Native Instruments Woodwind Ensemble Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Welcome to SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE ......................................
1.1 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 About this Document .................................................................................................................. 8
1.3 About SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE ............................................................... 8
2 Choosing the Right Instrument ....................................................................................
2.1 Section Instruments ................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Ensemble Instrument ................................................................................................................. 10
3 Playing SYMPHONY SERIES Instruments .....................................................................
3.1 Selecting Articulations with Key Switches .................................................................................. 12
3.2 Refining a Recording in Your Host Software ............................................................................... 13
3.3 About Using MIDI Controllers ...................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Performance Controls ................................................................................................................. 15
3.5 Additional Controls ..................................................................................................................... 17
3.4.1 Dynamics ................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.2 Attack ........................................................................................................................ 16
3.4.3 Release ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.4 Tightness ................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.5 Motion ....................................................................................................................... 17
3.5.1 Repetition .................................................................................................................. 18
3.5.2 Legato ....................................................................................................................... 18
3.5.3 Progress Indicator ..................................................................................................... 19
3.5.4 Round Robin .............................................................................................................. 19
3.5.5 Arpeggio .................................................................................................................... 20
4 Configuring WOODWIND ENSEMBLE ............................................................................
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4.1 The Articulation Slot Setup View ................................................................................................. 22
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4.2 Editing Articulations Manually ................................................................................................... 28
4.3 Using Macros for Automatic Assignments (Key Switches) .......................................................... 43
4.4 Using Macros for Automatic Assignments (MIDI CCs) ................................................................ 50
4.5 Ensemble View ........................................................................................................................... 55
4.1.1 Overview of the Articulation Slot Setup (Key Switch) ................................................. 23
4.1.2 Overview of the Articulation Slot Setup (MIDI CC) ...................................................... 26
4.2.1 Removing Specific Articulation Assignments ............................................................ 30
4.2.2 Removing all Articulations ........................................................................................ 31
4.2.3 Assigning Key Switches to Articulations .................................................................... 33
4.2.4 Assigning Velocity Ranges to Key Switches ............................................................... 35
4.2.5 Assigning MIDI CCs to Articulations .......................................................................... 37
4.2.6 Configuring a Native Instruments Controller to Send MIDI CC ................................... 39
4.2.7 Sending MIDI CC from Your Host Software ................................................................. 42
4.3.1 Empty all Slots .......................................................................................................... 43
4.3.2 Reset All Start Conditions .......................................................................................... 45
4.3.3 Set Ascending Keys From First Slot ............................................................................ 46
4.3.4 Distribute Velocity Range Equally on Active Slots ...................................................... 48
4.4.1 Empty All Slots .......................................................................................................... 50
4.4.2 Reset All Start Conditions .......................................................................................... 52
4.4.3 Distribute Controller Equally on Active Slots .............................................................. 53
4.5.1 Overview of the Ensemble View ................................................................................. 55
4.5.2 Activating/Deactivating Sections .............................................................................. 57
5 KONTAKT Snapshots ..................................................................................................
58
5.1 Saving a User Snapshot ............................................................................................................. 58
5.2 Loading a Snapshot from the Snapshot Menu ............................................................................ 60
5.3 Loading Snapshots from the File System .................................................................................... 61
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5.4 Deleting a User Snapshot ........................................................................................................... 62
6 Audio Mix-down ........................................................................................................
6.1 Adding Effects ............................................................................................................................ 64
6.2 Balancing Section Volumes ........................................................................................................ 71
6.3 Balancing Articulation Volumes ................................................................................................. 72
6.1.1 Applying EQ ............................................................................................................... 64
6.1.2 Applying Reverb ......................................................................................................... 66
6.1.3 Applying Comp & Filter .............................................................................................. 69
7 Performance Optimization ..........................................................................................
7.1 Project Economy ......................................................................................................................... 74
7.2 Instrument Economy ................................................................................................................... 75
8 Technical Specs .......................................................................................................
8.1 Recorded Tonal Range ................................................................................................................ 76
9 Credits ......................................................................................................................
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10 Glossary ...................................................................................................................
10.1 Sustains ..................................................................................................................................... 79
10.2 Legatos .......................................................................................................................................79
10.3 Staccatos ................................................................................................................................... 79
10.4 Expressions ................................................................................................................................ 79
10.5 Effects ........................................................................................................................................ 80
10.6 Arpeggios ................................................................................................................................... 80
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Welcome to SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
Manual Conventions
1 Welcome to SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND
ENSEMBLE
Thank you for purchasing SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE. This document
will give you information about the library, as well as step-by-step instructions and advice on
how to achieve the best results with it.
We hope that you will enjoy using SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE.
1.1 Manual Conventions
This document uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn you of potential issues. The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information can
be expected:
The speech bubble icon indicates a useful tip that may often help you to solve a task
more efficiently.
The exclamation mark icon highlights important information that is essential for the given context.
The red cross icon warns you of serious issues and potential risks that require your full
attention.
Furthermore, the following formatting is used:
▪ Text appearing in (drop-down) menus (such as Open…, Save as… etc.) in the software and
paths to locations on your hard disk or other storage devices is printed in italics.
▪ Text appearing elsewhere (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkboxes etc.) in the
software is printed in blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the
same text appearing somewhere on the screen.
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About this Document
▪ Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
▪ References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Enter]”).
Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow.
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Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow.
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Naming Convention
Throughout this document, we will sometimes refer to SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND
ENSEMBLE as just WOODWIND ENSEMBLE.
1.2 About this Document
This document was written in a way that allows you to access information out of order. While
the topics are structured to guide you through the features and usage of SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE topic by topic, you can skip ahead at any time.
Jump right in the midst of the document to a topic you're interested in. You shouldn't have to
look up related information to be able to follow any of the workflow tutorials. All relevant information is given as part of each description.
1.3 About SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE is part of the SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS
series of KONTAKT Instruments. This series provides composers with a basic tool set for creating highly realistic orchestral textures with an expansive sound full of character.
The WOODWIND ENSEMBLE gives you a production-ready stereo mix. On the dedicated Ef-
fects page, a parametric EQ, convolution REVERB, COMPRESSION and FILTER effects let you
adjust the sound to suit any project you're working on.
Articulations can be switched in real time by freely assignable Key Switches or MIDI CCs. Five
performance controls are pre-assigned to MASCHINE controllers and the KOMPLETE KONTROL S series of keyboards.
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Choosing the Right Instrument
Section Instruments
2 Choosing the Right Instrument
The SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE ships with a total of seven KONTAKT
Instruments (.nki files). To help you select the right one for your specific task, this section
gives you an overview of the included Section Instruments and the Ensemble Instrument.
Six orchestral instrument woodwind sections were recorded:
▪ Bass Winds (a blend of contrabassoons and bass clarinets)
▪ Bassoons
▪ Clarinets
▪ Flutes
▪ Oboes
▪ Saxophones
2.1 Section Instruments
For each orchestral section, SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS WOODWIND ENSEMBLE offers one
KONTAKT Instrument which lets you switch in real time between the Articulations most commonly used in contemporary composition:
▪ Bass Winds Essential.nki
▪ Bassoons Essential.nki
▪ Clarinets Essential.nki
▪ Flutes Essential.nki
▪ Oboes Essential.nki
▪ Saxophones Essential.nki
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Instruments in the Browser
For every Articulation you assign, the corresponding samples are loaded into your computer’s RAM. De-activate every Articulation you don’t need to conserve memory as described in chapter Removing Specific Articulation Assignments.
Choosing the Right Instrument
Ensemble Instrument
2.2 Ensemble Instrument
The Ensemble Instrument allows you to play all woodwind sections in one Instrument, although
with a limited choice of Articulations.
▪ Woodwind Ensemble Essential.nki
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Ensemble Instrument
The Ensemble Instrument in the Browser
The Ensemble Instrument distributes voices between the different sections for rapid sketching
of musical ideas for the entire woodwind ensemble. It represents the quickest way of distributing chords across Sections, playing Ensemble swells or massive orchestral stabs.
Inside the Ensemble Instrument, you can adjust volume and panorama per Section.
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Selecting Articulations with Key Switches
3 Playing SYMPHONY SERIES Instruments
3.1 Selecting Articulations with Key Switches
When loading one of the KONTAKT Instruments, up to eight Articulations are assigned to the
keys from C-1 to G-1 or C0 to G0, depending on the playable range of the instrument. These
key-switches are displayed as either red, green, or cyan keys in KONTAKT's on-screen keyboard
and in the small Articulation Indicators beneath the Articulation label.
Key Switch colors on the on-screen keyboard and the Articulation Indicators
If WOODWIND ENSEMBLE is configured to select Articulations by Key Switches, the
corresponding keys in KONTAKT's on-screen keyboard are colored according to the respective Articulation category:
Red: Sustain
Green: Staccato
Blue: Expression
Chapter ↑4, Configuring WOODWIND ENSEMBLE contains information regarding the
setup of articulations.
On KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards, the Light Guide LEDs visualize the Key
Switches by lighting up in the same color.
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Refining a Recording in Your Host Software
To select an Articulation by Key Switch:
1. Load the Flutes Essential.nki KONTAKT Instrument.
2. Press the C0 MIDI note on your MIDI keyboard to select the Sustain All Articulation assigned to C0.
3. Play this Articulation using the dark blue range of keys.
4. Press the C#0 key on your MIDI keyboard to select the Staccato Articulation.
5. Play this Articulation using the dark blue range of keys.
KONTAKT's on-screen keyboard with Key Switches
None of these Articulations are just static musical building blocks. Make a habit of using the Modulation Wheel (MIDI CC 1) to modulate the Dynamics control to record expressive parts.
In the context of a busy arrangement, these results may already be good enough. In passages
which feature the woodwind more prominently, the discerning listener may still be able to
identify details which give away the fact that you didn't record a live orchestral performance.
The solution is to refine the recorded performance in your host software with the provided Performance Controls. For more information on the performance controls, read ↑3.4, Performance
Controls.
3.2 Refining a Recording in Your Host Software
The key to a realistic performance is a combination of three basic methods:
Switching Between Articulations
Articulations are one of the key ingredients of musical expression. Switching Articulations in
WOODWIND ENSEMBLE is the equivalent to writing articulation marks in music notation. When
composing with WOODWIND ENSEMBLE, lay out carefully which Articulations you will need.
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About Using MIDI Controllers
Playing Like a Woodwind Player
Watch both the note starts and endings. Depending on the pitch and instrument section, it
takes real-life woodwind instruments varying amounts of time to build up a steady tone (i.e.
Attack) and to fade out (i.e. Release). These differences were recorded and are part of the In-
struments.
Unlike playing a piano library, to achieve accurate timing, you will have to move some notes
ahead of the precise beat by varying amounts, just as real woodwind players compensate by
playing slightly ahead.
Using the Performance Controls
Real time modulation of Performance Controls allows for more realistic performances. Recording automation with the Mod Wheel allows you to access the entire dynamic range of the orchestra.
The Mod Wheel (MIDI CC 1) is by default assigned to the Dynamics control and you
should always play expressively with the tonal variations the Mod Wheel affords you.
You can achieve even more realistic results by automating slight variations to the Attack, Re-
lease, Tightness and Motion controls, even if the differences appear subtle at first.
3.3 About Using MIDI Controllers
It is highly recommended that you work with a MIDI controller, which lets you perform automation of the Performance Controls in real time. This way, you will hear the changes immediately,
instead of just drawing automation curves in your host software.
If you load WOODWIND ENSEMBLE inside KOMPLETE KONTROL or MASCHINE 2, the Performance Controls are automatically mapped to the controller's first four knobs. The Dynamics
control defaults to the Mod Strip on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S keyboard, or to the Modulation Wheel (MIDI CC 1) if used with a generic controller.
All other parameters are available via your host software's automation system. When selecting
the KONTAKT plug-in as the automation target, the Performance Controls are the first four automation parameters.
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Performance Controls
In order to control the Performance Controls with a generic MIDI control device, please
use the mechanism provided by your host to MIDI-control automation parameters.
Cubase: Quick Controls
Logic X: Automation Quick Access
Ableton Live: MIDI Remote
Pro Tools: MIDI CC Automation
3.4 Performance Controls
When you load WOODWIND ENSEMBLE, the Performance Controls are the most prominent
feature of the Instrument's user interface. These controls are used to refine a performance to
achieve very realistic results. Thanks to their unified layout, once you understand what they do
in one product from the series, you'll be immediately familiar with all of them.
The main Performance Controls
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Performance Controls
3.4.1 Dynamics
The Dynamics control is assigned to the Mod Wheel (MIDI CC 1) by default. It allows you to
control the loudness and intensity of the Instrument in real-time. That way, you can play swells
in any of the Sustain Articulations or easily automate intensity changes to e.g. transition from
leading to supporting passages.
3.4.2 Attack
The Attack control allows you to increase the fade-in time per note to simulate realistic variations throughout a passage. By setting the Attack time to higher values, you can cause the
notes to fade in more slowly, giving the notes a more solemn and gentle character.
3.4.3 Release
The Release control applies an additional envelope to the fade-out phase of the notes.
Reducing the Release setting to 0% shortens the naturally recorded reverb tails to a minimum,
producing a very "dry" sounding result, which can sometimes make the result sound artificial.
However, this can be very useful when adding internal or external reverb effects, as this allows
the additional reverb to avoid conflicting with the natural sampled ambience.
3.4.4 Tightness
The Tightness control determines the starting point for the playback of a sample. This feature
is extremely useful when used in combination with the Attack control to allow you to cut into
the initial transient for an articulation to allow more precise note attacks.
When increasing the Tightness value to shift playback farther into the sample, it is recommended you increase the Attack value as well to refine the shape of the note attack.
This control is also useful in the context of playing phrases where the cross-fading of a loud
note to the attack of a following quieter note can cause audible artifacts. This should hardly
ever occur and if it does, Tightness is just one option to improve. Usually, adjusting these
notes' velocities will be sufficient.
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Performance Controls
Should the occasion arise and you hear any such artifacts, try increasing Tightness starting
from its default of 0%. By cutting off the natural attack phase, Tightness simulates the playing
behavior of an instrument which is already resonating when playing the next note.
3.4.5 Motion
The Motion control allows you to add movement to the sound, which modulates both pitch and
intensity of the note.
3.5 Additional Controls
Below the Performance Controls, you'll find the Articulation selector plus two additional sets of
controls. Depending on the selected Articulation, different combinations of these controls are
available. This is an overview of all controls you will encounter.
Additional Controls
(1) Articulation Selector: This control is visible in every Instrument.
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Additional Controls
Click the Articulation label to open the ARTICULATION SLOTS list.
►
Click the Articulation name to assign a different Articulation from the drop-down menu.
►
Click any of the eight Articulation Indicator dots to select a different Articulation.
►
(2),(3) Additional Controls: Depending on which WOODWIND ENSEMBLE Instrument you open
and which Articulation type you select, these two fields show different controls, or no controls
at all.
3.5.1 Repetition
Click the small button to the left of the label to activate or de-activate Repetition. A thin ring
shows it's inactive, a solid dot means it's active.
Repetition Controls
When Repetition is activated, every note you play is automatically repeated a number of times
before the note plays out to the end.
Attack: Set the number of repetitions here. Click the button and select one of the numbers
from the drop-down menu.
Speed: Set the speed of repetitions here. Click the button and select a note division value from
the drop-down menu.
3.5.2 Legato
Click the small button to the left of the label to activate or de-activate Legato. A thin ring
shows it's inactive, a solid dot means it's active.
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Legato Control Panel
Response: This slider controls the speed of the Legato transition.
Click and drag the slider to the left for a longer transition time or to the right for a short
►
transition.
Solo/Duet: Click this button to switch between Solo and Duet voice handling.
Select Solo: Only one note is played at a time.
►
Select Duet: This allows two-part polyphonic legato melodies to be played. While sequen-
►
tial notes are played less than 6 semitones apart, they will be joined together by legato
transitions. If notes are played sequentially with 6 or more semitones between them, they
will play as two completely independent parallel legato melodies.
Additional Controls
3.5.3 Progress Indicator
The Progress indicator is only visible for the Expression category of Articulations. The curve
from left to right visualizes how the intensity, volume or pitch evolves over time in the selected
Articulation, while a pointer indicates the playback position.
Progress Display
3.5.4 Round Robin
Round Robin helps avoid a typical issue associated with repeated playback of a sample. If you
play a Staccato pattern using the same sample for each note, the result will sound static and
artificial.
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Additional Controls
With Round Robin activated, there are between 2 and 8 alternative samples available for each
note. Playing the first note will trigger sample 1, the second note triggers sample 2 and so on
until every sample position has been played, then it starts from the beginning.
The Round Robin indicator visualizes the selection of the alternative samples, the dot indicating the sample being played back.
Round Robin Display and Control
Vel. Sense: Click this button to enable velocity sensitivity.
Activate this button and the velocity of the MIDI note will also affect the dynamic of the
►
played note. This works in tandem with the Dynamics control, so you can use both together.
Deactivate this button and only the Dynamics control will affect the dynamic of the note.
►
3.5.5 Arpeggio
The Arpeggio section allows you to create fast runs that can be played with a single key, or it
can also be used to break played chords into rhythmic patterns. A thin ring shows it's inactive,
a solid dot means it's active.
Arpeggio Controls
Type: Click to select the chord type to be used in the arpeggio.
Select a chord to have that chord automatically applied to a single note. For example, if
►
you select Maj and play a C, the arpeggiator will automatically play as if you were holding
a C major triad.
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Additional Controls
Select Trill and the arpeggiator will automatically generate a trill (alternating between one
►
note and another) based on a specified interval.
Select Key to play in your own chords, which will then be transformed into an arpeggio by
►
the instrument.
Select Rep and the arpeggiator will repeat played notes by a number selected by the
►
Count control.
Mode: Click to select the order in which the notes will be played (note that this control is not
available when the Type is set to Rep)
Accent: This control is only available when the Type is set to Rep and replaces the Mode con-
trol. Click to select which notes in the repletion should be accented (played at a higher dynamic level).
Count: Click to select how many notes will be played before the arpeggio ends (note that this
control is not available when the Type is set to Trill).
Select Run to have the arpeggio play back for as long as the MIDI note is held.
►
Interval:
This control is only available when the Type is set to Trill and replaces the Count control. Click to select the interval for the trilled notes. For example, if you set this to Maj2 and
play a C, the arpeggiator will alternate between a C and a D for as long as the note is held.
Speed: Click to select the rate at which notes in the arpeggio are played.
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The Articulation Slot Setup View
4 Configuring WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
Each Instrument in WOODWIND ENSEMBLE represents a default selection of Articulations assigned to Key Switches. You can configure your own collection of Articulations by means of the
Articulation Slot Setup view as described in this chapter.
Once configured, you can save your work as a KONTAKT Snapshot for instant recall.
4.1 The Articulation Slot Setup View
To assign up to eight Articulations to either Key Switches or value ranges of a MIDI CC, WOODWIND ENSEMBLE provides the Articulation Slot Setup view. This is how you access it:
1. Load Woodwind Ensemble Essential.nki.
2. While in the default Performance view, click the Articulation label in the bottom left cor-
ner. This will open the ARTICULATION SLOTS list.
Opening the ARTICULATION SLOTS List
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The Articulation Slot Setup View
3. Click the Edit button to open the full Articulation Slot Setup. This view will completely
cover the Performance Controls.
You can now freely configure Articulation assignments.
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For every Articulation you assign, the corresponding samples are loaded into your computer’s RAM. De-activate every Articulation you don’t need to conserve memory as described in chapter Removing Specific Articulation Assignments.
4.1.1 Overview of the Articulation Slot Setup (Key Switch)
Depending on whether you assign Key switches or MIDI CC, the Articulation Slot Setup view
offers slightly different sets of controls. This is an overview of the Key Switch setup.
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The Articulation Slot Setup View
Articulation Slot Setup View (MIDI Key)
(1) Key/MIDI CC selector: The eight Articulation Slots can be selected either by Key (MIDI note)
or by MIDI CC events. Click the respective text label to change this setting for the entire Instrument. The active option is highlighted.
(2) Articulation Slot Macros: Click the three dots to open the macro menu. Depending on whether Key or MIDI CC is selected, you'll have access to different convenience features (e.g. assigning ascending key switches to the Articulation Slots automatically).
(3) Edit Button: Click this button to show/hide the full Articulation Slot Setup view.
With Edit inactive, you have limited access to the Articulation Slots, while still being able to
move the Performance Controls with the mouse.
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