The Orchestra Complete Manual EN PDF
The Orchestra Complete Manual EN PDF
The Orchestra Complete Manual EN PDF
Thank you very much for choosing Best Service software. Congratulations on your
brand-new instrument „The Orchestra Complete“ by Sonuscore. We hope you will
enjoy this instrument as much as we do. This manual will help you to get started and
explains the features and functions of your new software.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................5
2. INSTRUMENTS.......................................................................................... 5
2.1 FULL LIST OF INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICULATIONS „The Orchestra“ ..............................5
2.2 ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICULATIONS OF „Strings Of winter“ .....................6
2.3 KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS AND MULTIS ..............................................................................7
5. MULTIS ...................................................................................................21
6. Credits ....................................................................................................22
6.1 „The Orchestra Complete“...................................................................................................22
6.2 Original „The Orchestra“ ...................................................................................................... 23
7. NEW FEATURES.......................................................................................24
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1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to SONUSCORE’s THE ORCHESTRA. This Kontakt instrument is a full multi-sampled
orchestral library, that aims to provide you with all basic articulations for every standard
section of the symphonic orchestra. As orchestral libraries have grown more and more
complex, we approached this instrument with the goal to make it as easy as possible to
create good sounding arrangements. With the Ensemble Engine we created a simple way to
combine orchestral colors and quickly load playable combinations for sketching or layering,
while the single patches allow you to orchestrate your ideas in as much detail as you want.
For deeper understanding of all the possibilities of this instrument make sure to check out
any tutorials and walkthroughs on www.sonuscore.com.
2. INSTRUMENTS
2.1 FULL LIST OF INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICULATIONS „THE ORCHESTRA“
Strings
Violin I x x x x x x
Violin II x x x x x x
Violas x x x x x x
Celli x x x x x x
Basses x x x x x x
Brass
4 Horns x x x x
3 Trumpets x x x x
3 Trombones x x x x
Low Brass
x x x
(Tuba & Bass Trombone)
Woodwinds
Flute x x x x
Oboe x x x x
Clarinet x x x x
Bassoon x x x x
Contrabassoon x x x
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Choir (Bonus)
Men and Women Sustain (Ah, Oh), Staccato (11 Syllables)
Sul Sul Sul Ponticello Trills HT & Col Bartok Harmonic Harmonic Harmonic
Ponticello Ponticello Spiccato WT Legno Pizzicato Sustain Tremolo Marcato
Sustain Tremolo
Orchestral Strings
Violin I x x x x x x x x x
Violin II x x x x x x x x x
Violas x x x x x x x x x
Celli x x x x x x x x x
Basses x x x x x x x x x
Mongolian Strings
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On the Main tab you find the basic controls to build your ensemble.
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By clicking on an instrument slot, a browser will guide you through the selection of an
articulation. To quickly load articulations for the different slots, you can navigate through the
slots with the arrows on the bottom of the browser. You can delete the loaded instrument
from the current slot by clicking on the “empty slot” button on the bottom right. To exit the
browser click on the X on the bottom left, or double click on your selected articulation.
Every instrument can be assigned to one of five different engine modules. By default, no
module is selected, which means the instrument can be played live on your keyboard using
modwheel or velocity to control dynamics. If a module is assigned, rhythm and dynamics are
dependent on the respective module settings.
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Arpeggiator 1-3 can be assigned to short articulations (Staccato, Marcato, Pizzicato), while
Envelope 1 and 2 can be assigned to sustained articulations (Sustain, Tremolo). An icon on
the right indicates if an arpeggiator or envelope is assigned. This icon will light up and move,
when the module is active and notes are triggered. For detailed description of the modules
see 3.2 Engine Tab.
Above the instrument slots you will find the preset selection. The arrow buttons left and right
of the preset title allow you to skip to the next or previous preset in the list.
By clicking on the title of the currently selected preset, you can open the preset browser.
The presets are divided into four categories, that can be selected on the top of the browser:
- Orchestral Colors
- Orchestral Rhythms
- Animated Orchestra
- User Presets
The Orchestral Colors are useful combinations of orchestral instruments that can be played
live on your keyboard, without the use of the engine modules.
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Orchestral Rhythms contain very basic rhythmical patterns in separate or mixed orchestral
sections.
The Animated Orchestra Presets are the most complex presets available, making use of the
engine modules to create colorful arrangements and interlocking patterns.
Under User Presets, you can organize and share user presets for the Ensemble Engine.
On the bottom of the page you can skip through the pages of presets using the arrows. To
exit the preset browser, click on the X on the bottom left, or double click on your selected
preset.
Since the individual range of each instrument is modeled after the real thing, the playable
range on the keyboard can change between presets. The playable range is labeled blue on
Kontakt’s keyboard display and on the KOMPLETE Control. Animated Presets are optimized
to sound best in the two octaves around middle C, which are marked green on the Kontakt
Keyboard Display.
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The Orchestra Complete has a simple solution to save, organize and share user presets for
the Ensemble Engine. When you enter the Preset Menu, you’ll find a category labeled “User
Presets” on the upper right side of the page.
By clicking on the “save current settings as preset” button, you can save a custom preset,
which will show up in the user preset browser.
If you want to transfer presets between systems or share them with other users, simply copy
the *.nka-files of your choosing into the instruments Data-folder on the other system.
When you have copied new presets into the Data-folder, the
instrument needs to scan the presets in order for them to show up
in the browser. To allow that, open a fresh instance of The
Orchestra Complete and navigate to the user presets page.
Click the “Scan Presets” button on the right and double click on
the “—start--.nka” button to start the scan process. The instrument
will now scan and update the preset database including your new
presets.
Important note: Only use the scan presets function after freshly
reopening the ensemble instrument. If you have saved new presets
in the meantime, it is possible, that the browser doesn’t display all
presets properly
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In the upper right corner of the Main Tab you can find the Export MIDI icon. This has been a
feature often requested and a long time in development. You are now able to export your
preset performance to different midi channels within your DAW simply by dragging and
dropping the icon into your DAW.
To use this feature you can follow these steps. Open up „The Orchestra Complete.nki“.
Choose a preset that you like and record a performance into your DAW.
The Engine registers that your DAW is playing and starts recording all generated MIDI Data
even if you don’t record onto a midi channel.
You can now drag and drop the recorded data into your DAW.
But be careful: Once your DAW is stopped and The Orchestra gets triggered again, the cache
will be cleared and the previously recorded data will be overwritten with new data.
To be safe you can record a performance onto a midi channel of your DAW, edit this
performance, play that section again to write that changed data into the Midi cache of The
Orchestra and drag and drop into your DAW.
If your preset file consists of five instrument groups five midi tracks will be created. You can
use those to layer different instruments of The Orchestra or any other sample library.
The controls and possibilities of the three arpeggiators are identical, the same is true for the
two envelopes.
Below the controls of each module there is the speed control, where you can double or cut
inhalf the speed of all modules at once. This is especially useful, if the host tempo is very
fast or slow.
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3.2.1 ARPEGGIATOR:
The arpeggiator module consists of two main elements, the general controls and the rhythm
stepper. While the general controls help controlling the note repertoire out of the played
notes, the rhythm stepper helps arranging them in a recurring rhythmical sequence.
General Controls:
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played chord. This can be used to prevent a muddy bass section and orchestrate chords
carefully with multiple instruments.
Swing: Gradually add a swing feeling to the arpeggiators pattern
Repeat: Repeats every note one or multiple time before moving on to the next one.
Rhythm Stepper:
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3.2.2 ENVELOPE:
The Envelope allows you to set a recurring dynamic shape to sustained notes. The
centerpiece is the envelope shape, which can be drawn freely by left-clicking and dragging
the mouse. By right-clicking and dragging the mouse you can draw a straight line.
A number of additional controls allow you to adjust the envelope to suit your needs:
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At the Mixer Tab you can adjust the balance and sound of the different slots and apply
master effects.
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Please note: Even though the dry signals will be split to the separate outputs, the send-reverb
will remain on the default channel, as splitting the reverb would be very taxing on your CPU.
For best results, we suggest to use this feature with the internal convolution reverb turned
off, and add a master reverb in the DAW.
Equalizer: Choose between two Master-EQ settings that were prepared specifically for this
instrument.
Compressor: Adjust the dynamics of the instrument by setting the threshold of the
compressor and adjust the makeup gain to the right.
Reverb: This is the master convolution reverb with ten high quality impulse responses from
different legendary effect processors. You can choose an impulse response in the menu to
the left and adjust the send return level of the reverb with the mix-control.
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On the top right of the main page, there is a little icon that leads to the settings page, that
provides options for additional customization.
3.4.2 HUMANIZE
By turning on the humanization and turning up the humanization control, the engine will
gradually add imperfections to rhythm and dynamics of the engine modules.
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4. SINGLE INSTRUMENTS
On the lower end of the interface all available articulations are displayed. You can activate an
articulation by clicking on it, or by playing the note that is shown above it in the lowest octave
(C0-B0).
4.1.2.MULTI KEYSWITCHES:
To quickly layer multiple articulations, two or more keyswitches can be triggered
simultaneously by overlapping the notes or pressing the keys at the same time.
4.1.4 REVERB:
Turn on/off the convolution reverb with ten high quality impulse
responses from different legendary effect processors. You can
choose an impulse response in the menu below and adjust the
amount of wet signal with the mix-control.
4.1.5 EQUALIZER:
Turn on/off the equalizer. This Equalizer has two bands with a
frequency and Q-factor chosen specifically for each instrument. Add
more warmth and bass with the low-control and bring more
brilliance to the sound with the high-control.
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5. MULTIS
The multis combine different presets and settings in multiple instances of the Ensemble
Instrument to create huge-sounding instantly playable instruments. They are sorted into the
same categories as the presets from the Ensemble Instrument:
The Orchestral Colors Multis are full orchestral combinations for quick sketching and
layering.
Orchestral Rhythms and Animated Orchestra Multis contain rhythms and patterns that will be
generated from any played note. Many of them are layered with playable articulations, so
melodies can be played on top of the orchestral rhythms.
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6. CREDITS
Product Concept and Design: Tilman Sillescu, Steffen Brinkmann, Stefan Kemler, Christian
Wirtz, Pierre Langer, Axel Rohrbach
Preset Design: Tilman Sillescu, Steffen Brinkmann, Simon Schrenk, Andreas Hammann
Sample Editing: Andreas Hammann, Simon Schrenk, Steffen Brinkmann, Olajide Paris,
Christian Wirtz
Additional Content: Tilman Sillescu, Steffen Brinkmann, Stefan Kemler, Nico Dilz, Christian
Wirtz, Simon Schrenk, Mathias Vatter
Samples performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra at Studio 22, Budapest, and the
Mongolian State Morin Khuur Ensemble at White Arch Studio Ulanbatur.
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Product Concept and Design: Steffen Brinkmann, Tilman Sillescu, Stefan Kemler, Christian
Wirtz, Pierre Langer, Axel Rohrbach
Sample Editing: Severin Schwarz, Sebastian Bach, Sebastian Breiter, Roman Krotil, Steffen
Brinkmann, Christian Wirtz
Demo Videos: Steffen Brinkmann, Tilman Sillescu, Jannic Böhme, Benedikt Huster
Additional Content: Tilman Sillescu, Steffen Brinkmann, Stefan Kemler, Matthias Wolf, Marvin
Hartmann, Christian Wirtz
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7. NEW FEATURES
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