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Sonica Instruments
SHO
Virtuoso Japanese Series
User's Manual
Thank you for purchasing SHO, part of Sonica Instruments'
Virtuoso Japanese Series. We hope you fully enjoy SHO,
which has been designed to achieve the ultimate in authentic Japanese sound.
Sonica Instruments Team

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  • Page 1 Sonica Instruments Virtuoso Japanese Series User’s Manual Thank you for purchasing SHO, part of Sonica Instruments’ Virtuoso Japanese Series. We hope you fully enjoy SHO, which has been designed to achieve the ultimate in authentic Japanese sound. Sonica Instruments Team...

  • Page 2: Product Highlights

    Both produce a space with beautiful, enfolding tones. Virtuoso Japanese Series Sonica Instruments developed this library to reproduce, with as much realism as possible, the magic of the sho. The renowned sho performer Ko Ishikawa assisted with the recording sessions. He generously provided us with exquisite performances of the ever-changing sound of bamboo, from graceful and alluring long tones to the wildest sounds.
  • Page 3 Key Mode faithfully recreates the instrument’s traditional playing feel The library comes with two key modes: The Chromatic mode maps the keys to chromatic scale tones, and the Trad. Finger- ing mode maps one white key to one pipe in a way that recreates the feel of real sho fingerings. In the Trad. Fingering mode, placing the fingers of both hands on the white keys is like covering the holes on the pipes.

  • Page 4: Notes On Using This Product

    Notes on Using This Product Installation This product is installed using the Continuata Connect Download utility. Continuata Connect can be downloaded from: http://continuata.net/download_app.php To safeguard this product from illegal copying and sharing, each purchase is embedded with a unique, non-re- movable watermark to track piracy.
  • Page 5 MIDI keyboard layout C0〜F1 : Articulation key switch zone C0〜G#0 : Articulation key switch zone for chord tones C1〜F1 : Articulation key switch zone for single tones C2〜F3 : Performance zone for chord tones G3〜C6 : Performance zone for single tones (layout varies depending on the key mode and articulation) Key mode : chromatic Key switches for Key switches for...
  • Page 6 Loading SHO To load SHO, drag the file Sonica SHO.nki from the Instruments folder to the main Kontakt window. Articulation Monitor Fields chord single tone The two articulation monitor fields are displayed on all four panes — mix, play, tune, and memory. This lets you see imme- diately which articulations you have selected with the key switches.
  • Page 7 articulation Articulation List and Key Switch Parameters Chord Tone articulations Key Switch Articulation Name Key Trigger Connection Straight Out  On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) C＃0 Straight In On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) Flutter Out On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) D＃0 Flutter In On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) Sforzando On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) Tremolo Fast On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) F＃0 Tremolo Slow Crescendo Out On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) G＃0  Crescendo In On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64) Single Tone articulations On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64)  Straight Out C＃1  Straight In On / Off with sustain pedal (CC #64)

  • Page 8: Audio Mixer

    This pane is used for basic sound production. Audio Mixer The audio mixer lets you mix the three stereo microphone positions — Direct, OH (overhead), and Room — and the Stereo Mix channel, which is a balanced mix of the three microphone sources. Note that turning on any of the microphone chan- nels disables the Stereo channel, and turning on the Stereo channel disables all the microphone channels.
  • Page 9 Reverb There are 28 convolution reverbs available from the pull-down list. size : Adjusts the reverb time. return : Adjusts the volume of the reverb component. MIDI Learn function All control knobs can be controlled individually with MIDI Control Change (CC) messages. To assign a SHO knob to a certain MIDI controller: 1.

  • Page 10: Velocity Control

    play This pane is used to set performance and tonal nuances in SHO. Ensemble The Ensemble selector lets you choose from a solo performer or a two-performer or three-per- former ensemble as well as adjust the balance between the soloist and the other performers and the spread of their positioning.
  • Page 11 Key Trigger Connection The sho is known for its seemingly endless flowing tones modified by breathing techniques that produce a wealth of articu- lations. Most of the time, articulations are blended from one to another while sustaining the sound. The Key Trigger Connection mechanism was designed specifically to recreate this playing technique. The mechanism outperforms musical expressions created with ordinary key switches by providing much smoother control over articulation changes.

  • Page 12: Pitch Bend

    Pitch Bend Provides individual adjustment of the up and down pitch bend ranges. Blow Speed Provides control over the tonal attack by adjusting the breath speed. Expression Provides control over the tonal character by adjusting the breath strength.  : Adjusts the breath strength for control over volume and harmonic overtones. Initially blow assigned to the modulation wheel (CC #1).

  • Page 13: Scale Tuning

    Tune This pane displays the Pipe Indicator and allows for individual fine-tuning of each chromatic pitch across the entire sho register. The key mode can also be selected on this pane. The traditional chord (aitake) name is displayed in the center. Pipe and its traditional name Pipe Indicator Scale Tuning...
  • Page 14 memory This pane is used to selectively load samples for all articulations, allowing you to adjust the amount of memory used by Kontakt. Turning off a Load button in the list will disable the corresponding articulation and reduce the size of the library’s memory footprint.
  • Page 15 Credits  Production, Recording, Editing and Kontakt Development: Sonica Instruments SHO Played by Ko Ishikawa GUI Designer: Yujin Ono  Executive Producer: Tomohiro Harada Kontakt Programming: Rataro. M (Think Master Inc.) Marketing, Translation & Production Consulting: Craig Leonard Photography: Takashi Matsuda Music Video: Yoshitaka Koyama Userʼs Manual: Yoshifumi Yamaguchi (Stylus Inc.) Copyright 2018 © Sonica Inc. All rights reserved.  Sonica Instruments  www.sonica.jp/instruments/  All copyrights and various intellectual property rights associated with the information contained in this document are  owned and controlled by Sonica Inc. Copyrights and various intellectual property rights laws expressly prohibit the  reproduction, public distribution, alteration, revision, or publication of this document on any other Web site or in other  medium.  The information contained in this document is subject to change or deletion without prior notice.

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