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EPIC SMALL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEProduced by M.Peaslee, T.Folmann, G.Stephens, C.Marshall, E.Smith
EPIC SMALL PERC ENSEMBLE
Welcome to “Epic Small Percussion Ensemble,” the latest in our growing line of epic
percussion libraries. This is another collection of small orchestral percussion and meshes with
any of or other “Epic” libraries. The focus this time was on multiple articulations on a variety
of different small drums, including ol’-reliable, the snare drum. But we didn’t leave out the
unique; rather we recorded a few more eclectic percussive instruments. The instruments
were recorded in the same epic hall as a lot of our instruments, so their rich sound and
wetness will match a lot of our other percussion our-of-the-box. We included a few creative
articulations for some of the instruments that we discovered as we went about deep-
sampling them, creativity being our goal. These drums know they are epic; so much so, in
fact, that they have become quite big-headed. One might even say pompous. They speak with
grandiloquence and look down on the lower-rung employees (plebeians). One snare drum
demands we call it “Commodore”…
Note: This product was formerly known as Tonehammer Small Epic Percussion Vol. 2
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8DIO EPIC SMALL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
OVERVIEW
72 Kontakt .nki files
1,432 samples
939 MB installed
44.1 kHz stereo PCM wav format (24 bit)
Custom articulation and performance controls
Note: Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5 (or later) full retail versions required. Note: Free Kontakt Player does NOT support this product. 8D
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MANUAL INSTALLATION
If you have had any issues using our automatic installer. Please using the following manual installation procedure.
Use Winrar or UnrarX to un-compress the “8DIO_Epic Small Percussion_Ensemble.rar” file into its own folder in your sample library directory. Make sure to preserve the included folder structure. This is usually done by selecting the “extract to'...” option in Winrar or UnrarX and then creating a directory called 8DIO_Small_epic_Percussion_2.
Here’s a link to winrar for PC: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html
Here’s a link to UnRarX for OSX: http://www.unrarx.com/
You should now be able to open and play the .nki files. Be aware that all of our .nki files are compatible with full retail versions of Kontakt 3.5 or Kontakt 4 only.
Note: The Free Kontakt Player and any bundled Kontakt or Kompakt Players that come included with other software, hardware or built into other sample libraries won't be able to load this library. You may be able to run the library for a 30 minute “demo” period, but the full retail version of Kontakt is required to remove this restriction. However, since our wave directories are open, you can translate the patches into whatever format you like. There are a few conversion utilities available that can make the translation process much easier.
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UI Controls:
This instrument has a variety of special controls that allow deep realtime performance customization. Not all instrument presets include all controls listed. Included controls depend on the specific features suitable for each preset.
Attack - (CC 74)This knob controls the sharpness of attack. Increasing the value causes the sound to attack more softly.
Swell - (CC 1/Modwheel)This knob controls the overall volume and intensity of the sound. This allows realtime volume swelling and fading.
Release - (CC93)This controls the release behavior of the sound. Lower settings cause the sound to be damped and cut off, while higher settings allow the sound to play out as long as a note is held down.
Offset - (CC 71)This allows you to skip ahead and start each sample farther into the actual wav file. This allows you to customize exactly which part of the sound you want to play.
Stepping - (key-switches C-2 - C0)This allows pitch shifting on the fly. The Stepping settings will determine how many semitones (100 cents) up or down from normal that the sounds will play the next time a note is triggered. You can use the main pitch knob or pitchwheel for realtime pitch bending. You can go up or down by 24 semitones with this knob at any time. The pitch control key-switches override this knob.
Key Switch On/Off ButtonThis enables/disables the key-switches between C-2 and C0 that shift the pitch up or down. C-1 resets
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UI Controls:
Tuned/Untuned ButtonThis button enables/disables key-based pitch changing. When on, the samples are pitch-changed like a tuned instrument, based around C3. When off, each key will be the same pitch.
EQ Controls
Low
Controls low frequency gain.
Mid
Controls mid frequency gain.
Mid_freq
Controls what is considered to be the “middle”
frequency in the EQ.
High
Controls high frequency gain.
Uberarpeggiator Controls:
Mode
Selects the working mode of the arpeggiator. These
include, Off, On (where keys have to be held), and
Hold and Hold+- (which allow for press-and-forget
playing).
Note Order Menu
Dropdown menu with various options of the pattern
of the arpeggiator.
Rhythm
Select the rhythm in which notes will be arpeggiated
based on Kontakt’s master BPM setting.
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UI Controls:
Hits
This knob controls how many times each note in the
pattern will be played before moving on to the next
one.
Repeat
This knob controls whether or not the lowest or
highest note will be repeated in certain playback
patterns.
Hit%
This knob scales the velocity of the subsequent hits as
controlled by the “Hit” knob.
Swing
Controls the amount of swing in the beat/pattern.
Pitch
Changes the pitch, in quarter tones, of notes after the
initial note in the pattern.
Velocity Table
This table allows users to draw in the velocities to be
played by the pattern. NOTE: Only works when the
“Table Velocities” button is On. This allows for more
complex rhythms.
Steps
This controls the number of steps in the table.
Table Velocities Button
On makes the “Velocity Table” active. Off ignores it.
Reset Button
Resets all table velocity values to zero.
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UI Controls:
Constrain Button
When on, arpeggiation will be constrained to a certain
scale.
Higher/Lower Menu
Determines whether or not a note not in the chosen
scale will be pitched up or down to fit the scale.
Key
Select the key to which to constrain the arpeggiated
pattern.
Scale
Select the scale to which to constrain the arpeggiated
pattern.
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Instrument Presets:Small_Epic_Master_All
(c0-d6) Master patch of all articulations of all the
instruments
Small_Epic_Drum_Master
(c2-g4) Patch containing all the articulations of every
non-snare drum
Small_Epic_Snare_Master
(c0-a#5) Patch containing all articulations for all
snare drums
Small_Epic_Taspinkangle_Master
(c0-g8) All the articulations for the tank, aluminum
spring and water-triangle instruments in one patch.
Drum_Ensemble_a
(c2-g4) Four-drum ensemble with center, edge and
rim articulations.
Drum_Ensemble_a_mw
(c-2-g8) Special patch designed for drum-like midi
controllers. Articulation played is based on the value
of the modwheel.
Drum_ensemble_b
(c2-f#4) Different ensemble of drums.
Snare_Ensemble_a
(c2-f#5) Snare ensemble with center, edge and rim
articulations.
Snare_Ensemble_a_mw
(c-2-g8) Special patch designed for drum-like midi
controllers. Articulation played is based on the value
of the modwheel.
Snare_Ensemble_b
(c2-a4) A different snare ensemble.
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Instrument Presets:Snare_Ensemble_flams
(c2-a#4) Variety of different articulations of snare
flams.
Spring_Ensemble
(c2-f#5) All articulations of the aluminum spring
together and blended.
Tank_Ensemble
(c2-f#5) Tank articulations played with hands and
sticks.
Water-Triangle_Ensemble
(c2-d5) The water-filled triangle played as different
articulations.
FX_Drum_Drop
(c0-c7) Ensemble of drums dropped on a wooden
floor from different heights.
FX_Drum_Spin
(c0-a#5) Ensemble of drums spun on a wooden
floor.
FX_Spring
(c0-a5) Variety of effects played on the aluminum
spring.
FX_Tank
(c0-d#7) Collection of effect and loops played on
the tank.
Drum_Solo_a_center
(c-2-g8) Drum A, just the center articulation,
spanned over all the keys and tuned.
Drum_Solo_a_edge
(c-2-g8) Drum A, just the edge articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
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Instrument Presets:Drum_Solo_a_rim
(c-2-g8) Drum A, just the rim articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Drum_Solo_b
(c-2-g8) Just drums B, spanned over all the keys and
tuned.
Drum_Solo_c
(c-2-g8) Just drums c, spanned over all the keys and
tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_a
(c-2-g8) A single snare flam articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_b
(c-2-g8) A single snare flam articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_c
(c-2-g8) A single snare flam articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_d
(c-2-g8) A single snare flam articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_center
(c-2-g8) Snare A, just the center articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_edge
(c-2-g8) Snare A, just the edge articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_rim
(c-2-g8) Snare A, just the rim articulation, spanned
over all the keys and tuned.
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Instrument Presets:Snare_Solo_b
(c-2-g8) Snare B, spanned over all the keys and
tuned.
Snare_Solo_c
(c-2-g8) Snare C, spanned over all the keys and
tuned.
Snare_Solo_d
(c-2-g8) Snare D, spanned over all the keys and
tuned.
Spring_Solo_a
(c-2-g8) Aluminum spring A, spanned over all the
keys and tuned.
Spring_Solo_b
(c-2-g8) Aluminum spring B, spanned over all the
keys and tuned.
Tank_hand_solo_a
(c-2-g8) Single articulation, played with the palm of
the hand, on the tank.
Tank_hand_solo_b
(c-2-g8) Single articulation, played with the palm of
the hand, on the tank.
Tank_solo_a
(c-2-g8) Single articulation, played with sticks, on the
tank.
Tank _solo_b
(c-2-g8) Single articulation, played with sticks, on the
tank.
Water-triangle_solo_a
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
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Instrument Presets:Water-triangle_solo_b
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Water-triangle_solo_c
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Water-triangle_solo_d
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Water-triangle_solo_e
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Water-triangle_solo_f
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Water-triangle_solo_g
(c-2-g8) Single articulation of the water-filled
triangle.
Drum_Solo_a_center_arp
(c-2-g8) Special preset of the solo patch, tuned,
including a custom, easy-to-use arpeggiator.
Drum_Solo_a_edge_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Drum_Solo_a_rim_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Drum_Solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Drum_Solo_c_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
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Instrument Presets:Snare_Flam_Solo_a_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_c_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Flam_Solo_d_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_center_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_edge_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_a_rim_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_c_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Snare_Solo_d_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Spring_Solo_a_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Spring_Solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Tank_hand_solo_a_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
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Instrument Presets:Tank_hand_solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Tank _solo_a_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Tank _solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_a_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_b_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_c_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_d_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_e_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_f_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
Water-triangle_solo_g_arp
(c-2-g8) Arp version of the solo patch, tuned.
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