System Requirements Please be aware that many instrument and multi instrument programs in this library are extremely ram cpu and hard di2. The outdoor recordings were done on the stadium field so there are occasional stray sonic elements buried in the sound from the outside world We ve also done some live marching bands and parade ambiences to really put you into the action when a bit of sound design is called for This library has all the flavor and verve of a classic high school marching band drum line with plenty of pop crack whump and boom to bring a little more life into your tracks There are 2 Marching snares and 5 tuned marching bass drums 20 36 for the field recordings along with quads in the indoor and outdoor ensemble strikes and rim clacks The indoor recordings feature the same snares and a large 48 concert bass drum which has been in continuous use by the band for over 30 years The head of the concert bass drum is made of cow hide and it s played with a large soft cloth and felt mallet providing a deeply massive sub sonic boom For the full drum line there are flam and rim strike articulations with all instruments playing in unison snare bass drums quads For the new 2 0 redesign we ve added a brand new full Ul interface and powerful new arpeggiation ensemble building room simulation tone and articulation shaping features providing you total control over every aspect of the sound and performance We ve also brightened and tightened the sound and added more flexibility to the bass and snare roll and crescendo articulations The original 1 0 v
3. this preset by choosing Save As in the main Kontakt File menu to store your custom settings for later Make sure to save the new preset with a new file name in the same Instruments folder location to insure proper loading l y d gt Drum Selection Window The window of each module a TV like screen is a drum selection menu and it displays the drum that is currently loaded into each module A blank screen means no drum is loaded in that module To load a drum click on a window of a module and select the drum from a menu The sub option for the module selected for editing is displayed on the metal panel in the lower right of the UI Here you will see the name of the drum loaded into that module and an articulation selector next to that Use this menu to switch the drum s articulation Drum Volume Slider The vertical slider next to each window controls the volume level for that module Drum Articulation Edit Button The edit button allows you to select the specific articulation you want to load for that drum and then edit all that articulation s customizable settings You ll see those controls in the lower right corner of the interface Articulation Selector This drop down menu let s you choose the specific articulation to load into a particular module Each drum and each location room and field has a unique selection of articulations available from center strikes rimshots and rim clicks to rolls and cresce
4. ICENSE AGREEMENT Page 12 THANK YOU Page 13 SOUNDIRON ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 44kHz 24bit with some content recorded in slightly wet natural room and outdoor stadium environments so you ll hear room coloration and tone as well as a few background impurities in many samples especially in the field set We feel these subtle natural imperfections add life and character to the sound Therefore please keep in mind that this library isn t designed or intended to provide perfectly quiet or sterile samples Format Accessibility All of the sample content and impulse files are included as standard non encrypted PCM wav files and standard open format Kontakt presets to allow you easy access to manipulate reprogram and customize the sounds however you prefer 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 for advanced users As a professional you may have your own workflow or format requirements and we trust that you ll respect our hard work and won t share this content with anyone who hasn t paid for it 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 K4 or Kontakt 5 0 2 K5 or later Please be aware that the free Kontakt Player and any other version or f
5. IRON High School Drumcorps INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS Drumcorps MegaMixer This master preset allows you to load and arrange most of the articulations available in this library for both Field and Band Room except for the crescendos You can load up to 12 sound sets create custom key mapping and tuning and shape the performance parameters of each one independently of one another Drumcorps All Bandroom This includes all of the drum articulations recorded in the large band rehearsal hall with string strikes rolls and crescendos I shot and sustaining All rolls and sustaining crescendos include independently adjustable automatic release samples that automatically trigger when the key is released Concert Bass drum Cl GI Snare Drums C2 B2 Ensemble C3 F3 Drumcorps All Field This includes all of the drum articulations recorded out on the field with string strikes rolls and crescendos shot and sustaining All rolls and sustaining crescendos include independently adjustable automatic release samples that automatically trigger when the key is released Tuned marching bass drums Cl F 3 Snare Drums G3 E4 Ensemble F4 G 4 Drumcorps Bass Concert Bandroom This is just the 48 deep concert bass drum strikes pitched over the entire key range Drumcorps Bass Tuned Field These are all of the field articulations for the 5 tuned marching bass drums with 20 24 28 30 36 diameters Mallet Strikes CI Al Rim Cla
6. SOUNDIRON DRUMCORPS Welcome to Soundiron s High School Drumcorps version 2 0 The Soundiron High School Drumcorps is a professional multi sample drum library focused on capturing the powerful tight sound of high school marching band drum line There s a certain unique punch to those hard mid tones with that truncated dry snap of marching snares and bass drums It s quite distinct from the solid pleasing punch and smooth resonance of typical rock jazz and symphonic percussion These drums are meant to be heard loud and clear from a great distance delivered with the staccato precision of a military formation Mike was a percussionist back in his youth To capture this library he returned to his old alma mater many years later to capture the feeling and sound of playing in a small marching drum corps live and in the flesh Our goal was not simply to capture the sound of watching the band from the bleachers but to put you right there in the drum line yourself all the way from the rehearsal hall to out onto the field on game day To do that we recorded the drum line in both a large indoor band hall and an open air outdoor football field environments to provide you more freedom and really put you right in the action The hall has a live room wetness while the field position has a much drier sound with a subtle echo and natural environmental background The indoor version was recorded in a wood tile and fabric surfaced band rehearsal hall
7. ayed The main V Atten Knob can be very useful in creating dynamic swells with this Hits and Hit Knobs Sets the number of repeats of each note BEFORE moving on to the next note in the arp sequence and Hit sets the intensity fall off rate for each repeat before resetting for the next note Random This control allows you to add a bit of subtle humanization to velocity and timing for each repeating note in the roll Rhythm This sets the speed of arpeggiation as measured in musical time ranging from whole bars to 128th notes Fast settings can yield interesting results but keep in mind that the faster the speed the more voices you use Swing This sets the amount of rhythmic offset swing between notes Repeat Setting This sets the direction of the up or down repeats Note Order Menu This drop down menu allows you to select any number of simple or complex cycle patterns that the arpeggiation will follow as it plays through the sequence of notes you have triggered Choosing As Played will cause it to follow the original order you played the notes in with the newest note always added to the end of the chain Duration This knob allows the user to fine tune the length of each note Using this one can shorten the note to staccato like pulses or extend them beyond the normal beat length Results are usually very subtle when used with percussion Pitch Sets the pitch up or down in quarter tone i
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9. cks A I G2 Single Short Crescendo Rolls G 2 D 3 Crescendo Roll with sustaining loop and release trigger E3 Sustaining Single Stroke roll loop with release trigger F3 F 3 Drumcorps Ensemble Bandroom The full drum line striking in unison with quad toms added to the group These notes are pitched over the full key range Strikes C 2 E2 root note D2 Rim Clicks F2 G8 root note G2 Drumcorps Ensemble Field The full drum line striking in unison with quad toms and concert bass drum added to the group These notes are pitched over the full key range Strikes C 2 E2 root note D2 Rim Clicks F2 G8 root note G2 SOUNDIRON High School Drumcorps Drumcorps Snare Bandroom This is a single full sized 14 marching snare drum with gut snares Strikes C2 E2 Flams F2 G 2 Rim Clicks A2 C3 Sustaining Double Stroke roll loop with release trigger and multiple dynamic layers C 3 E3 Crescendo Roll with sustaining loop and release trigger F3 G 3 Single Short Crescendo Rolls A3 C4 Drumcorps Snare Field This is a single full sized 14 marching snare drum with gut snares Strikes C2 E2 Flams F2 G 2 Rim Clicks A2 A 2 Rim Shots B2 C3 Sustaining Double Stroke roll loop with release trigger and multiple dynamic layers C 3 E3 Marching Ambiences This preset contains 10 general parade crowd ambiences All soundscapes are looping This preset allows you to jump to any point in the recording by using t
10. cluded in most presets and control basic sound shaping parameters Drumcorps Snare Field Output st 1 amp Midi Ch A 1 Offset 0 Velocity Attenuation V Atten This knob controls midi velocity attenuation increasin or reducing the incoming midi note velocity value by the amount shown by the knob This can be useful for automating changes over time with arpeggiated performances or creating crescendos when using the EZ Roll Ubberpeggiator mode A value of 0 means that midi notes will play normally A positive value means that note velocities will have that amount added to them up to a full velocity of 127 A negative value means that note velocities will have that amount subtracted from them down to a min velocity of 0 Swell CC72 This knob smoothly controls volume swelling for the instrument allowing you to fine tune volume or fast or slow fades over time It s only found in some presets Attack CC 94 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly Offset CC9I This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound 4 o Tune Purge 0 00 Release Tuning 127 0 Release CC93 This controls the release time of the main note samples Lower settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off while higher settings allow notes to blend together Tuning This knob control
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12. d band Mid Bandwidth This sets the bandwidth for the mid frequency node High Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the high band SOUNDIRON High School Drumcorps Uberpeggiator Controls The High School Drum Corps features a flexible custom arpeggiator system to expand the instant creative potential of some of the presets It includes automatable performance controls that shape all aspects of the arpeggiator When used normally pressing a key causes the note to self repeat as long as a key is held down If additional notes are played it adds them to the sequence of repeats in various ways depending on the settings you choose and can be used to produce complex melodic chains plucking patterns and other effects Mode This knob controls the Arpeggiator mode Choosing Off disables the Arp system entirely e On sets it to respond only while a note is pressed cycling through all held notes as it arpeggiates e Hold sets it to automatically sustain one note at a time monophonic so that changing keys changes the note that is repeating Hold sets it to allow new notes to be added to the automated chain of repeats e EZ Roll is a special ode that allows easy single stroke roll creation based on your tempo rhythm and the amount of swing and randomization you want on the timing and velocity of each stroke Most other controls are bypassed You can use the velocity table or use incoming velocities As Pl
13. ersion of this library was originally released under the Tonehammer brand name in 2008 s SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON High School Drumcorps 3 OVERVIEW 10 open format Kontakt instruments 1523 Samples 957 MB Installed 24bit 44 1kHz stereo PCM wav samples non encrypted Powerful custom performance and FX control interface Includes a free bonus collection of general parade crowd ambiences Bonus built in convolution reverb with custom impulse selection Note e The full version of Kontakt 4 2 4 or later is required for all nki presets e The free Kontakt Player does not support this library CREDITS Production Recording Editing by UI Design amp Artwork Mike Peaslee Daniel Tritton Gregg Stephens Chris Marshall and Constructive Stumblings Scripting amp Systems Design Chris Marshall Documentation Mike Peaslee amp Gregg Stephens Programming by Mike Peaslee Chris Marshall Gregg Stephens Photograph Ross Goodman TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Page OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 2 Technical FIDELITY ACOUSTICS FORMAT amp CONVOLUTION page 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DOWNLOAD amp INSTALLATION Page 4 User Interface MAIN FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Page 5 EQ amp FILTER CONTROLS Page 6 UBERPEGGIATOR CONTROLS Page 7 CONVOLUTION REVERB CONTROLS Page 8 MEGA MIXER ENSEMBLE BUILDER SYSTEM Page 9 Instrument Descriptions ENSEMBLE amp SOLO PRESETS Page 10 II Info L
14. he Offset knob You can adjust volume over time with the Swell knob and with midi note velocity CI Al Mission San Jose High School Marching Band 1993 Yearbook photos with Sameer Gupta Soundiron Tablas Mike Peaslee and Steve Slater Soundiron Drumcorps SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON END USER LICENSING AGREEMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing this 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 The sound recordings in this product are 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 library is installed or used on Soundiron allows you to use any of the sounds and audio 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 licen
15. ndos Key Mapping Controls To the right of that you ll find the key mapping controls Notice the Root Low and High buttons The Root value sets the root pitch of the layer when the Tuned button is active This value is represented on Kontakt s built in keyboard by the green key The Low and High options are used to set the playable range for the selected module represented by the red keys allowing users to place drum articulations wherever they want on the keyboard even overlapping them The key range can also be set using the Set Low and Set High buttons Just click one of the buttons then press any midi note to set that as the lowest or highest key in the range for the module The blue keys on the Kontakt keyboard represent the defined key ranges of all other modules if they extend farther up or down than the module being edited Tuned When activated this switch causes the notes for that module to be pitched up and down the semitone scale with the default pitch centered on the Root key Pan The Pan knob allows each module to be panned independently Dynamics The Dynam knob adjusts velocity when a note is played for that module allowing users to adjust the intensity for each module Microtuning The M Tune knob controls the amount of pitch micro tuning in steps of I 100th of a semitone You can globally tune an instrument up or down by 300 cents 3 semitones SOUND
16. nt of wet gain that is passed through the effect 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 Menus These menus allow you to select from a wide variety of custom convolution reverb impulses that we ve personally captured or created for you separated into experimental FX impulses and simulated real world spaces FX 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 Spaces This menu allows you to 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 SOUNDIRON Mega Mixer Ensemble Builder Controls The Drumcorps Mega Mixer presets provided a special interface that lets you combine 2 different articulations in any key mapping tuning and arrangement you like There are 2 loadable articulation modules each with a window edit button and vertical slider Each of these modules has its own independent controls If you make any changes you d like to keep you can save
17. ntervals for each repeat AFTER the initial note is pressed and it remains in a pseudo legato state as long as any key is held down Changing this setting in real time allows extreme glitch stutter and stair step effects and can self generate strange grooves and beats Velocity Graph Sequencer This customizable graph allows you to draw the velocities that you want each step in your arpeggiation sequence to play at Reset Resets the Graph to blank Steps This setting determines the number of steps that are used by the velocity graph step sequencer starting from the left from 2 to 32 steps Table As Played This activates the Velocity Graph When it is active the arpeggiation follows the note velocities that you ve drawn on the graph When it is bypassed each note repeat is played at the velocity that it s original note was played at SOUNDIRON High School Drumcorps Convolution Reverb Controls We ve incorporated our custom convolution impulses into each instrument preset with full control over all available convolution effect parameters Convolution On Off This button enables disables the convolution reverb effect Custom On Off Turning this button On allows for custom impulse loading It bypasses the ability to load any of our provided impulses so users can save custom presets with custom impulses Dry Sets the amount of dry gain that is passed through the effect Wet Sets the amou
18. orm 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 it 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 way files and instrument presets into any other sampler or softsynth format 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 sine wave sweep that covers a wide spectrum from 22
19. rary If you enjoy this creation we hope you ll also consider checking out some of our other premium virtual instrument libraries 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 Chris Gregg and Mike SOUNDIRON All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 2011 2012 All Rights Reserved Soundiron is a registered trademark of Soundiron llc
20. s the amount of pitch micro tuning in steps of 100th of a semitone You can globally tune an instrument up or down by 300 cents 3 semitones Crescendo Cresc CC72 This functions like the Swell control but is specific to the looping double stroke rolls and crescendos It allows you to sculpt volume swells over time on a sustaining roll or crescendo articulation Rel Vol CC93 This control sets the volume of the note release samples Button Bar Uberpeggiator EQ Filter Reverb These buttons change which controls are displayed on the lower right panel of the UI allowing one to control the various parameters of each effect See more detailed descriptions of these controls later in this document SOUNDIRON High School Drumcorps EQ Filter Controls The EQ Filter tab contains controls for a resonant lowpass filter and parametric EQ with three separate equalizer bands This special panel can be found in all of the instrument presets by clicking the EQ Filter button on the left Lowpass Filter On Off This button enables disables the resonant lowpass filter Cuttoff This knob sweeps the lowpass filter s cut off frequency Resonance This knob sets the amount of resonance applied at the cut off frequency of the filter EQ3 On Off This button enables disables the 3 band EQ Low Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the low band Mid Gain This knob sets the amount of gain for the mi
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23. xpander and Winzip DON T support many types of common rar files Preset Loading Once installation is complete you can browse and load the included nki presets using the Files or Database tabs in the Kontakt Browser or through the main File load save 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 does not support this product or any other open format Kontakt library This library doesn t require any special activation SOUNDIRON Main 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 assign your own CC values for each knob by right clicking PC or Command Clicking Mac and then clicking on the pop up box for midi CC assignment Then just move the midi controller you want to assign to that knob and you re ready to go You can see each control s default assignment if any by clicking on each UI control to display the hint text in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt These controls are in
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