Sample modeling trumpet manual

The Player is included as a separate installer, and no additional software is required to play the instrument. The Strings were developed on Kontakt 5. Please note, however, that it will not run on previous versions of Kontakt. The instruments can be loaded and played in the full versions of Kontakt. Please note that they cannot be opened or modified, and no access to the samples, impulse responses or instrument programming is provided.

User-drawn rescaling of the note-on velocity allows greater flexibility and better control of the articulations. This is particularly suitable for breath or wind controllers, or other physical input devices. The early reflections ER are those components of the emitted sound reaching the listener shortly after being reflected from the closest walls, floor and ceiling.

They convey information about the spatial localizaton of the instrument, and greatly contribute to realism. In the Strings, a sophisticated algorithm extracts the directional information of multi-microphone anechoic recordings to recover the overall timbre of the instruments along with their radiation pattern, assembling this information into a suitable ER impulse response, which adds a virtual space to the anechoic sound.

This internal reverb permits to get a full realistic sound straight out-of-the-box. When set to zero, the internal convolution reverb is switched off, allowing the use of your preferred ambience setup.

Another important feature is microtuning, coping with the requirements of musicians using non-tempered scales, as in Middle Eastern and Asian music. The scale can be saved as a preset and recalled by dedicated keyswitches.

Special consideration has been given to creation of realistic unison ensembles. An advanced "Ensemble Maker" has been developed, affecting timing, static and dynamic pitch evolution, phase, response to dynamics, pitchbend, velocity, portamento time, in such a way that even if driven from a single MIDI source, each instrument will sound slightly different, as if played by a different musician.

The ensemble use specially devised IR, markedly reducing the phasing which may occur when several instruments are driven from the same MIDI track i. A completely new, patent pending, technique has been developed, allowing to vary the perceived ensemble size in a continuous manner, ranging from a small chamber orchestra to a large symphonic ensemble.

Ensemble vibrato varies from random to slightly synchronized, under CC control, to impart a more expressive character to intense climaxes. Five ready-to-use Ensembles, including First and Second Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses and an appropriate convolution reverb, suitable for unison playing straight out of the box, are included in the package.

The reverb can of course be bypassed in each ensemble if one wants to use his own ambience. Several playing techniques which can be applied to string instruments e.

These KS are placed immediately below the playing range of each instruments. All the KS are working in real time, either in momentary or latch mode. User-drawn rescaling of the expression CC allows better control of the dynamics. User-drawn rescaling of the Pitchbend allows to tailor the response to different input devices.

Some devices, for example require that subtle PB oscillations are strongly amplified, while large ones remain within the PB range. This feature allows precise positioning of the instruments in a virtual space located before the listener, using early reflections, pre-delay, convoluted panning, stereo field width, and perceived distance algorithms. You can move your instruments back and forth, from side to side, or with a combination of the two, even in realtime, mimicking the natural movements of the player.

This virtual soundstage will set you free of adding a further suitable acoustic environment, without incurring multiple-ambience issues. This can be carried out within the same Kontakt Player, which provides a high quality convolution reverb.

This revolutionary new feature adds a virtually endless timbral variety to sample-based instruments, by acting on the amplitude of individual harmonics, or groups of harmonics, even in real time. This is not a graphic equalizer; the controlling bars are not assigned to fixed frequencies, but to the first 10 harmonics of the played note.

As a consequence, the affected frequencies vary with the pitch of the note. So, rising, for example, bar 1 will boost the fundamental frequency first harmonic of each note played, yielding a "rounder" sound. Rising bars 3, 4, 5 will increase the intensity of the corresponding harmonics for a more "nasal" sound, etc. Timbral shaping can also be controlled in realtime by suitable CCs. Despite their structural complexity, these instruments are very intuitive and easy to play. As all Samplemodeling instruments, the Strings do not use pre-recorded articulations, and shaping the sound is the task of the player, carried out by proper use of a few midi controllers.

However, extensive use of advanced Artificial Intelligence AI techniques greatly facilitates this task. You can therefore concentrate on creating music, rather than mastering complex sample bank management. Nevertheless, thorough knowledge of the controllers and the keyswitches, and some practice, are certainly needed to get most realistic effects. Seamless continuous crescendo-decrescendo across several dynamics is simply obtained by acting on the expression controller.

The attacks are controlled by the interplay between note-on velocity and the expression CC. Trills are easily obtained by retriggering. Pure staccato can be obtained by very short strokes with high note-on velocity. It is well known that MIDI keyboards have different and uneven velocity response, and this may heavily influence the performance of a virtual instrument. To obviate this problem, the instruments includes automatic detection of any velocity inhomogeneities or non-linearity of the keyboard, and provide automatic rescaling to any desired curve.

All the controllers needed for proper functioning of the instrument are mapped to virtual knobs in six GUI panels, which can be activated by a drop down menu. The function of each controller is indicated by the associated label.

The virtual knobs permit to monitor the incoming midi data, but can also be used to directly control the instrument. This allows users of keyboards without physical MIDI controllers or knobs, to explore the expressive capabilities of The Strings. Playing The Strings with either a keyboard plus breath controller e.

TEControl , or directly with a windcontroller e. Yamaha or Akai is very easy. A sensitivity knob allows to cope with virtually any input device. This is very convenient when using a sequencer or a large keyboard. Conversely, users of small keyboards might take advantage of transposition to conveniently exploit the full range of the instrument.

One can also choose to perform chromatically-split portamento or realistic falls and doits. Playing The Trumpet 3 with either a keyboard plus breath controller e. TEControl , or directly with a windcontroller e. Yamaha or Akai is very easy. This is very convenient when using a sequencer or a large keyboard. Conversely, users of small keyboards might take advantage of transposition to conveniently exploit the full range of the instrument.

The Transpose knob greatly facilitates this task, by transposing keys and keyswitches at the same time, without the need to bother with keyboard programming. This revolutionary new feature adds a virtually infinite timbral variety to sample-based instruments, by acting on the amplitude of individual harmonics, or groups of harmonics, even in real time.

This is not a graphic equalizer; the controlling bars are not assigned to fixed frequencies, but to the first 10 harmonics of the played note. As a consequence, the affected frequencies vary with the pitch of the note. So, rising, for example, bar 1 will boost the fundamental frequency first harmonic of each note played, yielding a rounder sound.

Rising bars 3, 4, 5 will increase the intensity of the corresponding harmonics for a more "nasal" sound, etc. Special consideration has been given to creation of realistic ensembles from solo instruments, whether driven from separate MIDI tracks, or when playing unison.

An advanced "ensemble maker" has been developed, affecting timing, static and dynamic pitch evolution, phase, response to dynamics, pitchbend, velocity, portamento time, in such a way that even if driven from a single MIDI source, each instrument will sound as if played by a different musician.

A ready-to-use Multi, including three specially devised trumpets, the ensemble maker, and an appropriate convolution reverb, suitable for unison playing straight out of the box, is included in the package. The Trumpet 3 provides unprecedented realism and expressiveness. A modern PC or Mac with at least 1. Less powerful systems may also prove satisfactory, but may require larger buffer sizes, involving higher latencies, and may reduce the number of simultaneously playable instruments.

Recommended buffer sizes may range from low-latency, hight CPU load to samples higher latency, but less CPU load. A master keyboard with some configurable MIDI controllers, pitchwheel, modwheel, and an expression pedal or breath controller is required for real time playing.

Virtually any type of windcontroller can also be used to play this instrument. If real time playing is not contemplated you will miss some great fun though , using a sequencer may obviate the need for several physical midi controllers, by manually drawing controller data to the MIDI tracks while maintaining full control of the instrument's expressiveness. The playing range of the trumpets corresponds to that of a top professional player, namely E2 — G5. To obtain the discount coupon, please follow the instructions published here.

Immediately after installation of the software, you need to activate it via Internet, using the Service Center utility supplied with the Kontakt software. Without activation the instrument s will appear on a black background and will not work.

The activation process is very easy, though, and is carried out in a few seconds. The Trumpet 3 is the result of a many-year research carried out by Giorgio Tommasini and Peter Siedlaczek, who also performed all the recordings.

The scripts was written by Nils Liberg and Giorgio Tommasini. Axel Schlosser for his skill, patience and professionalism. Special thanks also to our beta testers and wonderful demo makers, and to many Samplemodeling's friends for their valuable help and cooperation. But finally The Trumpet 3 is here! Why anechoic? Virtual Instruments? No additional software needed? Which are the main features of The Trumpet 3?

The Trumpet 3 includes several exciting features:. Velocity and expression mapping It is well known that midi keyboards have different and uneven velocity response, and this may heavily influence the performance of a virtual instrument.

Performance Keyswitches An outstanding feature, allowing to create real time articulations which are too difficult to perform with the usual interplay of expression pedal, pitchbend and modwheel. Mutes and wah-wah The trumpet, like other brass instruments, uses a wide range of mutes. Virtual Soundstage This new feature allows precise positioning of the instruments in a virtual space, using early reflections, pre-delay, convoluted panning and perceived distance algorithms, working even in real time.

Microtuning This is an entirely new feature, coping with the requirements of musicians using non-tempered scales, so essential in, for example, Middle Eastern and Asian music. Timbral Shaping This revolutionary new feature adds a virtually infinite timbral variety to sample-based instruments, by acting on the amplitude of individual harmonics, or groups of harmonics, even in real time.

Unison Ensemble Multi Special consideration has been given to creation of realistic ensembles from solo instruments, whether driven from separate MIDI tracks, or when playing unison. System requirements The Trumpet 3 provides unprecedented realism and expressiveness.

What does the Trumpet 3 package include? How much will I pay? Any Discount? Any Bundle? Online Activation?