Manual - Best Service

from Ethno World 5 professional

WE L C O M E T O TH E VO I C E S & CH O I R S F R O M ET H N O WO R L D 5
PR O F E S S I O N A L & VO I C E S produced by Marcel Barsotti
iNtrodUCtioN
VOICES & CHOIRS from ETHNO WORLD 5
PROFESSIONAL is by the renowned fi lm composer
Marcel Barsotti (Die Päpstin, Deutschland.
Ein Sommermärchen, Das Wunder von Bern). This
composer has already won several awards. He has
composed music for more than 80 cinema, advertising
and television fi lms and his musicians have
been placed in the charts several times.
VOICES & CHOIRS from ETHNO WORLD 5
PROFESSIONAL with its 7 GB content and about
4.000 samples and 200 patches is one of the largest
ethnic vocal sample libraries in the world.
There are 25 professionally recorded solo-voices
from all over the world and an Ethnic Chamber
Choir. You will fi nd voices from North America,
Europe, Cameroon, Guinea, China, Mongolia,
Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, North Afrika and
Peru and a detailed recorded Human Whistling.
With the highly improved Legato-Mode in combination
with several voice-articulations you now
have the possibility to record realistic vocal lines.
VOICES & CHOIRS from ETHNO WORLD 5
PROFESSIONAL has tapped into a new dimension
with Kontakt 4 and outstanding programming.
A new instrument
interface allows you via the new quick edit page
to directly access all the essential parameters and
thereby offers a intuitive handling of VOICES &
CHOIRS instruments. By integration of the convolution
reverb the voices sound more natural. The
realtime automation has been greatly simplifi ed.
Furthermore elastic audio Time Machine II lets you
transpose any vocal phrase. With sample start-shift
you can determine when a phrase should begin.
With the humanize mode every note has a slightly
different tone and micro-tuning allows any type of
tuning and ethnic scales.
All VOICES & CHOIRS are performed by renowned
singers & musicians under the direction of Andreas
Hofner and Marcel Barsotti.
more info: www.bestservice.de.
Just listen to the demo!
I hope users all over the world will find
much enjoyment, plenty of inspiration and
musical creativity in the musical transformation
of ethnic and other styles.
Marcel Barsotti
the VoiCes & Choirs
from ethNo WorLd 5
Native American Phrases, Cameroon Voices &
Phrases, Guinean Voices & Phrases, Chinese
Opera Voices & Phrases, Iranian Voices & Phrases,
Turkish Voices & Muezzin Phrases, Bulgarian
Voices & Phrases, Ukrainian Traditional
Phrases, Peruvian Voices & Phrases sowie Ethnic
European Vocals, Boy Solo Voices & Phrases,
Gregorian Phrases and an Ethnic Chamber
Choir, Human Whistling.
the soUNd CoNCePt
All voices have been recorded with the fi nest stateof-the-art
tube technology and then mastered with
professional high quality plug-ins. Great care has
been exercised to transmit the authenticity of the
singers. The reference tuning is set at 440 Hz.
in t r o d u c t i o n - tH e vo i c e s & cH o i r s f r o M et H n o Wo r l d 5 02

ABBreViAtioNs
TM Timemachine
TM SYNC Timemachine with tempo
synchronisation
P Piano
F Forte
FX Effect
VEL Velocity Switch
MOD Modulation Wheel
XFD Crossfade
KEY Keyswitch Instrument
VoiCes & Choirs
Besides the Khoomii overtone singing, Ethno
World also includes various male and female solo
voices from Mongolia and a Mongolian Choir.
Members of Egschiglen
KH o o M i i ov e r t o n e si n g i n g
Khoomii singing is the typical Mongolian overtone singing.
This unique, ethnic sounding way of singing is
created by combining abdominal, diaphragm and chest
breathing. By varying the resonance of the mouth cavity
and with stronger air compression it is possible to create
melodies. The three basic Khoomii techniques are chest
khoomii, throat khoomii and kharkhira khoomii.
po n c H i & gr e g o r i a n cH a n t s
Manfred Bogner
tu r K i s H Ma l e vo i c e s
Seref Dalyanoglu
Bu l g a r i a n fe M a l e vo i c e s
Gergana Kushewa
pe r u v i a n Ma l e vo i c e s
Yerar Gerardo Chávez
Bo y´s vo i c e s
Ben Schädlich
ca M e r o o n Ma l e vo i c e s
Antoine Noah
cH i n e s e vo i c e s
LiLi + Xizhi Nie
gu i n e a n Ma l e vo i c e s
Mori Dioubate
uK r a i n i a n tr a d i t i o n a l so n g s
Valentyna Starenka
ne d a ir a n i a n & ar a B i c vo i c e s
Neda Homayoon
fo u X i e eu r o p e a n et H n i cvo i c e s
Fouxie
pa u l o eu r o p e a n et H n i c vo i c e s
Paulo Alves
Wo l f g a n g eu r o p e a n et H n i c vo i c e s
Wolfgang Kotsowilis
na n i n a eu r o p e a n et H n i c vo i c e s
Nanina Ghelfi
li p a eu r o p e a n et H n i c vo i c e s
Lipa Majstrovic
03 aB B re v i a t i o n s - tH e vo i c e s & cH o i r s

na t i v e aM e r i c a n vo i c e s:
na t i v e aM e r c a n so l o so n g s
Ambros Göller
gr a n d M a - (no r t H e r n cH e y e n n e)
Elva Stands in Timber
ol d Ma n - (la K o t a)
Sonny Richards
Wa r cH a n t s - (la K o t a)
Chris Ravenshead and Friends
so l o cH a n t s - (la K o t a-cH e y e n n e)
Jack Miller
tH e et H n i c
cH a M B e r cH o i r:
WO M E N
melanie Kuchling (SOPRAN)
tarja Kultalahti (SOPRAN)
Steffi Albrecht (ALT)
Judith fröhlich (ALT)
ME N
Nicolai Kleinbauter (TENOR)
Andreas Gnyp (TENOR)
Wolfgang hansen (BASS)
Jakob felchnerowski (BASS)
eu r o p e a n et H n i c cH o i r
Hu M a n W H i s t l i n g
the siNGers
from ethNo WorLd
tu M e n B a y a r Mi g d o r J
Mongolian Voices
tu M u r s a i H a n ya n l a v
Mongolian Voices
aM a r t u W s H i n Ba a s a n d o r J
Khoomii Voices
sa r a n g e l ts e re v s a M B a
Mongolian Voices
sa n d r o fr i e d r i c H
Sandro Friedrich started his education with early
music. For over 20 years he has been working
with instruments and music of many cultures. His
skills have grown to include an astonishing spec-
tH e vo i c e s & cH o i r s - tH e si n g e r s 04

trum of over 120 different wind instruments. His
musical styles vary from world music, rock, folk,
and pop, to techno/trance, from chill-out to fi lm
music. For over 10 years he performed with his
own band ACANTO (3CD‘s, awards, concerts,
festivals, radio and TV appearances). As a studio
musician he has recorded with well-known Swiss
musicians such as Andreas Vollenweider and Dodo
Hug. He has recorded fi lm music with composers
such as Enjott Schneider („Die Flucht“), Andre
Matthias („The Drummer“), Sebastian Pille, Andreas
Weidinger („Rosamunde Pilcher: Wiedersehen
am Shannon River“) and others. A wide spectrum
of studio jobs on over 20 international CD‘s, and
recording sessions with Rue du Soleil (Café del
Mar) and Uffe Savery from Safri Duo complete his
studio experience. He also performs live in various
bands and combinations. As musician and composer
his strength lies in the originality of his melodic
lines, the power of his rhythmic grooves and his
ability to competently and fl exibly support diverse
musical atmospheres. His technical knowledge
also enables recording jobs via internet in addition
to traditional studio work. Please visit him at www.
powerfl ute.ch for further information.
Im Bueeli 6 - 8864 Reichenburg
Switzerland
Tel. & Fax: 0041 / 55 - 444 30 43
info@powerfl ute.ch
www.powerfl ute.ch
eg s c H i g l e n en s e M B l e
Contemporary and traditional music and dance from
Mongolia. The ensemble EGSCHIGLEN (“beautiful
melody”) was founded in 1991 in Mongolia by
master-class students at the Ulan Bator Conservatory.
The core of the ensemble still consists of four of its
founder members. From the outset these artists have
placed their country’s contemporary music at the forefront
and have systematically explored the sound
dimensions of this repertoire with traditional instruments
from Mongolia and with Central Asian song
techniques. The name EGSCHIGLEN means “good
sound” or “beautiful melody”. Tume (Tumenbayar
Migdorj) and Tumru (Tumursaihan Yanlav) sing
and play the horse head violin, the morin khuur, a
string instrument with two horse hair strings which
is played like a cello. Uugan (Uuganbaatar Tsend-
Ochir) bows and plucks the bass. Solo singer Amra
(Amartuwshin Baasandorj) sings in the khoomii style
and plays the swan neck lute, the tobshuur. Khoomii
is a specifi c kind of overtone singing, where lower
tones and overtones are simultaneously modulated
into a melody. Sara (Sarangel Tserevsamba) plays
virtuoso dulcimer and is the female voice in the ensemble.
EGSCHIGLEN’s music impresses with its
variety and delicacy of expression. Khoomii singing,
especially, is unbelievably amazing. Do these low
and high notes really come from the throat at the
same time? (indeed, they do!). The EGSCHIGLEN
musicians transport us far away into the fascinating
culture of their remote homeland, and at the same
time into the common centre of human existence –
beyond all cultural differences.
Ariunaa tserendavaa: tanz
taivan Chimeddoo: moderation
egschiglen ensemble management: Birgit ellinghaus
heaven and earth - Label & Publishing
Zwirnerstr. 26
D - 50678 Cologne
F O N:0049.221.813211
F A X: 0049.221.811053
E M A I L:label@albakultur.de
birgit@albakultur.de
www.albakultur.de
05 Be l l & Me t a l ty p e itH n s t e rsi u M n n g e t r s

Wo l f g a n g Ko t s o W i l i s
(Big Ethno Drums, Military Snare and Voices)
Born in Munich, Wolfgang took his fi rst guitar
lessons at the age of 7 and violin lessons at the age of
10. After his 13th year of life he was a steady participant
at Joe Vieras jazz class in Burghausen (founder
of the int. Jazzwoche Burghausen), extending his
knowledge in jazz dance, aural training, interplay,
improvisation, voice, drums and percussion. Higher
education entrance qualifi cation was achieved at
the Gymnasium Burghausen (violin, piano, drums).
Since then, numerous bands and projects covering
jazz, pop, funk, soul, rock‘n roll, rock follwed. 1999
contribution to Ethno World 1. 2003 CD recording
for the German motion picture „Das Wunder von
Bern“. Concert tours in Germany and Europe since
2004. 2009 CD recording for the German motion
picture „Die Päpstin“.
wolfgangkotsowilis@yahoo.com
www.wolfgangkotsowilis.com
ge r g a n a Ku s H e W a
Bulgarian Female Voices
se re f da l y a n o g l u
Turkish Male Voices, Saz, Oud, Cümbüs & Tanbur
Seref Dalyanoglu born in Turkey has lived in germany
since he was 8. He has played in several
international groups, orchestras and formations.
Specialized in UD and old oriental sing-styles. He
is also a soloist and has been performing for many
years with his group Scirocco-Oriental.
Contact: seref.dalyanoglu@gmx.de,
www.scirocco-music.de
li p a Ma J s t r o v i c
Lipa Majstrovic was born in Paris and grew up in
Spain and Croatia. She works as a studio singer,
vocal coach and live performer in Germany. Education:
Kim Nazarian (New York Voices), Sheila
Jordan. Current projects: www.cantarela.net ,
www.thedilorettes.de
Contact: 0049(0)89/60013893 /
++49(0)173/3536392
mail@lipamusic.de www.lipamusic.de
pa u l o al v e s
Paulo European Ethnic Voices
tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s 06

Ma n f r e d Bo g n e r
For over 30 years singing has been his muse. wether
its classic, jazz, pop or rock, every genre is covered
by his musicality and open spirit. Auto-didactical
learning with professional takes have given his talent
its extraordinary matureness over the years.
Contact: bogner-holland@t-online.de,
phone: ++49(0)801676, ++49(0)162/2997125
Mo r i di o u B a t É É
Mori Dioubaté is a professional musician born 1959
in Conakry, West Africa, as Griot (traditional musicians
and story tellers). He started his career as solo
balafonist in the „Ballet national de guinée“, the
„ensemble coteba d`abdjan“, and the „Orchestre
de la RTI“, and worked with Mori Kante, Miriam
Makeba and Mamady Keita later on. Since several
years he is living in Munich, where he started the
band „Jobarteh-Kunda“ (CDs „Ali Heya &“Abaraka“),
and played f. ex. with Hannes Beckmann,
and Klaus Kreuzeder. He worked as “Gastdozent”
(lecturer) for African vocals at the “Akademie für
gesprochenes Wort (Staatliche Musikhochschule
Stuttgart)” from 1996 to 1999 and is now starting
two projects of cross cultural music, one in Vienna
(Afro Mandeng) and one in Stuttgart together with
the classical pianist Stefan Charisius (TASUMA).
Instruments: vocals, balafon, djembe, guitar, percussion,
(congas, ngongoma…)
Contact: communication@beitinger.com
Website: mori-dioubate.de
++49(0)171 3871678 / ++49(0)89 608 55 683
ne d a Ho M a y o o n
Iranian and Arabic Voices
neda.homayoon@googlemail.com
na n i n a gH e l f i
Nanina Ghelfi , born in 1971 (CH) , singer, Naked
Voice teacher, vocal therapist, Off-Speaker (TV).
She has released 3 CDs and has performed internationally
(CH,D, UK). She intensively studies Ethnosinging,
chants and mantras from all over the world.
Her latest album from 2009 „Powerchant“ can be heard
at www.klangfeld.ch. her Album „Powerchant“
was recorded partly with Ethno World Software.
Contact: Nanina Ghelfi , Ringwilerstrasse 21,
8620 Wetzikon, Schweiz (CH)
Hm. 0041 (0)44- 930 14 74,
Mob. ++41 (0)79- 505 69 39
nghelfi @bluewin.ch
Website: www.klangfeld.ch
07 tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s

an t o i n e no a H
Cameroon Male Voices
Contact: ++49 (0)260-99573852
++49 (0)8205-777820
fo u X i
Fouxi is a Munich based actress, singer and songwriter.
Her fi rst album with french pop-chansons was
released in 2009 called „Les fl eurs de Fouxi“. One of
her songs was not only covered by Françoise Hardy
but gave also the name of her new album.
Contact: contact@fouxi.com www.fouxi.com
Be n sc H Ä d l i c H
Boy´s Voices
Born on the 16th may 1996 in Starnberg and a gifted
pupil of the Pestalozzi Gymnasium Munich. Boy soprano
in the ViVaVocina choir Munich. Loves to play
the piano, sing and dance.
Contact: benschaedlich@gmx.de
li li
Chinese Female Voices
Xi z H i nie
Erhu, Gaohu, Jinghu, Bawu, Sheng, Hulusi, Melodica
NIE, Xizhi was born in 1953 in the Shandong province
of China. 1977 he went to peking to study musicology
at the central music-academy. In the years
of his teaching activity Mr. Nie published several
technical and exercise book as well as some essays
about chinese music and chinese instruments. He
also became a member of the national „association
for chinese traditional music“. 1989 he joined the
„Chinese music association peking“ that consisted
of musicologists and musicians. Since 1995 he‘s
toured internationally and recorded several CDs
with the music ensemble „Embryo“ from munich.
As a musician he performance with various instruments
such as the chinese string instrument „Erhu“
or the mouth organ „Sheng“
tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s 08

va l e n t y n a st a r e n K a
Ukrainian Traditional Songs
aM B r o s gÖ l l e r
Native American Solo Songs
Ambros Göller comes from near Bamberg.
In 1999 in the BLACK HILLS of South Dakota he
met the northern Cheyenne fl ute player Joseph Fire
Crow who became his teacher, mentor and brother.
2002 Ambros released the album „Through my
dreams“. His music can be heard in several indian
radio-stations. On Stage he doesn‘t only play
solo but also opens for the Slide-Visions of Dirk
Rohrbach and Peter Hinz-Rosin. With his fl utes
Ambros brought back the fundamental Sound and
a lot of good energy in SIO Steinberg‘s ERDE &
MENSCH project against violence.
ye r a r ge r a r d o cH Á v e z
The Peruvian Male Voices
Born: 11.11.1974 - Peru,
Contact: D-82166 Gräfelfi ng - Pasingerstr, 15
Music Producer, Singer, Musician, Composer of
Shavez & La banda Fantastica
mail: yerar@web.de - www.shavez.com
09 tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s

Grandma - (Northern Cheyenne)
so n n y ri c H a r d s
Old Man - (Lakota)
Ja c K Mi l l e r
Solo Chants - (Lakota-Cheyenne)
el v a st a n d s in ti M B e r
cH r i s ra v e n s H e a d a n d fr i e n d s
War Chants - (Lakota)
tH e et H n i c cH a M B e r cH o i r
Me l a n i e Ku c H l i n g Sopran
ta r J a Ku l t a l a H t i Sopran
st e f f i al B re c H t Alt
Ju d i t H fr Ö H l i c H Alt
ni c o l a i Kl e i n B a u t e r Tenor
an d r e a s gn y p Tenor
Wo l f g a n g Ha n s e n Bass
Ja K o B fe l c H n e r o W s K i Bass
tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s 10

Credits
Produced by
Ma r c e l Ba r s o t t i
an d r e a s Ho f n e r
recorded and mastered at
BaM Mu s i c & ar t M a n Mu s i c
Additional recording
en r i c o co r o M i n e s
design & graphic realisation by
Ma r c e l Ba r s o t t i
ri c H a r d ai c H e r
Photos by
Ma r c e l Ba r s o t t i
an d r e a s Ho f n e r
ri c H a r d ai c H e r
Photo Native American (Title left) by
le c a r o | dr e a M s t i M e .c o M
Ni Kontakt script programming by
Kl a u s Ba e t z
klaus@coldsteelmusic.de
www.coldsteelmusic.de
GUi developement and graphics
in g o He r M e s
Eigelstein 72 50668 Köln
0176-67477444
ingo@thebadroom.de
siPs Legato script
o r i g i n a l l y B y …Big Bo B
LiCeNse AGreemeNt
The samples and software contained in this library
are licensed to you for use in music, multimedia
and film productions only. Only the purchaser of
this CD is authorized to use the sounds. Unauthorized
copying, reproduction (including conversion
and reproduction in other data formats) hire, rental,
public performance, broadcasting and distribution
is expressly prohibited. best service constantly monitors
other soundware releases to check for copyright
infringements, and will prosecute all piracy
and copyright violations to the fullest extent of the
law. All rights by best service.
© 2003 2010 best service. All rights reserved
11 tH e si n g e r s f r o M et H n oWo r l d 5 p r o f e s s i o n a l & v o i c e s

QUiCK stArt mANUAL
for eW5 ProfessioNAL &
eW5 VoiCes & Choirs:
op e r a t i o n:
In order to load a new instrument simply doubleklick
the .nki file in the Kontakt-Browser or drag it
to the right with the mouse.
If you drag on to an existing instrument then this
one will be overwritten. The instrument interface
of EW5 always boots with the quick Edit Page. For
most applications this page is sufficient.
To changing the value of the faders at a finer resolution
simply hold the shift-key. With Cmd-Click
(MAC) or Strg (PC) you can reset every fader to
its default setting.
The value-window above the tune-fader has two
arrows to transpose in semi-tone steps. By doubleclicking
the window you can manually enter the
number.
To get a description of the fader functions just
activate the INFO button in the top bar. This displays
helpful information in the bottom bar during
mouse-over.
Also it is recommended to activate the keyboardview
in Kontakt in order to see where the sample
keys (grey) and the key switches (pink) are located.
Newly loaded instruments are not displayed
immediately. First you must click the interface to
select it.
You can change to a smaller view of the instruments
by clicking the Ethno World 5 Icon (red circle).
If thats not small enough click the minus-symbol at
the top right of the instrument.
tH e in s t r u M e n t s:
There are various types of instruments which becomes
apparent in the layout of the Quick Edit Page:
• TM SYNC: musical phrases and licks are synced
to the tempo automaticly. Be mindful that extreme
deviation from the original file leads to distortion
of the audio signal. The more overtones and
polyphony a signal has, the sooner the distortion
occurs.
• TM: The TM-Patches also have Time-machine,
but all samples play in original tempo and tuning.
However you can edit every note separately.
• BM: The Beat-machine-patches have the advantage
that the loops automaticly sync to the tempo
but the samples are sliced, meaning they are
cut into fragments. The Speed-fader displays the
BM-Sound lengths in quarters. If you divide these,
for example the loop doubles in speed.
• The “Normal”-patches without prefix mostly use
the DFD-Mode (HD Streaming) and load very
fast and use up the least resources.
• KEY-Patches: With the lower keys of your master-keyboard
(usually E0) you can select variations
of the instrument. The particular description
of the variation is displayed on the Quick Edit
Page in “active Key-group”.
With instruments that contain Licks or Loops, every
note is assigned to its individual Group, so that
every phrase can be edited in Group-Edit and Sample
Start Parameters.
Bell type + Metal type
+ gongs & BoWls:
• Since metal instruments sound especially
interesting when tuned down, there are patches
where the samples cover a wide range called LOW
or WIDE RANGE..
voices and cHoir,
BoWed instruMents:
• Also there are many TM and TM SYNC Sounds,
but also Pad- and Solo Sounds. In order to play
Solo Sounds authentically you should activate
the new Legato Function (Performance – Legato
- Start-offset) and also with the sustain pedal the
Glide-Effect. The Legato-Function enables very
real note transitions, because it skips the attackphase
of the following samples in order to elegantly
lead into the next Note.
• With many VOICES there are Pad-Sounds or
Playback Tracks in the lower range of the keyboard
in order to put the sung phrases in context..
Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l 12

World druMs
a n d World percussion
• In World Drums and World Percussion most of
the patches are a mix of loops, rolls, fl ams and
single hits. Whereby most of the loops where
programmed as Beat-machine Sounds (sliced).
Many rolls and fl ams however are Time-machine-Sounds
identifi able by the 100 (middle setting)
of the Speed-Fader. With this you can easily
sync turnarounds and breaks to your song-tempo
or integrate these sounds into your loops. With
single hits the Speed-Fader is useless.
• Tipp: Try playing several loops at once, but vary
them in panorama, Tuning and fi lter settings. By
doing this you can create very interesting and individual
rhythms.
the ethNo WorLd 5
iNstrUmeNt iNterfACe:
QUiCK edit PAGe:
This page gives you easy access to the most important
parameters of your instrument.
sp e e d:
Controls the speed in Timemachine-Mode (TM) or
Beatmachine-Mode (BM).
tu n e:
Sets the tuning in semitones. For exact settings and
fi ne-tuning use the data-entry fi eld. Just doubleclick
and enter your data or use the mouse (high
resolution with shift).
sa M p l e st a r t:
Sets the point where the sample begins to play.
With the Sample Start Range, you can adjust a wider
range of this slider.
sa M p l e st a r t ra n g e:
Here you can adjust a wider range of the Sample
Start slider.
a c t i v e Ke y g r o u p:
shows the selected keygroup-articulation. You can
switch the keygroups in most „KEY“-instruments
with the lower keys, starting on E0.
vo l u M e :
Sets the volume of the selected group or the entire
instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL button
status.
pa n:
Sets the panning of the selected group or the entire instrument,
depending on the EDIT ALL button status.
at t a c K:
Sets the attack time of the selected group or the entire
instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL button
status.
re l e a s e:
Sets the release time of the selected group or the
entire instrument, depending on the EDIT ALL
button status.
ve l o c i t i y:
Adjusts the amount that the velocity changes the
volume of the selected group or the entire instrument,
depending on the EDIT ALL button status.
pi t c H B. ra n g e:
Sets the pitch bend range in semitones of the selected
group or the entire instrument, depending on
the EDIT ALL button status.
13 Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l

lo Wpa s s / Hipa s s on/off sW i t c H
Enables Low Pass or HiPass Filter.
lo W pa s s s l i d e r:
Sets the Low Pass Filter Frequency of the selected
group or the entire instrument, depending on the
EDIT ALL button status.
Hi g H pa s s s l i d e r:
Sets the High Pass Filter Frequency of the selected
group or the entire instrument, depending on the
EDIT ALL button status.
co n v o l u t i o n on/off sW i t c H
Enables the Convolution effect. The Convolution
Reverb requires a lot of CPU-power, so depending
on the power of Your computer switch it off when
you hear distortion in the audio path.
co n v o l u t i o n pr e de l a y:
Sets the Pre Delay Time of the Convolution Effect.
This effect concerns the whole instrument.
co n v o l u t i o n si z e:
Sets the impulse response fi le size of the Convolution
Effect. This effect concerns the whole instrument.
co n v o l u t i o n ou t p u t:
Sets the output level of the Convolution Effect.
This effect concerns the whole instrument.
QUiCK edit PAGe
(for KeY-iNstrUmeNts):
a c t i v e Ke y g r o u p:
shows the selected keygroup-articulation. You can
switch the keygroups in most „KEY“-instruments
with the lower keys, starting on E0.
le g a t o on/off sW i t c H:
Enables the the Legato effect. Yon can fi nd more
Legato-Controls in the Performance Section.
effeCts:
This is the section where you can enable and adjust
effects for the whole instrument.
The effects are Convolution, Reverb, Delay,
Phaser, Equalizer, Compressor and Saturation.
co M p . / sa t u r.
The compressor reduces the dynamic range of your
instrument. Reducing volume-peaks gives you the
possibility to raise the overall volume of the instrument.
This can help you to bring out an instrument
in the mix. Saturation makes the sound ‘thicker’.
eQ u a l i z e r
The EQ enables you to change the sound of your
instrument subtly or drastically.
de l a y
In conjunction with reverb, the delay can produce
nice echoes or very realistic sounding room effects.
pH a s e r/cH o r u s
Here you can add a Phaser or Chorus to your instrument.
Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l 14

e v e r B
The Reverb is agorithmic and does´nt need as much
CPU power as the Convolution, a high quality effect
using impulse response recordings.
GroUP edit:
In this section you can adjust volume, tuning, fi lter
and envelopes for each group or playing style.
You can fi nd everything to manipulate the tone and
response of your instrument.
voluMe:
vo l u M e
Sets the volume of the selected group or the entire
instrument.
ve l o c i t i y
Adjusts the amount that the velocity changes the
volume.
at t a c K
Determines how fast the Attack effect reaches its
maximum volume after you hit the key.
de c a y
Determines how fast the Attack effect’s volume
drops to sustain level.
su s t a i n
Adjusts the volume level the sample should reach
after the decay phase.
re l e a s e
Sets the time the Attack-sample continues to sound
after you release the key.
ve l o> at t.
Sets the amount of the Velocity to Attack Time modulation.
lfo on/off Bu t t o n
Enables the Low Frequency Oscillator.
lfo dr o p do W n
Here you can select the Volume LFO waveform.
lfo in t e n s i t y
Sets the intensity of the Volume LFO effect.
lfo fr e Q u e n c e
Sets the frequency of the Volume LFO effect .
PitCh Lfo:
lfo on/off Bu t t o n
Enables the Low Frequency Oscillator.
lfo dr o p do W n
Here you can select the Pitch LFO waveform.
lfo in t e n s i t y
Sets the intensity of the Pitch LFO effect.
15 Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l

lfo fr e Q u e n c e
Sets the frequency of the Pitch-LFO, and therefore
the speed of the pitch modulation.
LoW PAss / (hi PAss)
By using the Low Pass / High Pass fi lter you can
manipulate your instrument’s sound drastically.
Low Pass cuts all the high frequencies, whereas
High Pass cuts the low frequencies.
cu t o f f
This knob sets the cutoff frequency. It determines
the point from which either the high frequencies or
the low frequencies get cut.
re s o n a n c e
Boosts the frequencies around the cutoff frequency.
at t a c K
Determines how long it will take the fi lter to reach
the cutoff frequency after you hit.
de c a y
Sets the time the fi lter will take to drop to sustain level.
su s t a i n
Sets the level the fi lter reaches after the decay phase.
re l e a s e
Adjusts the time the fi lter takes to stop affecting the
sound after you have released the key.
in t e n s i t y
Determines how much the ADSR curve affects the
Low/High Pass Filter.
lfo on/off Bu t t o n
Enables the Low Frequency Oscillator. In this section
it is used to modulate the cutoff fre- quency.
lfo dr o p do W n
Here you can select the Filter-LFO waveform.
lfo in t e n s i t y
Controls the intensity of the fi lter modulation.
lfo fr e Q u e n c e
Sets the frequency of the LFO, and therefore the
speed of the fi lter modulation.
miCrotUNiNG:
Ke y
This section enables to you to fi ne tune individual
keys of an octave. You can fi nd tunings from different
epochs and can even create your own tunings.
You can draw the fi ne-tuning with your mouse.
Select the root note of the scale.
pre s e t
us e r
Select a microtuning preset.
Save your own tuning. The saved user-tunings are
not available in other instruments due to Kontakt´s
scripting - architecture.
Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l 16

PerformANCe:
This section contains specifi c playing options that
can alter your performance: Legato mode, Humanize
and Harmonize. All these effects concern the
whole instrument.
legato:
Legato ON/OFF Switch
Enables the Legato function. If Legato is on, the
Harmonize function can’t be used and the instrument
is set to a monophonic Solo-Mode.
st a r t of f s e t
Sets the Sample Start Offset of the legato played
notes. This effect concerns the whole instrument.
For Instruments in DFD mode (disk streaming) like
drums and percussions, the offset is not working.
le g a t o X-fa d e
Sets the Crossfade Time of the legato played notes.
This has no effect when you play with the Legato
Glide Effect while pressing the sustain pedal (CC64).
This effect concerns the whole instrument.
gl i d e ti M e
Sets the Legato Glide Time of the legato played
notes. Press the sustain pedal (CC64) to hear the
effect. This effect concerns the whole instrument.
HuManize:
tu n i n g
Randomly detunes each note. If set to 100%, the
maximum detune value is 100 cents in both directions.
This effect concerns the whole instrument.
eQ aM o u n t
Sets the amount of the EQ Humanizing. Each note
gets a slightly altered 1-band EQ-setting, depending
on the chosen Humanize Setting. This very
subtile effect concerns the whole instrument.
Hu M a n i z e se t t i n g d r o p d o W n
Select the EQ setting for the EQ Humanizing. This
effect concerns the whole instrument.
HarMonize
ad d n o t e
If pressed, one additional note is created. Adjust
it´s tuning with the tune data-entry below. This effect
concerns the whole instrument.
tu n e
Sets the tuning of the additional note. With the arrows
on the right side of the fi eld you can adjust the
tuning in semitones.
edit ALL BUttoN:
This button is as powerful as it is dangerous. Not
for your life or your studio – but for the settings of
your instruments.
If the Edit All button is enabled, all changes you
make are applied to all groups, keyswitches or
loops that are part of the instrument. That includes
Time-and Beatmachine, fi lter, volume and tune
settings. No matter what group you have been working
on before, the settings are applied to all parts
of the instrument.
If the Edit All button is disabled, the changes are
only applied to the currently selected group, loop
or phrase. In KEY-Instruments, this is the active
Keygroup, in the other instruments, the selected
group is the last played note or sound.
Effects from the effects- and the performance section
are always affecting the whole instrument and
are not affected by the Edit All button.
And if you really get stuck, you can always reload
your instrument.
17 Qu i c K s t a r t Ma n u a l

in s t r u M e n t list
VoiCes & Choirs from eW5
EW-Vol.
Boy´s Voices 5
Bulgarian Female Voices 5
Cameroon Male Voices 5
Chinese Voices 5
Ethnic Chamber Choir 5
European Ethnic Choir 5
Fouxi European Ethnic Voices 5
Gregorian Chants 5
Guinean Male Voices 5
Human Whistling 5
Lipa European Ethnic Voices 5
Mongolian Female Solo Vocals 4
Mongolian Male Khoomii Overtone Vocals 4
Mongolian Male Solo Vocals 4
Mongolian Male Subtone Vocals 4
Mongolian Vocal Ensemble 4
Nanina European Ethnic Voices 5
Native American Original Chants 5
Native American Style Chants 5
Neda Iranian & Arabian Voices 5
Paulo European Ethnic Voices 5
Peruvian Male Voices 5
Ponchi European Ethnic Voices 5
Turkish Male Voices 5
Ukrainian Traditional Songs 5
Wolfgang European Ethnic Voices 5
in s t r u M e n t list 22

23 no t e s