02. Settings - The Key-Switch presets, basic Legato- and Vibrato Settings
as well as Crescendo- and Glide-Speed are located here.



‘Keyswitching’ is an elegant means of enabling the user to directly and immediately access different playing techniques from within a single patch. It uses pre-programmed MIDI notes to instantaneously switch between different articulations, meaning it is no longer necessary to reload each variant individually. The keyswitches themselves are exclusively controller keys. They make no sound, but instead are used to switch the entire group of samples which the main instrument keys trigger.

Key-switch Presets - Usually key-switches just switch between different fixed articulations or other
pre-programmed sound varietes. In CHH Vol1 the keyswitches are used to switch between complex sets of presets with 21 adjustable parameters.

18 Key-Switch presets are available. The KS-Presets are allocated to C0 - F1, in the lower area of your keyboard. The keyswitch is pressed prior to playing any actual instrument notes. The switchover occurs instantly without any time lag. Pressing a key between C0 and F1 on your keyboard has the same effect as turning the KS-Preset knob in the GUI. You can also assign the KS-Presets to any midi controller in the CC-Settings page (see page 18). The selected articulation is displayed on the left side of the GUI. All parameters on the settings page,except Vib. Vol, Vib.Tune, Crescendo-Speed and Glide-Speed
are adjustable parameters which are stored in the KS-Presets. If you make changes to any of these parameters, they are automatically stored in the KS-Preset. To save the KS-Presets permanently, simply save the whole instrument.

 

03. Sound - Effects - Controls to shape the sound. ADSR and all the sample based
effects are available through this page.



Attack - Sets the Fade in time for the sound

Decay - Sets the the time until the Sustain level is reached

Sustain - Sets the level maintained after the decay phase is over, and until the release stage begins

Release - Sets the fade out time after releasing the key

Air Stream - Adds the natural sound of blowing into the instrument without producing a note,
which can be used to increase the 'breathiness' of the sound

Growl - Fades into the Flutter-Tounge articulation

Keys - Adds the sound of the saxophone keys (only on saxophones)

Shake - Blends into the shake articulation (only on trumpet)

Top Kicks - Topkicks refer to a special blowing technique on the saxophone. This effect
provides more attack to the sound, which if used sparingly enables the play back to be rich in variation

Spit - Here the sound receives a sharp blow, which if used sparingly varies the attack that
enables the play back to be rich in variation and realism. (only on Trumpet & Trombone)

Attack EFX - Adds a harder attack at the beginning of the sound

Release - Adds a natural release sound

Breath Release Trigger - Adds a breathing sound when releasing the key

Fall Short - Add a fall sound when releasing the key. Play a note, raise the knob and release
the note at any time (Also available through the hot-keys)

Fall Long - Same as fall short but with a longer fall

04. DSP Effects 1 - Reverb, Delay, Chorus.





Reverb
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Level - Volume of the reverb effect.
Time - Length of the reverb effect.
Pre-Delay - Delay before the reverb starts.
Damping - Brightness of the reverb.

Delay
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Level - Volume of the delay effect.
Time - Length of the repetitions.
Feedback - Number of repetitions.
Damping - Brightness of the delay.

Chorus
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Level - Volume of the chorus effect.
Speed - Speed of the modulation.
Depth - Intensity of the modulation.
Phase - Direction of the modulation.

05. DSP Effects 2 - Phaser, Flanger, Compressor.




Phaser
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Feedback - Repetition of the effect.
Speed - Speed of the modulation.
Depth - Intensity of the modulation.
Level - Volume of the modulation.

Flanger
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Feedback - Repetition of the effect.
Speed - Speed of the modulation.
Depth - Intensity of the modulation.
Level - Volume of the modulation.

Compressor
Preset - Different pre-programmed effects to choose from.
Threshold - Level at which the compression starts.
Ratio - Intensity of the compression.
Attack - How quickly compression becomes active.
Gain - Volume of the compressed signal.

06. Equalizer - A complete 3-band EQ with frequency, gain, bandwidth.
The Pro53 Filter with cutoff and resonance



A 3-band full parametric equalizer is available through the equalizer window.
Frequency - Sets the frequency to be adjusted.
Gain - Controls the volume of the selected frequency.
Bandwidth - Controls the bandwidth of the selected frequency.
Each EQ has its own on/off button.

Filter - Pro53 is a high quality high-cut filter. You can switch it on/off, set the Cutoff
Frequency (cc91) and Resonance (cc92)

10. Legato - 10 different Legato-Presest can be edited in detail in the legato-page
to be assigned to different key-switches or articulations in the settings page.



The transition between two notes is the most important factor in creating
a realistic simulation of a brass instrument.

Legato-Presets - 10 different Legato-Presets are available. Each preset contains separate articulations for legato-up and legato-down, as well as all the details of the crossfade between two notes. You can edit the presets in detail. To save them permamently, simply save the whole instrument.

Legato-Details - The legato transition consists of four elements:
- fade out for volume
- fade out for tuning
- fade in for volume
- fade in for tuning

There are separate controls for volume-fade in/out and for tune-fade in/out.
Fade Out Offset (ms) Sets the time before the fade starts
Fade Out Length (ms) Sets the length of the fade out
Tune Out Offset (ms) Sets the time before the detuning starts
Tune Out Length (ms) Sets the length of the detuning
Tune (c) Sets the amout of detuning in cent
Slope Spreads the amount of legato. A higher value results in a lower amount of legato when playing small intervalls like a semitone, and a higher amount when playing larger intervalls. like an octave.

09. Hotkeys / CC-Settings - Define the controls for the Hotkeys, Modwheel,
Pitchbend, and all Midi-Controller settings in this page.



Hotkeys - The hotkeys enable instant acces to different articulations. Five Hotkeys are located
from F#1 - A#1 between the keyswitches and the playing area on your keyboard. Different articulations can be set to the hotkeys. The hotkeys always repeat the last note you have played. For example, if you are playing a melody line with your right hand, it’s very effective to occasionally drop in a ‘short note’ on the off-beats with your left hand. In this instance, the ‘Play Short Note’ hotkey articulation would be used. You can also set a hotkey to ‘Play Last Note’, which will literally retrigger the last note you played. This is particularly useful for playing legato repetitions which would otherwise not be possible by simply re-playing the same note repeatedly. In addition to repeating or retriggering the previous note played, hotkeys can also be used to modify the note currently playing. For example, a hotkey can be assigned to trigger a fall, which will stop the note and play a realistic brass 'fall'

Wheel-Settings - Each and every control function can be assigned to the Mod-wheel or Pitch-wheel, ensuring that the user always has his preferred means of access to his favorite control features. Note that if you change the wheel or pedal settings after you have used them to record controller information into your sequencer, the functions they control on playback will also change according to your settings.

Midi-Controller-Settings - Every function in CHH can be assigned to any MIDI Controller. This window shows a list of the pre-programmed functions. To change a CC setting, just select the MIDI-CC you want to change in the "Select Controller" window, then select the function you want to assign it to from the feature drop-down list. That's it!
Tip: If you are using an external controller, you can move the fader you want to assign while on this screen. The "Select Controller"display will jump to the CC that is currently assigned to that fader or knob. Then you can proceed by selecting a function to assign to that controller from the drop-down menu.

Controller-Range - You can limit the range of the controller according to a certain percentage of the original controller range by using the "from" and "to" sliders. Choosing negative values reverses the controller's effect.

 

11. Velocity / Section - The velocity range can be limited and the velocity-curve
of your keyboard can be adjusted here. The section maker created ensemble-effects.



Velocity Range - Velo Min: minimum velocity Velo Max: maximum velocity.

Velocity-Curve - You can choose from seven different velocity curves to adjust the velocity response of the keyboard to your playing-style. Setting the curve to -3 results in a very soft velocity response and is better if you are used to playing very hard, Setting the curve to -3 provides a very loud
velocity response.When setting the curve to normal, the velocity response is linear.

Section Maker - The Section Maker is an adjustable Harmonizer.
Voices - You can Select 1-5 instruments to play.
Spread - Sets the Stereo-Spread of the harmonized Sound
Detune - Detunes the harmonized sounds in cents.

Transpose - Shifts the pitch of the sound up or down in semitones.

08. Micro-Tuner - You can edit the tuning in detail in the Micro-Tuning page.
Create your own tuning scales or use one the pre-programmed tuning scales.



All samples in CHH are perfectly tuned to the straight diatonic scale with A at 440Hz. However, real brass players usually don't play perfectly in tune. You can edit the tuning in detail in the Micro-Tuning page. You can create your own tuning scales by shifting the tune of each note up or down, or you can use one of the pre-programmed tuning scales based on some of the most famous classical scales.

Preset - 12 micro-tuning presets are available. You can build your own tuning scales or copy the pre-programmed scales into the presets. Selecting different presets during playing can be
automated in the cc-settings page.
Copy, paste and clear tuning are tools to create your own tuning presets. If you like to make variants of a specific tuning scale, you may want to copy one scale to all presets and make variations of it.

Scales - These are the pre-programmed tuning scales.

Key - Sets the basic key of the scale

Amount - Scales the overall amount of detuning.

 

 

07. Convolution Reverb - CHH contains 21 built in convolution reverbs.





CHH contains 21 fantastic, built in convolution reverbs. The impulse responses for these reverbs were especially produced by Wolfgang Lenden, Sonic lab studios, the producer of the famous “Halls Of Fame“ impulse responses collection.

Convolution On/Off - Switches the Convolution Reverb on and off

Presets - Choose from 21 especially designed Inpulse Respones

Pre Delay - Sets the delay time before the reverb starts

Dry - volume of the unprocessed, clean signal

Wet - volume of the convoltution reverb

01. Relax - The start-screen has no buttons except the preset selector
wich lets you choose from 10 pre-programmed settings of all funtions.



Relax Screen / General Presets -After loading an instrument, the first screen you'll see is the Relax-Screen. This screen has only two Drop-Down Menus and an Info field which shows the actal played articulation. You can choose from different presets with several pre-defined settings. Its easy to make your own presets. Simply choose one of the presets, make your changes to any of the CHC functions, thats it. The settings will automaticly be stored and can be saved with the instrument.