Articulation Guide. Orchestral String Runs.

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1 Guide Orchestral String Runs 1

2 CONTENT I About this Guide 2 II Introduction 3 III Recording and Concept 4 IV Tools Collection 5 1 Orchestral String Runs... 6 Instruments... 7 s Rev Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

3 I About this 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 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 Guide that only contains features applicable to the collections listed below. You can download the full Guide that applies to all Orchestral Tools collections in our Helpdesk. The following table lists all collections covered by this Guide with their current Capsule version as well as the minimum Kontakt version. Collection Name OSR Orchestral String Runs Collection 3.0 Capsule Kontakt Player Important This 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 Guide

4 II Introduction Welcome to the Orchestral Tools 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. names, labeling and all technical terms are identical in every collections, so you will find it easy to find your way around. This 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 Tools Collection The Tools Collection unites Orchestral Tools' specialist collections focused on filling gaps in the sampled repertoire. These collections have been recorded comparatively dry for ultimate flexibility in sculpting the sound. The following table lists all Tools currently released - underlined names jump to a description of its content and unique features. You can download a version of this Guide that applies to all released Collections on our Helpdesk. Tools Collection Orchestral String Runs Symphonic Sphere 5 Tools Collection 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

7 4.1 Orchestral String Runs - The industry s first RUNS BUILDER for Violins and Cellos+Basses. (Create your individual runs out of thousands of tempo-synced runs elements) - RUNS TRANSITION PATCH (playable smeared runs!) based on legato transitions and repetitions for Violins+Violas - Hundreds of pre-recorded, tempo synced runs - Tempo-synced looped ostinatos - Short-Trills Patch (sfz Trills and measured tempo-synced Trills HT/WT) - Basic articulations (sustain patches, staccatos with repetitions) - OSR Tempo Script (synchronize OSR to your host-tempo) - 3 Mic Positions 14 1st Violins 12 2nd Violins 10 Violas 8 Celli 6 Basses The OSR Patches have the following instrumentation: Violins = 1st and 2nd Violins (26 players) Violins + Violas (36 players) Celli + Basses (14 players) Whole Ensemble (50 players) RUNS BUILDER 2.0: Special scales like whole tone, octatonic and chromatic scales are finally possible! In addition, every slot has its own tempo mode slider, a fine adjustments slider and the possibility to create triplets out of 16th-based figures. New Playable Runs patches: completely new recorded samples and two divided groups of musicians per patch will make natural tuning and timing discrepancies possible for realism never seen before. This patch is available for Violins+Violas and Celli+Basses. These patches now have longer final notes than our Runs Transitions Patch 1 (which is based on real legato sampled staccatos. Measured Short Tremolos: As an addition to our short trills patch, we have recorded tempo-synced measured short tremolos (doublets and triplets) everything sampled with repetitions! This patch is also available for Celli+Basses. Marcatos for Violins+Violas and Celli+Basses New sustain-patches with more velocity layers and xfade scripts Contains all the content from the original OSR. 6

8 4.1.1 Instruments Orchestral String Runs covers string runs in all shapes and forms in all keys ready to enhance any musical composition. This section briefly explains the contained instrument and points out usage scenarios and expansion options. Whole Ensemble The OSR Whole Ensemble provides essentials articulations over the whole keyboard range. These articulations are mainly intended for sketching and to blend with the runs and other articulations in OSR. Violins The Violins provide pre-recorded figures, Measured Trems and Trills as well as a Runs Builder. The latter lets you create custom runs made out of small runs elements. Violins+Violas Violins and Violas in this category are recorded together and provide standard articulations as well as prerecorded regular and spiccato runs. Celli+Basses The Celli and Basses are again recorded together and, in addition to the same articulations as Violins and Violas, also have a Runs Builder. Expansion Options: Symphonic Sphere adds a lot of special articulations for strings, has a Concert Harp with full Pedal Control, a woodwinds ensemble and assorted percussion. Also, the sound of the Teldex Scoring stage waits with the Berlin Series Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

9 4.1.2 s 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 Orchestral String Runs. All Orchestral String Runs Patches have Tree, ORTF and Surround microphone positions. As such these positions are not listed in the tables below. s 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. About Instrument Ranges: The ranges given below are recorded note ranges. You can stretch or limit the playable range for every articulation within the UI. Whole Ensemble 01. Whole Ensemble Sustains R: C0-B5 L: 3 (p, mf, f) 02. Whole Ensemble Staccato R: C0-C6 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: 2 8

10 Violins 01. Violins Runs Builder Unique Runs Blocks and Figures 02. Violins Short Measured Trems Doubles R: G2-A#5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 2 TM 03. Violins Short Measured Trems Triples R: G2-A#5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 2 TM 04. Violins TO Short Trills HT-WT R: G2-A5 L: 1 (f) RR: Violins TO Short Trills Measured HT-WT R: G2-A5 L: 1 (f) RR: 2 TM Figures 01. Violins Figures 16th R: C3-G#5 L: 1 (f) TM 02. Violins Figures 16th Up R: C3-D5 L: 1 (f) TM 03. Violins Figures Triplets Big Figure R: C4-G#5 L: 1 (f) TM 04. Violins Figures Triplets Big R: G3-F#5 L: 1 (f) TM 05. Violins Figures Triplets -Up R: A4-G#5 L: 1 (f) TM 06. Violins Figures Triplets Small R: F3-E5 L: 1 (f) TM Violins+Violas 01. Violins & Violas Sustains R: C2-B5 L: 3 (p, mf, f) 02. Violins & Violas Staccato R: C2-C6 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: Violins & Violas Marcato R: C2-A#5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: 2 Runs Transitions 01. Violins & Violas Runs Transition Patch R: C2-A5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Violins & Violas Runs Transition Divisi Group 1 R: C2-A5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Violins & Violas Runs Transition Divisi Group 2 R: C2-A5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Violins & Violas Staccato Runs Transition Patch R: C2-A5 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Violins & Violas Accents R: C2-A#5 L: 2 (p, f) RR: Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

11 Basic Runs 01. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves 02. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves 03. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up 04. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up & 05. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up 06. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up-Oct 07. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up-Oct 08. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major R: G3-E4 L: 1 (f) TM 09. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major -Up R: D3-C4 L: 1 (f) TM 10. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major Octave 11. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major Octave Up & 12. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major Octave Up 13. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major Up 14. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Major Up--Up 15. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves 16. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves 17. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves Up 18. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves Up 19. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor Octave 20. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor Octave 21. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor Octave Up 22. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Minor Octave Up 10

12 Spiccato Runs 01. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato 2 Octaves 02. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato 2 Octaves Up 03. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Up 04. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Octave 05. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Octave 06. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Octave Up 07. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Octave Up 08. Violins & Violas Basic Runs Spiccato Up Up Celli+Basses 01. Celli & Basses Runs Builder Unique Runs Blocks and Figures 02. Celli & Basses Sustains R: C0-B4 L: 3 (p, mf, f) 03. Celli & Basses Staccato R: C0-A3 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: Celli & Basses Marcato R: C0-A3 L: 2 (mf, f) RR: Celli & Basses Short Measured Trems Doubles R: C0-A#3 L: 2 (p, mf) RR: Celli & Basses Short Measured Trems Triples R: C0-A#3 L: 2 (p, f) RR: 2 Runs Transitions 01. Celli & Basses Runs Transition Patch R: C0-E3 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Celli & Basses Runs Transition Group 1 R: C0-E3 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Celli & Basses Runs Transition Group 2 R: C0-E3 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Celli & Basses Staccato Runs Transition Patch R: C0-E3 L: 2 (mp, f) RR: Celli & Basses Accents R: C0-C4 L: 2 (p, f) RR: Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

13 Basic Runs 01. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves 02. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves 03. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up 04. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major 2 Octaves Up 05. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major Octave 06. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major Octave 07. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major Octave Up 08. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Major Octave Up 09. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves 10. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Minor 2 Octaves Up 11. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Minor Octave 12. Celli & Basses Basic Runs Minor Octave Up Spiccato Runs 01. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs 2 Octaves 02. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs 2 Octaves Up 03. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs Up 04. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs Octave 05. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs Octave Up 06. Celli & Basses Spiccato Runs Up Up 12