Tutorials

How to create a mono channel in Kontakt 2/3/4

by Ame one 12.15.2008
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Creating a mono channel in Kontakt is not that difficult. All you need to do is edit the output configuration. 

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Parallel Compression

by Ame one 12.09.2008
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What is parallel compression? The simplest way to describe it is, mixing a compressed signal with it’s dry source to create a fatter sound. To do it all you need to do is send the the part you want to add parallel compression to a compressor, compress to taste (usually pretty heavy) and add back [...]

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How to set a compressor

by Ame one 12.03.2008
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When I used to live in Hawaii, there was this certain drum n bass dj who came up to me and asked, “What setting do you use when you use a compressor?” I responded by saying, “Well it all depends on what I am compressing.” He then seemed rather irritated that I didn’t divulge some [...]

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How to use Kontakt 3 in Logic Studio

by Ame one 10.29.2008
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Logic 8 has made it easier, to use multi-timbral and multi-output instruments. You no longer need to open up the environment to route and create auxiliary channels in order to use multi-out plugins. This tutorial assumes that you know how to load samples in to Kontakt 3 and assign the sample to the different outputs [...]

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Do I need to dither when converting to mp3?

by Ame one 07.27.2008
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Installing Logic Studio content to another location

by Ame one 05.25.2008
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Being that I don’t have negative hard disk space, I needed to find a way to install the Jam Packs and other audio content to an external drive. I figured that maybe all I would need to do is just put in the Jam pack discs and it would let me install. Wrong, all I [...]

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How to setup Kontakt 3 in Logic Pro 7

by Ame one 02.07.2008
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I had a bit of hard time figuring out how to get Logic 7 and Kontakt 3 to work together. It all came down to just setting things up right. This is something I never really had to deal with when I was using Cubase. In Cubase you just select your VSTi and it automatically [...]

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Native Instruments Kontakt Sampler

by Ame one 02.04.2008
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Native Instruments Kontakt Sampler Kontakt library vs EXS24 Kontakt can import EXS24 files. As for which has a better library straight out of the box, my vote would go for Kontakt. I was not really impressed with the jam packs that are included with Logic Studio. The library included with Logic 7 was not that [...]

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