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1. pa our Current Step F Seps iE Sequence Flow oe C PWD Step K2 Sequencer On Off Button This enables bypasses the Sequencer panel Clicking the Sequencer label hides the panel Click it again to open it again Sequencer Flow This menu determines the direction of the step sequencer playback order as the Master Trigger Key is pressed each time Your options are FWD l Shot single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing left to right in the sequence FWD Loop continuously loops through the sequence from left to right as long as the trigger key is held down FWD Step advances by a single step with each trigger key press for more controlled playback BWD l Shot single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing from right to left BWD Loop continuous looping right to left while the trigger key is held down BWD Step single play through with continuous playback of all steps while the trigger key is held flowing right to left in the sequence Random random playback as long as the trigger key is down Knob Follow which will only play the step that matches the Current Step knob value at any given time Use the Knob Follow option if you wish to automate the playback sequence by attaching a CC or host envelope to the Current Step knob Current Step This knob sets the current sequence step that will play
2. CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Stretch CC92 When in Free mode this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Stretch Normal Mode Button This button toggles the instrument between time stretching and normal sampler mode which plays back at the originally recorded speed 256 Auto Pan This special mode simulates a wider stereo field when multiple notes are played at once to help simulate an ensemble When active a single note will play at the default center pan position Each additional note will be placed in the stereo field at a semi random locations with increasing variability as more voices are played Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the position of the vowel selection keys witches See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green S marker See Page 5 for more information Mic
3. amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Ajusts the volume of each microphone channel Vowel Sustains The sustains presets contain 5 different sustaining vowels Ah Mm Oh and Oo The Ah and Oh vowels come in both forte and piano dynamic variants The Oo and Mm sustains are included in a mezzo piano dynamic SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Sustains Output st 1 amp Voices OQ Mas 256 i Midi Ch A 1 Memory 143 61MB SUSTAIN AM p gt USS CO FO Vowel Selector Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this libra
4. The Blue playable range in the center shows the playable chromatic key range of the instrument typically from B2 D5 The Red key is the Articulation selector that allows you to switch between different vowels chants syllables or effect types depending on the specific preset A TATAE TNIE Articulation Playable Key Range Select SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Preset List Please note that all presets listed are designed to be used with Kontakt 5 1 0 or higher Lite version of all presets are also included These are less CPU and memory intensive but they lack certain memory and CPU intensive features such as phrase sample offset start and end timing control and time stretching synching options Phrases Organized By BPM Phrases 80 BPM Tempo Sync nki This is the pure vowel melodic live performance phrase preset for samples rooted at a natural 80 bpm with sets organized into keys A C D E F F G G complete with our special phrase sequencer system Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select You can tempo synch or stretch the phrases with the Kontakt TM Pro engine but the samples sound best close to their nature playback speed Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases 100 BPM Tempo Sync nki This is the pure vowel melodic live performance phrase preset for samples rooted at a natural 100 bpm with sets organized into keys A C D E F
5. chant staccato vowel sustain or vocal effect The articulation can also be changed using the Black keyswitches mapped to the lower part of the keyboard Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Lower values have more of a pluck sound Release CC76 REED 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 ring out longer Start Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound This can also be used to control the amount of pluck Pitch This controls the pitch shifting up or down from the natural root pitch of each sample You can use this knob to transpose the pitch up or down by 24 semitones in half step increments You can also use the Pitch Keyswitches to change the pitch via midi Waveform Window This window displays the actual waveform and playback position of the most recently triggered sample In most presets the interactive blue O marker shows the sample start position and is linked to the Offset knob When the Sequencer is active the Green S and Orange E marker are shown instead not included in Lite presets These interactive sliders display the sample playback start end position for the currently selected
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7. SOUNDIRON Voice of Gaia Strawberry 15 OVERVIEW A Soulful Dynamic Mezzo Soprano Library featuring both Multi samples and Phrases 33 open format Kontakt nki instrument presets 1 316 Samples 5 44 GB Installed 24bit 48kHz stereo PCM wav samples unencrypted 2 microphone types with dual channel mix and pan control Powerful custom performance and FX control interface New Powerful FX Rack to Apply and Combine Effects Dozens of custom environmental reverbs and special FX impulses integrated into the GUI Bonus Vocal Ambiences Atmospheres and Tonal Pads Note e The full version of Kontakt 5 1 0 or later is required Preset browsing amp loading with the Files Database amp Quickload tabs e The free Kontakt Player and special Libraries tab do not support this standard open format Kontakt library CREDITS Vocal Performance by Linda Strawberry Coloma Directing Recording Editing Programming and Design by Michael Peaslee Gregg Stephens amp Chris Marshall Scripting amp Systems Design by Chris Marshall TABLE OF CONTENTS General INTRODUCTION Pages 2 OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 3 Technical ABOUT Linda Strawberry page 4 FORMAT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS amp INSTALLATION Page 5 User Interface MAIN FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Page 6 LEGATO CONTROLS Page 7 PRESET TYPES Pages 8 13 FX RACK CONTROL PANEL Pages 14 16 KEYSWITCHES Page 17 Instrument Descriptions PH
8. a full version of Kontakt and cannot load or play standard open format Kontakt instruments wav samples 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 Fidelity This library was recorded in wide stereo at 48kHz 24bit Natural variances and artifacts in the human voice may be present in some samples Therefore please keep in mind that this library isn t designed to provide perfectly sterile result Our goal is to preserve and accentuate the natural human qualities in our performer s voice without overly modifying and 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 4GB 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 older machines Download amp Installation 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
9. allows users to quickly change an articulation or instrument parameter by pressing a key on a midi keyboard Placement and on off state for every keyswitch is configurable The following sections goes over the major keyswitches and how they are represented visually on Kontakt s built in keyboard Phrase Presets In the phrase presets 5 key switch color zones are displayed on Kontakt s built in keyboard The Blue playable range in the center shows the individual phrases that are mapped for this current root key sample set The Black amp White range switches between available root key sample sets The Red key is the Master Trigger Key for the Sequencer Pressing this will cause the sequencer to play according to the settings currently shown in the Sequencer panel at the top of the GUI You can click on the Sequencer label to reveal the Sequencer panel if it is currently hidden The Y W color is where the natural breaths are mapped for each Root Key s sample pool The Green keys shift the playback pitch up or down by up to 3 semitons The key in the center of that displayed range restores playback to the default natural pitch a Root pad Individual Breaths Pitch Shift Sample Pool Phrases 3 Select semitones Trigger Key Standard Chromatic Presets In the sustain polysustain poly staccato true legato and other common non phrase presets there are only 2 key switch color zones are displayed on Kontakt s built in keyboard
10. legato You ll also find classic vowel sustains for Ah piano amp forte Oh piano amp forte Oo mp and Mm mp sounds with a choice between infinitely looping w release and natural note decays for each sustaining note 3 voice polyphonic support and plenty of fine tuning parameters There are fully shapable staccato syllables Ah p f Oh p f Oo and Mm with EZ syllable switching All of this chromatic content spans a playable key range of well over 2 octaves with total user control over all essential parameters She then performed improvised melodic vowel and invented language based short phrases at 80 100 120 and 140 bpm with sets in the keys of A C D E F and G equally distributed roots over a whole tone scale with full tempo and timing control to give you plenty of tuning and tempo options These elements provide a living breathing soul and energy that can t truly be captured any other way 3 SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY To make using the phrases easy and inspiring we provide a variety of exclusive automatable GUI Midi and key switch control options You can use regular midi notes to trigger any of the included phrases for each set and use the GUI controls or key switches to switch between sets on the fly Offset attack release timing and tuning controls allow total customization for each sample Or you can use our advanced 32 step phrase sequencer with individual start offset and duration control f
11. of A C D E F and G These keys represent the key that the performance was in but each phrase may span different pitches relative to the parent root key it was recorded to Because you can transpose each phrase up or down these generalized variations provide a lot more flexibility and compatibility with a broader spectrum of material In the Tempo Sync version of these presets you can use the SYNC setting to lock the playback speed to your project tempo or Kontakt s internal tempo setting In FREE mode you can use the Stretch knob to speed up or slow down playback freely in realtime Phrases E Tempo Sync Output st 1 Y fy Voices 0 Moar Midi Ch A 1 Memory 238 64 MB Step Options 16 0 0 PWD Step WV 0 lets Q gt _ gt E 120 BPM SET 1 5 2 Pitch KSW F7 B7 Performance FX Rack Key Bpm Sample Set Selection Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Song Keyswitches to select the current sound set Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of no
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13. when the Master Trigger Key is played You can also click on a step in the sequencer grid to select it for playback or editing Step Options area You can click on any step in the sequencer grid to select it for editing and adjust Start End and Pitch settings for each step Start End Pitch 256 sla i Live iz Sequencer Start Step Options This knob sets the Phrase Start Marker and determines where the sample will start measured as a percentage of total sample duration It is linked to the interactive S marker in the waveform display End Step Options This knob sets the Phrase End Marker and determines where the sample will end measured as a percentage of total sample duration It is linked to the interactive E marker in the waveform display Pitch Step Options This knob sets the pitch for each step Steps This sets the total number of sequence steps in the grid Step Sequencer Grid This allows up to 32 sequence steps To change the phrase assignment for a step double click on it and type in a new value or use the up down arrow buttons that appear The Current Step is highlighted in red indicating that it is ready to play as soon as you press the Trigger Key B4 S Phrase Start Marker This interactive marker shows where the currently playing phrase will start E Phrase End Marker This interactive marker shows where the currently playing phrase will end Master Tri
14. F G G complete with our special phrase sequencer system Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select You can tempo synch or stretch the phrases with the Kontakt TM Pro engine but the samples sound best close to their nature playback speed Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases 120 BPM Tempo Sync nki This is the pure vowel melodic live performance phrase preset for samples rooted at a natural 120 bpm with sets organized into keys A C D E F F G G complete with our special phrase sequencer system Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select You can tempo synch or stretch the phrases with the Kontakt TM Pro engine but the samples sound best close to their nature playback speed Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases 140 BPM Tempo Sync nki This is the pure vowel melodic live performance phrase preset for samples rooted at a natural 140 bpm with sets organized into keys A C D E F F G G complete with our special phrase sequencer system Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select You can tempo synch or stretch the phrases with the Kontakt TM Pro engine but the samples sound best close to their nature playback speed Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset EOE ES ETER ALILI pa SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Phra
15. RASE PRESET DESCRIPTIONS Pages 18 19 MULT ISAMPLED CHROMATIC PRESET DESCRIPTIONS Page 20 AMBIENT PRESET DESCRIPTIONS Page 21 Info LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 22 THANK YOU Page 23 GUI Development and Artwork by Constructive Stumblings Chris Marshall amp Gregg Stephens Artist Photos Provided By Linda Strawberry AT A A y sP LOONWANTANN R cOY HSE wl s bie pers v g b n Fakse r p ns ls i d fee yO AP _ r Ctt INE eve Afg 4 oo www soundiron com SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY ABOUT THIS LIBRARY Linda Strawberry Linda Strawberry is a Los Angeles based vocalist and songwriter Born in Utah to composer parents Rob and Kit Rowberry she spent her early years focusing on piano performance and music theory At age 13 she began assisting her dad in the studio learning the basic of MIDI sequencing and sound recording in the early days of digital audio At I7 she began composing and doing vocal sessions with Utah based composers for video games commercials and television including Good Morning America and National Geographic At 18 she moved to Los Angeles and started working as an assistant producer engineer for Bjorn Thorsrud Alan Moulder and Bon Harris working on records for Marianne Faithfull Smashing Pumpkins The Dandy Warhols and Zwan During this time she sang the lead on I Know My Redeemer Lives for Especially for Youth and did a duet with David Coverdale of Wh
16. SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY captures the smoky sultry ethereal sound of preeminent lead vocalist Linda Strawberry in a powerful cutting edge virtual solo female vocal library designed for professional composers producers and songwriters The library features a huge range of playable content including thousands of fully customizable live phrases and deep multi sampled chromatic content with over 1 300 samples and 5 4 GB of content Spanning a broad range of musical styles and flavors ranging from mysterious ethnic wailing to atmospheric dream pop this library is ideal for just about any genre of music from EDM to cinematic soundtrack scoring You ll find nuanced and life like True Legato sustains recorded in the classic long form method to maximize realism and fluidity This library offers plenty of well organized key and tempo based phrase categories with easy time stretching tempo locking and transposition to make working with it a breeze in any track We ve spared no detail in our quest to bring you our most flexible adaptive and musical female solo vocal collection yet We hand picked our featured solo artist Linda Strawberry specifically for her rich mysterious and passionate voice and her distinctive emotional performance style First we covered True Legato vowel sustains for the universal Ah vowel using the long form method for unparalleled quality and realism with 3 voice polyphonic
17. Voice of GAIA comes in two varieties simulated and True Legato True Legato is just that we sampled all of the interval transitions between notes up to an octave and these samples play in between sustains to allow for truly life like melodic lines The simulated legato system allows you to tie notes together as you play an uninterrupted melody In natural instruments notes blend together slightly as a performer changes between pitches This creates a natural smoothing effect This effect is simulated by our custom system to give them a more life like quality to presets that lack True Legato A number of controls are provided to modify and configure both legato systems both of which have very similar controls To enable legato simply press the Legato button so it glows To automatically trigger legato transitions in your performances enable the legato system by turning on the legato on off button for the layer you would like to use Then play a note and hold it Now play a new note close to it on the keyboard without letting go of the old note until the new note has started This short time overlap tells the program that you wish to perform a legato transition instead of releasing the old note and starting the new note Legato On Off This button turns legato on off Voices Voice of Gaia features full three voice polyphonic legato for both types of legato True and simulated This knob controls the number of polyphonic voices for each laye
18. distortion effect Volume This knob controls the output level of the distortion effect Degrade This knob only available in De Rez mode control the amount of bit crushing that the Lo Fi effect does Amp Controls The Amp FX module is a configurable amp simulation effect It includes the Twang and new Jump Kontakt 5 only amp simulators Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Dropdown Use this dropdown to select between the available amp types twang and jump Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the amp sim Drive This knob controls the amount of extra gain on the amp simulator Lows This knob controls gain of low bass frequencies Cab Controls The Cab FX module is a configurable cabinet speaker simulation effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Dropdown Use this dropdown 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 mic and cab Lows This knob when available controls 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 Mids This knob con
19. e simulated legato in the sustain presets Voices This knob controls the amount of polyphony allowed during legato Range This knob controls the interval range in which legato occurs Notes played outside this range trigger a new legato voice Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced humanized performances Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Ajusts the volume of each microphone channel SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Live Performance Phrases The Phrase presets contain different categories of long and short live vocal performance phrases We captured Pure Vowel Phrases in a variety of styles modes and dynamics Rooted naturally at approximately 80 100 120 and 140 bpm we recorded Linda performing improvised short lines and phrases in the keys
20. 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 Dynamics Controls 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 row AIA RAT eE 7 alana DEGRADE LOWS HIGHS TONE an 1 CHORUS V Phase This knob controls the Phase of the active effect Depth This knob controls the depth intensity of the selected effect 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 DOYNAMICS Attack This knob controls the attack time of the compressor Release This knob controls the release time of the compressor Makeup This knob controls the makeup of the compressor SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY FX Rack continued Drive Controls The Drive FX module features a variety of distortions Distortion Skreamer Tape Saturator and De Rez Lo Fi Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Dropdown Use this dropdown menu to select the active distortion effect Drive This knob controls the amount of the
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22. esn t require any special activation SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Common Front Panel Controls This instrument has a variety of special front panel performance controls that allow deep real time performance customization Voice of Gaia Strawberry contains multiple preset categories that share a number of common controls which allow users to shape the sound You can see each control s internal midi CC assignment by hovering your mouse over many of the controls and looking down at the hint text displayed in the Info bar at the bottom of Kontakt To turn on the Info bar press the i button at the top of Kontakt To assign midi CC automation to any knob simply right click PC or Command Click Mac on the knob and then click the Assign Midi CC button that appears The next midi controller you move will automatically be assigned to the control You can access more automation features in the Auto tab window on the left side of Kontakt You can also customize and create your own custom presets by using the File Save Load menu at the top of Kontakt Just choose a new preset name and save it in the same Instrument folder location to insure that Kontakt can locate all necessary files the next time you load it All custom control knob settings will be saved with the instrument preset Selector Menu Dropdown The majority of presets contain this dropdown which is used to select the currently active articulation be it a
23. for this preset SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Multsampled Chromatic Presets Legato Ah nki This is the Forte Vibrato Ah True Legato vowel sustain preset The playable key range is E2 G4 with a maximum interval distance of 24 semitones To play with true legato first start a note and then play a new note while continuing to hold the old note for just a brief moment before releasing it This tells the system that you wish to play a legato transition Please see Page 8 for more info about our True Legato controls Sustains nki This is the standard vowel sustain preset playable from C2 C5 You can choose between the different vowel variants use the simulated legato system and various shaping parameters to sculpt your performance The Ah and Oh vowels also include both piano and forte dynamics See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems Sustains Pad Mode nki This is the standard vowel sustain preset with a soft pad like attack and release shape playable over a super extended range from F 2 all the way up to F 8 You can choose between the different vowel variants use the simulated legato system and various shaping parameters to sculpt your performance The Ah and Oh vowels also include both piano and forte dynamics See Page 12 for info about this preset s control systems Staccatos nki This is the standard vowel staccato preset playable from C2 C5 You can choose between the d
24. gger Key midi note B4 Playing this key midi note number 71 B4 will trigger the currently highlighted phrase in your step sequence Current Step and then advance to the next phrase step according to the Sequencer Flow setting you ve chosen See Page 7 Save Button This button lets you save your current step sequence to an nkp file on your hard drive Load Button This button lets you load a previously saved step sequence from an nkp file on your hard drive Staccatos The Staccato presets includes 4 pure vowel single syllable staccatos with a root BPM of 140 and 4 round robin variations per note The Ah and Oh vowels additionally feature dual piano and forte dynamic layers You can use the Offset Attack and Release controls to reshape these staccatos to make them tighter or more relaxed This method allows the widest range of creative options in a single efficient instrument bank SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Staccato Output st 1 fe VYoices O 6 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 10 82 MB Mar lt tt ia Swell Attack Offset oko o Stretch Release Auto Pan Vowel Selector Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Release
25. he 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 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 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 level 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 SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Keyswitch Reference Voice Of Gaia Strawberry contains keyswitch functionality in every preset Keyswitches
26. if you break any of the terms or conditions of this agreement or request a refund for any reason Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies and contents of the product at your own expense All past and future versions of this product including those released through brands other than Soundiron are covered under the terms of this agreement VIOLATION Soundiron reserves the right to prosecute piracy and defend this copyrighted work to the fullest extent of US and International civil and criminal law s SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY THANK YOU Thanks for supporting us here at Soundiron and buying the Soundiron Voice Of Gaia Strawberry library If you enjoy our creation we hope you ll also consider checking out some of our other premium virtual instrument libraries as well and spread the word If you have any questions troubles concerns requests or comments feel absolutely free to send us an email info soundiron com much obliged Chris Mike Gregg and Linda SOUNDIRON All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron LLC 2013 All Rights Reserved Soundiron and the SI logo are registered trademarks of Soundiron LLC
27. ifferent vowel variants speed control and other performance shaping parameters The Ah and Oh vowels also include both piano and forte dynamics See Page for info about this preset s control systems Vocal Effects nki This preset includes sustaining and staccato whispers breaths laughing throat clearing and various other common vocal sounds and effects Key mapping and placement depends on the articulation you select Please see page 3 for info about the controls for this preset SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Ambient Instruments Ataxicone nki This special atmospheric FX preset includes sustaining multi layered ambiences and soundscapes create by manipulating the original raw vocal source recordings See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems Gaiazones nki This special atmospheric FX preset includes sustaining multi layered ambiences and soundscapes create by manipulating the original raw vocal source recordings See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems Urthen nki This special atmospheric FX preset includes sustaining multi layered ambiences and soundscapes create by manipulating the original raw vocal source recordings See Page 2 for info about this preset s control systems SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY SOUNDIRON SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing the product you accept the following product license agreem
28. itesnake on his song Wherever You May Go She also collaborated with Billy Corgan on the soundtrack to the movie Spun singing the lead on the version of Love to Love from that soundtrack After turning 21 she began working for Pierre Marchand as an engineer on Sarah Mclachlan s 2003 record Afterglow This record was very inspiring to her and after it was completed she decided to take a break from engineering and try to get her own record deal In 2004 she signed to Chrysalis Music with a publishing record deal In 2005 she took a hiatus from her record to tour the world with Billy Corgan as part of his Future Embrace Tour During 2003 2005 she developed a strong following on Myspace com and became very vocal about all the changes going on in the industry and decided that it made more sense to go independent and retain more artistic freedom In 2006 she split from Chrysalis and formed her own label Lovely Chaos and has since released two records the Lost Record 2007 and Lip Distortion 2009 In 2008 2009 she continued her collaboration with Billy Corgan singing background vocals for Smashing Pumpkins songs Astral Planes and Widow Wake My Mind She was also part of a side band called Spirits in the Sky with members including Billy Corgan Dave Navarro Jane s Addiction Mark Tulin Electric Prunes Kerry Brown Catherine and Mark Weitz Strawberry Alarm Clock After a two year hiatus during which she gave bi
29. keys and the pitch transposition keyswitches You can move these switches to any midi key you wish by clicking in the value range to manually edit them or by pressing the SET button and then playing the midi note you would like the key switches to start from See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Sequencer Panel Phrase presets All Phrase presets also feature a powerful phrase step sequencing system that makes using them even easier This system allows you to sequence any 32 phrases for the currently selected Key root category and trigger them using the master Sequencer keyswitch This advances playback through your sequence based on the Sequencer Flow setting you ve chosen from the menu You can add or remove steps with the Steps value field and jump forward or backward between steps with the Current Step knob You can also shorten the start position Green S Marker amp Start knob and duration Orange E marker and End knob of each phrase to play just specific sections of a phrase You can even load and save your own custom sequence presets using the Save and Load icon buttons T ee Se Phrases 100 BPM Tempo Sync Output st 1 hd ly Yoices O Manu g Memory 351 54 MB Midi Ch A 1 P
30. lly downloads and verifies all the data it needs It s best to allow it to finish the process before trying to move or access the library data Please see your download email for more detailed instructions Manual Download If you have any trouble with our Downloader utility or prefer to use your browser or another download 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 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 Quickload or Database tabs in the Kontakt Browser or through the main File load save menu 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 do
31. mp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Ajusts the volume of each microphone channel Vocal Effects The vocal effect presets contain a variety of common vocal effects including whispers a huge range of breaths at different intensities throat clearing coughs laughs and other common natural voice sounds SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Vocal Effects Output st 1 tf Voices O Max 256 Midi Ch A 3 g Memory 76 81MB X BREATHS Swell Attack Release RelVol OGOOGO Pitch Stretch 0 0 KSW Effect Sound Set Selection Menu This menu chooses the current staccato vowel and or dynamic You can also use the Keyswitches to select the current sound Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green S sample start marker in the waveform window Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only and only effects samples that have sustaining loops with release triggered samples The small glowing radio button
32. or each step with multiple playback mode options and graphic waveform display Next we covered various vocal sfx such as whispers laughing coughing throat clearing breathing and performance breaths warm ups and more Finally we took the source material and contorted it into an excellent selection of ambiences drones atmospheres pads leads and special FX instruments We recorded in a close totally dry studio environment with a pair of exceptional large diaphragm Neumann microphones and Sound Devices preamps to capture every subtle nuance You can choose between the two mics or mix them together with separate loading purging volume and pan adjustment for each channel You can combine the crisp clear sound of our mics with our custom convolution reverb impulse selector to place Linda in a variety of different natural and surreal environments from cathedrals and churches to bunkers and garages We then carefully prepared and edited each sample and hand programmed each element into a unrivaled performance interface that delivers both efficiency and control We ve also included our comprehensive FX Rack panel with multi effects compression EQ amp speaker simulation and convolution reverb We re proud to add Voice Of Gaia Strawberry to our premier solo vocal collection bringing together superior programming performance and production quality with lush and inspired vocal artistry s SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY
33. r Range This knob controls the interval range within which a legato transition will occur When used with Beda any legato transition played greater than this setting will trigger another legato voice Speed In presets with Simulated Legato the Speed knob controls the speed of the artificial pitch bend when it is enabled In true Legato presets this knob controls the speed of the actual transition sample When turned all the way down the bend is slow turned all the way up the bend is fast Intensity This knob controls the intensity of the simulated legato bend and the volume of the true Legato transition sample This can be used to fine tune the sound of the legato transition Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced humanized performances TIPS Time Stretching All non lite presets feature some sort of tempo syncing or time stretching functionality Some settings or natural frequency components in certain samples may cause acoustic artifacts and distortions due to algorithmic limitations Time Machine Pro is also quite CPU intensive so some users may experience CPU spikes Custom Control Automation If you wish to save the knob values in the preset after changing them save the preset The values will be loaded the next time you open the p
34. reset To reset a knob to it s default position simply Right Click on the knob with your mouse Command Click for Mac You can also assign any midi controller or host automation envelope to any of the knobs and buttons by using the automation assignment menu on the left side of Kontakt under the Auto tab in the Browser area Just click on the CC number you want to assign and drag your cursor onto the knob or button you want to automate while holding down your mouse button Then set the From and To values to the min and max value range you want the automation to stay within Setting the From value higher than the To value will invert the direction of the automation To remove the automation from a control press the Remove button at the bottom SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Preset ypes Voice of GAIA is designed to work in Kontakt 5 1 0 or later There are Legato Phrase Staccato Sustain and Vocal Effect presets as well as Lite versions of each preset in the Lite subfolder and 3 special FX sound designed presets in the Ambiences folder The primary presets offer the best performance quality ratio with full sample start offset range optional tempo syncing and or time stretching features and more Lite presets are included for users who wish to use fewer system resources but these have some features disabled True Legato The Legato preset types include the True Legato articulations recorded Ah with vibrato and Oo
35. rth to her first child she collaborated with director husband Justin Coloma creating the artwork for Peter Murphy s I Spit Roses music video She also recorded a duet with Curt Smith Tears for Fears for The Shadow Bureau s Don t Give Yourself Away Currently she has a song in the current season of Disney show Phineas and Ferb which will be airing soon She is also finishing the writing of a new concept record and video project while anticipating the birth of her second child www lindastrawberry com SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Format Accessibility 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 We know that it s important for many users to be able to go beyond the limitations of any one format so we ve kept this library s directories and files open for our 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 You ll need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5 1 0 or later to use the nki presets in this library The free Kontakt Player and any other version of Kontakt that came bundled with another library or software product other than NI s full Komplete package don t support this library The free Kontakt Player is NOT
36. ry was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Legato This button turns on off Simulated Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of legato transitions Intensity This knob controls the volume level of the transition portion of the legato samples Tune i l Purge hd Voices This knob controls the amount of polyphony allowed during legato Range This knob controls the interval range in which legato occurs Notes played outside this range trigger a new legato voice Play Mode This button toggles the sustain between an infinite looping mode for holding notes indefinitely and playing long legato passages or the more natural non looping note decay mode for more realistic and nuanced humanized performances Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Enable Bypass Buttons Turns on and off the primary microphone channel Disabling a channel unloads its samples from ram Do not play back a note while a channel is being loaded or unloaded as this can cause problems in Kontakt Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic a
37. sequencer step This visual feedback makes customizing phrases easier Mic amp Mic 2 Mixer Controls The two microphone types can be independently adjusted with pan sliders volume knobs and active bypass buttons for each microphone channel Rel Vol Time Mode G 80 BPM SET 1 Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only These samples play when the last note of a string is released The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Sync Free Button In the main non lite presets this button toggles tempo syncing on and off When off the Stretch knob can be used to control playback speed When the red enable bypass button to the right is off the instrument reverts to sampler mode and playback returns to the natural source speed for best audio quality Stretch CC92 This knob active only in Free mode changes the playback speed of samples using Kontakt s TMPro engine Lower values are slower and higher values are faster with 64 being normal speed Auto Pan This special mode for sustains amp staccatos simulates an ensemble effect When active a single note will play at the default pan position Each additional note will be placed in the stereo field at wider position with increasing variability as voices are added SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY Legato Controls Legato in
38. ses Organized By Root Key Phrases A BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key A with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases C BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key C with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases D BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key D with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases E BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key E with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases F BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key F amp F with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 10 for info about the controls for this preset Phrases G BPM Tempo Sync nki This version of the Phrase system organizes the phrases by root Key G amp G with included sets for 80 100 120 and 140 bpm native tempos Please see pages 9 10 for info about the controls
39. tes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short X Fade On Off This button turns on off Simulated Legato between phrases X Fade This knob controls the speed and intensity of the simulated legato blending between phrases Pitch This knob allows you to shift the playback pitch of the phrases up or down in semi tone intervals You can also use the Pitch Keyswitches to change this setting 256 Oc Tune h mele e ADT Purge aa a lll lll li rr Pr 20 P gt A s 5 a3 63 c3 A2 om aia e3 Fa E3 03 n4 e4 F4 o4 T cael a F 4 sece B a an Stretch CC92 When in Free mode this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Time Mode Button This enables the time stretching engine for tempo synching and time stretching control When this is off the Sampler engine is used for a higher quality more natural sound at the originally recorded playback speed Sync Free Button This button toggles the instrument between tempo syncing and freely time stretchable modes when the Time Mode button is turned on Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the keyboard location of the phrase group selection menu quick
40. toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Pitch This knob controls the playback pitch of the sample up or down in semi tone steps Stretch CC92 When the On Off switch next to it is activated this knob controls the speed of sample playback by utilizing Kontakt s Time Machine engines Low values equate to a slower playback speed and higher values to faster with 64 being the default 100 playback speed Keyswitch Controls These controls can be used to set the position of the articulation key switches See Page 7 for details Waveform Window Provides a visual representation of the current sample as well as the sample start position using the green s marker See Page 5 for more information Mic amp Mic 2 Pan Sliders Adjusts the stereo position of each microphone channel Mic amp Mic 2 Volume Knobs Ajusts the volume of each microphone channel SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY FX Rack The FX Rack tab contains our advanced flexible FX Rack that integrates many of Kontakt s built in effects The following section describes all of the available effects The FX Rack is accessible by clicking on the second UI tab at the bottom of the UI labeled FX Rack Effect Types and Controls Mod Controls The Mod FX module features Chorus Flanger and Phaser effects Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Dropdown Use this dropdown menu to select the active
41. trols the gain of mid level frequencies Highs This knob controls the gain of high treble frequencies Boost Button This button only available in the Jump amp sim toggles HiGain 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 Size This knob controls size of cabinet effect effectively the size of the simulated cabinet Fast Button This button available only with the Rotator cabinet type toggles the rotation effect of the cabinet from slow to fast SOUNDIRON VOICE OF GAIA STRAWBERRY FX Rack continued Delay Controls 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 Reverb Controls The Rever FX module allows users to load reverb impulses to simulated real world spaces or effects See Page 3 for details 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 t
42. without vibrato All interval transitions were recorded up to an octave from each starting root but you can artificially extend the legato range and use and a variety of other GUI controls to shape the sound Legato Ah Output st 1 ft Voices O Max 256 Midi Ch A 1 Memory 480 45 MB Swell Attack Release Rel Vol o oo oTo Legato Speed Intensity Voices GOOO Play Mode INFINITE Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of initial note attack Higher values soften the attack Offset CC78 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to jump ahead into samples to change the sound and bypass syllables This knob also moves the green marker in the waveform window Release CC76 This knob controls the release time of notes when Please keep in mind that this library was recorded in a vocal booth so the maximum release time is short Release Volume CC90 This controls the volume of release samples only The small glowing radio button toggles Release Samples on off if you don t want them to play at all Legato This button turns on off True Legato Speed This knob controls the speed of legato transitions Intensity This knob controls the volume level of the transition portion of the legato samples In the True Legato presets this effect is very subtle and is mainly intended for use in th

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