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RoyalReedOrganforNIKontakt5.5.1+
The Royal Reed Organ is our flagship harmonium library, with 18 independent registers and arealisticairpump. Ithasapowerful lowend,sweethighvoices,andawarmmidrangetimbre. It’sbasedonasophisticatedsuctionairharmoniumfromthe1920s.Capableofeverythingfromsimpleaccompaniment to complex lead lines, the Royal Reed Organ suits acoustic, classical and sacredmusicintraditionalandcontemporarystylesalike.
TheRoyalReedOrganfeatures:
• Eightindividuallysampledupperregisters• Tenindividuallysampledlowerregisters• Chromaticreleasesamples• Realisticairpumpeffect• Expressivemodulationcontrols• 40presets• 1033stereo24-bitWAVsamples• 1programforNIKontakt5.5.1+withscriptedperformancecontrolsandGUI
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Introduction
TheRoyalReedOrganforNIKontakt5isourflagshipharmoniumlibrary.Theinstrumentsourceisa
400-poundsuctionairharmoniumfromthe1920s.Itwasmadebythepianoandreedorgancompany
Östlind&Almquist(1888-1962),apurveyortotheSwedishroyalcourt.Thisharmoniumfeaturesa
wholerangeofhighqualityvoices,fromthelowend16’Subbasses,allthewayuptothe2’Piccolo.
Thelistofstopsisimpressive,andenablesa
greatvarietyoftimbres.Everystophas
dedicatedcontrolsforon/off,volume,and
finetuning.Thekeyboardisdividedintotwo
areas,withstopstocontrolthevoiceson
eithersideofthesplit.
Ourgoalwastobetruetotheoriginaldesign,
butalsotoextenditsfeaturesinthedigital
realm.Inourversion,youcanpreciselyset
theeffectoftheairpumponthesound,and
shapethetimbreoftheregistersusingyour
modulationwheelandaftertouch.
Thissamplelibraryshipswith40presetsthatvaryincharacterandcomplexity.Whetheryou’reinto
songwriting,traditionalfolkmusic,classical,sacredorexperimentalmusic,wehopethesepresetswill
giveyouareallygoodstartwiththelibrary.
ThePrecisionsoundTeam
TheRoyalReedOrganrequiresthefullversionofKontakt5.5.1+,andwillnotworkwiththefreeKontakt
Player,orwithearlierversionsofKontakt.IfyouarerunninganearlierversionofKontakt,pleaseupdate
itthroughtheNativeInstrumentsServiceCenterbeforeloadingtheRoyalReedOrgan.
IfyouuseViennaEnsembleProtohostKontakt,pleaseselectPreferences>Plugins>RescanAllin
ViennaEnsembleProafterupdatingKontaktthroughtheNativeInstrumentsServiceCenter.
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RegistersPage
Thefirstpageoftheinterfaceenablesyoutocombineandmixorganregisters,adjustdynamics,andsettheorganpumpeffect.
UpperRegisters
TheRoyalReedOrganhaseightupperregisters.Eachregisterhasthreededicatedcontrols.ThescreenshotontherightshowsthecontrolsforthePiccolo2’register.
FineTune:setsthepitchoftheregister,between+/-30cents.
Volume:setsthelevelindecibelsoftheregister.
On/Off:enablesordisablestheregister.
! ThenoterangeforallupperregistersisC4–G6inclusive.
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LowerRegisters
TheRoyalReedOrganhastenlowerregisters.Eachofthesehasthreededicatedcontrols.ThescreenshotontherightshowsthecontrolsfortheSubbasD16’register.
FineTune:setsthepitchoftheregister,between+/-30cents.
Volume:setsthelevelindecibelsoftheregister.
On/Off:enablesordisablestheregister.
! ThenoterangefortheSubbasD16’andSubbas16’registersisF1–C3inclusive.Forallotherlowerregisters,thenoterangeisF1–B3inclusive.
KeyColouring
TherangeofthecurrentlyenabledregistersisshownonKontakt’son-screenkeyboard.Forexample:
Upperregisterson
Upperregisterson,andlowerSubbasD16’registeron
Upperregisterson,andlowerFagott16’registeron
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Envelope
Attack:setsthetimeinmillisecondsforthesoundoftheinstrumenttoreachfullvolumewhenanoteisplayed.
Decay:setsthetimeinmillisecondsforthesoundoftheinstrumenttodieawaytosilencewhenanoteisreleased.
Start:setsthepointatwhichplaybackbeginsineachrecordednote,upto500ms.Valuesabove0mssmooththepercussivecharacterofnoteattacks.
Release
Volume:setsthelevelindecibelsofthereleasesamplesthatsoundwhenanotestopsplaying.
Thisdialhasarangeof-36dBto+6dB.Turnitfullylefttodisablereleasesamples.
Velocity
Sens:setstherelationshipbetweenhowhardyoustrikethekeys(MIDIvelocity)andthevolumeofthesound.
At0%,thevolumeofthesoundisunaffectedbyhowhardyouplay,whichistypicalforanorgan.At100%,thevolumeofthesoundisstronglyaffectedbyhowhardyouplay.
Pump
Thepumpeffectrecreatestheorganmechanismbycombiningmodulationofvolumeandtonewithsynchronisedrecordingsoftheairpumpinaction.
On/Off:enablesordisablesthepumpeffect.
Depth:setstheextenttowhichtheorgansoundismodulatedbythepump.
Rate:setsthespeedofthepump.Fivetempo-syncedspeedsareavailable:bar,half-note,4th,8th,16th.
Volume:setsthelevelindecibelsofthepumpnoise.
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FXPage
Thesecondpageoftheinterfacegivesyouaccesstosoundshapingeffectsandmodulationcontrols.
EQ
LoGain:setsthevolumeoflowfrequencies,between+/-12decibels.
MidGain:setsthevolumeofmidfrequencies,between+/-12decibels.
MidFreq:setsthecentreofthefrequenciescontrolledbytheMidGaindial,from600Hzto7kHz.
HiGain:setsthevolumeofhighfrequencies,between+/-12decibels.
! 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”.
Chorus
On/off:enablesordisablesthechoruseffect.
Amount:setsthevolumeindecibelsofthechoruseffect.
Depth:setstheintensityofthechoruseffect.
Speed:setstherateatwhichthechorusedsignalismodulatedintime.
Phase:setstheoffsetindegreesbetweenthechorusedsignalandthedrysignal.
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Delay
On/off:enablesordisablesthedelayeffect.
Level:setsthevolumeindecibelsofthedelayeffect.
Time:setsthegapinmillisecondsbetweendelayrepetitions.
Feedback:setstheextenttowhichrepetitionsgeneratedbythedelayarefedbackintothedelay,toproducemorerepetitions.At100%,thedelaycontinuesregeneratingindefinitely.
Tone:setsthehigh-frequencydampingoftherepetitionsgeneratedbythedelay,where0%providesnodamping,and100%providesfulldampingforadarkersound.
Spread:setsthestereoimageoftherepetitionsgeneratedbythedelay,where0%ismono,and100%isfullstereoforaping-pongdelayeffect.
Piano-Forte
ThePiano-FortecontrolsareuniquetotheRoyalReedOrgan,enablingadjustmentoftheinstrument’stimbreinanatural-soundingway,usingeithertheKontaktinterfaceoryourMIDIcontroller.Piano-Fortesimulateschangestotheairpressurethatpowerstheorgan.
Piano-Forte:setstheinstrumenttimbre.Valuesabove12o’clockincreasethebiteoftheorgan.Valuesbelow12o’clocksoftenitscharacter.
ModulationPianoandModulationForte:setwhetherthecurrentmodulationsourceswilldecreaseorincreasethePiano-Fortevaluefromitscurrentsetting.Thesebuttonsaremutuallyexclusive.Themodulationsourcesaredescribedbelow.
! WhensettoPiano,themodulationsourceswilldecreasePiano-Fortefromitscurrentdialsetting–inotherwords,softenthetimbre.WhensettoForte,themodulationsourceswillincreasePiano-Fortefromitscurrentdialsetting–inotherwords,brightenthetimbre.
Modwheel:activatesthemodulationwheel(MIDICC1)asamodulationsourceforPiano-Forte.
Aftertouch:activatesaftertouch(MIDIchannelpressure)asamodulationsourceforPiano-Forte.
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Credits
Recording:DanielNäsströmSoundeditingandGUIDesign:LarsWestinKontaktscripting:IainMorlandhttp://www.iainmorland.net
ThisproductincludesimpulsesfromthefreeBricastiM7librarybyAcousticas,usedunderlicense.
ThemanualwaswrittenbyIainMorland.
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