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American Zither - Kontakt Version - Version 2.0
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**********How to install this update************

IMPORTANT: This update contains both K2 and K3 versions of the American Zither, in both 16 and 24 bits. The bit depth you use will be determined by that of the samples you already have. The K2 version will run in versions of K3 older than v.3.5, but if you are running version 3.5 or later, you'll want to use the included K3 version of the American Zither to avoid a problem with the instrument not sounding.

Unzip the archive to your choice of hard drive location, then copy the included .nki and .pdf files to the location in which you originally installed the library. It is advised that you create a backup of the original .nki file. There are also two new folders in the archive, namely "IR Samples", and "Wallpaper". Please navigate to the "Wavelore American Zither 16 Bit Samples", or "Wavelore American Zither 24 Bit Samples" folder (depending on the version you use), and replace the existing IR Samples and Wallpaper directories with the ones included with the update.

*****************What's New in Version 2.0********************

1) Fixed a problem with CC triggered tremolos not activating when the note is struck while the controller's value is zero. Now tremolos can be activated anytime.

2) Implemented portamento, detailed tremolo, panning controls, convolution options, expression, octave coupling and keyswitching of features.

3) Now compatible with Kontakt 3.5 public beta.

*****************What's New in Version 1.1********************

1) Intelligent Round-Robin script - Kontakt's inherent handling of round-robin samples is not optimal, so we've written a script which runs "under the hood" (though still accessible through K2/3's script editor), and intelligently manages the playback of round-robin samples. For example, through this script, instead of a repeating 12-note phrase triggering groups :

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12- , 

it will trigger groups :

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4, etc.

of course, when a note is played repeatedly, the group played will always advance, but changing notes will only advance the round robin for the new note, while all other notes will "recall" their current round-robin state. This is also true of individual velocity layers within a note.

2) Mod-Wheel (or your choice of CC#) and release triggered rolls. Together with the round-robin performance and convolution, it is now possible to play very expressive realtime-rolls using a number of user-tweakable settings. 

3) Expanded documentation. Please see the new .pdf file included in this package for detailed information on the new performance features.




Last Updated: Apr. 27, 2009.