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T I M PA N I
USERS GUIDE

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General Information
Instrument
Timpani

Note Range
C1-A#3

(Kontakt note names will appear one octave lower)

Dynamic Levels
ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff

Disk Space
1.98 GB

Abbreviations
L
LR
Lp
h
Key
m
MOD Damp
R
RR
RS Key
s
TMP
X-fade (5, 3, 2)

Only Left hand samples are used.

Left and Right hand samples are mapped two octaves apart.
Looped samples
Hard mallet
A keyswitch is used to toggle between multiple articulations.
Medium mallet
The Mod Wheel is used to shorten the samples release trail.
Only Right hand samples are used.
Samples alternate automatically through Round Robin programming.
Release Samples can be turned on and off by a keyswitch.
Soft mallet
Timpani
The Mod Wheel is used to crossfade between 5, 3, or 2 dynamic layers.

File Types
GIGA VERSION
GIG files that contain multiple banks will always begin with an instrument titled in All Caps.
These are only used for labeling purposes and should not be loaded.
KONTAKT VERSION
You will find all of the instrument files in different folders organized by playing styles such as Single
Hits, Rolls, Dynamic Rolls, etc. Be sure and keep the NKI files and their corresponding sample
folders in the same directory.
Single Hits
The DVD edition contains 3 mallet choices (soft, medium and hard) for all articulations.
These instruments contain 8 dynamic levels (ppp-fff) of single hit samples. The samples in the LR
patch are mapped two octaves apart to allow for natural playing of the left and right hand samples. If
you prefer playing in the timpanis native octave you can load up the RR patch which will
automatically cycle the left and right samples.
If youd like to hear the full decay of a note, keep your finger on the key. Some releases are up to 10
seconds in length. Removing your finger from the key will shorten the release while still giving a
natural sounding, shorter decay. Finally you can use the mod wheel to shorten the release even
further. You can choose to raise the value of this controller at any point during the release to
immediately bring the note to an end. Or you may choose to set a cc#1 at the beginning of your
sequence to keep all note endings short. Depending on how much reverb you use, a cc# at 127 can
still sound natural.

Rolls
Within these instruments youll find looped and un-looped rolls in 5 dynamic layers (p-ff). The unlooped rolls are 10 seconds in length. Each roll contains a release triggered sample that allows you
to end the roll at any time.
The crossfade patches come in three varieties (5, 3 and 2). This tells you how many dynamic layers
you are crossfading between and also how many samples are playing simultaneously. This helps
you keep in mind how much polyphony is being used. The 5 layer crossfade will use 10 voices (5
stereo) and when the release is triggered it will temporarily shoot up to 20. Because of this, the 3 or 2
layer may be better suited to a large sequence where you need a crossfade roll but you are running
out of polyphony. The 5 layer crossfade goes between all dynamic possibilities for the smoothest
transition. The 3 layer uses the p, mf, and ff samples whereas the 2 layer uses only p and f.
Dynamic Rolls
These patches contain Crescendos in lengths of 2, 4, and 8 seconds and Diminuendos in lengths of 4
and 8 seconds. Each crescendo begins at a very soft volume and increases to ff. The Diminuendo
samples begin at ff and fade out across the length of the sample.
Glissando FX
Hits
During the duration of these samples the pitch is stretched with the drums pedal across the entire
range. There are up and down glissandos controllable by the mod wheel. To choose between slow
and fast glissandos, use the provided keyswitch.
Rolls
These samples are around 25 seconds in length and consist of constant pitch changes through the
drums pedal. The single Gliss roll patch is mapped to include samples of all drums. You can also
individually load each of the four drums. Here, the samples are stretched much more to allow for
more extreme effects.
Roll + Cymbal
This effect is similar to the glissando rolls. Here the musician places a suspended cymbal upside
down on the drum head. The sound is achieved by rolling on the cymbal while constantly adjusting
the drums pedal.

Produced, Edited, and Programmed by Timothy Edward Smith

Recorded at Harbor House Studios Roanoke, Texas
Thanks to Hyman Stansky and Steve Rokks
And a special thanks to our musician Edward Stephan