acoustic samples VibysM Musser Concert Vibraphone User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: acoustic samples

Table of Contents

acoustic samples VibysM Musser Concert Vibraphone
Requirements and Installation
Interface and Parameters
Features
Terms & Conditions. EULA
References
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acoustic samples VibysM Musser Concert Vibraphone

Welcome to Acousticsamples
Thank you for using the Bassysm-M library. We hope you enjoy playing the instrument and wish it supports your musical ideas or even better: inspires new ones. In this User Guide, we will provide you with an overview of how to use the Bassysm-M library.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at:
samples@acousticsamples.com
or use the contact form on our website
www.acousticsamples.net

Requirements and Installation

Step 1 – Authorize your library
The first thing to do is make sure you have an iLok ID and that it is the correct one. If you never used iLok, just go to the ilok.com website and create a free account. You will be asked to enter a user ID, this is what you will need to enter later on the authorization page. This will also be the ID you will need to get connected to the iLok license manager. On the download/serials page, you can find the serial number associated with your library, it should look like this: PROASXX-XXXXXXX. You can click on the authorize button or copy it and go to this page: http://acousticsamples.net/index.php?route=account/authorizeIlok you can find the link in the top menu under the account as well as on the “my account” page. Of course you need to be logged in to view this page. Now enter the serial number in the serial number box (it will be filled already if you used the authorize button) as well as your iLok id. The iLok id is the username you use to log into your iLok account, don’t confuse it with the number written on the key. Then simply hit the authorization button and wait a little. At the end of this process, you will see a message telling you if the authorization was successful. You will also get a confirmation email. Sometimes the iLok servers will not respond and you will get a blank page, in this case, please contact us and we will proceed to the authorization for you manually.

Step 2 – Download and extract your libraries
Registering your serial number will generate your download links, they will be created and available on the downloads/serials page. The files are delivered in RAR format and sometimes these files are split (for the large libraries). You need to use WinRAR on windows or UnrarX on mac (www.unrarx.com or directly here) to extract them, other software will probably not extract the files properly, we use the recovery functions of Rar (to avoid download corruption) and this two software are are the only ones to handle it properly. If there are multiple parts (part01.rar, part02.rar), you need to put them all in the same folder before extracting. If the extraction gives you errors, then your download did not complete or got corrupted, you need to download it again.

Step 3 – Download and install UVI Workstation
Download and install the UVI workstation (our free sample player) from here:
http://www.acousticsamples.net/uviworkstation.

Make sure you download the right version for your system, if you are on windows 64, but use a daw that only allows for 32bits plugins, you need to install the 32bits version of the UVI Workstation. Follow step 4 to learn how to load a library into UVI Workstation.

Step 4 – Transfer the license to your iLok key/computer
The license manager is installed with UVI Workstation, so you just need to launch it from you applications. Now make sure that your iLok key is plugged into your computer if you want to use it or just ignore this if you want to use the computer-based authorization. Click on Sign in and enter your iLok information, you will see the list of available licenses and your computer and iLok keys on the left panel. Now all you need to do is just drag and drop the license to your iLok key or your computer to authorize one or the other.

Step 5 – Load your library and start playing
Now just open UVI Workstation in Standalone or one of the plugin formats in your sequencer. There are two ways of loading the library.

You can open the browser and navigate to the ufs file manually.
You can place the UFS in the default UVI folder: [Startup disk]:Library: Application Support: UVISoundBanks (on Mac) and C:\Program Files\UVISoundBanks (on Windows). You can also drop a shortcut to this file in this location, provided it has the same name.
The best practice is to have all of your UFS in a folder and let the UVI workstation index it. Simply go into the preferences/soundbanks and then add your UFS folder. If the authorization has been done, it will mount the UFS automatically (if automount is selected) or index it in the search (if the index is selected). The recursive is for subfolders, but too many subfolders can lead to a long indexation/mounting time.

After this, when you start UVI Workstation, you will see the UFS under soundbanks, select it and just double-click on the m5p file, it will load the library and you will be able to start playing.

Interface and Parameters

The Libyan is a 3 1/2 octave Musser concert vibraphone. This is one of the best vibraphone models ever made. It was played with soft mallets during the recording session to capture the maximum of dynamics and the softness of this instrument. The Vibraphone was very popular in the Jazz music of the 50’s but somehow got used a lot less since then. Today it is used more and more in popular music as well as modern jazz and even electronic music.

Default interface
This is the default interface of the plugin. You have access to a motor simulation, the vibraphones often have one, there is a spinning bar that is basically blocking the resonance tubes (all at the same time) and you can choose the rate and whether it’s on or off. We wanted to add this in the library as it’s very characteristic and some vibraphone players never play without it. We also added the capability of controlling the depth of that vibrato which is not really possible on the real instrument, but it can be different on two different vibraphones. You also have access to the release and pedal volume as well as the sensitivity to adjust the library to your taste and feeling.

Features

913Mb uncompressed, 423Mb compressed in lossless flac format, around 411 samples.
Recorded with in ORTF configuration for a full stereo image.
9 velocity layers for the sustain.
3 velocity layers for the releases.
Sustain pedal noises (up and down), triggered automatically.
Tremolo (Motor) simulation with control over depth and speed.
Advanced UVI scripting gives you access to a simple yet powerful interface and advanced features.

Terms & Conditions. EULA

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