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ETHNO WORLD 5 PROFESSIONAL & VOICES is by the renowned award
winning film composer Marcel Barsotti (“Die Päpstin”, Deutschland -
“Ein Sommermärchen” - “Das Wunder von Bern”). This composer has
already won several awards. He has composed music for more than
60 cinema, advertising and television films and his musicians have
been placed in the charts several times.
EW5 PRO & VOICES contains more than 240 professionally recorded ethnic
instruments and more than 18.000 high quality samples in the following
categories: Bowed Instruments, Stringed Instruments, Woodwind & Brass,
Key Instruments, Bell Type Instruments, Metal Type Instruments, World Drums,
World Percussion, Gongs & Bowls and the new category of Voices & Choirs.

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This library includes all voices and choirs
from the full version ETHNO WORLD
5 PROFESSIONAL & VOICES. The lar-
gest ethnic vocal sample project in the
world!

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A legendary grand piano - now a virtual instrument!
Galaxy Instruments has released Galaxy Vintage D, a virtual grand piano that
is based on samples of Bauer Studios’ famous 1920 Steinway D, which has
served for legendary recordings. This exceptional Steinway concert grand
was built in 1920 in Hamburg in the German factory of Steinway & Sons.
Over the last 90 years it has achieved a deep and intimate character and a
beautiful singing tone.
Some of the best pianists have recorded legendary albums on this instru-
ment, among them Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Carla Bley, Guillermo and
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Wolfgang Dauner, John Taylor and
many others.
Richie Beirach called it ‘the best piano in the world’.
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User Manual

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TITAN
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represent a commitment on the part of yellow tools GbR and Best Service GmbH. The
software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be
copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise
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© yellow tools GbR, 2009. All rights reserved. 1st edition.

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Welcome..................................................................................................... 6

TITAN User Interface............................................................................09

Output Levelmeter..................................................................................09
Analog I & II Buttons..............................................................................09
Origami - Impulse Response Processor..............................................09
Arpeggiator & Step Sequencer.............................................................09

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HighPass & Treble..................................................................................10
LowPass & Resonance..........................................................................10
Sample Start & Glide..............................................................................10
Effect Area...............................................................................................11
Limiter & Automation Presets...............................................................11
Solo & Legato.........................................................................................11
Dynamic Range, Pitch and Panorama Settings...................................12
Volume & AHDSR settings.....................................................................12

License Agreements............................................................................13
License Agreement Software................................................................13
License Agreement Sound Library.......................................................15

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Important:
On the following pages the parameters and features of the TITAN QuickEdit page
get explained..
Regarding the basic use and functions of the ENGINE sample player please read
the 180-pages ENGINE manual. Click on the question mark right beside
the “Preferences” button in ENGINE to open the PDF.
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Welcome

Welcome
Thank you very much for purchasing TITAN - the biggest and most extensive synthesizer
sound collection of all time!
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Once upon a time in the 80s and 90s all

electronic musicians dreamt of something that
would combine all keyboard and synth sounds,
regardless of whether they were digital machines
or old vintage keyboards. Moreover with many
effects and synchronisation possibilities and
preferably total control of all parameters on
instant recall...

Due to our access to one of the biggest synth-

and keyboard collections worldwide we spent the
last ten years sampling the best sounds of every

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synth or electronic sound module. We always
envisioned a universal library that would contain
the entire spectrum of 40 years synth history as a product that we could release.

Over the years more than 200 different sound modules were perpetuated in TITAN.

Unfortunately there wasn’t a single sample-player that met our requirements.

It was the modular concept of the ENGINE player – a development of Best Service and
yellow tools – that convinced us and finally offered the possibility to present and utilize all
our samples in one Plug-In without limitations.

It was an incredible effort to edit, cut, tune and loop every single one of over 100.000
samples and create 5500 presets. Even though we are one year delayed, we finally did it :-)

During the integration of the samples in ENGINE we made sure to reproduce the sound as
close to the original as possible without drowning them in a whole lot of FX and filters.

Also we deliberately avoided layering sounds – for the instant „wow-effect“ – because
experience has proven that overblown mega sound structures are harder to incorporate
into production. Another feature is that we did not categorize by instrument, but rather by
Sound, because what‘s the use of having to search for example a suitable filter-bass in 200
different places?

In order to offer you the fastest entry in TITAN and ENGINE we created several „Introduction“
tutorial videos. They can be found on the Installation DVD along with extensive TITAN
Sound-Shows and further information as also shown on www.bestservice.de

And now have fun with TITAN!

Holger Felden.........abcSounds
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TITAN User Interface

The user interface of TITAN is clearly arranged and easy to use.

On the following pages all the parameters and features of the TITAN QuickEdit page get
explained. In most cases all these features are also available on the ENGINE „ProEdit“
page, so beside the quick access here you also get additional parameters for your changes
and customization on the ProEdit page.
Regarding the basic use and functions of the ENGINE sample player please read the
Engine manual that is available in form of a PDF file inside your Engine Root Folder.
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Output Levelmeter

This display shows the output level of the currently selected TITAN Layer.

Analog I & II Buttons

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If activated, the two „Analog“ buttons create analog sound characteristics of the selected
Layer. „Analog 1“ is connected to the function „random to skip (sample start)“ and
„Analog 2“ to „random to pitch“.

Origami - Impulse Response Processor

Here you can switch the Impulse Response Processor „Origami“ on and off.
Using the fader you can edit the WET parameter accordingly. Further and more detailed
Origami parameters and settings are available on the Pro Edit page.

Arpeggiator & Step Sequencer

Use these buttons to switch the Arpeggiator and the Step
Sequencer on or off.

To edit the current settings of these modulators simply switch to the

ENGINE „ProEdit“ page.
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HighPass & Treble

Using the „HighPass“ fader you can cut the basses of the
instrument. With „Treble“ you can boost the high notes.

The value range of the Highpass parameter is from 0 dB to -24 dB.

The value range of the Treble parameter is from 0 dB to +24 dB.

Both parameters are connected to a „mouse over“ effect, so the

parameter values are shown in the value display below the faders
automatically - as soon as you edit one of the faders with your
mouse.

LowPass & Resonance

The „LowPass“ fader specifies the frequency, above which the
audio signal gets cut.
With „Resonance“ you can set the emphasis of the selected
frequency from 0% (no emphasis) to 100%
(maximum emphasis).

Using the “Vel. Filter” (Velocity Filter) button you can adjust if the
parameters “LowPass” and “Resonance” react statically (button
“off”) or dynamically depending on the velocity (button “on”).

Both faders are connected to the “mouse over” effect mentioned

above, too.

Sample Start & Glide

The „Sample Start“ fader moves the playback position of a
sample back. With the „Vel. Skip“ (Velocity Skip) button you
can assign if this move back takes place statically (button
„off“) or dynamically depending on the played velocity
(button „on“).

The „Glide“ parameter can be switched on or off with the

button below. If activated you can use the „Glide Time“
fader to set the time for the switch to the next note.
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Effect Area

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Some of the ENGINE effects are available directly on the TITAN QuickEdit page for
immediate access. With the button you can switch the entire effect area on or off. Like for
Origami you can also edit the „Wet“ parameter for the available effects using the respective
faders.

Limiter & Automation Presets

With a click on the „Limiter“ button you can switch the limiter on or off. To edit the settings
of the limiter simply switch to the insert effect area on Engine ProEdit page.
The „Automation Presets“ pull-down menu contains some already prepared automation
assignments of the TITAN QuickEdit page parameters for several hardware controllers. For
further details about automation please refer to the ENGINE manual.

Solo & Legato

Activating the „Solo“ button the maximum number of keys
per TITAN Layer is set to „1“. Thus you can only play one
note per Layer (every new note quits the playback of the
prior note).

With the „Legato“ button you can switch the legato mode
for the currently selected TITAN Layer on or off.
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Dynamic Range, Pitch and Panorama Settings

Depending on the velocity all notes of an instrument are mapped with a specific volume
value. This is the basic volume of a tone. The „Dynamic Range“ parameter allows the
adjustment of the dynamic range in %.
The „Pitch“ parameter can be adjusted in semitones and cents („press and hold the
„shift“ key) and changes the entire pitch. The parameter value range is between +/- 24 st
(semitones).
Using the „Panorama“ fader you can adjust the panorama setup of the TITAN Layer. With
the „Stereo“ fader you can additionally limit this panorama setup.

Volume & AHDSR settings

The „Volume“ fader assigns the basic volume level to the selected TITAN Layer.
The right part contains the settings for the AHDSR envelope with the parameters Volume
Attack (A), Hold (H), Decay (D), Sustain (S) and Release (R).
Again the parameter values get shown in the value display below the faders with the
„mouse over“ effect.
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License Agreements
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PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. BY

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1. License.

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License Agreement Sound Library

ALL SAMPLES ARE 100% COPYRIGHT CLEAN!!!

You can use the material, which is included in this library, for commercial or noncommercial
music productions, without worrying about copyright infringement problems. Best Service
created all of the sounds for this product, and owns the copyright to these sounds. When
you purchase a Best Service product, you get a single license for use of the sounds in your
music productions. Although it is not required, it would be greatly appreciated if you adhere
to the following crediting guidelines on any music recording that utilizes material from Best
Service “TITAN“. We would be very thankful if you include the following courtesy credits
using this wording only: Sound Samples courtesy of Best Service “TITAN”.
Screen credit for film & television use is not required except on soundtrack albums etc.
Without the written consent of Best Service, the reproduction or duplication of the products
or sound recordings within them (either as they exist on the disc or by any means of
reformatting, mixing, filtering, re-synthesizing, processing, editing for use in another
product or for re-sale) is strictly prohibited.
All unauthorized giving, trading, lending, renting, re-issuing, re-distribution or re-sale of this
product or any of the sounds it contains are expressly prohibited.

In short: DON’T COPY THIS LIBRARY!

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