Vir2 Instruments Q User Manual

USER MANUAL

QQ/USING KONTAKTHOW TO ACCESS THE Q LIBRARY FROM KONTAKTQ ships as a Kontakt-powered library, and Q is opened from within Kontakt, which can be run ei

or less. The lower the latency slider, the less latency (the split second between the physical playing of the note and the sound coming out of Kontakt

QUSING KONTAKT AS A VST PLUG-IN IN CUBASE AND NUENDOUsers of Steinberg’s Cubase or Nuendo sequencers can use Kontakt as a VST plug-in. These instructi

The Kontakt window will appear, and a MIDI track will be created, transmitting to Kontakt’s MIDI channel A-1. When it is record-enabled, it will send

QUSING KONTAKT AS AN AUDIOUNIT PLUG-IN IN LOGIC PRO, LOGIC STUDIO, LOGIC EXPRESS, ETC.Users of Apple’s Logic can use Kontakt as an AudioUnit plug-in.

The Kontakt window will appear, and a MIDI track will be created, transmitting to Kontakt’s MIDI channel A-1. When it is record-enabled, it will send

QUSING KONTAKT AS AN AUDIOUNIT PLUG-IN IN DIGITAL PERFORMERUsers of MOTU’s Digital Performer can use Kontakt as an AudioUnit plug-in. These instructio

Once the project is open, go to the Track menu and choose New... [03]In the dialog box that appears, choose the appropriate options, such as the follo

QQ has been designed to be as easy to use as possible. To load an instrument, look on the left side of the Kontakt window at the Browser sidebar. If i

THE FX TABThis main eects (FX) interface oers instant access to ten dierent eects that are all available to each instrument in Q. Click the circl

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QTHE ENVELOPE TABThe Envelope tab allows instant tweaking of the envelope (volume shape) of the instrument. The five knobs available are attack, hold,

THE LEGATO TABInstruments that can be played in legato fashion (for example, horns, winds, etc.) feature special legato options that can be accessed b

QTHE LAYER CONTROL TABThe Layer Control tab appears in any Multilayer instrument in Q, for example, the Multilayer Dreamscapes and the Multilayer Dron

starting at C1 (two octaves below middle C) and going up chromatically. This was used for instruments that feature collections of sounds, for example,

QLOOPS AND CONSTRUCTION KITS MAPPINGOne folder in the Q library contains a large quantity of loops and construction kit material, presented in three d

loop has been mapped chromatically going up. This enables you to play each slice of the loop in any order you want, assembling a new loop from the com

QQ/TECH SUPPORT,ETC.CHAPTER 05TECH SUPPORTVir2 Instruments stands behind its products and is committed to helping you get the most out of using them.

22performance that includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work created by the licensed end user. This license expressly forbids

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USER MANUAL

Q00Q/TABLE OFCONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS01 INTRODUCTION TO THE LIBRARY03 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 03 INSTALLING 04 UPDATING 04 AUTHORIZING05 HOW TO AC

0014 THE FX TAB15 THE ENVELOPE TAB16 THE LEGATO TAB17 THE LAYER CONTROL TAB 17 KEYBOARD MAPPING19 LOOPS AND CONSTRUCTION KITS MAPPING10 MORPHST

QQ/INTRODUCTION TO THELIBRARYIn a world...in a land...coming to studios near you: Vir2 Instruments’ Q, a massive sound design and scoring instruments

Ambiences, Pulp Surfer, Sound Eects, Stylistic Phrases, Tempo Textures, Toys and Character Keyboards, Voices, and Western.Q’s easy-to-use interface p

QSYSTEM REQUIREMENTSFor Mac users, Q requires OS 10.5.x or greater, an Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz or higher, a DVD drive, and 4GB of RAM. For Windows user

drives may give somewhat less optimized performance. We also recommend 7200 or 10,000rpm drives regardless of the interface used.UPDATINGAfter install