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1. nandneldsound MAD v1 0 Produced by Eitan Teomi handheldsound MAD User Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY INSTALLATION THE INSTRUMENT ARTICULATIONS SPECIAL FEATURES USER INTERFACE SPECS SUPPORT THANKS AND CREDITS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EPILOGUE handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual INTRODUCTION In an ever growing sea of drum kit libraries out there can there possibly be something new and exciting Absolutely Welcome to our MAD world MAD is a new drum kit series with a fresh concept a versatile and forward sounding kit that aims to bring back the joy and simplicity when working with sampled drums And it does that while packing new concepts like an extended dynamic range of pure raw attitude that will fit virtually any mix Our feeling was that although there are lots of nice sounding kits out there most of them suffer from a poorly translated dynamic range which ends up as a hindrance to a realistic and raw character The kind that comes out when a live drummer simply rocks out Our purpose with this first installment is to deliver that pure authenticity and making it easy and fun to use MAD sports an integrated hi end environment for creating Uber realistic grooves with maximum impact while retaining a very focused and direct tonal quality It sounds raw dynamic direct and beautifully loud handheldsound com info handheldsound com handhe2. cymbal chokes Multi velocity Cymbals choke from a single key To round it off MAD comes loaded with over 350 integrated MIDI loops with matching alternates and fills within an easy to use Groove Engine handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual ARTICULATIONS There are numerous articulations in MAD representing all you d expect when playing a real drum kit with sticks lt i zi ROOM BLEED OH HH ATT FITCH DECAY i jj N a Pitch Mod E EA The note mapping is logical and color coded for easy orientation Green Kick Drum Red Snare Drum Hi Hat Cymbals Blue Cyan Toms Black Unused MAD s concept is to simulate a real world drumming experience with a smooth and idiomatic articulation Every key uses multi samples numerous velocities and Round Robin so there are lots of nuances to be unleashed handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual Kick A AAAA dh The Kick Drum is mapped to CO with an alternate at B 1 for fast double Kick hits Snare e AANO MLL The Snare features multiple articulations drum zones and separate Left Right hand samples The Left Right hand spread is mirrored Left hand on the Left Right hand on the Right for fast trills and easy triggering between drum zones e DO EO FO GO Left hand moving from Center to Rim e AO BO C1 D1 Ri
3. has 5 corresponding alternates that range from light to heavy alternation Similarly each Core Groove has 5 corresponding fill ins that range from sparse to dense Core Groove names correspond with Alternate and Fill loop names ALL grooves are 2 bars and 4 4 time signature The Groove engine include additional useful features The top right section of the main window includes on off buttons for each element Kick Snare Hats Toms Cymbals Additionally the Snare and Hats have a cycle toggle button Pressing the cycle button switches the Snare articulations to side stick and the Hi Hat through all available articulations Below the Grooves browser there is a metronome like area with indicators that cycle through each beat within the loop Dragging from this area to your host will add a MIDI track with the MIDI Groove straight to your project Dragged loops will reflect any muted or cycled elements reflected in the top control buttons handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual SPECS e 3GB and 5 400 individual samples e Plenty of velocity layers and 4x Round Robin e Extended dynamic range and realistic velocity curves suitable for drumming e Unique recording concept e Totally noiseless with no artifacts e Extensive Hi Hat engine with 6 degrees of Close To Open modulation with automatic foot pedal and Legato transitions e Separate Left Right hand samples for Snare and Toms w
4. Overheads mixer channel By default moving the Overheads mixer channel moves the HH and CYM knobs in unity Changing the knobs position to either boost or attenuate the level will override this behavior Now Moving the Overheads channel again will retain the new balance between the knobs and the fader allowing you to re level the balance inside the Stereo Overheads To quickly go back to unity move the Overheads fader all the way down and back up again e Bleed MAD features a comprehensive microphone bleed control The 2 designated knobs are multifunctional Pressing the inner area cycles between all mic bleed perspectives The outer ring adjusts the level of the bleed Max level is unity gain The following table illustrates each knob s setting and it s properties Knob Label Source Thru Microphone _____Notes ___ Snare Bottom Adds Snare rattle T1 gt SDT B Snare Top Bottom Adds Snare rattle and fullness e Pitch Decay and Vel are exactly the same as in the Easy page handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual EQ Compression Snapshots The mixer page gives access to the EQ Compression and Snapshots tabs The signal flow is straightforward Each channel has an EQ insert point and the Master output has Buss Compres sion By default channels are routed internally but they can be routed to external Busses via the Buss assignments at the bottom of the stri
5. anning per spective of the kit zi S HHAT 0H ROOM BLEED a a a w F a a k 1 i i The control panel at the bottom brings several macro controls that can be used to quickly modify the mix and tonality of the kit These controls can be further controlled within the Mix page e OH Controls the level of the Overhead Stereo channel e Room Controls the level of the Room impulse stereo channel e Bleed Controls the amount of global microphone bleed e HH Att Softens the Hi Hat attack Map to MIDI CC for automating Hi Hat attacks great for realistic 16 beat patterns e Pitch Global pitch control e Decay Custom decay envelopes scaled individually for Kick Snare and Toms e Vel Variable velocity curve thru Covex linear cocave curves In the Easy page these controls are global based on the controls settings within the Mix page handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual MIX MAD s mixer page gives access to seri ous mixing oppor tunities that exceed what s possible with a traditional mixing console The main page area is equipped with long throw style faders mute solo pan controls and bussing capabilities The Mix page is where you access the EQ Compressor and snapshots The mixing console in MAD is straightforward and includes standard controls Each channel has a Solo Mut
6. corded along with a small PA system semi isolated which naturally blended with the direct microphone signals especially on the higher velocities The kit sound is powerful with lots of impact The tone gradually becomes squelchy with a bit of saturation towards the top of the dynamic range combining the generally aggressive playing style with the natural feedback infused by the live PA When sampling the kit it was crucial for us to capture realistic dynamics without needing to process it much using velocity based attenuation Volume modulation via Velocity DOES extend the dynamic range but it works by attenuating samples which is counter productive as it produces a weaker sound The outcome with MAD is that the velocity switched samples translate very realistically and are playable at all dynamic levels The loudness is naturally nonlinear and very low dynamics are still musical and defined MAD s kit was recorded from 9 perspectives Kick 1 channel Kick in AKG D112 e Snare Top Bottom 2 channels SM57 AKG C414 e Hi Hat 1 channel Royer R122 e 3x Toms 3 channels Neumann TLM 103 Sennheiser MD421 e Stereo Overheads 2 channels Earthworks Omnis The raw samples were minimally processed and they retain a lot of the original rawness of the live recording On the other hand as with all our products Noise Reduction was uncompromised and we are proud to say our samples are totally noiseless with no artifa
7. cts or phase issues handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual MAD sports robust sampling implementation and programming utilizing custom scripting and an easy to use interface In addition to including traditional mixing tools such as a full mixer EQ compression etc MAD takes a unique approach to microphone blending and bleed control allowing flexible sonic design that s otherwise impossible to achieve with a traditional mixing console MAD is sampled to the extreme incorporating various articulation multiple drum zones lots of velocity layers 4x round Robin and separate Right Left hand articulations on Snare and Toms It also makes extensive use of release triggers to ensure smooth transitions on various drum elements Samples integration and playability is further controlled via MAD s custom script featuring several key elements that greatly improve realistic reproduction e Variable velocity sensitivity MAD follows velocity responses that are true to the instrument with a realistic extended dynamic range The velocity response is variable from Convex thru Linear to Concave curves e Legato grace notes Snare grace notes can be played on the fly with legato transitions that help with unnecessary mapping bloat e Hi Hat engine with modulation An extensive Hi Hat engine that incorporates 6 degrees of close to open states auto foot stomp and layer transition technology e Auto
8. do this for you but you can uncompress manually as well Both Mac and PC platform have free utilities to successfully do this For Mac we recommend UnRARX For PC we recommend WinRAR STEP 3 MAD is a sample library that requires a full retail copy of Kontakt ver sion 5 2 and above In order to add it to your existing Kontakt libraries simply move the entire un compressed contents to the hard disk of your choice When launching Kontakt you can find MAD by using the Kontakt file browser and load any instrument handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual THE INSTRUMENT MAD includes one instrument the kit A single patch loads the entire kit with all of its features Future updates will include variance patches and kit expansions The kit we used here is a REMO custom 5 piece Rock kit Smaller in size and known for its tight sound Kick 16X24 Kick Drum Snare Golden Crown Snare Hats Zildjian Hi Hat Toms 7X10 and 8X12 Rack Toms Floor Tom 12X14 Floor Tom Crashes 2X Zildjian Crashes Ride Paiste Ride Cymbal Sticks Cooperman Custom Persimmon Drum Sticks lots of pairs handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual RECORDING SAMPLING TECH In order to achieve the desired extended dynamic range and a truly responsive sound we combined a strict playing style with a unique recording environment The kit was miked and re
9. e and Output fader an EQ indicator and Buss assignments By default no EQ is inserted on any channel so the EQ indicator is disabled As soon as an EQ is engaged the indicator will turn Green Then it s possible to bypass the EQ by pressing the indicator which will turn Red The Room channel includes a custom made True Stereo impulse Notice that the Pan knob is disabled for this channel At the bottom of each channel strip are the Buss assignments By default MAD is internally bussed however it s possible to utilize Kontakt s multi output architecture and route each channel to those outputs To do this you will need to first make sure that Kontakt s output section is properly configured you may need to restart Kon takt after configuring it The next step is to make sure that your host is utilizing multiple outputs coming from Kontakt Please refer to your Host application s documentation to properly set it up to utilize Plug ins with multiple outputs handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual At the bottom of the mixer page there is a control panel that extends the one found within the Easy page with more precise control over various sound parameters e O Head Traditionally with a stereo Overheads channel it s impossible to individually balance kit elements In MAD by using the HH and CYM knobs you can control the levels of the Hi Hat and Cymbals independently within the Stereo
10. ectors on the right you can specify which segments are going to be written to the snapshot slot handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual GROOVE MAD s Groove page sports a useful col lection of Rock and Funk Core loops Pert es A re EJ 01 Getting Late Pitimi with corresponding ETON Oertng Lat Caramia f ENO Cotton Lote Pramis HO Faerie Farik Corernid i FL 01 Getting Late Fihi mad a Ite rna tes an d fi S OS Where Aim Come rred 9 EJO Getting Late AtS r d 4 Spanning Dog Cored l EJ Brurre Funk APP Lied a a JOS March Punk Core mid n EJ G2 Reverse Fuik Ae red Ea SI ly qd u d ItIO n OO DS 0S Sirah Frank Core ire oa Reverie Fuel APS fred 1 1 JO Quasi Let_Furk Coreued Fi 02 Reverse Fuetk Pita red by d O u b S cl IC ki n g Jia Burny Gore sred FJ 02 Reverse Funtk Asad ona Ny g roove an d ii ga Fogtusrk Baty Core mid EJO iere Am etm i i pi Edgy Caramh F 03 Where Fn Atma by u S n g t h e EJ 8 Yep Fords Cer euv d EJO here Fir Sur EJ Ge Bors Phani Cored FJ 02 Where Air A rd t ra n S po rt CO n t ro S 7 i cs vans Metre Gore rm pJi Ea armij EE H Siaa Encugh Coramid EE 04 Spinning Deg Aitimd The left column is the Master Groove sections the mid gt dle exposes Core grooves and the A 5 e right exposes Alts aa and Fills Each Core Groove
11. ght hand moving from Rim to Center e C 0 D 0 Cross Stick Side Stick e F 0 G 0 A 0 Grace rolls Buzz Roll Loop The Snare articulations feature other extended features e Legato Grace notes e Same Hand Guard Read the special features section in the manual for more info handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual Hi Hat dd ANANO MAD includes a robust Hi Hat engine that maximizes realistic playback by following various logical mechanics of using Hi Hats The mapping features several Hi Hat articulations e E1 Duplicated on E4 Tight near the tip e Fi Duplicated on F4 Center e F 1 Foot Stomp e Gi Duplicated on G4 Edge normal playing position e G 1 Open e Al Duplicated on A4 Rods normal playing position e A 1 Duplicated on A 4 Half Open e B1 Duplicated on F 4 G 4 B4 Modulation Close To Open via the mod wheel e C2 Performance Open Close Great for Funk breaks In addition to the typical monophonic like functionality between open and closed Hi Hat sounds MAD s Hi Hat engine includes an intelligent note stealing mechanism and a comprehensive modulation system with 6 degrees of Close To Open layers with Legato layer transitions Finally MAD automatically adds foot pedal stomps When playing open closed patterns for super realistic grooves Read the special features section in the manual for more info handheldsou
12. heel will still produce some open Hat sound Alternatively when fully closing the mod wheel a foot pedal sound is triggered It s even velocity sensitive based on the speed of the wheel movement Finally the Hi Hat engine blends a pedal stomp sample whenever a closed Hi Hat articulation is played just after an open articulation handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual Same Hand Guard MAD includes a feature that helps eliminating double and or erroneous note duplication when playing live or when sequencing It does that by minimizing impossible same hand maneuvers For example when trying to perform a Snare Flam between 2 articulations of the left hand Additionally the same hand guard helps to clean up the MIDI data whenever 2 notes are played together and produce an impossible hit combination For instance hitting the 2 Kick Drum notes together This feature allows you to still rock out on your keyboard and have less mess to clean up later on No more fat fingers excuses handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual USER INTERFACE EASY MAD s easy page gives you access to the most essential features of the kit Appropriate kit elements will flash as you trigger keys clearly orienting you with all that the kit has to offer Additionally the main window area includes a master channel and a Flip button that switches the p
13. ith multiple drum zones articulations e Intelligent Legato Snare Grace notes Cymbal Chokes and Automatic same hand guard helps to keep your programming or live triggering realistic e Integrated user interface with a full mixer EQ and Compression Bussing and a sophisticated control panel e Optimized for studio production and live triggering e Automatic Cymbal Chokes e User friendly and includes an integrated groove engine with over 350 Rock and Funk grooves e Complete with Core grooves and matching Alternates and Fills handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual SUPPORT We are here for you so feel free to contact us for questions comments praises complaints confessions and if you just want to Say hi info handheldsound com The best way to keep in touch and hear about special promotions discounts offers and news is by joining our mailing list and checking the site often Visit our site at handheldsound com Best regards HandHeldSound handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual THANKS amp CREDITS Thanks to my family friends and colleagues for their support good comments and positive feedback More thanks REMO and especially Mike and Jerry Chrys Berri for the help and tech Produced performed recorded and programmed by Eitan Teomi Scripting and additional programming by Andreas Lemke UI by Eitan Teomi handheld
14. ldsound MAD User Manual HANDHELDSOUND PHILOSOPHY HandHeldSound s vision is to create ultra usable sample library products for composers sound designers and music producers The kind of products that fuse real innovative quality with simplicity of design and ease of use HandHeldSound instruments are a product of love and dedication Using our products should feel as close as using a real instrument with an organic sound The entire production cycle from selecting the instruments the engineering processing and implementation is done with a non compromising attention to detail HandHeldSound uses cutting edge technology for musical implementation and superior noise reduction techniques Finally HandHeldSound is committed to release ground breaking hair raising arm flailing and eye popping sample libraries and virtual instruments handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual INSTALLATION STEP 1 Download and install our custom download manager The download manager ensures a proper and reliable download of all contents Next run the download manager and paste your activation code s to begin the download Most often the content is divided into compressed parts using the RAR compression method By the way we have E mailed you with links and codes to start this process STEP 2 After you have completed the download it s time to un compress the RAR files The download manager can
15. n feature for grace notes Instead of bloating the mapping with different grace note articulations ghost notes etc we have implemented a Legato like feature that automatically triggers appropriate Snare grace notes When playing the Snare hold the key down and play an adjacent Snare articulation A grace note sample will then play respective to the Snare articulation of the destination key Think of this as melodic interval Legato just with Percussion Experiment by holding a starting key while playing different target keys to hear the different grace notes Important Grace notes will not play if the legato interval crosses Left to Right hand articulations or vice versa drummers tend to play Snare graces with the same dominant hand The Grace note feature won t mess with your flams amp rolls even if you have note overlaps Try it Hi Hat Modulation MAD s Hi Hat implementation includes 6 degrees of Close To Open layers controlled via the modulation wheel The modulation works only with the B1 key and duplicated at B4 When the mod wheel is fully closed so is the Hi Hat Opening the mod wheel is simulating releasing pressure from the foot pedal and opening the Hat The 6 layers include custom transition layer technology that greatly improves the realistic sound of Hi Hat action For instance play a closed Hi Hat and then quickly open the Hi Hat If you re fast enough the Hi Hat will resonate and turning the mod w
16. nd com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual Toms IEN M The 3 Toms 2x rack amp Floor are mapped from high to low They feature separate Left Right hand samples and multiple articula tions The Left Right spread is mirrored for fast trills and easy move between drum zones e Tom 1 G3 A3 Left hand Rim Center B3 C4 Right hand Center Rim e Tom 2 C3 D3 Left hand Rim Center E3 F3 Right hand Center Rim e Floor Tom D2 E2 F2 Left hand Rim Edge Center G2 A2 B2 Right hand Center Edge Rim Just like the Snare the Toms utilize the same hand guard feature Read the special features section in the manual for more info Cymbals A Jddadbudtsstasessags AL The Cymbals articulations are spread across the mapping and move between the Crashes and Ride cymbal e Crash 1 C 1 D 1 F 2 A 2 Center Mallets Rods Ring Bell e Crash 2 C 2 D 2 C 3 D 3 Center Ring Rods Mallets e Ride F 3 G 3 A 3 C 4 D 4 Bell Ring Rods bell Rods ring Edge A Cymbal Choke control is mapped to C5 Triggering the Choke key after any Cymbal hit will initiate an automatic Cymbal Choke respective to the present Cymbal articulation The Cymbal choke includes velocity switches and Round Robin samples as well handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual SPECIAL FEATURES Grace Notes The Snare articulations in MAD have a hidde
17. ng from HandHeldSound and we respectfully responded by going underground We spent the next few years recording acquiring developing deleting performing coding designing and coming up with some interesting ideas for the future This 1 5 release of FlyingHand Percussion marks our cork popper followed with some exciting releases HandHeldSound is proud to be extreme Extremely Sampled Eitan Teomi 2013 handheldsound com info handheldsound com
18. p e The EQ Tab Each channel in the mixer minus the Room and Master output have an EQ insert point Clicking on the EQ tab on the left brings the EQ module where each channel can be accessed and the EQ can be assigned To go back to the main Mixer page simply click the EQ tab again The EQ module features standard Parametric EQ controls including Low and High Shelving Bell bands and 2 Bell shaped Mid bands To use the EQ all you have to do is to select a channel from the list on the right and start adjusting knobs As soon as you begin tweaking the EQ is automatically inserted and activated e The Buss Compressor The compressor tab brings the Buss Compressor module The Compressor is internally routed to the Mixer s Master output and functions much like a classic Buss Compressor The Compressor features standard controls such as Threshold Ra handheldsound com info handheldsound com handheldsound MAD User Manual tio Attack and Release Additionally it also features Makeup gain and Mix knob for parallel compression When the channels are bussed to external outputs the EQ and Compressor have no effect on the signal e The Snapshots MAD includes a snapshot system that allows users to save and recall presets and complete kit configurations MAD has 6 factory Kit presets that demonstrate some of the possibilities to shape to the tone of the kit Snapshots can either write all the kit parameters or using the sel
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