Shahrazad

Middle Eastern Clarinet Performances

2011

Telling the stories of 1001 nights with music

Shahrazad
We set a goal to capture the same mystic musical quality from the middle eastern musical
heritage as represented in Voices of Israel and Desert Voice. The Turkish clarinet is the
ideal supplement to the aforementioned; a very versatile and vocalic melody instrument
that reflects the microtonal system. The beautiful and mystic character of this sound will
capture the imagination of your audience and take them on a 1001 nights journey or fly
them through a land of fables and myths in a way that is unmatched in any other woodwind
performance sample collection.
Within this collection we offer a full range of tempi ranging from 40 BPM to 180 BMP and a
collection of melodic phrases in every western harmonic key from A to G#.
Our proven effective and convincing technique of merging highly professional and authentic
performances into a flexible and user friendly instrument has brought us to the
development of Shahrazad.
The musical quality in these melodic phrases is impossible to recreate with conventional
multi sampled woodwinds. Especially microtonal transitions and lyrical passages will only
sound convincing when performed live by a professionally trained and authentically
schooled musician. Therefore we went a long way to find the most suitable performer for
this collection of performances samples.
Nevertheless we also decided to invest in multi sampling, to provide the composer with all
essential tools to create an original and fitting musical section into their music productions.
Therefor youll find an authentic legato scripted multi samples section in this sample library.
We are proud to announce and release the next level in the Sonokinetic musical heritage
collection. With Shahrazad we believe to provide the composer with a new and original
musical context and language. Express yourself in new creative and authentic music textures
that appeal to your imagination and creativity.
This musical idiom is a perfect style to fit your fables, myths and fantasy scores. Remember
Rivendell and Lothlrien or the depths of the unexplored Sherwoods.
With Shahrazad the composer will find instant satisfaction. Since we composed and
performed generic and consistent phrases this entire collection can be easily combined to
create countless new variations on melodic passages. Throw in our Authentic Legato
instrument and merge your own composing talent with the performances and the options
are infinite.
Sonokinetic again invests in a state of the art user interface with highly effective and
sophisticated under the hood programming and sample management policy. With over
3500 samples under your fingertips with a nice look and a beautiful sound we present:
Shahrazad middle eastern Clarinet performances and multi sampled instrument
We wish you the best inspiration and creativity.
With warm regards,
The Sonokinetic Shahrazad Production Team

THIS LIBRARY DOES NOT NEED AN INSTALLER.

BROWSE TO THE KONTAKT FILEBROWSER TO LOAD YOUR PATCH!

Content
Core samples: 1 instrument patch containing the following styles:
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5 makam phrase articulations.

One sustain patch.
One authentic legato instrument with recorded intervals.

Single instrument for Kontakt 4.2 and higher with 4 panels Main, IR, EQ & Credits.
Convolution reverb applied to the multi instrument to represent the original
acoustic space.
Sonokinetic IR space design knob to allow dynamic assignment and configuration of
the convolution effects.
Dynamic sample loading & purging for efficient memory usage.
Customisable keyswitching system to allow command of articulations in your
compositions.
Visual representation of current key when playing phrases
Shahrazad Reference manual (pdf).
Artwork : Shahrazad dvd cover. Designed by Pavel Fuksa
Artwork : Shahrazad UI art designed by Tomek Maronski
Programming : Shahrazad Kontakt script and instruments by Blake Robinson
Video tutorials. Hosted by Blake Robinson
o Patch auditing. Each patch briefly reviewed.
o Technical tour of the interface

Format: All files in 48 kHz, 24bit mono NCW format.

Programmed for Kontakt 4.2.2.

THE ARTICULATION SELECTOR

For your convenience, Shahrazad contains all the
articulations you could ever need in a single NKI instrument.
You can switch between the different playing styles either
by clicking its name from the MAIN panel, or by pressing its
respective keyswitch on your MIDI controller.
The keyswitches default to the lowest octave on an 88 key
keyboard. However, the instrument can be completely
customized to suit your needs and keyswitches can be
reassigned. Simply click the respective articulations key in
the column and it will change to a ! symbol and flash. You can now play a key on your
keyboard and the keyswitch will assign to it. You can use this configuration method to suit
the instrument to your needs.

OPTIONS
Shahrazad contains recorded phrases in BPMs between 60 and 140.
By default, the instrument will pick the closest BPM to your
sequencers current tempo. The instrument uses Kontakts ability to
synchronize samples to your sequencers tempo. You can configure
this aspect on the right of the instruments main panel.
REDUCED MEMORY allows you to only load specific phrases required
into memory to reduce the load on your system. You can select
batches of 4 phrases using the drop-down.
TEMPO SYNCING enables and disables the synchronization script. When it is disabled, you
can pick a custom BPM using the drop down underneath.
NORMAL allows you to configure how the tempo syncing scales to your sequencers BPM.
For example, HALF will result in a run being half your sequencers tempo while DOUBLE
results in it being double. If you pick a specific BPM from the list the phrase of this BPM will
be used and synchronized.
PLAY ENDING ON RLS. Allows you to instruct the instrument to play a note-ending sample
when you release the key. There are 4 available per makam that can be selected from the
drop-down menu.
IR
Shahrazad ships with five IR convolution spaces built
in. This can be configured on the IR panel of the
instrument. A visual representation of the space
appears on the left. You can change between three
spaces by selecting an entry from the menu below
the icon. You can also configure the wetness and
room size of the convolution and finally toggle
whether it is bypassed

EQ
The EQ panel allows you to shape the instrument. You are able to easily configure the
frequencies, bandwidths and gains as required. Values will appear as you drag sliders.

You can also completely bypass EQ.

Kontakt patch example and detailed explanation

ARTICULATIONS
- PHRASES(): Tempo-synced phrases (differing between 60/100 and 140bpm)
- SUSTAIN:
Sustains featuring multiple dynamics
- LEGATO:
Authentic legato instrument with recorded intervals and scripting.

COLUMNS ABOVE ARTICULATIONS

- PLAY:
Click this to change to this articulation.
- LOAD:
Click this to toggle if this articulation is loaded to memory. You can unload
articulations not used to save memory.
- KS:
The keyswitch used to activate this articulation. You can change this by
clicking the key label and pressing a key on your keyboard while it is flashing.
CONFIGURE
- SUSTAIN DYNAMICS: Toggle whether or not dynamics are controlled manually. You can
customize which CC control dynamics by right clicking below, choosing Learn MIDI CC#
automation and moving the desired slider or knob on your controller.
- TEMPO SYNCING:

- NORMAL:

Toggle whether the phrase and runs are tempo synced. Click this to
change it. When on, phrases and runs will be stretched to fit your
sequencer's tempo.
Allows you to configure how the tempo syncing scales to your
sequencer's BPM. It can be changed by clicking.

Sonokinetic IR space

All NKI patches have reverb applied to them by default. The convolution reverb can be
bypassed using the BYPASS IR option on the IR panel.
To keep your custom setting please resave the patch. Next time when loaded itll load the
custom settings. (Consider renaming to have a backup when needed).
Impulse Response selection: by clicking the names under the picture you can switch
between five available spaces.
WETNESS:
ROOM SIZE:

Controls the level of the original and processed signals. 0% = bypass

100% = full signal. Click & drag to adjust the bar.
Increase or decrease the size of the hall. Click & drag to adjust the bar.

MORE INFORMATION
For updates please check: http://www.sonokinetic.net/shahrazad/#updates
Special thanks to: Huseyin pulant, Ceyda Pirali, Blake Robinson, Son Thomsen, , Rob
Vandenberg,Tomek Maronski

MISSION STATEMENT
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and sound design productions. Using the best instruments, acoustics and technology and
hiring top-notch musicians for performances we try to deliver very specific product packages.
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