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EPIC TAIKO ENSEMBLE

PRODUCED BY TROELS FOLMANN


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EPIC TAIKO ENSEMBLE

EPIC TAIKO ENSEMBLE

Produced by Troels Folmann. Co-produced by Sean Popejoy.

8DIO Epic Taiko Ensemble is the most comprehensive and deep sampled collection ofEnsemble Taiko on the market. The library was recorded in our signature Cathedral andcomes with two microphone positions (close and mid).

The library features the highly renowned Taiko Ensemble group: Emmeryville Taiko lead bySusan Holm. The recordings lasted over a week, which allowed us to capture anunprecedented amount of content. Epic Taiko Ensemble contains three main categories ofsamples: Multi-sampled Taiko Ensemble (10 round robin for all articulations), Live Loops ofthe Taiko Ensemble and an assortment of other sounds associated to Taiko (ex. ensemblescreams, yells, yell-hits). Epic Taiko Ensemble follows the same principles established in ourother epic percussion libraries in terms of articulations, velocity layering and round robin.Articulations have up to 8 velocity layers and all sampled at 10 round robin (akarepetitions). We sampled all the classic Taiko drums from the big sounding, O-Daiko,Nagado Daiko to the smaller and more snare like, Shime. In addition we also played thedrums with hands and alternative stick types - and we got an insanely comprehensivecollection of clacks made with different type of sticks and by hitting the rims of the largerTaiko drums.

In addition we also recorded a comprehensive amount of over 3.000 (+2.5GB) ensembleloops with the Taiko Ensemble. The loops were recorded at 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130and 140 BPM. The loops are intended to be used as stand-alone and/or in combinationwith the multi-samples. The loops contain both classic Taiko style rhythms and morecontemporary rhythms for film scoring etc.

Epic Taiko Ensemble features highly renowned, Emeryville Taikolead by Taiko Master:Susan Holm.

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8DIOEPIC TAIKO ENSEMBLE & LOOPS

OVERVIEW

70 Kontakt patches5,200+ SamplesMulti-sampled Instruments and Loops (80-140 BPM)4.2 GB InstalledCustom Convolution Reverb ImpulsesPowerful custom performance control interface

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INSTALLATION

When you purchase Epic Taiko Ensemble you will

receive an email with a specific link to 8DIO

download and installation tool. This tool will

automatically download and install the library for

you.

This library is designed for the full retail version ofKontakt 4 and later. Please note that the FreeKontakt Player available will only work from15-30 minutes. We recommend purchasing the fullretail version of Kontakt from Native Instruments.
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About Taiko Drums:

Taiko (?) means "drum" in Japanese

(etymologically "great" or "wide drum").

Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer toany of the various Japanese drums (, "wa-

daiko", "Japanese drum", in Japanese) and tothe relatively recent art-form of ensemble taikodrumming (sometimes called more specifically,"kumi-daiko" ()).

The performances can last between 5 and 25minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-ky!(beginning, middle, end/rapid, sudden, urgent,and emergency) structure, which means theperformance will speed up significantly towards

the grand finale. Japanese taiko drums havebeen developed into a wide range of percussioninstruments that are used in both Japanese folkand classical musical traditions.

Taiko, in general, are 3 sticks percussioninstruments. With the exception of the"kotsuzumi" and "ootsuzumi", all taiko are struckwith bachi. They have heads on both sides of thedrum body, and a sealed resonating cavity. Taikoare also characterized by a high amount of

tension on the drums heads, with acorrespondingly high pitch relative to body size.This high tension likely developed in response toJapan's wet and humid summers when mostfestivals take place. Many taiko are not tunable,and a drum with high head tension wouldcounteract the slacking effects of humidity.

Taiko are categorized into two types ofconstruction. "Byou-uchi daiko" (,

tacked-struck drum) taiko have heads nailed to

the body.

"Shime-daiko" (, tightened drum), have

heads sewn onto iron rings, which are then lacedto each other around the drum body.made from.

The two drum types can roughly be translated asthe bass- and snare drum in a western worldunderstanding.

(Courtesy: WIKI)

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System Requirements

Please be aware that many instrument and multi-instrument programs in this library are extremely ram/

cpu and hard disk-streaming resource intensive. We recommend that you have at least2GB of system

ram, a dual core cpu and at least a 7200 rpm SATA hard disk before purchasing this 8DIO library. Large

sample sets like those found in this library may load slowly and may cause system instability on older

machines.

Navigation:

This library includes a total of 70 instrument programs, so we definitely recommend using the left andright arrow keys located to the right of the instrument name to quickly cycle from one preset to thenext within each folder. (See example above)

The main Instruments directory contains sub-folders for each instrument group.

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Instrument Program Types

This library features many sub-types of instrument programming to allow greater flexibility. The Masterpatches are heavy-duty combo programs that include all of the different articulations for the entire ensemble oreach divis group. Please be warned that they each require a significant amount of ram to load and draw a largenumber of voices if multiple articulations are struck at once.

Most programs feature key tracking. Tuned pitches the notes over half-step intervals and spans the majorityof the keyboard. They also include special key-switches in the lower range of the keyboard, which allow instantre-tuning of the whole instrument.

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Front Panel Controls:

Stepping Knob

All of the programs in this library feature the front-panel

Stepping knob. This control allows you to adjust theroot pitch of the entire instrument up or down in half-stepintervals, by +/- 24 semitones.

Tuning Key-switches

Most of the Natural programs feature special key-switches in the lower range of the keyboard, which allowinstant re-tuning of the whole instrument, in half-stepintervals. Most of the natural programs arrange the key-switches from C-2 (-12 semitones) to C1 (+12 semitones).

Use the key-switch at C0 to reset the instrument tuning toits original setting. You can deactivate the key-switches bypressing the Key Switch On/Off button.

The Stepping knob will still function when the KeySwitches are disabled. The Stepping knob and Tuning Key-Switches will always stay in synch with each other, so youcan use either one of these two pitch-control methodsinterchangeably.

Attack Knob

Most of the programs in this library feature the front panelAttack control knob. This will allow you to reshape theattack of most notes, from sharp to very slow. You can usethis to subtly soften the feel of the drums, create automaticcrescendos on the longer sustaining effects and even createsome rather dramatic tonal pad-like sounds when playingthe solo rim articulations.

Release Knob

Most of the programs in this library feature the front panelRelease control knob. This will allow you to reshapethe natural reverberant tail for most notes, from a full epicwash to a very tightly muted fairly close-mic'd roomsound. Use the knob to set the sustain time before playinga note, or use the Modwheel (CC1) to shape notesustaining/damping on the fly in real-time.

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Please note:Just as it's impossible to truly simulate an

authentic wet sound with a dry recording, it's alsoimpossible to completely dry out a wet recording by usingrelease gating. This control can go a long way to reshapethe perceived wetness of the sound, but it can't entirelyremove the early hall reflections and increase overallpresence.

Custom Convolution Reverb Controls:

Each instrument program allows you to add one of ourcustom-captured convolution reverb impulses and controloverall wetness. By default, each instrument program loadswith the convolution effect fully bypassed, so that you onlyhear the original naturally wet sound of the drums in thehall they were recorded in. When you click the front paneldrop-down menu on the far right side of the interface,

you'll see 8 unique impulse options you can choose from.

You can either use this effect to make the sound evenwetter and bigger, or you can artificially dampen theoriginal natural reverb tail with the modwheel or front-panel release control knob and then essentially replacethe original reverb with a new reverb. Obviously, because ofnatural coloration and positional differences between thesample source and the impulse source, it won't soundcompletely natural. However it can be a very useful featurethat can produce rather interesting results.

Impulse Types

Hall:

This setting is a true convolution capture of the classicstone and tile epic scoring hall we used for our Epic Tom,Epic Dhol, and Small Epic Percussion libraries.

Bunker:This pair of settings are captures of an abandonedunderground WWI artillery bunker.

Church:

These two were captured in a large A-frame chapel.Garage was recorded in a brick parking garage.


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Stairwell:

This was captured in a 7-story tall concrete and brickstairwell.

Mystery:

This setting is just a cool little surprise.

Bypass:

You can bypass the reverb at any time by selectingBypass at the top of the drop-down list again.

Wetness Knob

You can also set the amount of reverb being applied, byusing the Wetness knob. A value of 0 means the

signal is fully dry. Because of the dynamic nature of theconvolution impulses, turning the knob up more thanhalf-way can often lead to clipping when playing loudnotes. This can be compensated for by lowering the mainoutput level slider for the instrument.


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NSEMBLE Instruments:

Master Patches

The master nki (instrument) programs include all of thelibrary's articulations in a single combined package.Therefore, be very careful loading them. They can require a

large number of voices if multiple articulations are struck atonce and free system memory to load.

If you have less than 3GB of system ram, we advise youNOTto try loading this program. Due to it's large sample

pool and complex programming, this full-sized program cancause system instability, crashing and potential data loss inmost standard computers. Use the Master patch at yourown risk and ONLY if you have a very powerful machine!You've been warned.

taiko ensemble huge a close.nki

taiko ensemble huge a far.nki

taiko ensemble huge b close.nki

taiko ensemble huge b far.nki

taiko ensemble huge edge close.nki

taiko ensemble huge edge far.nki

taiko ensemble master close.nki

taiko ensemble master hiRAM far.nki

taiko ensemble medium a close.nki

taiko ensemble medium a far.nki

taiko ensemble medium a rim close.nki

taiko ensemble medium a rim far.nki

taiko ensemble medium b close.nki

taiko ensemble medium b far.nki

taiko ensemble medium b rim close.nki

taiko ensemble medium b rim far.nki


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taiko ensemble odaiko dbl close.nki

taiko ensemble odaiko dbl far.nki

taiko ensemble shimes close.nki

taiko ensemble shimes far.nki

taiko ensemble shouts a close.nki

taiko ensemble shouts a far.nki

taiko ensemble shouts b close.nki

taiko ensemble shouts b far.nki

taiko ensemble sticks high close.nki

taiko ensemble sticks high far.nki

taiko ensemble sticks low close.nki

taiko ensemble sticks low far.nki

taiko loops (80 - 140 bpm)

The hiRAM master patches are designed for

more extreme performances. Please note these

patches load directly into ram and does not use

the DFD functionality in Kontakt. You need atleast 0.8GB of system RAM available to utilize

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LICENSE AGREEMENT

By installing the product you accept the following

product license agreement:

LICENSE GRANT

The license for this product is granted only to asingle user. All sounds and samples in this productare licensed, but not sold, to you by 8DIO, Inc. forcommercial and non-commercial use in music,sound-effect, audio/video post-production,performance, broadcast or similar finished content-creation and production use.

8DIO allows you to use any of the sounds andsamples in the library(s) you've purchased forcommercial recordings without paying anyadditional license fees or providing sourceattribution to 8DIO, Inc. This license expresslyforbids any unauthorized inclusion of contentcontained within this library, or any any 8DIOlibrary, into any other sample instrument or libraryof any kind, without our express written consent.

This license also forbids any re-distribution methodof this product, or its sounds, through any means,including but not limited to, re-sampling, mixing,processing, isolating, or embedding into softwareor hardware of any kind, for the purpose of re-recording or reproduction as part of any free orcommercial library of musical and/or sound effectsamples and/or articulations, or any form ofmusical sample or sound effect sample playbacksystem or device. Licenses cannot be transferredto another entity, without written consent of8DIO, Inc.

RIGHTS

8DIO retains full copyright privileges and completeownership of all recorded sounds, instrumentprogramming, documentation and musicalperformances included in this product.

REFUNDS

Downloaded libraries can't be returned, so we

can't provide refunds. We may choose do so at ourown discretion,but please be aware that as soon asyou've downloaded it, you can't return it.

RESPONSIBILITY

Using this product and any supplied software is atthe licensees own risk. 8DIO holds noresponsibility for any direct or indirect loss arisingfrom any form of use of this product.

TERMS

This license agreement is effective from themoment the product is installed by any means. Thelicense will remain in full effect until termination.The license is terminated if you break any of theterms or conditions of this agreement, or request arefund for any reason. Upon termination you agreeto destroy all copies and contents of the productat your own expense.

VIOLATION

We don't use any form of DRM software, dongles,license keys or other cumbersome anti-piracytechnology in this product We do this because welove you and trust you. That's also one of thereasons our prices are so low, even though it takesa long time to make these libraries. The otherreason is because we love music almost as much aswe love you. If you've done any deep samplingand the labor-intensive programming that comeswith it, you know that it is very hard work.Remember, the more you support us, the moreawesome libraries we can afford to make for you.

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THANK YOU.

We wanna thank you for buying the 8DIO EPIC

TAIKO ENSEMBLE.

If you have any questions, concerns, love-letters or

hate mail feel free to send it to:

[email protected]

or check our site at www.8dio.com

Love,

Troels Folmann & Sean Popejoy

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