USER MANUAL - Strezov Sampling
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1. USER MANUAL CONTENTS I RHODOPE ETHNIC BULGARIAN CHOIR IIl SYLLABUILDER ENGINE HI OPTIONS IV HINTS AND TIPS V CREDITS V TERMS AND CONDITIONS ABOUT STREZOV SAMPLING STREZOV SAMPLING is a division of STREZOV MUSIC PRODUCTIONS LTD a company created by George Strezov orchestrator composer and orchestra choir contractor in Sofia Bulgaria RHODOPE ETHNIC BULGARIAN CHOIR There is a special way of so called throat singing that is part of the national Bulgarian heritage It started as a folklore way of making music throughout the history till today where it is a necesarry part of the Bulgarian contemporary music Ethnic Bulgarian singing is something really special for us because it s something we are proud of as a nation This special type of throat singing is truly unique and gives a new and interesting timbre that is not typical for the choir ensembles This is why we decided that this requires a special approach we wanted to get away from pre recorded phrases and loops and to give the user the possibility and freedom to do what they like with this choir This is what brought SYLLABUILDER to life an engine that our programmer Alexander Koev worked for more than a year on The result is a sample library that is quite new and has the following features 10 singers range of E3 D5 C4 middle C the powerful SYLLABUILDER engine full word building engine allows you to write words that2. 3 q rn r Glide Effect EO dB Legato Non Legato CT a Keyswitch C 1 Keyswitch C 1 fae E my Release Sampies _ Gap Chord Gap Pe oe Assigned MIDI Controllers a penal R3 je 4 aM A Vibrate Depth Hold Last Char E 3 SS E IIS E ERES Forut WEN eee 5i ms 20 ms 15075 300 ms EE mo Tie mill c 2 E LOK me Syllabuilder Options DEPTH MODULE You can use this module to add space to the recordings You have two options Close microphones and Hall microphones You can adjust the volume to your preference or turn the module off and use the close recordings Legato LEGATO OPTIONS MGS Set Chord Build Time in milliseconds Every note played in this time interval will be considered as part of the chord and will not Chord Gap s trigger new syllable 4 SO mis ZU mse Set Gap Time in milliseconds Sequential notes played in this time interval will be considered as part of the legato and will trigger new syllable NON LEGATO OPTIONS Set Chord Build Time in milliseconds Every note played in this time JEG interval will be considered as part of the chord and will not trigger new syllable Chord Gap I Set Gap Time in milliseconds Sequential notes played in this time 150 ms 300m interval will be considered as part ofthe NON legato and will trigger new syllable ASSIGNED MI
3. i Sullabuilder Option The SYLLABUILDER engine is the powerful tool that will help you write your own lyrics You can choose between different vowels and consonants separate them to syllables and words Words can be assigned to 9 keyswitches and you can jump around the sequence however you like NEW BUTTON Click this button to clear SyllaBuilder to its default state one char with sixteenth triplet duration LOAD PRESET Click this button to load a preset file SAVE PRESET Click this button to save the current SyllaBuilder state in a preset file INSERT BUTTON Click this button to activate SyllaBuilder insert mode The first character that you click will be used as an insert point All characters from this position to the first double space or to the end will be shifted to the right DELETE BUTTON Click this button to activate SyllaBuilder delete mode The first character that you click will be used as delete point All characters from this position to the first space or to the end will be shifted to the left The Syllabuilder is made to be as fast as possible within Kontakt itself With just a few clicks you are able to choose between letters change the length of a consonant vowel or fine tune the attack release or volume of any of the letters that you ve written SYLLABUILDER DASHBOARD K IMN OPRS TVU TI BECEDEFGH II SELECT CHARACTER AND NOTE DURATION Click and hold
4. the left mouse button then move the mouse up or down to select characters and their note lengths is used for separating syllables Space is used to separate words so You can attach them to keyswitches Use SHIFT LMB to open the advanced settings for the selected character Legato Vibrato 0 il r3 gt 156 Zu ifr HEL n A gt DEL Next Syllable valume Attack Release 0 dE 40 0 ms Normal Release SOLO me ll Sullabuilder Options Help ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS VOLUME Set the volume for the currently selected char ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS ATTACK Set the attack portion of AHDSR envelope for the currently selected char ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS RELEASE Set the release portion of AHDSR envelope for the currently selected char ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS COPY Copy the current settings for later use ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS PASTE Paste the previously saved settings ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS APPLY Apply the current settings ADVANCED CHAR OPTIONS CANCEL Cancel the current settings WORDS SHORTCUTS Select a word that should be triggered when you press this keyswitch on the keyboard It will be easier to press the keyswitch from your keyboard first if you don t want to count the words that you have written OPTIONS 4 Mouse Sensitivity Advanced r m Options 3 MENS Depth Module Il en e he Overlapping Notes DOdE e
5. DI CONTROLLERS Assigned MIDI Controllers Vibrato Depth Hold Last Char CCHS CCHEd VIBRATO DEPTH Use this button to start midi learn Controller will be used to set the vibrato depth for all vowels HOLD LAST CHAR Use this button to start midi learn Controller will be used for Hold Last Char function ADVANCED OPTIONS a HAL OVERLAPPING NOTES JER If switched off overlapping notes that are not part of the chord i e new legato note will cut off last chord note GLIDE EFFECT By default all vowels and L M N consonants use gliding Glide length is equivalent to char length specified in SyllaBuilder for each char glide is limited to 8 th note Use this button to turn off the glide effect for those chars RANDOMIZE VOWELS If switched on this will randomize all vowels based on song position At certain locations transitions between notes and chars will sound imperfect which can add a live touch to your track RELEASE SAMPLES If switched off releasing the key on your keyboard will not trigger release samples ADDITIONAL RS By default the release samples are triggered only if you release a key from your keyboard or on receiving note off message from your host sequencer If switched on this will add release samples between all characters in a single syllable RELEASE Set Release portion of AHDSR Envelope for release trigger samples in milliseconds MOUSE SENSITIVITY Set the mouse sensitivit
6. ONDITIONS When you purchase a product from Strezov Sampling you obtain a unique download link for sound samples loops and or software from www strezov sampling com However we should point out that you ARE NOT obtaining ownership ofthe sound samples you are purchasing only a valid license to use our products in your musical compositions whether or not they are released commercially You agree to the full Terms and Conditions on our site
7. ourself 8 Use Mod Wheel CC1 to manipulate dynamics Use the Breath controller CC2 to control vibrato depth or assign a controller yourself prrs DOM Nr TRI 9 Holding SHIFT LMB will open the individual options for each vowel or syllable r ee TT Vibrato 09 xt Syllable Normal Release i Volume Aittock 400 me Releose 60 0 me Apply Cancel Sullabuilder Option 10 Feel free to use the polyphonic legato when the Overlapping notes is switched ON you can have one voice holding a pedal Eeh vowel for instance while the other voices are still progressing throughout the lyrics 11 The Randomize option will will help making specific words sound more imperfect and will get you away from the Machine gun effect It s synced with the song position which means that it will sound exactly the same if you are playing or bouncing your track every time so it s available only if you are playing or recording your track in your DAW Advanced Options LJ veriapping Notes L z i r a mel Gude Effect Release Cam les Lii al CREDITS Producer George Strezov Conceptual design programming and sample editing Alexander Koev Graphic design Lyubomir Iliev Recording engineer Plamen Penchev Conducted by Georgi Andreev Contracting by Four For Music Ltd Sofia Session Orchestra amp Choir TERMS AND C
8. will be sung by the virtual choir The Syllabuilder gives you the ideal balance between the detailed control over the words and the fast workflow ability to Save and Load presets cross compatible with future versions ability to manually edit each of the consonants or vowel sounds in Syllabuilder text Polyphonic legato The ability to overlap different vowels consonants in a single midi track one voice holding on Ah for instance while the other voices still progressing throughout the lyrics Easy to use either live or in your DAW ntuitive HELP incorporated in the Kontakt patch Various other scripts that will help you in your workflow last but not least the unique timbre of the Ethnic Bulgarian singers DISCLAIMER PHILOSOPHY We would like to note that in our pursuit for more lively and natural samples we tend to avoid a few things that are considered commonplace We do not reduce noise in our samples We tune only gently as needed and we do not normalize we prefer to retain the natural dynamics We embrace candid lively samples that include some natural imperfections SYLLABUILDER ENGINE SB Rhodope P Tune 0 00 ET Output st ofp Voices O mas 32 Purge 3 ee G Midi Ch A 1 Q Memory 0 67 GE rm Ar slede Im A G 5 ye Legato Vibrato 0 HEH IHS f DEI j Next Syllable Mormal Release 1 1 1 1 E m i pes i n en l om T E F a ad c I Ld
9. y for all drag enabled controls in the library Mouse Sensitivity HINTS AND TIPS 1 To write words hold the Left Mouse Buton LMB on one of the black boxes and drag up or down Vibrato 095 Hormal Release L m E 7 Syllabuilder E r Options 3 Use the dash symbol to separate syllables Syllables are triggered each time a note is played unless you are using the Hold Last Char controller 4 Use the little note symbols below the letters to adjust the length of the consonant vowel D tt 5 Make sure you use the Save Load New Insert and Delete buttons on the interface they will save you a lot of time and those can also help you create your own lyrics templates 6 You can adjust the sliders for Legato and Non Legato mode to your own playing style and either play long sustained notes or quick staccato With CHORD BUILD TIME every note played in this time interval will be considered as part of the chord and will not trigger new syllable As for GAP TIME sequential notes played in this time interval will be considered as part of the legato and will trigger new syllable Non Legato Legato Keyswitch C 1 _ Keyswitch C 1 7 If you wish to hold a single vowel or consonant for a series of notes use the sustain pedal or assign one y
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