Oenkenstein Audio DALINA STRING ENSEMBLE, Operation Manual

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Page 3: ...orus button 8 3 2 Acoustic Orchestra Mixer 9 3 2 1 Sub mixer 1 Bass 9 3 2 2 Sub mixer 2 Cello 10 3 2 3 Sub Mixer 3 Viola 10 3 2 4 Sub Mixer 4 Violin 11 3 2 5 Sub Mixer 5 Trumpet 12 3 2 6 Sub Mixer 6 Horn 12 3 3 Mixer 13 3 3 1 Mixer faders 14 4 Back of the device 14 4 1 Panel overview 14 5 Panel back 15 5 1 CV Output and Input 15 5 1 1 1 Velocity CV Output 16 5 1 2 2 Gate and Note CV Inputs 16 5 1 ...

Page 4: ...DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 7 Credits 19 8 MIDI Implementation Chart 21 9 Device Remote information 22 ...

Page 5: ...manufactured by the firm Eminent at Bodegraven The Netherlands The synthesizer is combined with an acoustic symphonic orchestra section recorded by Leonard Ludvigsen Dalina String Ensemble uses 2 methods to generate sound With a 6 oscillator polyphonic synthesizer and a chorus effect And an acoustic orchestra mixer The acoustic orchestra mixer has 6 sub mixers for each section which name correspon...

Page 6: ... Cure Use the Acoustic Orchestra strings to produce cinematic film score classical score and many other genres Go modular The Dalina String Ensemble has CV inputs on the back panel The Dalina String Ensemble comes with 39 patches 1 2 Specifications Minimal requirements for the Rack Extension Duo Core based computer with at least 2 GHz processors 4 GB of RAM and Reason Studios Reason 10 4 or higher...

Page 7: ...section 1 the Acoustic Orchestra Mixer section 2 and the main Mixer section 3 2 1 Panel overview Patch Browser Logo Device name Note indicator String Ensemble synthesizer 1 with o Tune knob o Spread button o Bass button o Cello button o Contra Bass Volume fader o Crescendo or Attack fader o Sustain Length or Release fader o Synthesizer Volume fader o Viola button o Violin button o Trumpet button o...

Page 8: ...rato fader Straight fader Harmony fader Staccato fader o Horn sub mixer Sustain fader Staccato fader Muted fader Mixer 3 with o Acoustic Volume fader o Master Volume fader 3 Panel front 3 1 String Ensemble synthesizer The Dalina String Ensemble synthesizer panel has 1 knob 8 buttons and 4 faders 3 1 1 1 Tune knob The Tune knob allows you to pitch the Dalina 1 semitone up or down The tune knob tune...

Page 9: ...e panned to the right channel When turned to Off no spreading will be applied 2 Spread Spread On Off Determines whether Spread is added to the signal chain Scale On Off Default Off 3 1 3 3 Bass button When turned to On the Bass button adds a Contra Bass oscillator to the synthesizer The Bass notes ranges from C1 to G2 3 Bass Contra Bass On Off Determines whether the Contra Bass oscillator is added...

Page 10: ...n 3 1 5 5 Bass Volume fader 5 Bass Fader Volume Bass Determines the volume of the Contra Bass Scale Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 11 8 dB 3 1 6 6 Crescendo fader Crescendo is the other term for attack 6 Crescendo Fader Crescendo Determines the attack time of the note to be played Scale 0 0 ms 16 s Default 0 0 ms 3 1 7 7 Sustain Length fader Sustain Length is the other term for release ...

Page 11: ... the synthesizer Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 0 0 dB 3 1 9 9 Viola button When turned to On the Viola button adds a Viola oscillator to the synthesizer The Viola notes ranges from C2 to C6 9 Viola Viola On Off Determines whether the Viola oscillator is added to the signal chain off the synthesizer Scale On Off Default Off 3 1 10 10 Violin button When turned to On the Violin button adds a Violin oscilla...

Page 12: ...mpet Trumpet On Off Determines whether the Trumpet oscillator is added to the signal chain off the synthesizer Scale On Off Default On 3 1 12 12 Horn button When turned to On the Horn button adds a Horn oscillator to the synthesizer The Horn notes ranges from C2 to C6 12 Horn Horn On Off Determines whether the Horn oscillator is added to the signal chain off the synthesizer Scale On Off Default On...

Page 13: ... 2 Acoustic Orchestra Mixer The Acoustic Orchestra Mixer has 6 sub mixers 1 6 with 25 faders The audio output of the sub mixers goes to the Ac Vol or Volume Acoustic Orchestra a part of the main Mixer see chapter 3 3 3 2 1 Sub mixer 1 Bass The Contra Bass notes ranges from E0 to B2 and has 2 velocity layers 1 Sus Fader Volume Bass Sustain Determines the volume off the Contra Bass Sustain Scale dB ...

Page 14: ...lt dB 3 2 2 Sub mixer 2 Cello The Cello notes ranges from C1 to F4 and has 2 velocity layers 6 Vib Fader Volume Cello Sustain Vibrato Determines the volume off the Cello Sustain Vibrato Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 0 0 dB 7 Trm Fader Volume Cello Tremolo Determines the volume off the Cello Tremolo Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 8 Piz Fader Volume Cello Pizzicato Determines the volume off the Cello Pizzicat...

Page 15: ...ume Viola Spiccato Determines the volume off the Viola Spiccato Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 3 2 4 Sub Mixer 4 Violin The Violin notes ranges from G2 to D5 and has 2 velocity layers for Sustain Vibrato and Tremolo but 4 velocity layers for Pizzicato and Spiccato 14 Vib Fader Volume Violin Sustain Vibrato Determines the volume off the Violin Sustain Vibrato Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 0 0 dB 15 Trm Fader...

Page 16: ...ult dB 19 Vib Fader Volume Trumpet Sustain Vibrato Determines the volume off the Trumpet Sustain Vibrato Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 20 Str Fader Volume Trumpet Straight Determines the volume off the Trumpet Straight Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 21 Har Fader Volume Trumpet Harmony Determines the volume off the Trumpet Harmony Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 22 Sta Fader Volume Trumpet Staccato Determines ...

Page 17: ... volume off the Horn Sustain Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 0 0 dB 24 Sta Fader Volume Horn Staccato Determines the volume off the Horn Staccato Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 25 Mut Fader Volume Horn Muted Determines the volume off the Horn Muted Scale dB 0 0 dB Default dB 3 3 Mixer The Mixer has 2 faders ...

Page 18: ...e volume of the Master The Master is the summing of the audio from both the synthesizer and the acoustic orchestra mixer Scale dB 0 0 dB Default 0 0 dB 4 Back of the device 4 1 Panel overview Logo Device name Note indicator Manufacturing plate CV Output and Input panel 1 with o CV Output Velocity CV Output o CV Inputs Gate and Note CV Inputs Volume Synthesizer CV Input Volume Acoustic Orchestra CV...

Page 19: ...ion displays a set of various non automatable controllers like Audio Output CV input output sockets and trim knobs The back panel has 3 sections CV Output and Input section 1 Amount of Voices section 2 and the main Audio Output section 3 5 1 CV Output and Input CV Output and Input panel 1 with o CV Output 1 Velocity CV Output o CV Inputs 2 Gate and Note CV Inputs 3 Volume Synthesizer CV Input 4 Vo...

Page 20: ...note played 5 1 2 2 Gate and Note CV Inputs 2 Gate and note CV Inputs Control Voltage input sockets to receive Gate and Note information from other devices 5 1 3 3 Volume Synthesizer CV Input 3 Volume Synthesizer CV Input Control Voltage input socket to receive and control the Volume of the synthesizer The trim knob under to the input socket determines the amount of CV applied ...

Page 21: ...eive and control the tuning or pitch of the Dalina Please note The tuning on the front panel ranges 1 semitone up or down The internal tuning when CV input is used ranges from 36 semitones to 36 semitones Make sure you set a very low level CV input before you attach the CV cable to the socket The trim knob under the input socket determines the amount of CV applied 5 1 6 6 Volume Master CV Input 6 ...

Page 22: ... 500 voices Default 350 voices 5 3 Audio Output 5 3 1 1 Audio Output Left and Right 1 Left Mono Out and Right Out Audio output sockets These are the main audio Left Mono and Right outputs When you create a new Dalina String Ensemble device these outputs are auto routed to the first available channel in the Reason main mixer 6 Patch List List of all the patches released with the Dalina String Ensem...

Page 23: ...ver Ending Strings Ensemble repatch 002 Acoustic Orchestra folder Cello and Brass Section repatch Contra Bass and Brass repatch Contra Bass and Cello with Viola Tremolo repatch Contra Bass and Cello with Viola repatch Contra Bass and Trumpet repatch Contra Bass and Violin repatch Orchestra Pizzicato cmb Orchestra Spiccato cmb Orchestra Sustain cmb Orchestra Tremolo cmb Strings and Brass Section Pi...

Page 24: ... 20 All the beta testers for their bug reports advice and suggestions Leonard Ludvigsen providing the recordings of the orchestra under Creative Commons 0 license Peter Wassenaar from studio Drie Hoog for providing his Solina 1974 String Ensemble ...

Page 25: ...Sustain 26 Volume Bass Sustain Vibrato 27 Volume Bass Tremolo 28 Volume Bass Pizzicato 29 Volume Bass Spiccato 30 Volume Cello Sustain Vibrato 31 Volume Cello Tremolo 33 Volume Cello Pizzicato 34 Volume Cello Spiccato 35 Volume Viola Sustain Vibrato 36 Volume Viola Tremolo 37 Volume Viola Pizzicato 39 Volume Viola Spiccato 40 Volume Violin Sustain Vibrato 41 Volume Violin Tremolo 42 Volume Violin ...

Page 26: ...Output Volume Violin Spiccato 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Trumpet Sustain 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Trumpet Sustain Vibrato 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Trumpet Straight 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Trumpet Harmony 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Trumpet Staccato 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Horn Sustain 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Horn Staccato 0 419430...

Page 27: ...3 Aftertouch 0 127 Value ValueOutput Pitch Bend 8192 8191 Value ValueOutput Device Name 0 0 TextOutput Patch Name 0 0 TextOutput Select Patch Delta 0 0 Delta TextOutput Select Previous Patch 0 0 Trig TextOutput Select Next Patch 0 0 Trig TextOutput ...