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DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITAR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION..........................................................3

FEATURES..............................................................4

DOWNLOADCONTENTS..................................................4

REQUIREMENTS.........................................................4

LIBRARYOVERVIEW......................................................5

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DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITAR/LEAD......................................5

KEYBOARDLAYOUT...................................................6

LEADGUITARGUI.....................................................6

ARTICULATION.....................................................7

RELEASE..........................................................8

NECKPOSITION....................................................8

PICKING..........................................................8

STRINGPRIORITY..................................................9

PREFERENCES....................................................9

EFFECTS............................................................11

LEVELMIXER.....................................................11

FILTER...........................................................12

PARAMETRICEQUALIZER..........................................12

TRANSIENTDESIGNER............................................12

COMPRESSOR....................................................13

LIMITER..........................................................13

DIEFFECTS.........................................................14

AMP&CABSIM...................................................15

TIPSANDTRICKS/LEAD..............................................15

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DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITAR/RHYTHM..................................16

KEYBOARDLAYOUT..................................................16

RHYTHMGUITARGUI.................................................17

CHORDSELECTION...............................................18

PREFERENCES...................................................18

SEQUENCER.....................................................19

TIPSANDTRICKS/RHYTHM...........................................19

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CREDITS...............................................................20

COPYRIGHT&LICENSEAGREEMENT......................................21

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DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITAR

INTRODUCTION

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TheSelmerMaccaferriacousticguitar,bestknownasthefavoredinstrumentoflegendary

jazzguitarvirtuosoDjangoReinhardt,isaparticularguitardesign.Namedafteritsinventor

(MarioMaccaferri)andmanufacturingcompany(Selmer),itisarareitem.Onlyabouta

thousandwereproducedfrom1932to1952.ButsincetherecentrevivalofGypsyJazz,an

increasingnumberofluthiershavebeenworkingontheoriginaldesignsandnowtheyhave

becomeapopularbuild.Visually,theyarecharacterizedbyalargebodywithamovable

bridgeandmandolinliketailpiece.Sonically,theyareknownfortheirloudvolume.Before

theadventofamplification,thisattributeallowedthemtobeheardoverotherinstrumentsin

aband.TheyarethedefinitivesoundofGypsyJazz(alsoknownasHotClub,Jazz

Manouche,orGypsySwing.)

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TherearetwomainSelmerbuilds,theearlier“Dhole”(or"grandebouche")andthepost

Maccaferri“ovalhole”(or"petitebouche").TheguitarthatwesampledisabeautifulDhole,

builtbyluthierAdonisGoulielmosandthevintageStimertypepickupweusedisa

singlecoilKleio51model,madebyGabojo.Theinstrumentwasplayedbyitsowner,the

distinguishedguitaristandinstructorVasilisKotsias.

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ForourDjango:GypsyJazzGuitarlibrary,wecreatedthreevirtualinstruments:twolead

(acoustic/mikedandelectric/DI)andonerhythm.Theleadinstrumentsaredesignedto

deliversolopartsinthecharacteristicexpressionandspeedofGypsyJazzstylebutnot

only;thedegreeofsamplingdepthmakesthemsuitableforuseinothercontextsaswell,

e.g.modernjazz,swing,orevenpop,andcanprovideanalternativesoundforleadsteelor

nylonacousticguitarpartsthatareplayedwithapick.Therhythmlibraryisstraightforward

GypsyJazzstyleanddeliversthewellknownupbeatswingrhythm,aka“lapompe”,inany

keyandawiderangeofchords.

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ThesevirtualinstrumentsweredevelopedbythesameteambehindImpactSoundworks’

PlectraSeriesBouzoukiandOudlibrariesandweredesignedwiththesamegoalsand

samplingphilosophy.Weaimedtocreateavirtualinstrumentthatsoundsreal.Tothisend,

wedevelopedsamplingandscriptingtechniquesthatnotonlyimplementintelligent

responsetoMIDIinput(e.g.smartpositioning,6voicepolyphony,hammeron,pulloff,

bends,slides,releasenoisesandsoon)butalsoincorporatetheplayinginconsistencies

whichprovidethedynamics,flowandexpressivenessofrealacousticperformancesand

oftengetdisregardedas“bad”takesinothersamplingprojects.Wehopeyouwillenjoythe

result!

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ThankyouforpurchasingDJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITAR.

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FEATURES

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● 20,800x24bitsamples,

● 9GBintotaluncompressed,4.5GBwithKontakt’slosslessNCWformat

● MicrophoneandpickupDIversionsoftheLeadInstrument

● Eachstringchromaticallysampled;24fretsfor1ststring,17fretsfortheothers

● 4xVelocityzonesforregularstrokes(piano,mezzoforte,forte,fortissimo)

● 4xRRforeachvelocityzone

● 2xVelocityzonesforVibratoarticulation(mezzoforte,forte)

● 4xRRforeachVibratoarticulationvelocityzone

● 2xRRforHammerOn,PullOff,Glissando,BendandHarmonicarticulations,all

chromaticallysampled

● 4xRRforOctavearticulations

● 2xRRforReleasesamples

● Naturalvibrato

● Adjustableprestrokesampleoffset(upto40msec)forultimaterealism

● Realisticplayingnoiseslayeredatadjustablelevels

● Automaticormanualcontrolofstring,articulationandstrokedirection

● Intelligentmono/polyvoicing;6voicesmax,oneperstring

● Realtimefingerboarddisplayofthenoteposition/articulationforprecisecontrol

● SoundprocessingGUI,includingEQ,Filter,TransientDesigner,Compressor,Limiter

andAmpsimulation

● Rhythmguitarinstrumentfeaturing“lapompe”(“pump”)swinggrooveinallkeys.

● Widerangeofchords,includingmajor(6,6/9,maj7,3rdonbass),minor(m6,m7,

m7♭5),dominant(7,9,7♭5),diminishedandaugmentedchordfamilies.

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DOWNLOAD CONTENTS

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● DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARlibrary

● DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARusermanual

● Demotracks(.mp3and.mid)

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REQUIREMENTS

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● WindowsorMacOSsystem

● NativeInstrumentsKontaktv5.5.1orhigher(fullversion)

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LIBRARY OVERVIEW

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TheDJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARlibraryconsistsof3instruments.Theseare:

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● DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARLead(leadguitarsampledwithmicrophones)

● DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARLeadDI(sampledthroughapickupandDI)

● DJANGO:GYPSYJAZZGUITARRhythm(rhythmguitarsampledw/microphones)

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Thetwoleadversionsarealmostidenticalintheiroperation.Themaindifferenceisthe

samplesetused:Onewascapturedacoustically,withmicrophones,whiletheother

‘electrically’,usingapickupthatwentintoadirectbox(DI).

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TheRhythminstrumentisquitedifferent.Keyswitches[1]areusedtosettherootnote,chord

andRR[2]samples.Asecondsetofkeyswitchestriggerseparatechordstrumsofvarious

articulationsororganizedintogroovepatterns.

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Let’stakeacloselookateachinstrument.

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DJANGO : GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR / LEAD

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Singlenotesonaguitarcanbeplayedinmultiplestring/fretcombinations,butthesound

timbreisdifferentforeachofthose.Implementingthisfunctioniscrucialforrealistic

performancesandwewantedtheusertobeabletomakethattimbrechoice,sowesampled

allpossiblestringandfretpositionsoftheguitar.Furthermore,allcommonarticulations

(playingtechniques)weresampled.ThroughtheGraphicalUserInterface(GUI),MIDI

ContinuousControldata(MIDICC)orKeyswitches,userscanselectthestring/fret

combinationofchoiceandswitchbetweenarticulations.Theycanalsoautomatetheir

performancesbyrecordingthesechoices.Thisiswhatdeepsamplingisabout.Ifyouare

newtoit,don’tworry;bydefaulttheinstrumentisprogrammedtoanalyzeyourMIDIinput

andautomaticallymakevalidchoicesforyou.Ofcourse,thesechoicescanbemanually

overriddenatalatertime.

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[1]Keyswitch:noteonthekeyboardthatfunctionsasaswitch,unlikeregular‘musical’notes.

[2]RR:ShortforRoundRobin.RRarealternativesamplesthateliminatetheunnaturaleffectofrepeatingthe

samesample.

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KEYBOARD LAYOUT

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Keyswitches,instrumentkeys(triggeringmusicalnotes)andnoisetriggerkeys(triggering

noiseeffects)aremappedtothekeyboardinthewaydisplayedontheKontaktinterface

keyboard.HoveringthemousecursoroverakeyshowsadescriptionofthekeyinKontakt’s

infopane.

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KeyswitchareaInstrumentkeysNoises

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LEAD GUITAR GUI

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ThemaininstrumentGUIisaccessiblebyclickingontheleftmosttabatthebottom.Itis

exactlythesameforboththeLeadLeadDIinstrumentsandistitled‘LeadGuitar’.TheLead

Guitarinterfacehasthreecontrolareas.Thetoponeconsistsofthefollowingfourknobs.

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ARTICULATION

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Thisknobsetsthearticulationpreference.Weusethetermpreference

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becausesome

articulationsrequiremoreconditionstobetrueinordertobeactivated.Hereisalistofthe

availablearticulationswithdescriptionandtheconditionsforactivation.

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●Picked:Regularsinglenotepickstrokes.Requiresnoothercondition.(Defaultsetting)

●Hammeron/Pulloff:Thetechniqueofsharplybringingdownorreleasinga

frettinghandfingerdownonthefingerboardbehindafret,causinganoteto

sound.Requiresthenotetobelegato[3],oneortwosemitonesaboveorbelow.

●Glissando:Thetechniqueofslidingafrettinghandfingerbetweentwonotes.Requires

upward[4]legatonote,oneortwosemitonesabove.

●Bend:Thetechniqueofpushingastringacrossthefingerboardwithafrettinghand

fingersothatthestringgetstighterandthepitchgoesup.Requiresnootherconditions.

●Harmonic:Thetechniqueoftouching(insteadofpushingdownonthefret)thestringat

acertainpointinordertoamplifyvibrationofcertainovertones.Requiresthenotetobe

higherthanE3.

●Octave:Atechniquethatallowsastrumtomuteallbuttwostrings,whichproducestwo

notesatoctaveinterval.RequiresnotetobeintherangeofE3toA5.

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ArticulationswitchingcanbeautomatedeitherbyassigningaMIDICCnumbertoit,orby

pressingoneofthearticulationkeyswitchesbeforeplayinganote.Thearticulation

keyswitchesare:

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●C#1:Hammeron/PullOff

●D#1:Glissando

●F#1:Bend

●G#1:Harmonic

●A#1:Octave

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ReleasingallarticulationkeyswitchesactivatesthedefaultPickedarticulation.

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[3]Legatonoteisanotethatispressedbeforethepreviousnotehasbeenreleased.

[4]Upwardlegatonoteisalegatonotethatishigherupthekeyboardthanthepreviousnote.

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RELEASE

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Thisknobswitchesthereleasearticulation.Therearethreesettings.

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●Normal:Thisistheregularsoundthatisproducedfromliftingthefrettinghandfingeroff

astring.(Defaultsetting)

●Downslide:Withthisreleasesetting,insteadofliftingoff,thefrettinghandfingerslides

downthefretboardtowardtheheadstock,stillpressingthestring,producingaquick

pitchdrop.

●Upslide:Thisistheoppositeofdownslide.Thefingerslidesupward,towardtheguitar

body,producingthepitchtoquicklyrise.

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ReleaseautomationishandledeitherbyassigningaMIDICCnumbertothereleaseknob,

orbypressingonethetwokeyswitches(C2:Downslide,D2:Upslide).Releasingthese

keyswitchesresetsreleasetoitsdefaultNormalvalue.

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NECKPOSITION

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Asmostnotescanbeplayedonmultiplestring/fretcombinations,eachproducingaslightly

differentsoundtimbre,theneckpositionknoballowstheusertosetpriorityofanareaover

thealternatives.Thisofferscoarsecontrol.Forfinercontrol,theusermayusetheString

Priorityswitchesorkeyswitches.Neckpositionknobhasthefollowingsettings:

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●Auto:Thissettingpickstheclosestfrettothepreviousnote.(Defaultsetting)

●Low:Lowneckpositionfocusesfrettingtothefirstfivefrets,neartheheadstock.

●Middle:Middleneckpositionfocusesfrettingtothemiddleoftheneckbetweemthefifth

andtenthfrets.

●High:Highneckpositionfocusesfrettingabovethe10thfret.

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NeckpositionautomationcanbeachievedbyassigningaMIDICCnumbertotheneck

positionknob.Becausethisisacoarsecontrolandtopreservetheamountofnotes

availableforkeyswitches,wedecidednottoassignanykeyswitchestothiscontrol.

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PICKING

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Pickingknobsetsthestrokingdirectionofthepick.Thetwodirectionsproducedifferent

soundandagoodchoiceaddsasignificantamountofrealismtoaperformance.Thereare

threesettings.

●Alternating:Thissettingforcesalternationbetweendownstrokesandupstrokes.

(Defaultsetting)

●Downstroke:Thissettingforcestheuseofdownstrokes

●Upstroke:Thissettingforcestheuseofupstrokes.

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PickingautomationishandledeitherbyassigningaMIDICCnumbertothereleaseknob,or

bypressingonethetwokeyswitches(C#2:Downstroke,D#2:Upstroke).Releasingthese

keyswitchesresetspickingtoitsdefaultAlternatingvalue.

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STRINGPRIORITY

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Stringpriorityswitchesprioritizeastringovertherestofthem,for

thecaseswheretherearemultiplealternativestring/fret

combinationsforanote.TheycanbeautomatedviaassignedMIDI

CCnumbersorthefollowingkeyswitches.

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●C1:String6

●D1:String5

●E1:String4

●F1:String3

●G1:String2

●A1:String1

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PREFERENCES

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ClickingonthegeariconatthebottomleftcorneroftheGUIopensthePreferencespanel.

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Thispanelcontainsthecontrolsthattunethesamplingengineanddonotrequirefrequent

adjustments.Therecontrolsarepersistent,meaningyoudon’thavetosetthemupevery

timeyouloadtheinstrument.Let’sgothroughthemonebyone.

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OFFSET:Referstosampleoffset.Unlikekeyboards,guitarnotescontainasignificant

prestrokeaudiocontent,includingthepickcomingdownonthestringandscrapingitbefore

releasingit.Wehavekeptthiscontentbecauseitiscrucialtoarealisticsoundingvirtual

guitar.Alargeoffsetgivesbiggerrealismbutaddslag.Withthiscontrolyoucanadjustthe

effecttoyourliking.Youcansetitwhereyouarecomfortableperformingandchangeitlater

duringmixdown,adjustingfortheaddedlatency.(Valuerange:40msto0ms;Default

value:20ms)

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SHRED:Thiscontrolsetsthetimelengthbetweentwonotes,belowwhichtheyare

consideredtobeplayedfastaka,inshreddingmode.Whenthishappens,becausethe

strokehastodealwithanalreadyvibratingstring,thenote’sattackisslightlymodified.

Settingtheknobto0msdisablestheeffect.(Valuerange:0msto200ms;Defaultvalue:

100ms)

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RELEASEVOLUME:Setsthelevelofthenormalreleasesamples.Thisdoesn’taffect

downslideorupslidereleaselevels.(Valuerange:infdBto12dB;Defaultvalue:0dB)

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NOISEVOLUME:Setstheleveloftherandomreleasenoises.Thisreferstonoises

additionaltotheregularnoterelease,e.g.fingertaps,fretslides,etc.(Valuerange:infdB

to12dB;Defaultvalue:0dB)

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NOISEOCCURRENCE:Setstherandomreleasenoiseoccurrenceprobability.(Value

range:0%to20%;Defaultvalue:10%)

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DIRTYOCCURRENCE:Notesonaguitardon’talwayscomeoutclean,sometimesthepick

hitsthestringwrong,othertimesthefrettinghand,comparedtothepickinghand,pushes

toolateorreleasestooearlythestring.Thisissomethingthathappensregularlyinaguitar

performancebutisusuallyoverlookedinvirtualguitars.Wecallthesenotes‘dirty’andwe

welcomethem,becausetheyarenecessarytoproducerealisticperformances.Wehave

sampledthemandthiscontroladjuststheprobabilityofdirtynotesoccurringrandomly

duringshredding[5].(Valuerange:0%to50%;Defaultvalue:0%).

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Notethatifyouwishtocontroldirtynotesintentionallyyoumaydosousingthedirtynote

keyswitch(B1).

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PICKINGSYNC:Alternatingpickstrokedirectioncanbesyncedtothetempoofthehost

application.Thismakesiteasytosetdownstrokestodownbeatslikearealguitar

performance.Thereare3settings:Off,8noteand16notesync.8notewillsync

downstrokestoodd8thnotesandupstrokestoeven,while16notedoesthesamein16th

noteresolution.Notethatpickingkeyswitches(C#2andD#2)overridethissyncsetting,

meaningthatyoucanusekeyswitchestoforceexceptionsandreleasethemtogobackto

followingthesyncrule.(Values:OFF/8th/16th;Defaultvalue:OFF)

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SYNCOFFSET:Thiscontrolhelpsincludeunquantizednotesintothepickingsync.Adjust

thisknobtoincreaseorreducethenotedetectiontimerangebeforeandaftertheexactbeat

timing.(Valuerange:0msto200ms;Defaultvalue:20ms)

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NotethatthiscontrolappearsonlywhenPickingSyncissetto8or16note.

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[5]ShreddingtakesplacewhenanotesareplayedquickerthanthecurrentsettingoftheShredcontrol.

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