QUICK START MANUAL ETHNO WORLD 6 T he ULTI M AT E S A mp L E -LI B RARY F O R E T H NIC IN S TRU me NT S AND vo IC es FR om ALL ove R T he W O RLD P R O DUC E D B Y MARC E L BAR so TTI QUICK START MANUAL Never before was there such a comprehensive and THE INSTRUMENTS high-quality library of ethnic instruments and vo- ices. Awarded film-composer Marcel Barsotti (e. There are various types of instruments which beco- g. Pope Joan, The Miracle of Bern) has gathered a mes apparent in the layout of the Quick Edit Page: gigantic selection of instruments from all over the • TM SYNC: musical phrases and licks are synced word and has additionally recorded a wide choice to the tempo automatically. Be mindful that ext- of solo-voices and choirs from widely varying cul- reme deviation from the original file may lead to tures. ETHNO WORLD 6 Complete is the summit distortion of the audio signal. The more overtones of a library that has continuously grown and been and polyphony a signal has, the sooner the distor- improved over a period of 16 years. In this sixth edi- tion occurs. tion, 80 new instruments and voices with a volume • TM: The TM-Patches also have Time-machine, of 13 gigabytes have been added to the library. but all samples play in original tempo and tuning. However you can edit every note or sample sepa- OPERATION rately. To load a new instrument simply double-click on • BM: The Beat-machine-patches have the advan- its name in the Kontakt Library Browser or click tage that the loops automatically sync to the tempo and drag it into the Rack. but the samples are sliced, meaning they are cut into fragments. The Speed-fader displays the BM- The EW6 instruments will always be loaded with Sound lengths in quarters. If you divide these, for the Quick Edit Page visible. For most users, this example the loop doubles in speed. page will hold all the basic parameters needed. • The “Normal”-patches without prefix mostly use To fine tune fader or knob values simply hold down the DFD-Mode (HD Streaming) and load very fast the shift-key while moving the control. A Cmd- and use up the least resources. Click (MAC) or Ctrl-Click (PC) will reset a control to its default value. • KEY-Patches: With the lower keys of your mas- ter-keyboard (usually E0) you can select variations The value display over the tune-fader has two ar- of the instrument. The description of the variati- rows to allow transposition in semitone steps. By on is displayed on the Quick Edit Page in “Active double-clicking you can manually enter a value. Keyswitch”. To get a description of the fader functions just ac- With instruments that contain Licks or Loops, eve- tivate the INFO button in the display-menu of the ry note is assigned to its individual group, so that top bar. This displays helpful information in the every phrase can be edited in Group-Edit and Sam- bottom bar during mouse-over. ple Start Parameters. It is also recommended to activate the keyboard- view in Kontakt to see where the sample keys (co- GO N gs , BE LL S & ME TAL S loured) and the key switches (pink-lower keys) are Since metal instruments sound especially interes- located. ting when tuned down, there are patches where the You can change to a smaller view of the instruments samples cover a wide range called LOW or WIDE by clicking on the Ethno World 6 Icon (EW6). RANGE.. VO IC es , BO W E D IN S TRU me NT S , Woo DWIND & BRA ss There are also many TM and TM SYNC Sounds, 02 ETHNO WORLD 6 but also Pad- and Solo Sounds. To play Solo tant parameters of your instrument. Sounds authentically you should try the Legato There are slightly different layouts of the Quick T he ULTI M AT E S A mp L E -LI B RARY F O R E T H NIC IN S TRU me NT S AND vo IC es FR om ALL ove R T he W O RLD Function and also with the sustain pedal the Glide- Edit Page, depending if it´s a TM, BM, or KEY Effect. The Legato-Function enables very real note Instrument. P R O DUC E D B Y MARC E L BAR so TTI transitions, because it skips the attack- phase of the following samples to elegantly lead into the next Spee D note. Controls the speed in Timemachine-Mode (TM) or QUICK START MANUAL With many VOICES there come Pad-Sounds or Play- Beatmachine-Mode (BM). back Tracks in the lower range of the keyboard to add musical context to the sung phrases. ACTI ve KE Y S WITC H (KE Y -IN S TRU me NT S ) WO RLD DRU ms Shows the selected keyswitch-articulation. In „KEY“-Instruments you can switch between va- AND WO RLD PE RCU ss I O N rious playing styles or variations with the lower In World Drums and World Percussion most of the keys, mostly starting on E0. patches are a mix of loops, rolls, flams and single hits. Whereby most of the loops were programmed TUN E as Beat-machine Sounds (sliced). Many rolls and Sets the tuning in semitones. For exact settings and flams however are Time-machine-Sounds iden- fine-tuning use the data-entry field. Just double- tifiable by the 100 (middle setting) of the Speed- click and enter your data or use the mouse (high Fader. With this you can easily sync turnarounds resolution with shift). and breaks to your song-tempo or integrate these sounds into your loops. With single hits the Speed- SA mp L E START Fader is useless. (TM, TM SYNC , BM IN S TRU me NT S ) Tipp: Try playing several loops at once, but vary Sets the point where the sample begins to play. them in panorama, tuning and filter settings. By With the Sample Start Range, you can adjust a wi- doing this you can create very interesting and in- der range of this slider. dividual rhythms. The waveform display shows the new start posi- tion. THE ETHNO WORLD 6 SA mp L E START RAN ge (TM, TM SYNC , BM IN S TRU me NT S ) INSTRUMENT INTERFACE Here you can adjust a wider range of the Sample Start slider. QUICK EDIT PAGE Leg AT O ON/OFF SWITC H (N O N -pe RCU ss I ve KEY IN S TRU me NT S ) Enables the Legato Effect. You can find more Le- gato-Controls in the Performance Section. VO LU me Sets the volume of the selected group or the enti- re instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL button status. PAN Sets the panning of the selected group or the entire in- strument, depending on the EDIT ALL button status. This page gives you easy access to the most impor- 03 ATTACK Sets the attack time of the selected group or the entire instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL button status. RE L E A se Sets the release time of the selected group or the entire instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL button status. Inside the opened Reverb Editor: VELOCITIY PR E DE LAY Adjusts the amount that the velocity changes the Sets the Pre Delay Time of the Convolution Reverb volume of the selected group or the entire instru- Effect. This effect concerns the whole instrument. ment, depending on the EDIT ALL button status. SIZ E PITC H B. RAN ge Sets the impulse response file size of the Convolu- Sets the pitch bend range in semitones of the selec- tion Reverb Effect. This effect concerns the whole ted group or the entire instrument, depending on instrument. the EDIT ALL button status. DR op D O WN LI S T S HI gh PA ss / LO W PA ss ON/OFF SWITC H Let you easily load different reverb settings by Enables Low Pass or Hi Pass Filter. opening the lists or alternatively just by clicking the forward/backward arrows. HI gh PA ss S LID E R Sets the High Pass Filter Frequency of the selected EDIT ALL BUTT O N group or the entire instrument, depending on the This button is as powerful as it is dangerous. Not EDIT ALL button status. for your life or your studio – but for the settings of your instruments. LO W PA ss S LID E R If the Edit All button is enabled, all changes you Sets the Low Pass Filter Frequency of the selected make are applied to all groups, keyswitches or group or the entire instrument, depending on the loops that are part of the instrument. That inclu- EDIT ALL button status. des Time-and Beatmachine, filter, volume and tune settings. No matter what group you have been wor- TUN E king on before, the settings are applied to all parts Sets the tuning of the additional note. With the ar- of the instrument. rows on the right side of the field you can adjust the If the Edit All button is disabled, the changes are tuning in semitones. only applied to the currently selected group, loop or phrase. In KEY-Instruments, this is the active Reve R B ON/OFF SWIT H Keygroup, in the other instruments, the selected Enables the Convolution-Reverb effect.