8Dio Studio Upright / User Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALLATION:

Download and install our download utility (found in the email you received from us). We offer both PC and MAC versions of
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OVERVIEW
The Studio Upright Piano library was carefully recorded
& processed at 24bit / 96k at our famous British Studio
through an extremely special custom Neve desk before
being carefully down sampled to 48k for ease of
streaming. The sustain samples were carefully crafted at both
pedal up, pedal down, & half pedal positions. We also as an
added bonus, sampled staccatissimo notes (w/round robin) &
a Una Corda (Soft Pedal) articulation , so you have the attack
for faster runs & the depth and emotion of cinematic scoring.
Our prepared patch includes a variety of prepared
piano techniques, from plucking the strings with various
instruments, to muted articulations & unique playing styles.
In addition the library gives you full control over the
dynamic response as well as mechanics and tonal
qualities, so you can dial in the perfect sound for your
workflow. We included full control over resonance, room
tone, non tonal key control & unique release triggers for
hammer action, string damping, and release triggers for our
more ambient microphones.
entrance screen
The Splash Screen is the first thing you will see, from
here you can quickly and easily adjust articulation
settings, as well as enter our Main Screen by clicking
aywhere else on the interface.
MAIN screen
The Main Screen contains all the vital controls in
order to shape the core mechanics of the sound, from
envelopes & resonance, to velocity response and
natural room tone.

*NOTE - You can always reset a control to its default

value by simply using (CMD + Click).
articulation menu
The articulation menu can be shown or hidden by
clicking the menu title. When open, you can select
the playable articulation by simply clicking the name of the chosen articulation, or you can choose
articulation name. You can also alter the volume of
each articulation using the available volume slider,
and of course load and un load articulations from
your system memory by clicking the small purge
button located to the left of each articulation name.
RR - Allows you to activate a dedicated Faux Round
Robin system, which allows for repetitions to vary in
tone & sound less mechanical.
MAIN ARTICULATION SELECTION
There are multiple ways to select any of the
articulations. Of course you can simply click on the
one of 3 control methods for each articulation.
KEY - Allows you to use a key switch to activate the
articulation.
CC - Allows you to use a MIDI CC control to activate
the articulation.
AUTO - Allows you to automatically activate an
articulation based upon your playing speed & pedal
positions.
MAIN MENU OPTIONS
The options cog situated toward the top right of the
Articulation Menu allows you to access the start the cycle. Adjust each slider to alter the time at which
options.
From here you can access & alter the Auto Mode as
well as the trigger time for each articulation.
This is also where you can determine the starting
key for the Key Switches, and the controller number
for the CC control.
FURTHER MAIN MENU OPTIONS
AUTO - An animation indicates the current time in
each AUTO assigned articulation is activated.
KEY - By clicking and changing this number you can
assign the first Key Switch to select the articulations
assigned to KEY in the options menu.
CC - By clicking and changing this number you can
assign the master controller set to select the
articulations assigned to CC in the options menu.
MAIN AUTO MODE
The Auto Mode dropdown allows you to select how
the AUTO articulation start options will function.
By selecting “RELEASE LENGTH“ the automation will
be defined by the time in-between notes or chords.
By selecting “NOTE LENGTH“ the automation will
be defined by the length of each previously played
note.
For live purposes, we would reccomened leaving
this at the default “RELEASE LENGTH“ setting to RANGE - Allows you set the playable range for each
allow for more accurate realtime automation.
PREPARED ARTICULATION SELECTION
The included Prepared patches vary slightly in avail-
able control methods.
For realtime adaption purposes, you can choose one
of 3 control methods for each articulation.
KEY - Allows you to use a key switch to activate the
articulation.
CC - Allows you to use a MIDI CC control to activate
the articulation.
articulation.
PREPARED RANGE RESPONSE & RESO.
Upon selecting range you will be promted to input RESPONSE - The Response dial allows you to fine tune
the desired playable range. Play the lowest then the the responsiveness of your particular keyboard
highest (or vice versa) notes in the range desired. controller, adjusting the velocity curve applied to the
Once accepted, the onscreen pop up will disappear entire instrument.
and you will be able to activate your desired
articulation while playing within the pre RESO. - The Resonance dial controls the volume of the
determined range. sympathetic resonance layered upon use of the
sustain pedal.

*NOTE - The RESO. feature is in addition to the

naturally recorded sympathetic resonance.
KEYS PEDALS
KEYS - The Keys dial allows you to adjust the PEDALS - The Pedals dial controls the volume of the
volume of the key mechanisms. This includes a non pedal sounds triggered upon the use and release
tonal plucking of the String on each given attack of a pedal. The use of subtle acoustic characteristics
and the release of the Hammer upon any release. such as the pedal sounds can bridge the transition
between pedal up and pedal down increasing the
To turn on or off the String or Hammer mechanisms believeability of a performance.
simply click the arrow towards the right of the
“KEYS“ label and navigate through the dropdown
menu.

*Hammers are only adjustable when using Sustains.

RELEASE & NOISE ADSR & RETURN
RELEASE - The Release dial allows you to adjust the ADSR - The ADSR envelope controls allow you to quite
volume of the Release Triggers. At its most minimal drastically change the volume envelope of the piano.
value it will relieve some system resources. We would recommend keeping these at their default
*This parameter is only applicable for Sustains. value for a realistic performance.
You can always reset any parameter to its default
NOISE - The Noise dial controls the volume of the value by simply using (CMD + Click).
captured microphone noise & room tone. Although
generally unwanted, subtle use of this control can RETURN - The small Return button located towards
help recreate the feeling of a live & non sterile re- the upper left of the user interface will take you back
cording. to the initial entrance screen.
MIC screen
The Microphone Screen gives you access to each in-
dividual microphone position available in the library.
Including a system friendly MIX position, which was
hand crafted using a purely analogue workflow and
is a great option for those looking for a great sound,
without the need for any tweaking.
MIC CONTROLS MIC OPTIONS
Each Microphone Position has control over the You can turn each microphone on & off which will add
Volume, Pan, Stereo Spread, Loading, Routing, and or remove the associated position, saving valuable
of course Solo & Mute functions. system memory.
To switch between adjusting the Pan & Stereo To route any position to an individual stereo
Spread simply click the “PAN” or “STEREO“ label output within your workstation, simply click the
beneath the control dial. arrow beside the positions name and navigate the
dropdown menu.

*NOTE - Upon loading the MIX position all other

microphone positions will be purged to avoid
phasing.
VERB screen
The Reverb Screen is something quite special. For this
library we decided to not only give you access to great
sounding microphone stems and a painstakingly
crafted MIX option, but also 2 seperetly recorded
reverb chains. This allows you to blend in some of the
worlds most saught after reverb chains to any of our
included mics.

*NOTE - It is not recommended to use our verb system

with the MIX position, as this already contains a subtle
amount and could lead to phasing.
REVERB CONROLS REVERB OPTIONS
Each pedal offers you individual controls for Pan, You can also turn the pedal on & off which adds or
Volume & the stereo spread for the reverb. Allowing removes the associated reverb samples from your
you full control over the send. system memory.
To route a pedal to an individual stereo output
within your workstation, simply click the arrow beside
the pedals name and navigate the dropdown menu.
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