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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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