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INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE, OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES EVEN IF MOTU HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Contents 5 About Ethno Instrument 11 Installation 17 QuickStart Guide 19 The Ethno Instrument Application 25 The Ethno Instrument Plug-in 41 The Ethno Instrument Window 71 The Sound Library 75 Instruments 115 Loops and Phrases 123 Credits 125 Microtonal Tuning 127 Troubleshooting III IV CHAPTER 1 About Ethno Instrument Ethno Instrument is a universal world/ethnic Performer, Pro Tools, Logic, SONAR, Cubase, instrument plug-in for Mac and Windows. Ethno Nuendo, Live, and virtually any major audio Instrument supports all major audio plug-in software program for Windows and Mac. formats on both platforms (MAS, VST, AAX, RTAS, and Audio Units). As a stand-alone application, Ethno Instrument turns your Mac or PC into a streamlined world A world of ethnic instrument sounds at your instrument powerhouse with unlimited parts, disk fingertips streaming, 17 independent audio output pairs and Ethno Instrument delivers expressive ethnic 21 GB of world/ethnic sounds. Stand-alone instrument sounds combined with authentic world operation also allows you to use Ethno Instrument music loops in one simple-to-use window. From with music software applications that do not host solo instruments to full ensembles, Ethno third party instrument plug-ins. Stand-alone Instrument delivers all of the exotic textures you operation is virtually identical to plug-in need to take your recordings to the four corners of operation, except for a few additional settings for the globe. Included is a massive 21 GB library of audio/MIDI input and output. instrument samples from all over the world, recorded with pristine audio fidelity and careful As a plug-in, Ethno Instrument can be used as a attention to detail. You can browse sounds by flexible, state-of-the-art sound source directly instrument category or by regions of the world. Or, within your projects. You can save all Ethno use the handy search feature to quickly zero in on Instrument settings with the project for instant and the sound, instrument, loop or phrase you are total recall. Since all Ethno Instrument settings are looking for. saved with your host application session, you enjoy the highest degree of convenience and speed Phrases and loops because there is no separate application or Ethno Instrument’s sound library includes a vast associated documents to manage. library of authentic loops and phrases that can be instantly tempo-locked to your host software time Collaborate across platforms line. You can slice loops with one click to trigger Because Ethno Instrument supports every major each beat from your keyboard, or drag & drop audio production platform, you can effortlessly loops into your host software tracks. Ethno move from one platform to another — or Instrument is truly unique because it provides collaborate with colleagues who use different audio virtual instruments, loops and phrases together in software. For example, you could compose and one seamless, integrated window, with all the track a project in Digital Performer, Logic, or flexibility you need to sculpt your music to the very Cubase and then move to Pro Tools for mixing. smallest detail. Simply save an Ethno Instrument multi (a snapshot of all its settings) in DP, Logic or Cubase and then Universal plug-in or stand-alone operation load it into Ethno Instrument running in Pro Tools.