Sonokinetic Vivace User Manual
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1. DFD mode will load individual samples as needed Direct From Disc DFD and keeps the mixer functions but loses the tempo syncing capabilities of Vivace playing the samples as recorded This 1s useful for short samples for example shocks and stabs or longer phrases where exact syncing 1s not critical T M Time Machine mode maintains the tempo syncing of phrases but sacrifices the ability to mix sections You may find this useful to save system resources when you only need the Tutti mic position VIVACE UPDATE 1 2 This major update brings with it some powerful new features for tempo syncing RAM management and cue switching mid phrase MEMORY MANAGEMENT The main interface now contains management buttons for each cue allowing you to purge the samples for unused phrases from RAM freeing up system resources Click the relative button to purge the phrase and the red light will go out The corresponding blue keyswitch will also be greyed out from the keyboard display below the main interface If there are more than one octave of samples the lower octave will be represented by the top row of buttons and the upper octave by the bottom row of buttons As an example below the phrases assigned to and have been purged and the keyswitches are automatically greyed out Pitch Mod MEI ADAPTIVE TEMPO SYNCING The sample playback within Vivace s TMP patches can now adapt to any tempo changes i2. CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL FX amp TEXTURES SONOKINETIC Vivace Cinematic Orchestral FX amp Texture Authentic emotion through orchestral creation Sonokinetic O 2012 Vivace Music is magical It knows a way to express every human feeling and emotion There s no language that compares to the communicative power of a musical motif Vivace speaks the tongue of Fables Myths and Sagas Get on board and experience a sampling instrument like no other before and enrich your sound palette with exclusive musical colours We set out to match and then advance the full orchestral sampling line we began in 2011 with the ground breaking and highly user friendly composing tool Tutti Where that package brought us the dark side Vivace guides us through a magical and mystical land of inspired symphonic cinematic orchestral effects patterns atmospheres and moods Vivace features tempo synced tonal cues each recorded in all 12 keys utilising our ITM Intelligent tempo mapping system so that every sample is automatically integrated perfectly into any arrangement The pressure of tight deadlines always interferes with the creative process so we believe Vivace 1s an essential tool to keep orchestrating craftsmanship high 1n production schedules with tight deadlines and on demand client expectations Vivace is a dedicated performance sampling library that continues building the sonokinetic legacy in original one of a kind sampl
3. change the orchestral section the cue is showing by clicking the respective icons on the 3D stage The cue sheets on the right will show the notation for the last cue you played You can click this stack of papers to view the scoresheet in more detail To cycle through the 4 sections strings woodwinds percussion amp brass click on the Section up down arrows at the top and bottom of the cue sheet VIVACE Runs TMPro X 7 Output st 1 Yoices Max 32 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 0 68 GB Along the bottom of the UI 1s a bar that allows you to configure various aspects of Vivace Clicking the options down here will expand this bar and provide further configuration TEMPO SYNCING amp ITM Vivace uses a combination of multi samples played in varying keys and speeds and the Kontakt Time Machine Pro engine to enable tempo syncing of virtually all the content ITM stands for Intelligent Tempo Mapping and it s a function we developed in house to make the instrument adapt in a natural way to tempi ranging from 30 BPM to 300 BPM Because it doesn t sound natural when a sample is stretched beyond certain limits we chose to go to a half time feel when the tempo 15 set above a certain limit and to a double time feel when it s set under a particular limit This effectively makes the phrases in Vivace sound natural and perfectly in time even at extreme tempi without the user having to think about it ITM happens under the hood and o
4. e natural flow of the cue To make the transitions even smoother use Vivace s reverb function or increase the release time within the Kontakt editor NB ITM OVERRIDE and JUMP IN PHRASE features are not available in the DFD mode of the DFD Tempo Lite patches REMIXED CUES amp EXTRAS We have remixed and corrected minor timing and balance issues with a small number of cues Vivace 1 2 update also introduces a brand new patch Tutti Sustains ADVANCED USERS amp SCRIPT EDITING Vivace is an unlocked Kontakt instrument which gives advanced users the opportunity to edit the performance of the instrument from within Kontakt Please note that the reverb impulse response and stereo spread are scripted within Kontakt and should not be altered by the user To prevent phasing issues these settings will reset to default with every reload reboot TIPS amp TRICKS All sliders can be set to their default position by holding cmd control whilst clicking You can hold shift to drag them more accurately When using Vivace within a DAW and tempo synced be mindful of the speed of the phrases Although the ITM will play samples at double time half time automatically some samples would be sped up so fast that performers would struggle to play these phrases at such speed in real life Allow for this in your composing and selection of phrases If you find the individual instrument sections panned too widely use multiple instances
5. hat we have prevented you from toggling some channels simultaneously to prevent phasing Selecting TUTTT will always disable the other sliders to prevent phasing issues If you would like to manage the mixing levels on a global level you can click the GLOBAL button Note that by default this button 1s depressed and your mixer setting will apply to all cues When active all mixer sliders appear and the settings you input will affect all cues played You can copy paste mixer settings using the provided COPY PASTE buttons You can also reset to the default Tutti mix using the RESET button THE OPTIONS The OPTIONS section of the configuration bar allows you to configure various global options in Vivace The EQ section allows you to tweak the levels of the low low mid high mid and high frequency levels The REVERB option allows you to set wet dry levels with an inbuilt convolution reverb This is useful for auditioning how cues sound with reverb applied MAPPING MODE allows you to toggle the keyboard mapping for each section patch By default this is set to ALL CUES You can click to change this option to FAVOURITES THE CUE OPTIONS The configuration bar also contains two options related to cues Let s explore these a little MARK CURRENT CUE AS FAVOURITE This option allows you to mark the last played cue the one currently shown in the score sheet UI as a favourite cue Favourite cues appear at the upper end of an 88 keyboa
6. ick scoring and building powerful tracks for your productions Please feel free to contact us for any of your questions or feedback on our products or company We wish you the best creativity and joy playing around with our instruments For more information check our website www sonokinetic net Join us on facebook http www facebook com sonokinetic sampling follow us on twitter http twitter com sonotweet or email us on info sonokinetic com All the creative best Sonokinetic
7. ing tools for professional composers and sound designers A vast collection with over 16 000 samples 32 000 total combination of 16 and 24 bit propels this impressive library to new heights Sonokinetic 1s proud to set a new standard with this instrument that functions not only as a composer and sound designer s tool but also as a learning environment With Kontakt 5 we have upscaled the full score view to provide you with a better look under the hood and guide you through every step in full section score view Again Sonokinetic sticks with its unbeatable pricing module and high quality sampling This package is priced so competitively it really is hard to resist We re proud to present this instrument to composers of every level as Vivace comes shipped with the free Kontakt Player and appears integrated within the Kontakt Library panel Just as we have been inspired during the creation of Vivace we hope you are moved by the sonic possibilities to blend new orchestral FX and colours like never before We wish you the best inspiration and creativity With warm regards The Sonokinetic Vivace Production Team CONTENT Vivace is supplied with both 16 bit and 24 bit sample content As we cannot resupply deleted sample content we recommend that you keep a copy of all the content as a backup in the event that your system requirements change in the future 3 categories in total Tempo Synced Chord amp Melody Ambiences A mixture
8. n your composition even in the middle of a playing cue You can program any accelerando ritardando or ritenuto effects you wish within your host sequencer and Vivace will keep to tempo automatically This can be especially useful when writing crescendo parts subtle accelerando towards the end of sections or using a decelerando effect to denote a change in theme E INTELLIGENT TIME MACHINE ITM OVERRIDE The ITM function syncs samples to half time or double time when extreme tempo values are used This can now be turned off Click the red button below the ITM graphic from OFF to ON You may prefer to have the ITM function turned off when using the new adaptive tempo syncing functions previously mentioned so that the samples do not suddenly switch to half double time when manipulating large tempo changes JUMP IN PHRASE You can now jump between cues or variations on the fly without restarting each phrase by switching on the JUMP function Click the button to ON to activate this Experiment with this feature as 1t works especially well for quickly switching between cues with similar rhythms and instrumentation whilst keeping the overall shape and chord progressions of the cue Most cues within Vivace are 4 bars long So for example Trigger cue A which will start at bar 1 Release cue A after 2 bars and trigger cue B and you will hear that sample playback begins not at bar 1 but instead at bar 3 continuing th
9. of Vivace for each section and pan accordingly All samples were recorded in tutti with baffles to separate the sections this gives Vivace it s cohesive sound There is a small amount of bleed between the sections but this 1s usually not noticeable in a busy mix Use the EQ controls to filter out any unwanted bleed You can left click on any slider within Vivace to assign a MIDI CC controller This is especially useful for the individual orchestral section sliders as automation can be programmed in your DAW to fade the sections in and out during playback sometimes when the audio is too grainy while time stretching and using only the Tutti mic you can use multiple mics for better results Please refer to our online tutorials concerning Vivace We offer several dedicated video tours concerning this instrument http www sonokinetic net products classical vivace MISSION STATEMENT Our goal 1s to create high quality and very affordable sample and sound libraries for music and sound design productions Using the best instruments acoustics and technology and hiring top notch musicians for performances we try to deliver very specific product packages With our product line we aim for a large group of composers and sound designers who are looking for non legal binding and license free sample libraries for the biggest creative freedom out there Our philosophy is simple Fast and low priced The accessible sample kits are available for qu
10. of slow major and minor key ambiences rooted in one key or with one held note All keys Chord Patterns Riffs based around distinct themes of action drama and mystery keys Expressionists amp Tutti Suspense Uncomfortable discordant patterns featuring only strings Suspended discordant motifs for bridging or ending phrases One key Runs amp Endings One shot amp Tempo synced tutti runs amp finale motifs All keys DFD Tempo Lite Harmonics Combination of sustained and crescendo chords All keys Inceptive Brass Playable powerful brass with keyswitching for note length and staccato short and long crescendos Shocks amp Stabs Hits smashes and staccato stabs 4 variations of each One key Transitions amp Themes Tutti motifs and sustained high register tutti phrases All keys This category features the same patches as above but they have a far smaller RAM requirement around 20 and stream the majority of sample content directly from the disc These are useful for those with a smaller RAM capacity or using SSD drives Note that individual mic and section samples are not available within these patches 1f TMpro mode is selected Vivace Bonus selection of bonus content from Sonokinetic Tutti library including tension builders glissandi clusters and crescendo and a selection of Big Smash impacts Technical content details 9 channels available of which 8 to mi
11. rd and are shown in the Kontakt keyboard as green keys You can think of favourites as shortcuts to your most commonly used cues Favourites are remembered when you save an NKI or save your project in your sequencer The MAPPING MODE option previously mentioned allows you to map the instrument keyboard exclusively to your favourites Pitch Mod 5 0 M Mi VARIATION Many of the cues recorded for Vivace include variations These takes have alternative orchestration dynamics and other subtle differences The variations are assigned to red keyswitches and these are also be indicated by a checked box next to VARIATION in the UI in this case variation 3 1s selected TUNING Vivace offers two standard pitch settings A frequency 440 and A frequency 442 While most of digital sampling libraries offering you the US standard 440 almost all professional Symphonic orchestras and cinema orchestras tune to A 442 So if mixing Vivace with live orchestra this option will save you time re pitching each patch By default all instrument patches are set to 440 By clicking on the frequency number the instrument will be adjusted to fit your needs Tempo Syncing Lite Patches Vivace features a folders of patches which have been designed to be lighter on system resources and RAM These are found in the folder DFD Tempo Lite in the Kontakt browser panel There is a toggle switch on the Vivace interface to select either DFD or TM
12. ur goal is for you to not even notice it is there KEYBOARD MAPPING Pitch Mod TOGGLE SAMPLE The default setting for Vivace patches which allow multiple keys 1s that both the upper blue keys and lower green keys will trigger a sample This can be problematic when you wish to change the phrase and the root key simultaneously To allow for this playing style we have provided two keyswitches on a low G and low A that when activated will turn on and off sample triggers for the root keys The interface then becomes more intuitive for live playing with two hands where the left hand can cue up the root key and or variation and the right hand can then trigger the particular phrase Below is the modified keyboard configuration for when toggle re trigger is set to re trigger Pitch Mod 4 2 oct gt THE VIVACE MIXER The LEVELS section of the configuration bar allows you to enable and disable individual channels on a cue by cue basis and adjust their respective levels Click on the label above the slider to activate 1n this case STRINGS HIGH and WOODWINDS Not all cues will include samples from all sections so experiment or check the cue sheets for further information about the orchestration To select a cue simply press its key to play it The UI will update to reflect the last played cue Clicking the labels above the sliders toggles the 3 microphone channels on and off Note t
13. x Pre mixed Tutti channel 3 Mic position channels and 5 cue group channels Mix each Vivace cue specifically to your taste Set global variations or for each individual cue Up to 3 additional multiple recordings of some motifs available as variations FX at your fingertips Configure 4 band EQ and in built reverb to match your other libraries Samples recorded in the same environment as Sonokinetic Tutti allowing seamless integration Assign your favourite cues to keyswitches 19 patches in total with multiple cues within each patch 33922 samples 2x sample pool 16 amp 24 bit full version sample pool 27 56 GB content 16bit 9 41GB amp 24bit 18 15 GB Royalty and copyright free content license English amp German Vivace Reference manual in German and English pdf e Artwork Vivace dvd cover Designed by Pavel Fuksa Programming Vivace Kontakt script and instruments by Son Thomsen Format NKX 44 1 kHz NCW AIF Loads in Kontakt Library tab KONTAKT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY Programmed for Kontakt 5 02 and above Compatible with free Kontakt Player Output st 1 1 Voices 0 Max 32 Purge VIVACE Chord Patterns Minor Battles and Dooi 4 is Tune 0 06 Midi Ch A 1 g Memory 1 50 GB ala THE MAIN UI The main Vivace UI consists of a virtual sound stage to the left and a virtual stack of cue sheets to the right You can
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