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1. Performance FX Rack RANGE amp RANGE 2 These controls set the active key range for the first layer left side Each range is fully independent and can overlap the other The dark blue range shows the current playable note range for layer module The light blue range shows the current playable note range for layer module 2 If Layers and 2 overlap then that section of the keyboard will be colored in yellow If either layer s Selector menu is set to Off then the key range for that layer will not be displayed on the Keyboard The root note for each module is set by the Pitch knobs for that layer The current roots for both layers are show as single inverted black white keys To change each setting you can type in a new value midi note name or number directly into each box Or simply press the SET button next to each one and play any key to assign that note as the new value Please set the values one at a time ILAYER 1 RANGE1 SELECT ATTACK OFFSET OFF q GA Au SWELL KEYS LAYER 2 ES a Ug KEYSWITCH amp 2 You can use the Layer key switches to change the current sound loaded into Module selection menu The key switches are arranged to match the Selector menu ordering The Kontakt keyboard view displays a red keyrange for the module 1 selector key switches The Kontakt keyboard view displays a green keyrange for the Layer 2 selector key switches Use the red On buttons to turn2. Click there to select an instrument and then choose the specific articulation you want using the Module Editor area Edit Button To edit the parameter settings for that module click the EDIT button for that module This will display the module s controls in the Module Editor area Volume This sets the volume for each module Velocity This adjusts midi note velocity up or down when a note is played for each module allowing you to individually attenu ate the dynamic bias for each articulation Pan This allows you to place the sound in each module in your stereo field Pitch This shifts the pitch of sound in each module up amp down Release This sets the room release time for each module sat When viewing the Kontakt keyboard window we display key coloring to identify active key ranges The blue area shows the full range for the Megamixer The red keys show the as signed Range for the module being currently edited The green key shows the assigned Root Key for the module being edited The white keys are empty Articulation Selection Menu Click here to select one of the available articulations for the drum you have loaded in each module Tuned Untuned Button When Tuned this causes the notes for the module to be spread chromatically over it s assigned key range relative the Root Key setting Use this to create pitched tom notes or tuned percussion sounds When Untuned any note played within a mod
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4. Solonoid Studio UI Design and Artwork Spencer Nunamaker Chris Marshall Tino Danielzik Documentation Mike Peaslee TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Page OVERVIEW amp CREDITS Page 2 FIDELITY REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION amp LOADING Page 3 MEGAMIXER PRESET Page 4 CORE KIT PRESETS Pages 5 TUNED DUAL LAYER SELECTOR PRESETS Pages 6 7 ARP ARPEGGIATOR SYSTEM Page 8 FX RACK Page 9 II INSTRUMENT PRESET LIST Page 12 LICENSE AGREEMENT Page 13 THANK YOU Page 14 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON Format 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 ad vanced 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 con tent 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 li brary 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 pack age don t support this library The free Kontakt Player is NOT a full version of Kontakt a
5. ATTACK OFFSET Snare 1 0n q GA RELEASE PITCH PAN y e o ve VELOCITY Gait Kir Release CC93 amp 94 This sets the room release time for each module Lower val ues can allow you to simulate a nearly bone dry studio sound Pitch This shifts the pitch of sound in each module up amp down by up to 36 semitones This setting is displayed in the Kon takt keyboard view as an inverted black white key Pan This allows you to pan each module separately Velocity This attenuates the incoming midi note velocity up and down ARP This button opens the Arpeggiator see page 8 KEYS This button opens the Key mapping and key switch settings window see page 7 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON TUNED DUAL LAYER SELECTOR Key Controls The Keys Pop Up window contains all of the key range key switch mapping settings You can assign overlapping or independent key ranges for each of the two layer modules shift the root note for either module to any key you wish and turn on off the Selector keyswitches or move the key switch blocks around on the keyboard To display Kontakt s Keyboard window click on the keyboard icon button at the top of Kontakt s main program window E Output st 1 v Voices O Mas J Midi Ch Al 1 tt Memory 126 51 MB Grit Kit Tuned Dual Layer FX 10 Jump Up 4 B ry Tune Purge 0 00 7 ida E O Wists SELECT ATTACK OFFSET Kick qA Au GA SWELL RELEASE PITCH e
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7. GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON SOUNDIRON Welcome to the GRIT KIT This unique drum kit library starts with a simple efficient light weight acoustic drum kit recorded up close from a single stereo position in a small studio room It s just your all around basic jazz kit with an extra snare type thrown in for good measure It s a fully playable and functional drum kit with a warm sound 12 round robin variations per layer and fully responsive dynamic layering Built into an easy to use preset with tons of built in FX options this by itself can serve as a great plug and play drum kit instrument for just about any style of music But that s just where we get started From that raw essence we ve used all manner of strange and mysterious sound design tricks techniques and experimentation to build a fantastic collection of 15 different special FX drum banks each providing a complete drum kit Our creative focus here is on decayed demolished destroyed and generally degenerat ed percussion arrays We take you from drugged up astro voyaging retro lounge combos to brutally overblown and shredded death kits to crisply stuttering glitch kits and beyond Each of these unique sonic concepts can easily stands on it s own as a complete drum kit or you can mix and match any of the elements into your own custom combo with the help of the Megamixer kit building system You can also turn any of the 352 different articulation sound sets into a mu
8. Libraries are visible to propriety Libraries window This library does not re quire online Service Center activation GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON MEGAMIXER PRESET The Megamixer is a unique drum kit utility that lets you build your own custom ensembles and combos selecting just the articulations you want and using only the ram sample load and key range needed It s easy to set up and fine tune and you can save and load your kits The Megamixer has 8 instrument modules that you can load and customize Within each module you can freely choose from any of the instruments in the library and then select any of that instrument s articulations to load Each of the 8 modules has its own volume velocity attenuation pan pitch room release root key key range and tuned untuned button to switch between tuned chromatic and untuned mono timbral modes You can also globally adjust volume Swell sample start Offset and note Attack curve Tune 0 00 xja Output st 1 v dt Voices O Max SOO Purge Grit Kit All Megamixer 4 gt Midi Ch A 1 v Memory 3 56 MB tee ml MODULE EDITOR VELOCITY PAN PITCH amp 0 C 0 RELEASE ARTICULATION H e acoustic 100 ROOT KEY TUNED cH se RANGE SET Ci DI SET Performance FX Rack MODULE WINDOWS Click on the drum graphic window in any module to choose an instrument to load into it When a module has no sounds loaded it will display Select Drum
9. ate dynamic arpeggiation and drum roll simulation See Page 6 The Keys pop up panel allows you to set the playable keyboard ranges and instrument selection key switches for each layer Grit Kit Tuned Dual Layer FX 05 Driving Le 4 yam Output st 1 v amp Voices O Max SOO Purge J Midi Ch A 1 g Memory 154 69 MB Tune J Q 0 00 S a SELECT SWELL ATTACK OFFSET HiHat Bell 4a Aa gt RELEASE PITCH PAN v a a Performance FX Rack Articulation Select Menu This drop down menu selects the individual articulation that you would like to load into each layer module You can automate the current selection with a midi CC to switch between articulations in real time Just right click command click on OSX on the SELECT label above the menu then click on the Assign Midi CC pop up that appears and move any midi CC assigned to the same channel as the instrument Note To turn off and bypass a layer module select Off in the menu Swell CC72 amp 73 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument For sustaining rolls and bowing this controls dynamic layer inten sity morphing as well Attack CC 74 amp 75 This controls the sharpness of attack Offset CC9I amp 92 This controls the amount of sample start offset allowing you to skip ahead into the samples Use this to tighten articulation attacks and or to create more pad like sounds VELOCITY SELECT SWELL
10. 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 microphone and speaker cabinet Size This knob controls size of cabinet effect effectively the size of the simulated cabinet Degrade This knob only available in De Rez mode controls the amount of bit crushing and sample rate reduc tion that the Lo Fi effect applies 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 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 CAT TWEED GREEN Y Fast Button This button available only with the Rotator cabinet type toggles the rotation effect of the cabinet from slow to fast GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON 11 CONVOLUTION REVERB The Reverb FX module allows users to load reverb impulses to simulated real world spaces or eff
11. button allows you to save your Arp panel settings Load This folder icon allows you to load pre viously saved Arp panel settings DSP EFFECTS RACK The FX Rack tab contains our advanced flexible FX Rack that integrates many of Kontakt s built in effects The following sec tion describes all of the available effects The FX Rack is accessible in all presets by clicking on the UI tab at the bottom of the instrument labeled FX Rack GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON Effect Types amp Controls MOD MULTI FX The Mod FX module features Chorus Flanger and Phaser Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active 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 Phase This knob controls the Phase of the active effect DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR 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 Attack This knob controls the attack time of the com pressor TWEED GALEN Y Depth This knob controls the depth intensity of the selected effect Mix This knob controls the amount of wet and dry out put of the effec
12. ects 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 the 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 im pulse from this menu overrides and unloads any currently loaded impulse from the Effects menu DELAY 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 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
13. ers and compressors to amp simulation chorus flange phase and convolution reverb See Page 7 And you can assign any midi CC to any knob button or slider by right clicking it command click on OSX pressing the Assign Midi CC box that pops up and moving any midi controller you wish to assign Grit Kit Acoustic Qutput st 1 v 44 J O Midi Ch A 1 0 Moas 500 g Memory 126 39 MB fp Voices SWELL ATTACK OFFSET ZA ely ly oO Performance FR Rack Swell CC 72 This knob controls the volume swell of the instrument For sustaining rolls and bowing this controls dynamic layer intensity morphing as well Attack CC 74 This knob controls the sharpness of attack Lower val ues have more of a pluck sound Start Offset CC91 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 Release CC93 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 RELEASE ry Tune 0 00 ala PITCH VELOCITY qa HUMANIZE q GA Gait Kir Pitch Shifting 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 Pan This co
14. form of use of this product TERMS This license agreement is effective from the mo ment the product is purchased or acquired by any means The license will remain in full effect until termination by Soundiron Ilc The license is termi nated 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 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON 14 THANK YOU Thank you for buying the Soundiron s Grit Kit a unique drum kit sound designed drum kit FX library programmed for the Native Instruments Kontakt vir tual sampler platform If you enjoy this library we hope you ll check out some of our other awesome virtual instrument creations If you have any questions or need anything at all just let us know We re always happy to hear from you info soundiron com thanks Mike Gregg and Chris WWW SOUNDIRON COM All programming scripting samples images and text Soundiron 2013 All Rights Reserved Soundiron is a Registered Trademark of Soundiron LLC
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16. lti layered chromatically tuned percussion instrument using the Tuned Dual Layer presets We ve also included 12 custom presets including a few designed kits from our beta composer team to demonstrate how you can further customize each kit into ever stranger or aggressive percus sive frontiers Every preset comes complete with our standard range of parameter controls attack release dynamics sample offset pitch humanization etc and a multi FX rack with custom room and effect convolutions flanger phaser compression delay EQ filter amp simulation speaker simulation distortion and more GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON SQ UNDIRON DEGENERATED DRUMS 7920 Samples 7 4 GB Installed 45 powerful open format Kontakt nki instrument presets 6 different drums sizes 4 different cymbal sizes 15 uniquely sound designed drum kits acoustic jazz kit Megamixer Kit Building System Instant Ensemble Banks Tuned amp Untuned Modes Wide selection of room and FX impulses Rack Multi FX Note The full version of Kontakt 5 1 or later is required for most included Kontakt presets Some presets in the Custom Kits folder require Kontakt build 5 3 or later The free Kontakt Player and Libraries rack do not support this library CREDITS Recording Editing Sound Design Beta Composer Team Mike Peaslee Spencer Nunamaker FIROZE KAIZAD MALIKI Patryk Scelina Systems Design Programming amp Scripting Paul Amos Chris Marshall Precenphix
17. nd 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 Soundi ron 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 This was recorded on location in a dry studio envi ronment but sonic impurities from clothing body move ment and natural mouth and throat sounds may be pre sent in the samples and the softer dynamic layers are naturally quiet resulting in the presence of lo levels of signal noise Our goal is to preserve and accentuate the natural live qualities in our instruments without overly modifying and sterilizing the recordings Therefore please keep in mind that this library isn t designed to provide perfectly sterile result 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 high ly recommend that you have a 64 bit operating system Windows or OSX with at least 3GB 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 slow ly and may cause system instability on some machines Download We provide the Continuata Connect
18. ntrols the stereo pan position for the instrument Velocity This controls the dynamic response of the instruments adding or subtracting from the incoming midi velocity Humanize This controls the dynamic variability of the instruments adding intelligent and subtle randomization This feature can be especially useful when combined with the Arpeg giator ARP This button opens the Arpeggiator see page 8 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON TUNED DUAL LAYER SELECTOR The Tuned Dual Layer selector preset brings together all of the available articulations for each instrument set into a chromatically playable dual layered instrument bank This same interface type is also found in the Ambience pre sets The interface is designed to allow you to focus on a single articulation or a pair of them at a time and spread the sound chromatically like a classic sampler or synth instrument over the entire key range Use the drop down Select menus to choose an articulation for Layer module or 2 and freely adjust the full array of independ ent controls and key range settings for each layer to create your own unique hybrids The Ambience presets in clude the same features with a variety of different Grit Kit inspired ambient soundscapes atmospheres and tex tures available with the use of the Selector menus Each of the two layer modules has its own swell attack offset release pitch pan and velocity attenuation control The ARP pop up panel can gener
19. of wet and dry out put 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 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 out put 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 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON 12 INSTRUMENT PRESETS Please note that all presets listed are designed to be used with the full retail version of Kontakt 5 1 0 or higher These presets do not work with the free Kontakt Player CORE KITS Grit Kit All Megamixer This main preset includes all of the different acoustic and fx articulations You can load any of the specific drum type and stick articulations and then choose from any of the 16 ver sions of that hit from Acoustic to FX Kit 15 Rubberneck Use the 8 megamixer modules to create your own custom combos and drum kits Only your select ed articulations will be loaded into ram saving resources See Page 4 for details Grit Kit Acoustic This primary preset features the natural acoustic kit record ed up close in a treated studio space You ll find kick 2 snares 3 toms hi hats a crash ride hybrid and medium and small splashws mapped over a 22 midi keyrange The built in FX rack and front panel
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21. parameter knobs provide you with endless possibilities for tonal dynamic transient and special FX manipulation See Page 5 Grit Kit FX 0I I5 These presets are mapped just like the acoustic kit but each of the drum sounds has been manipulated warped distort ed convolved degraded and shredded to provide l6 fully complete and unique sonic kit flavors See Page 5 for details TUNED DUAL LAYER Grit Kit Tuned Dual Layer Acoustic This preset features the natural acoustic kit You ll find kick 2 snares 3 toms a crash ride hybrid and a medium and small splash You can choose any of the individual articula tions for any of the drum pieces and chromatically tune it over any key range you wish You can also add a second articulation layer to build your own custom hybrids or tuned combos See Page 6 for details Grit Kit Tuned Dual Layer FX 01 I5 These presets are mapped in the same way as the acoustic tuned dual layer preset but each of the drum sounds has been manipulated warped distorted convolved degraded and shredded to provide l6 fully complete and unique sonic kit flavors See Page 6 for details CUSTOM KITS You ll also find a dozen special Custom presets in the Custom Kits folder Designed by us and a few of our beta composer team these presets show examples of how you can further manipulate the sounds to design even more per cussion concepts GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON 13 SOUNDIRON
22. reation based on your tempo rhythm and the amount of swing and randomiza tion you want on the timing and velocity of each stroke Most other controls are bypassed You can use the velocity table or use incoming velocities As Played Hits and Hit Knobs Hits sets the number of repeats of each note BEFORE moving on to the next note in the arp sequence and Hit sets the intensity fall off rate for each repeat be fore resetting for the next note Repeat Setting This sets the direction of the up or down repeats Rhythm This sets the speed of arpeggiation as measured in musical time ranging from whole bars to 128th notes Fast settings can yield interesting results but keep in HIGHER mind that the faster the speed the more voices you use Pitch Sets the pitch up or down in quartertone intervals for each repeat after the initial note is pressed and it remains in a pseudo legato state as long as any key is held down Changing this setting in realtime allows extreme stair step effects and crea tive groove tuning and beat alterations Note Order Menu This drop down menu allows you to se lect any number of simple or complex cycle patterns that the arpeggiation will follow as it plays through the sequence of notes you have triggered Choosing As Played will cause it to follow the original order you played the notes in with the newest note always added to the end of the chain Swing This se
23. t Values left of center reduce the wet level while values right of center keep wet levels the same but reduces the dry level Release This knob controls the release time of the compressor Makeup This knob controls the makeup of the compres sor GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON 10 DRIVE DISTORTION The Drive FX module features a variety of distortion types Distortion Skreamer Tape Saturator and De Rez effect Lo Fi Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down menu to select the active distortion effect Drive This knob controls the amount of the distortion effect Volume This knob controls the output level of the dis tortion effect AMP SIMULATOR The Amp FX module is a configurable amp simulation ef fect It includes the Twang and new Jump amp simula tors Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the available amp types twang and jump Volume This knob controls the volume output level of the amp simulator Drive This knob controls the amount of extra gain on the amp simulator Lows This knob controls gain of low bass frequencies Mids This knob controls the gain of mid level frequencies SPEAKER CAB SIMULATOR The Cab FX module is a configurable cabinet speaker simulation effect Power Button Toggles the effect on and off Drop down Use this drop down to select between the
24. the key switches on or off for each layer When the key switches for either layer are turned off the key switches for that layer are no longer displayed on the keyboard To change the location of the keyswitches for each layer you can type in a new value midi note name or number directly into each box Or simply press the SET button next to each one and play any key to assign that note as the new value Please set the values one at a time Each layer s keyswitches are moved as a unified block of notes If the keyswitches overlap any of the assigned playable note range GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON ARP ARPEGGIATOR SYSTEM The ARP pop up panel contains our own custom meta arpeggiation system also dubbed the Uberpeggiator in some of our libraries It allows you to create save and load your own rhythmic step sequences and simulate com plex single stroke roll patterns supporting both cross key and autonomous single key Easy Roll modes Mode This knob controls the Arpeggiator mode Choosing Off disables the Arp system entirely e On sets it to respond only while a note is pressed cycling through all held notes as it arpeggiates e Hold sets it to automatically sustain one note at a time monophonic so that changing keys changes the note that is repeating e Hold sets it to allow new notes to be added to the automated chain of repeats e EZ Roll is a special mode that allows easy single stroke roll c
25. ts the amount of rhythmic offset swing between notes Values below zero cause the notes to play ahead of the beat Values above zero cause the notes to play after the beat Duration This knob allows the user to fine tune the length of each note Using this one can shorten the note to staccato like pulses or extend them beyond the normal beat length When used with sustaining roll articulations this controls the length of the roll before it is released for each ar peggiated step Key Selector Knob Binds the scale to a specific key Scale Selector Binds the arpeggiation sequence to a spe cific scale that you can choose by turning the knob Free Constrain Button Limits and adjusts any new note to the currently selected scale and key Velocity Graph Sequencer This graph allows you to draw the veloci ties that you want each step in your ar peggiation sequence to play at Reset This button resets all steps in the graph to a default value of 0 blank Steps This setting determines the number of sequencer steps 2 32 that can be set with the velocity graph step sequencer Velocity Sequencer On Off The round button on the lower left cor ner of the Velocity Sequencer Graph win dow activates the sequence When active the arpeggiation follows the velocities that you ve drawn on the graph from left to right When it is bypassed each note is played at the velocity that you play it at Save This disk icon
26. ule s assigned key range will play at the same pitch This is ideal for fast live playing with multiple fingers Root Key This assigns the root key for the module when the module is in Tuned mode Type in a value or press the SET button and play any key to assign a key as the Root Range This assigns the playable key range for a module Modules can have overlapping or shared key ranges The lower range boundary setting is on the left The upper range boundary setting is on the right To change each setting you can type in a new value or simply press the SET button to the side and play any key to assign that as the new value for that boundary ARP This button opens the Arpeggiator see page 8 GRIT KIT SOUNDIRON DRUM KIT CORE PRESETS The main Ensemble preset includes all of the drum kit articulations together in one unified percussion bank mapped over a 22 note midi key range Each articulation is mapped to a single key with the following order Co Kick GO Snare 2 On C 0 Snare Off G 0 Floor Tom DO Snare On AO Mid Tom D 0 Snare Rim Click A 0 High Tom EO Snare Rimshot BO Hi Hat Bell FO Snare Side Stick F 0 Snare 2 Off Cl HHi Hat Pedal C 1 Hi Hat Edge DI Hi Hat Open D 1 Crash Ride Bell El Crash Ride Crash Fl Crash Ride Edge F 1 Splash Bell Gl Splash Edge G 1 Splash 2Bell In all of the Grit Kit library presets the FX Rack page provides a wide variety of effects from EQs filt
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