Luke Holland v1 - User Guide
Luke Holland v1 - User Guide
KIT VIEW.........................................................................................................4
REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................10
CHANGELOG.................................................................................................11
SUPPORT.......................................................................................................11
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KONTAK T SETUP
1. Download, install, and activate the library through the Native Access application.
2. After opening Kontakt as a stand-alone or an insert in your DAW, the library will appear in the left column under the
“Libraries” section.
3. Click the Drop Down Arrow to reveal the .nki file for the library.
4. Double click the Kontakt Instrument file name “Tony Royster Jr.nki” and the instrument will load in Kontakt.
KIT VIEW
1. Drum Menus - Use these to load or unload the specific drum from your computer’s memory or select an alternative kit
piece option if available.
2. Trigger on Click - These areas are invisible buttons that allow you audition each drum when you click on one of them.
This can be toggled ON or OFF by deactivating the “Preview Velocity” option on the Settings page. You can also adjust the
preview velocity that will be played when clicked.
3. Navigation Menu - Each page of the instrument’s user interface consist of different features and options. Navigate
through all the different pages of the Kontakt Instrument with these buttons.
4. Preset Lock - When enabled, this button will lock all the controls throughout the interface. You will still be able to navigate
to any page.
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MIXER PAGE
1. Pan Labels - The panning value will be displayed per channel when adjusting any individual pan knob.
2. Pan and Width Knobs - These control the panning of their corresponding drum tracks. Control the stereo width of the
Overhead and Room mics. Turned all the way left will make them mono, all the way right will make them pan out to 100% on
both sides.
CTRL / CMD + Click to reset back to their defaulted positions (Center / 0% Width)
3. Solo and Mute Buttons - These will solo or mute their corresponding drum tracks.
4. Phase Buttons - Flips the phase of its corresponding drum. It will also show its drums’ Mix Panel in the bottom left
corner.
5. Master Channel Inserts - These toggle the three Master effects ON or OFF. These effects can be adjusted or enabled/
disabled in the Master Mix Panel on the bottom left.
6. Left / Right Swap - Flip the current panning settings across the whole mixer.
7. Volume Sliders and Knobs - The sliders control the volume of their specified drum or cymbal and the knobs control the
volumes of the available reverbs
8. Channel Strip Labels - Clicking on any of these names shows its Mixer Panel located in the bottom left corner. The
volume dB value will also display here when adjusting any of the volume sliders.
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9. Output Menus - Select a Kontakt output for each drum/cymbal channel or reverb to route into multiple tracks in a DAW.
**Refer to the Kontakt User Manual for further instructions on how to set up multiple outputs within Kontakt.
10. Mix Panel - The Kick Mix Panel is shown by default. Click a channel strip name, or utilize any control in the above mixer
section to reveal a drum/cymbal, overhead, or room Mix Panel.
In the Mix Panel, you can adjust the Envelope, Tuning, and dial in further volume options for each drum overhead and room mics. In the
Envelope portion, AHD will affect all mics for selected channel by default. To affect a single microphone, click the button above the
slider (for example, “IN”.)
Use the Link switch above the Tune knob to apply the tuning settings for the whole drum kit.
Use the Mix button to toggle between the mixed and unmixed drum samples for each individual mic. Use the Boost button to add punch
to the selected drum. NOTE: Boost can only be used while Mix is turned on. Use the Link switch above it to apply those functions to the
whole drum kit.
Use the Boost switch to toggle the Kick, Snare, and Room triggers on or off. Use the Link switch to the right to apply that function to the
Kick, Snare and Rooms all at once. NOTE: The Boost Switch cannot be used if the Mix switch is set to the off position.
11. Reverb Volume Label - When adjusting any reverb volume, the volume dB value will display here.
12. Reverb ON/OFF - Toggle the Kick, Tom or Snare Reverbs ON or OFF.
1. Master FX Bypass - Enable or disable the selected master effect. These mirror the Comp, EQ, and Tape buttons on the
master fader.
2. Comp Controls - Adjust the threshold, makeup gain, and the wet/dry mix for the master compressor.
4. Tape Controls - Adjust the amount and tone of master tape saturation.
** DISCLAIMER - While the sounds in this library include completely unprocessed and fully mixed samples, please
note that these specific controls are only creative tools to further adjust the default sounds.
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SETTIN GS PAGE
1. Preview Velocity - When enabled, audition a sample of each drum/cymbal articulation on the Settings page and each
main articulation of the Kit View page. Adjust the velocity strength for the sample audition playback.
2. Mapping Preset - Choose between different Mapping Presets, create custom mapping presets, import/export mapping
presets, or clear the map to edit the mapping from scratch.
3. Drum Notes - Displays the note that each instrument is currently mapped to. These can be used to change the MIDI
mapping by either click + dragging Up or Down, or utilizing the MIDI Learn buttons. Secondary mapping is available in the
case that you would like to map the same drum to two different notes. For example, on an E-Kit you could map the snare rim
and snare center both to the snare drum.
4. MIDI Learn - When enabled, use your MIDI keyboard/controller or the on screen Kontakt keyboard to map the articulation
to the desired note.
5. Kit Piece Name - When disabled, that particular Kit Piece will be unloaded from your computer’s memory. Enable to load
the Kit Piece back into memory. The states of these will also reflect on the Kit View page.
6. Velocity Curve - When clicked, this will reveal a pop-up window of additional controls to adjust the velocity curve per Kit
Piece.
7. Articulation Name - Click any articulation name to audition a sample of that particular articulation.
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1. Articulation Menu - Shows the currently selected Kit Piece for the below Velocity Curve controls. Selecting the Hi-hat will
bring up additional Hi-hat CC controls.
3. Main Velocity Curve - Adjust the velocity curve for the currently selected Kit Piece.
4. Hi-hat Velocity Curve - Adjust the velocity curve for the Hi-hat CC.
5. Hi-hat CC Number - Selects the midi CC that will be used to control the articulation manually.
6. Invert and Learn - “Invert” changes the direction of the midi CC. Click “learn” to learn the midi CC that will be used to
control the trigger articulation.
7. Position - Shows and sets the value of the Hi-hat midi CC.
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REQUIREMENTS
MAC WINDOWS
Kontakt 6.5.3 (Full Version) or above Kontakt 6.5.3 (Full Version) or above
Supported formats - Supported formats -
AU, VST, AAX (32 & 64-bit) AU, VST, AAX (32 & 64-bit)
Kontakt Player 6.5.3 (Free Version) or above Kontakt Player 6.5.3 (Free Version) or above
Supported formats - Supported formats -
AU, VST, AAX (32 & 64-bit) AU, VST, AAX (32 & 64-bit)
CHANGELOG
Version 1.0
Initial Release
SUPPORT
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