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1. RELEASE This is especially useful for combining TruePianos with acoustic or software instruments that are not tuned to 440 0 Hz The left slider changes the tuning frequency in 1 Hz steps while the right slider works in 0 01 Hz steps cents TruePianos User Manual OUTPUT LEVEL The Output Level displays output levels graphically for both the left and right channel individually OUTPUT LEVEL and allows you to lower the output level of TruePiano modules Moving the slider downwards from its default top position will reduce the sound output level by the amount of dB displayed in the value box TruePianos User Manual ABOUT The About screen displays the licensee name and provides buttons that bring you directly to a page on the TruePianos website Internet Connection required TRUEPIANOS Registered to Roel de Witt TruePisnos Version 1 4 0 Copyright 2008 4Front Technologies All rights reserved Website Demos Quick Tour Update TruePianos v1 4 0 Copyright 2005 2008 4Front Technologies All Rights Reserved INTERFACE USAGE 1 Website Click Shows the front page of the TruePianos website http www truepianos com 2 Demos Click Let s you listen to music other people have made using TruePianos 3 Quick Tour Click Shows a quick overview of the product 4 Update Click Brings you directly to the update page where you need to login using your e mail address as User Name a2. time of purchase by the Licensee name whether individual or a company name The license model can be adopted to the individual needs of a customer when standard models are unfavorable The standard implicit models are described below Personal Licensing Model 11 When TruePianos software is registered on a proper name this gives the licensee the right to install TruePianos on a reasonable number of personal computers as long as licensee is the sole user of the software In this case the agreement is relating to an individual It is allowed for the other individual to use the software within the supervision of licensee in the environment of Licensee provided that it is used by only one person at a time TruePianos User Manual Collective Use Licensing Model 12 To use this Licensing Model the Software has to be registered on a company or a studio name This allows the Software to be installed only on one computer at a time but does not limit the number of operators to work with the software License Transfers and Licensing Model Changes 13 Each case of a License transfer or Licensing Model change is handled individually and is granted only by the written acknowledgement from 4Front Technologies However but not necessarily 4Front Technologies retains the right to deny the License transfer more frequently than every 6 months 14 After the license is transferred the prior owner of the license is obliged to uninstall the Software a
3. to the agreement should be explicitly approved by 4Front Technologies 4 However installing or otherwise using the Software indicates the approval of the present agreement 5 This License Agreement also covers unless stated otherwise all the software and content updates and supplemental materials originating from the Software web site Software Updates and Technical Support 6 The Software updates and technical support are available free of charge for a defined term starting with the purchase date Technical support and the updates for the Software and the Content will only be provided for this term and after the period is due the right to use the software will continue for the last version available during the expiration date 7 After the support and update term is due it may be renewed manually at any time without a deadline The exact renewal term is seen at the time of payment at the order page 8 The Customer is allowed to update early without losing the effective support term as the renewal period shall count only with the first download of the updated Software or Content which was not available during the previous support term 9 Customers who chose not to renew are still entitled to download and use the versions available during their previous support terms Software 10 This agreement provides two possible licensing models of the software which denote personal and collective use The License Model is defined at the
4. Dynamics slider Velocity Floor This slider allows you to bring out the less bright piano sound of VELOCITY CONTROL playing a piano softly at much higher velocity levels as normally would be the case lt can be used to make presets darker as well as to compensate for not so perfect MIDI keyboards that don t let you play well at lower velocities Don t set the position of this slider too high Doing so can make a piano module sound less expressive or even synthesized Velocity Threshold Sets the minimal MIDI input velocity value TruePianos reacts to This option is meant for people with sensitive non and semi weighted IR keyboards Moving this slider a bit to the right avoids that you accidentally playa MEA note while resting your hands on the MIDI keyboard y L E E T Y F L o A Ba H Keyboard Dynamics This slider affects the velocity sensitivity TITO curve character and many other aspects of the way TruePiano a DI modules will respond and sound See page 19 for a full KEYBOARD DIHAMIES description Release Changes the duration of a note going silent after a key on the MIDI keyboard is released while the sustain pedal is up A negative value shortens the release time while a positive value higher than O increases it TUNING The A4 pitch panel allows you to tune TruePianos based on the frequency of the A4 note By default Midis most software based instruments have their tuning based on A4 being at 440 0 Hz
5. ave been used to We welcome you to the expressive world of TruePianos TruePianos User Manual SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TruePianos system requirements vary depending on the TruePiano module used Future updates to the TruePiano Core engine will most likely also influence these requirements Because of this the system requirements below are estimations based on the current version of TruePianos Windows requirements Mac requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista Mac OS X 10 4 or newer 1000 MHz Pentium 3 or Athlon CPU Power PC G4 1 Ghz or any Intel based Mac 128 MB of free RAM 128 MB of free RAM A VSTi host e g Cubase Sonar energyXT AU VST RTAS host e g GarageBand Cubase Pro Tools A soundcard with proper ASIO drivers Meeting these minimum system requirements should allow you to use TruePianos with normal polyphony and sympathetic resonance activated Enabling the Increased Polyphony option will most likely cause the sound to break up and make TruePianos unsuitable for real time performance Recommended Windows requirements Recommended Mac requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista Mac OS X 10 4 or newer 2 5 3 GHz Single Core or 1 5 GHz Multi Core Power PC G5 or any Intel Multi Core based Mac CPU or faster 256 MB of free RAM or more 256 MB of free RAM or more A VSTi host e g Cubase Sonar energyXT AU VST RTAS host e g GarageBand Cubase Pro Tools A soundcard with proper ASIO driver
6. ck the Next button MM TruePianos Activation ef E OOO TruePianos Activation Manual Activation Manual Activation Open the product activation page in a web browser fon another Open the product activation page in a web browser on computer provide Hardware ID and a Reference Code After you E obtain Registration Mame and Key Fill them in the boxes below another computer provide Hardware ID and a Reference Code After you obtain Registration Name y H Hardware ID and Key fill them in the boxes below Registration Name I Hardware ID Registration Kev Registration Name Registration Key lt lt Back Proceed Cancel lt lt Back Proceed Cancel Windows Mac OS X The yellow row shows the Hardware ID of the computer you ve installed TruePianos on You ll need to enter this code as well as your Reference Key on our website in the Activation page which can be found in the Customers section of our website Go to http www truepianos com gt Customers gt Login using the e mail address you used while purchasing TruePianos as User Name and your reference code as Password gt Activation After following the instructions on the website you ll be shown your Registration Name and Registration Key A copy of this information will also be send to your e mail address for future use Manual product activation successful The product activation key was successfully acquired Please use the fo
7. der is the most important control within TruePianos as it is of great influence how you ll experience TruePianos This slider affecis the velocity sensitivity curve character of the instrument and many other aspecis of the way TruePiano modules will respond and sound In non technical language It enables you to adjust TruePianos to the combination of your playing style and the characteristics of your MIDI controller For my CME UF8 keyboard find values 20 17 to be close to optimal for my playing style People with full weighted Yamaha keyboards will probably prefer the slider a value around zero Please tune itto match your keyboard just keep playing and if it plays too difficult move the slider to the left otherwise if the notes come too bright move the slider to the right When you are finished click Save current plugin state as default and then Close INCREASED POLYPHONY Activating Increased Polyphony removes TruePianos default limit on the maximum amount of number of active voices at a time polyphony Be sure that your computer has at least a 1 5 2 0 GHz CPU if you plan to use this option during live performances Depending on your playing style especially combined with heavy use of the sustain pedal the amount of active polyphony can easily surge far above 100 active voices If your computer s CPU is not powerful enough to handle the increased polyphony in real time disable this option especially when reliabili
8. developed with the ambition to produce the first virtual piano instrument which allows the user to experience exactly this The product offers highly intuitive controls which allow you to painlessly adjust the instruments behavior to exactly match the combination of your own unique playing style and the characteristics of your MIDI keyboard Following our tradition TruePianos is optimized for real time performance The CPU usage is low even with 96 kHz host sampling rates and for advanced polyphony we support dual core CPUs spreading the load symmetrically TruePianos does not meticulously try to replicate existing pianos Instead it uses a combination of the latest sampler physical modeling and synthesis techniques to produce our interpretation of great playable pianos With the release of TruePianos v1 0 the product reached a milestone where we felt it reached the point that was needed to deliver what it was originally intended to do Since the initial release several updates which include two new modules have been released to our customers TruePianos still is under continues development and we are dedicated keep evolving the product for quite some time to come We hope that one day in the near future we ll be able to say that TruePianos is the piano plug in of choice for many musicians no matter the preferred type of piano sound no matter the musical style Gone are the days of the dinosaur sized piano libraries that you might h
9. ding negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this Software or its Content even if advised of the possibility of such damage NOTE Please store your TruePianos reference number and the e mail address used while purchasing the product in a safe place TruePianos User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Idee Let 0 EE 8 System Tu 9 1 A 10 Reie a A E 11 o A EOE AE EE EEEE E E N E E E S AEAEE 12 o e 13 RUNE ACV AO ee 14 WEIEN 15 A PAP e RR RR E UE RE ER 17 Initial Configuration OPUONS EEN 18 A 19 Increased Polyphony tarot 19 MO G PUE NONE uie E EEE EE E E 20 Sale ane en ue 20 Basic Late Ce 21 Advanced Interface A 22 Acs EE 23 PS SC COI PAP y OO O E mom e E E ET 23 o iS pro 23 Velocity Control Panel sessioissa i 24 I AAPP tu o o OE O EC UE PEO TR 24 o e 25 A P SEU oO ES 26 Supported MIDI Controls c cccceccsceeecceeecceeecceeesceeecceeccceecscussceneeceneeceaeeceaeeceacecsaeecsaeecsacecseeeceneeseeeeseneeseees 27 TruePianos User Manual TruePianos User Manual INTRODUCTION Musicians becoming one with their instrument telling lively and sometimes emotional stories through their music can be a reality only when an instrument has the expressive and dynamic qualities as well as the natural feel to speak the artists musical language BASIC INTERFACE HR TT he ed ew det he te 4 ADVANCED INTERFACE MODUL ESET Default OPTIONS TruePianos was
10. er on another computer to obtain activation data en nad RE EE Far You will need to use web browser on another computer to obtain activation data then supply it manually to the provided form Windows Mac OS X TruePianos User Manual ONLINE ACTIVATION Online activation is the fastest method of activation however it requires an internet connection on the computer TruePianos is installed on After selecting Online activation click the Next button AAR TruePianos Activation MM TruePianos Activation Online Activation Online Activation Please enter the reference code that you have received after the plugin purchase Please enter the reference code that vou have received after the plugin purchase er Reference Code gt gt Reference Code Lo lt lt Back activate ce lt lt Back Windows Mac OS X Now enter your reference code in the white input area and click Activate H your reference code was entered correctly the following dialog will appear 4 The product was successfully activated MM Activation The product was successfully activated Click OK to continue TruePianos is now activated and fully functional TruePianos User Manual MANUAL ACTIVATION Manual activation takes slightly longer than Online activation but doesn t require an internet connection on the computer TruePianos is installed on After selecting Manual activation cli
11. i I A 3 OMB j Jan Ub UD After logging in you can download the latest versions of TruePianos Core and all available piano modules TruePianos User Manual STAYING UP TO DATE You can expect to see regular updates for TruePianos on our website We are continuously doing research on how to further improve the heart of the product the TruePianos Core to provide you with an even more immersive piano playing experience Released TruePiano modules may be improved and new piano modules will be in development at least till well into 2008 If you wish to be informed whenever an update is released feel free to subscribe to the TruePianos Newsletter To subscribe to the TruePianos Newsletter Go to http www truepianos com gt go to the bottom of the page gt Subscribe gt Follow the instructions given by the website PRODUCT ACTIVATION Before TruePianos can be used it needs to be activated on any computer on which you install it If TruePianos is not yet activated the TruePianos Activation dialog will pop up There are two methods to activate the product Online activation and Manual activation MM TruePianos Activation EEE 500 TruePianos Activation Please select activation option Please select activation option This computer must have internet connection enabled This computer must have internet connection enabled Manual activation EE Manual activation You will need to use web brows
12. iruerianos User Manual Version 1 4 0 2005 2008 4Front Technologies All rights reserved Manual version v1 4 0 29 07 2008 Products of 3rd party companies are mentioned solely for information purposes Microsoft Microsoft Windows O Microsoft Corporation Mac Mac OS X O Apple Inc CakeWalk Project 5 Version 2 Sonar Sonar Producer Sonar Home Studio XL O Twelve Tone Systems Cubase Cubase Studio CuBase SL Cubase SX Steinberg VST ASIO O Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH energyXT O J rgen Aase GarageBand O Apple Inc KarSyn O Open Labs Logic O Apple Inc Pro Tools and RTAS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology All software and hardware terms not specified as well as brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners TruePianos User Manual LICENSE AGREEMENT 1 This End User License Agreement is a legal agreement between 4Front Technologies and the end user Licensee for the accompanied products Software and the content material Content and it is covered by the laws of the state California 2 The Licensed Software is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The Licensed Software is licensed not sold 3 The agreement unless entirely satisfactory is a subject for a negotiation and we are willing to provide the reasonably altered agreement on request Any alterations
13. llowing information to activate your product copy of this information has been e mailed to you Please store it safely Registration Name St Registration Key Ds Do DEE SS TruePianos User Manual Now enter your Registration Name and Registration Key in the white input areas of the TruePianos Manual Activation dialog screen and click Proceed Be sure to exactly input this information as itis provided to you by the website or activation will fail If your reference code was entered correctly the following dialog will appear MM Activation 1 The product was successfully activated Click OK to continue TruePianos is now activated and fully functional 4 The product was successfully activated TruePianos User Manual USING TRUEPIANOS Great care was exercised to keep the user interface as intuitive as possible As a result the amount of controls is kept at a minimum without sacrificing usability TruePianos produces a dry and unprocessed piano sound which won t limit your creative freedom while mastering mixing your songs We believe that functionality offered by commonly available VST effects generally don t belong in the user interface of a virtual piano instrument While we ve made an exception for reverb which is very useful during live performances in combination with the standalone version of TruePianos implementations of additional mastering effects would only complicate the user interface with
14. nd the Content and destroy all backup copies of it 15 Upon the granted transfer the user account will receive a new title and registration code Miscellaneous 16 The Licensee is welcome to use the software in a way to create musical scores performances and tracks analyze and test the Software output however is not allowed to disassemble or reverse engineer the Software or the Content 17 The Licensee may not re sample the sounds or otherwise use the parts of the Software or the Content in a competing product However in a case of uncertainty we would encourage Licensee to contact 4Front Technologies 18 The Licensee may not distribute the Software in whole or parts or the software account information unless explicitly granted by a written permission from 4Front Technologies 19 If reasonable evidence is found that the License Agreement is violated 4Front Technologies reserves the right to cancel the customer account terminate the License Agreement and possibly take the reasonable legal steps Disclaimer 20 In no event shall 4Front Technologies and Third Parties involved in the development of this Software be liable for any direct indirect incidental special exemplary or consequential damages including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or profits or business interruption however caused and on any theory of liability whether in contract strict liability or tort inclu
15. nd your reference code as Password 5 Close About screen Click on any location within the TruePianos interface where there is no button E Dir AMA la y d a Fait al ruePianos User Manual SUPPORTED MIDI CONTROLS Patch Change gt Change Preset Control 000 gt Select Module Control 007 gt Volume Control 022 gt Velocity Threshold Control 023 gt Velocity Floor Control 024 gt Tuning Hertz Control 025 gt Tuning Cents Control 026 gt Keyboard Dynamics Control 027 gt Room Size Control 028 gt Reverb Amount Control 064 gt Sustain Pedal Control 066 gt Sostenuto Pedal Control 067 gt Soft Pedal Control 072 gt Release Control 091 gt Reverb Amount Control 127 gt Reset Engine all notes off TruePianos User Manual lechnologies TruePianos User Manual
16. our reference code You ll need this reference code to download the full version and future updates for activating the product and if this should one day be required to transfer your TruePianos license to another person To download the full version of TruePianos you ll need to login to the special Customers section of our website Go to http www truepianos com gt Customers gt Login using the e mail address you used while purchasing TruePianos as User Name and your reference code as Password Full version pownloads y n of TruePianos po not us D n down fles related to he full versio of TruePl fashget 92 gnt down bet wore i o i E K sa the files DOING so will even Below you Ca do om gt wier y ait e e Aen till it can be manually resto ed suspend y nie contain ze This COn e m adules ale before installing the mo tal this Tie HEI install 7 setup uepianos 1 3 amb i Jan 10 200 t brilli KA piamond module v1 0 8 d e It has neutral Y DL clean ano ty e a AY IS Je CH 4 Pp Me mor ty of MUSIC al styles nto far a vanety y 1 exe suitable for a i diamond 1 Aruepianos pon pem 41 7MB Jan 11 200 Emerald module y1 0 of amb Se emerald IS E once and ente am en Le at ang with plenty array pDIano TARI a roomy a Zant tC al niece t arp nf VC y musica a t Ne e m DR Tat of y oul E t B cha pe the MUL o
17. out offering you the detailed controls and freedom offered by the many excellent free and commercial VST effects out there Since TruePianos is optimized for CPU usage it leaves most computers with more than enough headroom for stacking VST effects on top of it even during live performances where reliability of the instrument is crucial TruePianos User Manual INITIAL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS When using TruePianos for the first time you ll be shown the options screen which allows to easily adjust and store the most important settings OPTIONS N increased Polyphony CPU intensive Multi CPU Engine prone to cause clicks with certain applications N Sympathetic Resonance Keyboard dynamics DR 0 _ ____________ _ 20 Please adjust the keyboard dynamics slider to suit your MIDI controller and playing style When you re done save your preferred settings as the default startup parameters for the piano You can bring this dialog up any time by clicking Options in the bottom right corner of the plugin interface Save current plugin state as default To store your settings as the default settings click Save current plugin state as default To close the options screen click Close To access this screen in the future simply click on OPTIONS on the bottom bar of the User Interface The settings on the options screen are explained in detail on the following two pages KEYBOARD DYNAMICS The Keyboard dynamics sli
18. preset 4 Advanced Interface Click Switches to the advanced user interface 5 Options Click Displays the options menu 6 About Click Displays the about menu TruePianos User Manual ADVANCED INTERFACE If you want full control with instant access to all available settings within TruePianos and don t care about seeing an onscreen keyboard the Advanced Interface is for you MASTER ADVANCED INTERFACE Y d 5 MODULE VELOCITY CONTROL BA PITCH OUTPUT LEVEL DESCRIPTION DIAMOND MODULE EX dag 440 00 AMOUNT KEYBOARD DYHAMICS WIM 4 BASIC INTERFACE OPTIONS INTERFACE USAGE 1 Basic Interface Click Switches to the basic user interface 2 Options Click Displays the options menu 3 About Click Displays the about menu A Value boxes Click Allows typing a precise value Enter Confirm entered value D Sliders Click and hold while moving the mouse Moves the slider to another position Click and hold while moving the mouse Overrides active value box input Click Shift and hold while moving the mouse Moves the slider to another position at greater precision Double Click Reset slider to default value TruePianos User Manual MODULE SELECTION The active module name is highlighted while its icon is slightly dimmed To load a different module click on the icon of the preferred module MODULE If more modules are available
19. re CPUs which are able to take full advantage of the Multi CPU engine are the Intel Core Duo Intel Core 2 Duo the Pentium 4 D ual and the Athlon X2 SYMPATHETIC RESONANCE When playing a real piano hammers cause strings to vibrate which results in musical notes This vibration of strings can cause other strings that are not damped to vibrate Enabling Sympathetic Resonance currently simulates the described behavior while the sustain pedal is down on all notes that are still playing Normally Sympathetic Resonance should be activated In some cases you might want to disable it when you need the pedaled sound to be sharp and free of additional ambience The impact of Sympathetic Resonance on TruePianos CPU usage is negligible even on slow computers BASIC INTERFACE TruePianos has two main user interfaces One is the Basic Interface This interface offers only the basic controls required for playing the piano after being configured using the Options screen VERSION 1 4 BASIC INTERFACE HR MUMM 4 ADVANCED INTERFACE MODULE Sapphire PRESET Default OPTIONS 2 INTERFACE USAGE 1 Piano Keys Click quickly audit the sound of a module preset Shows the keys that are currently being played on the MIDI keyboard 2 Module Preset name Shows the currently active module and preset Click Select the desired module or preset by name 3 Up Down arrow Click Selects the next previous module or
20. s Meeting the recommended system requirements allows you to use the full capabilities of TruePianos SUBSCRIPTION The full version of TruePianos includes a one year subscription to software updates and technical support Technical support and updates for the software and TruePiano modules will only be provided for the subscription term After the subscription is due the right to use the software is restricted to the last available version at the subscription expiration date After the support and update term is due it may be renewed manually at any time without a deadline The exaci renewal term is seen at the time of payment at the order page The Customer is allowed to update early without losing the effective support term as the renewal period shall count only with the first download of the updated Software or Content which was not available during the previous support term This subscription can be prolonged manually at any time without a deadline as soon as the last period is over The exact renewal term is seen at the time of purchase or renewal at the order page Customers who chose not to prolong the subscription are still entitled to use the version available at the last day of their prior subscription Details on how to prolong the subscription can be found in the Customers section of our website at http www truepianos com TRUEP DOWNLOADS After buying TruePianos you will receive an email which informs you of y
21. than fit in the panel arrows will appear on the sides of the panel You can click on these arrows to scroll through the available modules This panel shows a list of available presets within the active Mas DESCRIPTION piano module as well as a short description of the active a l i azz i A module The currently active preset is highlighted To select a preset click on its name REVERB This panel offers the option to add reverb to the normally dry sound TruePianos produces This is particularly useful if you plan to use TruePianos during live performances using the standalone version of the product Reverb can be controlled AMOUNT using two sliders Amount This slider determines how loud the wet reverb sound should be compared ROOM SIZE to the normal dry output sound Moving the slider to the right increases the amount of reverb that s applied while moving it to the left reduces the amount Moving the slider completely to the left switches It off Room Size By moving this slider you determine the size of the room that s simulated Moving it to the right to increases the simulated space while moving it to the left reduces it TruePianos User Manual VELOCITY CONTROL PANEL The velocity control panel offers a collection of controls which allows you to adjust how TruePianos behaves to MIDI input The Velocity control graph is affected by three sliders The Velocity Floor Velocity Threshold and Keyboard
22. ty is crucial On slower computers Increased Polyphony can still be enabled to render your final composition When doing so always realize that a musician while playing an instrument will adjust to how the instrument itself behaves If you play a piece of music at normal polyphony and render the final result with increased polyphony some of this musician instrument interaction will be missing MULTI CPU ENGINE If you have a computer with two CPUs or a dual core CPU TruePianos can take full advantage of the additional processing power offered by such a system By enabling the Multi CPU Engine the CPU load will be equally spread among both CPUs Cores This is particularly useful while using the Increased Polyphony mode if your playing style combined with your sustain pedal usage is very polyphony hungry If you don t know whether your CPU has multiple cores you might try if enabling the Multi CPU engine improves TruePianos performance on your system Note that some applications such as Cakewalk SONAR for Windows have their own way of handling multi core processors which depending on your setup may not work very well together with TruePianos Multi CPU support turned on Since nobody has yet defined a standard of how the processor CPU time should be managed on multi core workstations we invite you to check these options and find the best balance of quality versus performance on your system Examples of multi co
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