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Steven Slate Drums 4.0
4.0
- Quick Start User Guide –
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Steven Slate Drums 4.0
Sergey Danilov:
Alex Semichev:
Steven Slate:
Steven Slate Drums
Version 4.0
Thanks to Deborah Lintz, Alex Siegel and to all beta testers.
Sampler Design and
Programming
Sampler Design, Samples Editing
and Library Programming
Samples Recording and
Processing
Quick Start User Guide by Alex Semichev
©Yellow Matter Entertainment LLC. All rights reserved.
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I. System Requirements .................................................................................. 4
I.1. Windows ......................................................................................................................... 4
I.2. Mac OS ............................................................................................................................ 4
II. How to Setup .............................................................................................. 4
III. Construct Kit ............................................................................................... 5
IV. Edit Instrument ........................................................................................... 5
V. Mixer .......................................................................................................... 8
VI. Grooves .................................................................................................... 10
VII. Mapping.................................................................................................... 10
VIII.Settings ..................................................................................................... 11
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I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
I.1. W I ND OWS
Windows XP (latest Service Pack), Windows Vista (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), or
Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM (4
GB strongly recommended).
I.2. MAC OS
Mac OS X 10.5 (latest update), 10.6 (latest update) or 10.7, Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM (4 GB
strongly recommended).
II. HOW TO SETUP
1. Run the SSD4 Sampler Installer.
2. Copy the “SSD4 Library” folder to a hard drive.
3. Move your license file “ssd_SSD 4 **********.slc” to the SSD4 Library folder.
Before we begin, the SSD Sampler will need to know the location of your SSD4 Library.
1. Instantiate the SSD Sampler on an instrument track in your DAW.
2. Click the “Settings” button.
3. Click “Select Base Directory.”
4. Locate and select the SSD4 Library folder on your internal or external hard drive.
5. SSD Sampler will automatically load Instrument and Kit files.
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III. CONSTRUCT KIT
On this page you can load instruments and kits. Also you can save kits by pressing “Save
Kit” button in bottom left corner.
To load an Instrument, the Browser must be in “Inst” Mode. Instruments can be loaded
using a drag-and-drop method. Simply drag the Drum Name to the kit piece or pad you
want to load.
To unload an Instrument, right-click on a kit piece you want to unload (press “Close” or
“Clear” buttons in case of usding pads), and then press OK in the Remove Instrument
dialog.
To load a Kit, the Browser needs to be in “Kits” Mode. You can load Kits by doubleclicking
on the Kit name.
IV. EDIT INSTRUMENT
Here you can edit Instrument parameters, such as Volume for each articulation, Volume
and Tune of the whole Instrument, Volume, Tune and Pan of each Mic of Instrument,
ASR Envelope (Attack, Sustain, Release), Dynamics and Velocity Curves, and Velocities
Range.
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To edit parameters of any instruments just click on any kit piece, or pad with
instrument.
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IV.1. USI NG T HE DYNAMICS CURVE
Use the Dynamics Curve to increase or decrease the dynamic range of the Instrument.
Lower values will make softer velocity layers sound louder, decreasing dynamic range.
Higher values will make softer velocity layers sound softer, increasing dynamic range.
IV.2. USI NG T HE V ELOCITY CURVE
Use the Velocity Curve to adjust the dynamic response of the Instrument. You can use
this function to set how light or aggressive you want your drums to sound in the mix.
The 0.50 value of the Velocity Curve sets a Linear Response for the selected Instrument.
Values more than 0.50 set a Positive Non-Linear Response (a velocity of 64 would be
scaled to, for instance, 80). Values less than 0.50 set a Negative Non-Linear Response (a
velocity of 64 would be scaled down to, for instance, 40).
IV.3. USI NG T HE R ANGE CURVE
The Range Curve allows you to limit Velocities by setting minimum and maximum values
within an Instrument. The Range Curve can make the SSD Sampler play only hard hits for
a particular instrument, or only soft and medium hits.
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V. MIXER
Here you can customize the routing of the SSD Sampler and set Volume and spatial
positioning for all loaded Microphones. The Mixer has three tabs: Mixing, Bleed Level,
and Bleed Route.
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Bleed Level: Sets Levels of Non-Direct Mics for any Instrument with a Direct Mic.
Bleed Route: Sets the Output of Non-Direct Mics for any Instrument with a Direct Mic.
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VI. GROOVES
Here you can listen midi grooves and drag’n’drop them into your host application.
VII. MAPPING
Here you can create custom mapping for Instruments. You can map MIDI Notes and
MIDI CCs. You can also save and load Input/Output Maps.
The Mapping Page has three columns: In, Out and Instrument.
In: The Note from Host to SSD Sampler.
Out: The Note which will be triggered in SSD Sampler.
Instrument: Instrument and Articulation name.
Let’s say that I want to add note “B0” as one more note to trigger the kick drum. To do
this I need to route note “B0” to current kick drum note, which is “C1”, so I click on “ B0”
note in the Out column and choose “C1”. This means that when you trigger “B0” in your
host, the actual note that will be triggered in the SSD Sampler will be “C1”.
One more example. Let’s say I just want to remap kick drum to note “B0”. To do this, I
just take the kick drum name and drag it to note “B0” in Input column.
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This is how I add note to instrument:
This is how I remap instrument:
VIII. SETTINGS
On this page you can set path to instrument library and your license. There is also an
option to choose between Kit View and Cells (Pads) View.
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