Articulation Guide. Berlin Strings - Special Bows I.

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1 Articulation Guide Berlin Strings - Special Bows I 1

2 CONTENT I About this Articulation Guide 2 II Introduction 3 III Recording and Concept 4 IV Berlin Series 5 1 Berlin Strings - Special Bows I... 6 Instruments... 7 Articulations Rev Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

3 I About this Articulation Guide The number of Orchestral Tools is constantly growing and covers all instrumental families of the orchestra, with some collections even branching out into non-orchestral instruments. This Articulation Guide describes all contained articulations as well as their technical properties (velocity layers, Round Robins, and many more). This document is a special version of the Articulation Guide that only contains features applicable to the collections listed below. You can download the full Articulation Guide that applies to all Orchestral Tools collections in our Helpdesk. The following table lists all collections covered by this Articulation Guide with their current Capsule version as well as the minimum Kontakt version. Collection Name BST A Berlin Strings - Special Bows I Collection 2.1 Capsule 2.5 Kontakt Full Important This Articulation Guide does not cover the general installation, usage and features of Orchestral Tools collections. These topics are explained step by step in the respective User Guides and Installation Guides, which you can find in your collection's Documentation folder. You can also find them in our Helpdesk. 2 About this Articulation Guide

4 II Introduction Welcome to the Orchestral Tools Articulation Guide! Orchestral Tools provides high-quality sampled instruments for composers. Thanks to our Capsule Scripting Framework developed in-house, all Orchestral Tools collections look and work in a very similar way. Articulation names, labeling and all technical terms are identical in every collections, so you will find it easy to find your way around. This Articulation Guide describes all articulations as well as their technical features and is organized as follows: - The general Se r ie s Ov e r v ie w shows you all available Orchestral Tools Series', which group our collections into broader categories. - Following this is the respective Se r ie s Ov e r v ie w Page of one particular Series, which lists all available collections by name and gives suggestions for expansions options. - Each individual collection then has its own C ol l e ction Ov e r v ie w page, which describes the general content of the collection as well as its most important features at a glance. - This is followed by the Instr ume nts Section, which lists all instruments (or sections) contained in the collection with a short description of tone, scope or other pertinent information. - The Ar ticul ations Section finally lists all articulations in detail along with all their properties. 3 Introduction 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

5 III Recording and Concept We are happy to have found a sonic home for our collections at the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin. The large recording stage at Teldex looks back on a long tradition of many well known and Grammy award winning recordings. Famous orchestras, like the Berlin Philharmonics and great film composers from the USA and Europe trust and love the wide and clear acoustics of this room. One of the best sounding scoring stages in Europe, this room together with a fantastic complement of legendary microphones catapults our work to a new level of orchestral sampling. The quality of a sampled collection begins with the recording. Every Orchestral Tools collection is recorded at 96khz with state of the art equipment. The full editing and post-production process uses these 96khz recordings without downsampling. We very rarely denoise our recordings and never treat them in any other automated way. If tuning is needed, it is done by ear without resorting to tuning algorithms. Only at the very end, right before the samples are mapped into their instruments, the content is converted to 48khz for best use of resources. Our goal is to provide a set of tools that easily adapts to any workflow and creates a coherent sonic representation of the orchestra. The main way we achieved this is by recording every instrument in its orchestral position. All collections come pre-panned and pre-mixed with their respective volumes balanced. If there are multiple types of the same instrument, they are recorded in slightly different positions, yet still in their general section area. The different snare drums in Berlin Percussion, for example, have been recorded slightly spread over the general "snare drum area" within the percussion section. This allows you to have a very wide and full sound when combining multiple instruments. We deliberately choose to also record non-traditional instruments as belonging to a symphonic setup, like electric guitars and a drumset in our Metropolis Ark Series. Modern media scoring introduces a host of new instruments into the established orchestral lineup and we feel these instruments deserve the same care and precision in fitting them into the symphonic sound as their traditional counterparts. All collections feature a number of microphone positions commonly used in orchestral recording. The position of these microphones is identical in every collection, which means that for example the Tree is much nearer to the string section that it is to the percussion section (because the percussion section is situated at the back of the orchestra). This enabled lively acoustics that come pre-mixed for the respective stage position. The choice of mic positions also depends greatly on the instrument. Some instruments, especially in the percussion section, benefit greatly from a M/S position to enable accurately positioning the sound source. Wherever possible, similar instruments use the same mapping scheme so it is usually possible to transfer MIDI data from one instrument to another easily. This is especially important and useful for percussion. 4 Recording and Concept

6 IV Berlin Series The Berlin Series is Orchestral Tools' ongoing journey to harnessing the sound of the Teldex Scoring stage in an all-purpose orchestral sample collection. Every major section of the orchestra is represented by one Main Collection, which contains all essentials instruments and articulations and forms the backbone of any symphonic piece. These collections are expanded and continued by special expansion collections, which add additional instruments or playing techniques. The following table lists all Berlin Series Collections currently released - underlined names jump to a description of its content and unique features. You can download a version of this Articulation Guide that applies to all released Collections on our Helpdesk. When you load any Berlin Series patch inside Kontakt, the instrument slot will show an icon representing the orchestral section as shown below. Berlin Orchestra Inspire Berlin Orchestra Inspire Berlin Woodwinds Berlin Brass Berlin Percussion Berlin Strings Main Collection Additional Instruments Soloists I Soloists II SFX Main Collection Additional Instruments Muted Brass Horn SFX Main Collection The Timpani Main Collection Special Bows I Special Bows II First Chairs SFX 5 Berlin Series 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

7 4.1 Berlin Strings - Special Bows I With Berlin Strings, our comprehensive flagship string library firmly establishing the Teldex sound in the world of orchestral strings, we are proud to bring the Berlin Strings line-up to the next level. Berlin Strings - Special Bows I introduces much sought-after special bowing techniques for Violins I, Violins II and Violas. Included is a large complement of Sul Ponticello, Sul Tasto and Flageolet articulations, as well as Col Legno for all sections. Following the idea of our symphonic sampling project to do things right and in detail, we decided to really delve deep into those special bows and provide them as standalone collections instead of just including some basic patches in the main collections. All articulations have been recorded with the same depth and scope as Berlin Strings. With Sul Tasto and Sul Ponticello legato, you can play melodic lines with the same sonic depth as the main collection. RRs on shorts patches counter the dreaded machine gun effect even when playing Flageolet. Instrumentation and Recording Berlin Strings - Special Bows I contains special bow articulations for all high orchestral string sections, which are divided into patches containing a single articulation as well as multi articulation patches. You will find all of these patches inside the Instruments folder. The collection contains the following sections, as they appear in your instruments folder: 01. Violins I 02. Violins II 03. Violas This structure is identical for Single Articulation, Multi Articulation and Time Machine-enabled patches. The Violins II section is played by different musicians on different instruments, and does not reuse any existing samples. You have free choice between four microphone positions, Close, Tree and Surround, as well as an A/B setup. All Violins I patches have a special Concertmaster position which you can dial in to your taste to add presence. These microphone positions are switchable in the GUI and can be controlled via MIDI CC. Additionally, all core articulations have been recorded with multiple velocity layers for realistic dynamics. All samples have their natural panning. 6 Berlin Series Berlin Strings - Special Bows I

8 4.1.1 Instruments Berlin Strings - Special Bows I adds special bowings for all high strings sections. This section briefly explains the individual instruments and points out usage scenarios and expansion options. Violins I The High Special Bows in Berlin Strings - Special Bows I begin with the familiar 8-player Violins I section. From Col Legno to Sul Tasto and Sul Ponticello, all important patches are present. Note that all instruments in Berlin Strings - Special Bows I have the same depth of articulation! Violins II Six Violins II bring the same fifteen articulations including Flageolet to the second Violins. Violas All Special Bows articulations are also preset for the five Violas. Expansion Options: Berlin Strings - Special Bows II is the natural companion to Special Bows I and adds identical articulations for the low strings. 7 Berlin Series Berlin Strings - Special Bows I 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

9 4.1.2 Articulations All Orchestral Tools collections focus on providing a versatile pallet of articulations to help you shape your sound. This section lists all articulations contained in Berlin Strings - Special Bows I. All Berlin Strings - Special Bows I Patches have Close, Tree, AB and Surround microphone positions. As such these positions are not listed in the tables below. Articulations Legend Symbol Name Description R Range The playable range of the instrument. L Layers Lists the number and musical dynamics of velocity layers the instrument uses. T Transition Range The interval range of recorded legato transitions. S Transition Styles If multiple legato styles are present, these are listed here by name V Vibrato Layers The number and type of vibrato layers M Microphone Positions Any special mic positions that deviate from the collection standard. TM Time Machine Denotes a patch that uses TimeMachine for tempo-sync. + Time M achine Patche s All patches marked with a "+" (plus sign) also exist as a TimeMachine patch. These patches allow you to adjust the length of the sample to your liking. For more Information refer to the User Guide. All Berlin Series Strings and Nocturne Series patches feature a custom-tailored Con Sordino simulation. Violins I Articulation Properties 01. Violins I Col Legno R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, f) RR: 3 M: Concertmaster Violins I Flageolet Sustains Imm R: G3, C4-D7 M: Concertmaster Violins I Flageolet Tremolo R: G3, C4-D7 M: Concertmaster Violins I Flageolet Staccato R: G3, C4-D7 RR: 3 M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Ponticello Legato R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, f) T: 1st-8th M: Concertmaster 06. Violins I Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, f) M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Ponticello Tremolo R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, ff) M: Concertmaster + 8 Berlin Series Berlin Strings - Special Bows I

10 Articulation Properties 08. Violins I Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, ff) M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Ponticello Staccato R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mf, ff) RR: 5 M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Tasto Legato R: G2-D6 L: 3 (p, mp, f) T: 1st-8th M: Concertmaster 11. Violins I Sul Tasto Sustains Imm R: G2-D6 L: 3 (p, mp, f) M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Tasto Sustains Soft R: G2-D6 L: 3 (pp, mp, f) M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Tasto Tremolo R: G2-D6 L: 2 (pp, f) M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Tasto Portato Short R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 4 M: Concertmaster Violins I Sul Tasto Portato Long R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 4 M: Concertmaster + Violins I Special Bows Multi - Violins II Articulation Properties 01. Violins II Col Legno R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: Violins II Flageolet Sustains Imm R: G3, C4-D Violins II Flageolet Tremolo R: G3, C4-D Violins II Flageolet Staccato R: G3, C4-D7 RR: Violins II Sul Ponticello Legato R: G2-D6 L: 2 (p, f) T: 1st-8th 06. Violins II Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mf, ff) Violins II Sul Ponticello Tremolo R: G2-D6 L: 2 (pp, ff) Violins II Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mp, ff) Violins II Sul Ponticello Staccato R: G2-D6 L: 2 (mf, ff) RR: Violins II Sul Tasto Legato R: G2-D6 L: 3 (p, mf, f) T: 1st-8th 11. Violins II Sul Tasto Sustains Imm R: G2-D6 L: 3 (mp, mf, f) Violins II Sul Tasto Sustains Soft R: G2-D6 L: 3 (p, mp, f) Violins II Sul Tasto Tremolo R: G2-D6 L: 2 (pp, f) Violins II Sul Tasto Portato Short R: G2-D6 L: 2 (pp, mp) RR: Violins II Sul Tasto Portato Long R: G2-D6 L: 2 (pp, mp) RR: 4 + Violins II Special Bows Multi - 9 Berlin Series Berlin Strings - Special Bows I 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

11 Violas Articulation Properties 01. Violas Col Legno R: C2-C5 L: 2 (mf, ff) RR: Violas Flageolet Sustains Imm R: C3, G3, C4-C Violas Flageolet Tremolo R: C3, G3, C4-C Violas Flageolet Staccato R: C3, G3, C4-C6 RR: Violas Sul Ponticello Legato R: C2-C5 L: 2 (p, f) T: 1st-8th 06. Violas Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm R: C2-C5 L: 2 (mp, ff) Violas Sul Ponticello Tremolo R: C2-C5 L: 2 (p, fff) Violas Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc R: C2-C Violas Sul Ponticello Staccato R: C2-C5 L: 2 (mf, ff) RR: Violas Sul Tasto Legato R: C2-C5 L: 3 (p, mf, f) T: 1st-8th 11. Violas Sul Tasto Sustains Imm R: C2-C5 L: 3 (p, mp, f) Violas Sul Tasto Sustains Soft R: C2-C5 L: 3 (pp, mp, mf) Violas Sul Tasto Tremolo R: C2-C5 L: 2 (pp, ff) Violas Sul Tasto Portato Short R: C2-C5 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: Violas Sul Tasto Portato Long R: C2-C5 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: 4 + Violas Special Bows Multi - 10 Berlin Series Berlin Strings - Special Bows I