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3.1 Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Locate the Kontakt6 Library . . . . . . . .
3.3 Install on OSX (Mac) . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Install on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Guitar to MIDI converter set up . . . . . .
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3.5.2 Fishman TriplePlay . . . . . . . . .
3.5.3 Axon AX100MkII . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 Start Kontakt6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1 The Gtak6 panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 String enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 Fret filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4 Pick filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Pitchbend quantization . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Smart CC blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pedal Mutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Pedal Holds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.6 Pedalboard example . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1 Drum kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.3 Key switched instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.4 Dynamic Keyswitching . . . . . . . . . . .
6.5 VSL legato instruments . . . . . . . . . . .
6.6 Monophonic instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.7 Harmonized Instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.8 Arpeggiator Instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.9 Micro Tuned Instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.10 Legacy VSL Instruments . . . . . . . . . .
6.11 Getting the most from Kontakt . . . . . . .
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CC blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.2 Transposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Transpose presets . . . . . . . . . .
7.3 Open string settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.4 Base channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.5 Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.6 Pitchbend range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.7 Pick Control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.8 New note velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
4 Gtak6 Basics 4.1 The Gtak6 panel ....4.2 String enable .... -
Page 2: Introduction
1 Introduction 2 Requirements Gtak6 makes it easy to use Kontakt6 with a Guitar to MIDI Before starting you must have already installed Kontakt6 converter. It comes preloaded into copies of over 800 and its Instrument Library. See the Kontakt6 documen- instruments from the Kontakt6 library, so you can load tation for details of how to do this. -
Page 3: Getting Started
3 Getting started The Database Tab should look like this: To get Gtak6 working on your computer you will need to: 1. Download Gtak6 2. Find your Kontakt6 Library folder 3. Install Gtak6 into your Kontakt6 Library folder 4. Copy the pictures folder to your Kontakt6 User folder 5. -
Page 4: Install On Windows
Certain parameters in your Guitar to MIDI converter need you to select a destination to extract to. Click to be set to match those in Gtak6 so that the two can Browse, navigate to your Kontakt6 Library folder communicate correctly. These values are configurable in and click OK. -
Page 5: Roland Guitar To Midi Systems
3.5.1 Roland Guitar to MIDI systems Then double click to open the Kontakt window, and set the following TriplePlay parameters: Most Roland Guitar to MIDI systems are fairly similar. 1. MIDI Mode to Mono For instance for the Roland GI-20 make the following set- 2. -
Page 6: Axon Ax100Mkii
3. (optional) SND PBENDRANGE = OFF Then select an unused preset (which will be the preset you 3.5.2.3 Selecting TriplePlay’s main MIDI port use all the time with Gtak6) and in PRESET mode press The TriplePlay receiver shows up as two MIDI ports in... -
Page 7: Start Kontakt6
PICK VAL1 = 0 c. PICK VAL2 = 127 QUANTIZE and PICK CONTRL are parame- 2. Navigate to the Gtak6 folder (in your Kontakt6 li- ters of the split zone, so to reach these you brary folder) and select gtak6_multi.nkm . Click have to select the split (you should only have Open. -
Page 8: Gtak6 Basics
We have set sensible defaults for all the instruments in Click load.… the Kontakt6 Library, so often you will not need to make 2. Navigate to one of the folders under the Gtak6 folder any changes. If, for example, you want to play different (e.g. Gtak6\Band\1 - Horns) instruments on different strings or use pedal control you 3. -
Page 9: Fret Filter
Chromatic Mode. Although most Guitar to MIDI converters can do pitchbend quantization, it is better to do it in Gtak6 because then each instrument can have its own setting and the setting is stored with the instrument. Gtak6 has three PBQuant modes: For example: 1. -
Page 10: Smart Cc Blocking
5 Gtak6 Pedal control By default Gtak6 is set to CCblock:Smart mode. This Pedal control is one of the most useful features of Gtak6. means that it will block CCs when a different instrument The Kontakt6 rack can hold up to 64 instruments, and us- is playing. -
Page 11: Pedal Mutes
If you use Pedal Holds... when up for a backing instrument (a pad for example) then normally you would When the Pedal Mode is Off, Gtak6 passes set Pedal Mutes... when down for the lead instru- the pedal CC to the Kontakt6 Instrument, for... -
Page 12: Pedalboard Example
We have also made more subtle changes: ensure that the lead instrument does not play while you • The transpose setting in Gtak6 has been set so that are playing any of backing instruments. the guitar can play the most notes possible. For in- stance it is set to -24 (a shift down of two octaves) for 5.6 Pedalboard example... -
Page 13: Drum Kits
We have configured Gtak6 in these instruments so that the 12 patterns of the sequencer map to notes on the low E string (using the transpose settings in the Gtak6 Config Panel). We have also modified the script so that playing the open string stops playback. -
Page 14: Dynamic Keyswitching
• Viola ensemble (legato) • Flute (legato) • French Horn ensemble (legato) We have set all the Gtak6 instruments to use the same keys for dynamic keyswitching, starting 7 semi- They are in the Orchestral/Legacy VSL Instru- tones above the first normal keyswitch notes. For the ments/ section under the appropriate instrument. -
Page 15: Monophonic Instruments
KSP script called Unisono ing a melody, in between the melody notes the low note which we have made work with Gtak6. will be retriggered. Many instruments in the Kontakt Library are set to mono-... -
Page 16: Harmonized Instruments
“Chord” in the In- strument panel. We have made this work with Gtak6 so that when you However, there is a problem. If you play a C and then slide and bend, generated harmony notes are shifted by hammer on to a Db you will hear the micro tuned C raised the same amount as the note that generated them. -
Page 17: The Config Panel
MIDI converter is controlling multiple instruments often you do not want a CC to control all the instruments at the same time. In this case, you can use Gtak6’s CC blocking function. For instance, by default Kontakt6 library instruments have CC7 set to control volume (and CC11 pan position). -
Page 18: Open String Settings
CC number as you set in the Axon. want to use the fret filter, you need to set the open string notes in the Config panel. This is so that Gtak6 knows 7.8 New note velocity which note corresponds to which fret. -
Page 19: Pedal Control Using Notes
Once you have set up the multiscript you can use Gtak6 just like you would with a pedalboard, for instance to... -
Page 20: Using Gtak6 With Other Instruments
Gtak6. So, if you al- ready have modified versions of library instruments that you would like to use with Gtak6, you will also need to re- place any altered scripts to get it to work. Altered scripts have been renamed by adding (Gtak) after their names. -
Page 21: Setting Up Kontakt6
1. If the File Browser is hidden, click the folder icon to open it. 2. Select the Database tab and click DB Options. From now on the Gtak6 multi will load when you load Kontakt6. 11.2 Setting MIDI Omni To set MIDI omni as the default for newly loaded instru- ments: 1. - Page 22 • If there are problems try strumming some chords for a while, sometimes Gtak6 can diagnose the problem. If it can it will print a message in the status field (to the left of the Config panel button).
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