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PraktikCittraNo.6forNIKontakt5.5.1+
ThePraktikCittraNo.6isahundred-year-oldexperimentalzitherwithtriplestringsandaresonantchordsection.Itscharacterisdelicatewithanairybloomaroundeachnote,addingatmosphereandsweetness to folk, cinematic and worldmusic styles. Our Kontakt script enables realisticmusicalpatternsaswellaslayeringforcreativechorusandharmonyeffects.
ThePraktikCittraNo.6features:• Singleandtriplestringarticulations• Plucked,e-bowed,malletandharmonicplayingstyles• Atmosphericclusters,scrapesandhits• Multipleroundrobinsandvelocitylayers• 764stereo24-bitWAVsamples• 1programforNIKontakt5.5.1+withscriptedperformancecontrolsandGUI
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Introduction
WelcometothePrecisionsoundPraktikCittraNo.6,ararezither.ThissamplelibrarycapturesanexperimentalmodelmadebyAdolfLarsson,theinventorofthechordzither.Itwasmadeintheearly1900s.
TheNo.6hasamelodysectionwiththreestringsforeachnote,likeasantoor.Italsohastwosoundboardsontopofeachother.
UnderneaththemelodysectionisachordsectionsimilartothemorecommonmodelsfromLarsson’szitherfactoryinFinspång,Sweden.
Wehavefocusedthislibraryonthemelodysection,allowingthechordstringstoactasaresonatorunderneath.Theresultisahugeandairyresonancearoundeverynote.
Thisisatrulyuniqueinstrumentwithacharactersuitableforanymusicthatneedssomesweetandairypluckedstrings.
WehopeyouenjoyplayingthePraktikCittraNo.6!
ThePrecisionsoundTeam
ThePraktikCittraNo.6requiresthefullversionofKontakt5.5.1+,andwillnotworkwiththefree
KontaktPlayer,orwithearlierversionsofKontakt.IfyouarerunninganearlierversionofKontakt,
pleaseupdateitthroughtheNativeInstrumentsServiceCenterbeforeloadingthePraktikCittraNo.6.
IfyouuseViennaEnsembleProtohostKontakt,pleaseselectPreferences>Plugins>RescanAllin
ViennaEnsembleProafterupdatingKontaktthroughtheNativeInstrumentsServiceCenter.
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PraktikCittraNo.6Page
Thefirstpageoftheinterfacegivesyouaccesstokeycontrolsoverthearticulationandperformance.
Articulations
ThebuttonsselectthearticulationthatyouhearwhenplayingthePraktikCittraNo.6.Sevenarticulationsareavailable:
• SingleString:onestringpluckedforeachnote.
• EnsembleStrings:threestringspluckedforeachnote.
• Single+Ensemble:aspeciallayeredmode,describedbelow.
• Mallets:stringsplayedbyamallet.
• Bowed:stringstriggeredbyane-bow.
• Harmonics:stringspluckedtoaccentuateovertones.
• SoundEffects:clusters,scrapesandhits.
TheplayablerangeforallarticulationsisC2–C6inclusive.
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ThearticulationbuttonscanalsobecontrolledbythefollowingkeyswitchesonyourMIDIkeyboard.ThesearecolouredredinKontakt’son-screenkeyboard.
Articulation Keyswitchnote
SingleString C1
EnsembleStrings D1
Single+Ensemble E1
Mallets F1
Bowed G1
Harmonics A1
SoundEffects B1
! Theselectedarticulationwillberememberedafteryousaveandreopentheinstrument.
Thebrightnessofallarticulationsiscontrollablebythemodwheel(MIDICC1).Raisingthemodwheeldampenstheinstrumentsound,byloweringthecutofffrequencyofabuilt-infilter.
Envelope
Attack:setsthetimeinmillisecondsforthesoundoftheinstrumenttoreachfullvolumewhenanoteisplayed.
Decay:setsthetimeinmillisecondsforthesoundoftheinstrumenttodieawaytosilencewhenanoteisreleased.
Velocity:setstherelationshipbetweenhowhardyoustrikethekeys(MIDIvelocity)andthevolumeofthesound.
At0%,thevolumeofthesoundisunaffectedbyhowhardyouplay.At100%,thevolumeofthesoundisstronglyaffectedbyhowhardyouplay.
! TheSoundEffectsarticulationisnotaffectedbytheAttackorDecaydials.
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Single+EnsemblePanel
WhentheSingle+Ensemblearticulationisactive,twosamplesaretriggeredsimultaneouslyforeachnote–asinglepluckedstring,andanensembleofthreepluckedstrings.Bydefault,theyareatthesamepitchandtime.ThecontrolsintheSingle+Ensemblepanelenableyoutoadjustthepitchandtimeofonesampleinrelationtotheother.
Coarse:setsthetranspositionoftheensemblestringsinsemitonesteps,toamaximumof+/-1octave.
Fine:setsthetuningoftheensemblestringsincents.
Offset:setsthedelayinmillisecondsbetweenstrikingthesinglestring,andstrikingtheensemblestrings,whenanoteisplayed.
Balance:blendsthesingleandensemblestrings.WhenBalanceiszero,thesingleandensemblestringsareequalinvolume.WhenBalanceisat-12,youhearonlythesinglestring.WhenBalanceisat+12,youhearonlytheensemblestrings.
! ThecontrolsintheSingle+EnsemblepanelareenabledonlywhentheSingle+Ensemblearticulationisselected.
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TremoloArpPage
Thesecondpageoftheinterfaceenablesyoutogeneratenotepatternswithhumanvariationsforarealisticperformance.
Tremolo+ArpModes
Thebuttonsactivateeithertremolooranarpeggiopattern.Tremolomodeismonophonic,requiringonlyonenotetobeheld.Arpeggiomodeispolyphonic,requiringatleasttwonotestobeheld.
WhentheOffbuttonisselected,theinstrumenttriggersnotesexactlyasyouplaythem,anddoesnotgenerateapatternorchangethenotesthatyouplay.
! Thetremolo/arpisautomaticallybypassedfortheBowedandSoundEffectsarticulations.
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ThemodebuttonscanalsobecontrolledbythefollowingMIDIkeyswitches,colouredblueinKontakt’son-screenkeyboard:
Mode Keyswitchnote
Off C0
Tremolo C#0
ArpeggioUp D0
ArpeggioDown D#0
ArpeggioUpandDown E0
ArpeggioDownandUp F0
Additionally,themodeiscontrollablebytheSustainPedal(MIDICC64),whichwhenpressedactivatesthemostrecentlyusedtremolo/arpmode.
Tremolo+ArpSettings
Accelerate/Decelerate:setstheeffectofthemodwheel(MIDICC1)onthetremoloandarpeggio.
Whensettoaccelerate,raisingthemodwheelincreasestherateatwhichnotesaregenerated.Whensettodecelerate,raisingthemodwheeldecreasestherateatwhichnotesaregenerated.
ThisswitchisalsocontrollablebyMIDIkeyswitchesF#0(accelerate)andG0(decelerate),colouredblueinKontakt’son-screenkeyboard.
! Modwheelcontroloftremoloandarpeggiospeedisadditionaltomodwheelcontrolofbrightness,describedaboveinthesectiononarticulations.
Rate:setsthetimeintervalbetweengeneratednotes,syncedtothehosttempofrom1/64to1/4.WhenRateisturnedfullyclockwise,theSpeeddialbecomesactive,andthetimeintervalbetweennotescanbesetfreely.
Speed:setsthetimeintervalbetweengeneratednotes,from50to1500milliseconds,independentofthehosttempo.
SpeedisactiveonlywhenRateisfullyclockwise.
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Humanize
Timing:setstheamountofrandomvariationinthetimeintervalbetweengeneratednotes.
Velocity:setstheamountofrandomvariationinthevelocityandvolumeofgeneratednotes.
Tuning:setstheamountofrandomvariationinthetuningofgeneratednotes.WhenusingtheSingle+Ensemblearticulation,thisvariationaddstothetuningsetbytheCoarseandFinedialsonthefirstpageoftheGUI.
Whentremolo/arpisoff,theHumanizedialshavenoeffect.
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FXPage
Thethirdpageoftheinterfacegivesyouaccesstofoureffectsforsoundshaping.
Equalizer
LoGain:setsthevolumeoflowfrequencies,between+/-10decibels.
MidGain:setsthevolumeofmidfrequencies,between+/-10decibels.
MidFreq:setsthecentreofthefrequenciescontrolledbytheMidGaindial.
HiGain:setsthevolumeofhighfrequencies,between+/-10decibels.
! TheHiandLoEQfrequencieshavebeenpre-tweakedbyPrecisionsoundtosuittheinstrument.
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Stereo
Width:setsthestereoimageoftheinstrument.At0%,youheartheinstrument’snaturalsound,recordedinstereo.
Turningthedialcounter-clockwisetowards-100%narrowsthestereoimage,untilthesoundismonoat-100%.
Turningthedialclockwisetowards+100%stretchesthestereoimageforanextra-wideeffect.
Reverb
Level:setsthevolumeindecibelsoftheconvolutionreverbeffect.
Type:changestheimpulseresponseoftheconvolutionreverb.Seventeenimpulseresponsesareavailable,rangingfromshortspringstochurchesandcathedrals.
Youcanalsodisablethereverbbysettingthismenuto“Reverboff”.
Delay
Level:setsthevolumeindecibelsofthedelayeffect.
Time:setsthegapinmillisecondsbetweendelayrepetitions.
Feedback:setstheextenttowhichrepetitionsgeneratedbythedelayarefedbackintothedelay,toproducemorerepetitions.At100%,thedelaycontinuesregeneratingindefinitely.
On/off:enablesordisablesthedelayeffect.
Tone:setsthehigh-frequencydampingoftherepetitionsgeneratedbythedelay,where0%providesnodamping,and100%providesfulldampingforadarkersound.
Spread:setsthestereoimageoftherepetitionsgeneratedbythedelay,where0%ismono,and100%isfullstereoforaping-pongdelayeffect.
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Credits
Recording:FredrikWictorsson
Soundediting:MelissaPons
SoundeditingandGUIdesign:LarsWestin
Kontaktscripting:IainMorlandhttp://www.iainmorland.net
ThisproductincludesimpulsesfromthefreeBricastiM7librarybyAcousticas,usedunderlicense.
ThemanualwaswrittenbyIainMorland.
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