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DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual
Oenkenstein Audio
DALINA STRING
ENSEMBLE
Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual Oenkenstein Audio DALINA STRING ENSEMBLE Operation Manual...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Oenkenstein All rights reserved. All product names used are trademarks of their respective Audio. ©2022 Oenkenstein Audio. All rights reserved. owners, and in no way constitutes an association or affiliation with Oenkenstein Audio or Reason Studios.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual Content Introduction............................. 1 Description ..........................1 Specifications........................... 2 Front of the device .......................... 3 Panel overview ........................3 Panel front............................4 String Ensemble synthesizer....................4 3.1.1 1: Tune knob........................4 3.1.2 2: Spread button......................5 3.1.3...
  • Page 4 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual Credits............................19 MIDI Implementation Chart ......................21 Device Remote information ......................22...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Back panel: 1.1 Description The Dalina String Ensemble is a synthesizer string ensemble modeled after a Solina String Ensemble at the studio. Build in 1974, manufactured by the firm Eminent at Bodegraven, The Netherlands. The synthesizer is combined with an acoustic symphonic orchestra section recorded by Leonard Ludvigsen.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    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. Specifications ...
  • Page 7: Front Of The Device

    A stereo audio output. 2 Front of the device The Dalina String Ensemble is divided in sections. A section shows a set of various automatable controllers like a display, knobs, on / off buttons or switches and faders. The front panel has 3 sections: The String Ensemble synthesizer section (1), the Acoustic Orchestra Mixer section (2) and the main Mixer section (3).
  • Page 8: Panel Front

    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 tunes both the synthesizer and the acoustic orchestra mixer.
  • Page 9: 2: Spread Button

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  1: Tune (Tune): Determines the tuning or pitch played (Scale: -50 Cents / 50 Cents. Default: 0 Cents). 3.1.2 2: Spread button The spread button toggles between 2 panning modes: On and Off. When turned On, both the synthesizer and the acoustic mixer will provide a stereo panning based on the key played.
  • Page 10: 5: Bass Volume Fader

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  4: Cello (Cello On Off): Determines whether the Cello oscillator is added to the signal chain off the synthesizer. (Scale: On / Off. Default: On). 3.1.5 5: Bass Volume fader  5: Bass Fader (Volume Bass): Determines the volume of the Contra Bass (Scale: (Scale: -∞...
  • Page 11: 8: Synthesizer Volume Fader

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  7: Sustain Len Fader (Sustain Length): Determines the release time of the note to be played. (Scale: 0,0 ms / 16 s. Default: 385 ms). 3.1.8 8: Synthesizer Volume fader  1: Volume Fader (Volume Synthesizer): Determines the volume of the synthesizer (Scale: -∞...
  • Page 12: 11: Trumpet Button

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  10: Violin (Violin On Off): Determines whether the Violin oscillator is added to the signal chain off the synthesizer. (Scale: On / Off. Default: On). 3.1.11 11: Trumpet button When turned to On, the Trumpet button adds a Trumpet oscillator to the synthesizer. The Trumpet notes ranges from C2 to C6.
  • Page 13: Acoustic Orchestra Mixer

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  13: Mod (Modulation On Off): Determines whether a Chorus effect is added to the signal chain for both the synthesizer and the acoustic orchestra mixer. (Scale: On / Off. Default: Off). 3.2 Acoustic Orchestra Mixer The Acoustic Orchestra Mixer has 6 sub mixers (1 - 6) with 25 faders.
  • Page 14: Sub Mixer 2: Cello

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  2: Vib Fader (Volume Bass Sustain Vibrato): Determines the volume off the Contra Bass Sustain Vibrato (Scale: -∞ dB / 0,0 dB. Default: -∞ dB).  3: Trm Fader (Volume Bass Tremolo): Determines the volume off the Contra Bass Tremolo (Scale: -∞...
  • Page 15: Sub Mixer 4: Violin

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  10: Sus Fader (Volume Viola Sustain Vibrato): Determines the volume off the Viola Sustain Vibrato (Scale: -∞ dB / 0,0 dB. Default: 0,0 dB).  11: Trm Fader (Volume Viola Tremolo): Determines the volume off the Viola Tremolo (Scale: - ∞...
  • Page 16: Sub Mixer 5: Trumpet

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  17: Spc Fader (Volume Violin Spiccato): Determines the volume off the Violin Spiccato (Scale: -∞ dB / 0,0 dB. Default: -∞ dB). 3.2.5 Sub Mixer 5: Trumpet The Trumpet notes ranges from F2 to D5 and has 2 velocity layers for Sustain, Sustain Vibrato, Straight and Harmony, but 6 velocity layers for Staccato.
  • Page 17: Mixer

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  23: Sus Fader (Volume Horn Sustain): Determines the 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: - ∞...
  • Page 18: Mixer Faders

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 3.3.1 Mixer faders Acoustic Orchestra Volume  fader: Determines the volume of the acoustic orchestra mixer (Scale: -∞ dB / 0,0 dB. Default: : -∞ dB).  27: Master Volume fader: Determines the volume of the Master The Master is the summing of the audio from both the synthesizer and the acoustic orchestra mixer (Scale: -∞...
  • Page 19: Panel Back

    Audio Outputs Left and Right. 5 Panel back Dalina String Ensemble is divided in panels, each with one or more sections. Each section displays a set of various non - automatable controllers like Audio Output, CV input / output sockets and trim knobs.
  • Page 20: 1: Velocity Cv Output

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 5.1.1 1: Velocity CV Output  1: Velocity CV Output: CV output socket. Sends CV information to other devices about the velocity of the 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.
  • Page 21: 4: Volume Acoustic Orchestra Cv Input

    DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 5.1.4 4: Volume Acoustic Orchestra CV Input  4: Volume Acoustic Orchestra CV Input: Control Voltage input socket to receive and control the Volume of the acoustic orchestra. The trim knob under the input socket determines the amount of CV applied.
  • Page 22: Amount Of Voices

    Reason main mixer. 6 Patch List List of all the patches released with the Dalina String Ensemble Rack Extension. Included are 39 effects patches made by three sound designers. 6.1 The sound designers ...
  • Page 23 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual Root (26) 001 Synthesizer Ensemble (6) 002 Acoustic Orchestra (12) 003 Combinators Reason 12 or Higher (9) Root folder:  Best of Both Worlds.cmb  Brass Section.repatch  Brass Suspense.repatch  Ochestra Dreamy.repatch  Orchestra Pizzicato.repatch ...
  • Page 24 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual  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 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 8 MIDI Implementation Chart In the table below, first the MIDI CC Number is mentioned and is followed by the name of the controller in the Dalina String Ensemble: Tune Spread On Off Contra Bass On Off...
  • Page 26 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual 9 Device Remote information Scope Manufacturer Model Oenkenstein Audio nl.oenkenstein.DALINA Remotable Input type Output type Volume Bass Sustain 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Bass Sustain Vibrato 0 4194304 Value ValueOutput Volume Bass Tremolo 0 4194304 Value...
  • Page 27 DALINA String Ensemble Operation Manual Aftertouch 127 Value ValueOutput Pitch Bend -8192 8191 Value ValueOutput Device Name TextOutput Patch Name TextOutput Select Patch Delta 0 Delta TextOutput Select Previous Patch 0 Trig TextOutput Select Next Patch 0 Trig TextOutput Page: 23...

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