I have updated the instrument for Rapture Pro.
Here is a demo song played dry (Taxi theme song):
http://www.arachnaut.net/Cakewalk/RapturePro/Taxi%20theme.wav Download:
http://www.arachnaut.net/Cakewalk/RapturePro/Karplangor.rar Image:
Description:
I intended this to be a type of 'heavy metal harpsichord' instrument. It
has an intense pluck, which you can soften with the 'Pluckiness'
control.
Contents include the basic SFZ file with samples and a Rapture Pro
program file and element file (and a screen-shot of the Rapture Pro
screen). A demo song of the Taxi theme is also included.
To use:
1) Unpack the archive and you will find this 'read me', a 'Multisamples'
folder and a 'Programs' folder.
2) In the Multisamples folder, copy or move the 'Karplangor' folder to
your Rapture Pro 'Multisamples' folder.
3) In the Programs folder, copy or move the User 'Electric Pianos'
folder to your Rapture Pro 'User/User' Programs folder. You may have a
different user folder set up. The Karplangor program and Rapture
'element' are located in the Electric Piano folder. Put it somewhere
else if you like. I set the instrument type for Karplangor to be
'Electric Piano'.
There are 3 sets of full range multisamples from C-2 to G8 in p, mf, and
ff levels with C and G sampled in each octave, 66 samples in all. These
are long one-shots recorded in 24-bit 48KHz WAV format.
These samples originated in a version of the CSound 'pluck' algorithm -
a Karplus-Strong plucked string model. I made the originals sometime in
2009.
The basic instrument program has 6 copies of the samples in 6 elements,
with each one slightly detuned and panned to give a chorus-like effect.
The PROG and ELEM files are included.
The SFZ has the P samples using velocity 0-54, the MF are 55-107, and FF
are 108-127 - edit these to your needs.
Since the Karplus-Strong algorithm generates a DC offset, I used the
'Pluckiness' control to offset the sample start position to get around
that. Adjust for your taste.
The included demo from the Taxi theme song has 'Pluckiness' set mid-way.
The song was recorded dry with no effects or EQ. The MIDI file for the song
came from a Soniccouture sample demo set.
post edited by arachnaut - 2015/06/05 23:58:12