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Introduction

Gtak6 makes it easy to use Kontakt6 with a Guitar to MIDI
converter. It comes preloaded into copies of over 800
instruments from the Kontakt6 library, so you can load
these instruments and play them instantly without having
to change any settings.

Gtak6 makes Kontakt6 instruments understand all the
pitchbend information that Guitar to MIDI converters
send, so there is no need to use one instrument for each
string.

Gtak6 also lets you control how each instrument responds
to your playing, for instance, which strings and frets play
each instrument. Gtak6 provides a comprehensive pedal
control section and smart controller routing.

The supplied Kontakt6 library instruments have also been

extensively tweaked to make them work better with Gui-
tar to MIDI converters.

Note: we do not supply the samples from the
Kontakt6 library, just tweaked instrument
files. You must have the Kontakt6 library in-
stalled to use these instrument files.

This manual describes how to install and operate Gtak6,

and also how to use the Gtak6 instruments in the Kon-
takt6 library. You can probably figure out a lot about how
to use Gtak6 just by playing around with it. However, as
the library is so big reading through all of the section on
the library

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Requirements

Before starting you must have already installed Kontakt6
and its Instrument Library. See the Kontakt6 documen-
tation for details of how to do this. Make sure you have
installed any updates to Kontakt6 and the Library avail-
able from Native Instruments.

You should also be able to run Kontakt6, get MIDI into it

from your Guitar to MIDI converter and get sound out of
Kontakt6 to your speakers or headphones.

You do not need to know much else about Kontakt6 to be

able to use Gtak6. However, you should understand some
basic Kontakt6 terms such as:

• Instrument
• Multi
• Browser
• Database

These are all explained in the Kontakt6 manual, Section

6 “KONTAKT: The Big Picture”. The Kontakt6 manual is
available for download from the Native Instruments web-
site.

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Содержание Gtak6

Страница 1: ...itched instruments 13 6 4 Dynamic Keyswitching 14 6 5 VSL legato instruments 14 6 6 Monophonic instruments 15 6 7 Harmonized Instruments 16 6 8 Arpeggiator Instruments 16 6 9 Micro Tuned Instruments 1...

Страница 2: ...ment files This manual describes how to install and operate Gtak6 and also how to use the Gtak6 instruments in the Kon takt6 library You can probably figure out a lot about how to use Gtak6 just by pl...

Страница 3: ...re for details 3 2 Locate the Kontakt6 Library The Gtak6 files must be installed in the Kontakt6 library folder so that the sample paths in the Gtak6 instruments work To find your Kontakt6 library fol...

Страница 4: ...ontakt6 User folder is in your Documents under Native Instru ments Kontakt After copying the folder should look like this 3 5 Guitar to MIDI converter set up Certain parameters in your Guitar to MIDI...

Страница 5: ...r must be put into Hardware Mode The aim is to make sure that the controller is sending MIDI in Mono mode and the Pitchbend is not quantized Note only select TriplePlay s main MIDI port in your music...

Страница 6: ...you know what is in those patch locations 3 5 2 3 Selecting TriplePlay s main MIDI port The TriplePlay receiver shows up as two MIDI ports in music software It is important to just select the main po...

Страница 7: ...audio settings so that your Guitar to MIDI converter is routed to Kontakt6 and Kontakt6 is routed to your sound card outputs If you are running Kontakt6 in a sequencer you must make sure that all the...

Страница 8: ...nstruments on different strings or use pedal control you have to make settings on the Gtak6 Panel If you want to do more advanced things such as config ure a guitar in a non standard tuning transpose...

Страница 9: ...Pick 0 and HiPick 64 the in strument will play when you pick anywhere between the bridge and a point about half way towards the neck Then you can set up another instrument to play in the other po siti...

Страница 10: ...e pedal functions by playing notes on a particular string using the Gtak notes to CC multiscript see here The pedal settings are below the fret filter From left to right the controls are Pedal mode Of...

Страница 11: ...w 5 2 Pedal Holds Pedal Holds mode is used when you want an instru ment to keep playing while you play another instrument If you select Pedal Holds when up then the instrument will not play until you...

Страница 12: ...loose all that work 6 Gtak6 in the Kontakt6 Library We have tweaked the Kontakt6 Library in many ways to make it easy to use with Guitar to MIDI converters Most obviously we have added the Gtak6 scrip...

Страница 13: ...truments also have a tab that plays loop presets We have not mapped these presets to any particular position but you can play them using the notes from C3 up wards Our version of the Loops script has...

Страница 14: ...n Sustain a Fret 9 Fortepiano Fortepiano e Fret 10 Sforzando Sforzando i Fret 11 Staccato Staccato o Fret 12 Tremolo Sustain 2 u Fret 13 Pizzicato Sustain 3 m 6 5 VSL legato instruments The VSL legato...

Страница 15: ...rtamento The knob under neath controls how fast the pitch changes to get to the next note These settings make a big difference to how it feels to play the instrument so experiment to see what suits yo...

Страница 16: ...alism for instruments that are not tuned to an equal tem perament scale the standard in modern western music So for instance if you play a Db you will hear the Db with micro tuning applied In the defa...

Страница 17: ...ume and you are using another pedal to switch between two instruments using Pedal Mutes you should select CCBlock Muted in both instruments The con troller will then change the volume of whichever in...

Страница 18: ...of pitch bend means in terms of semitones It must be set to the same value as your guitar to MIDI converter 7 7 Pick Control settings Pick Control only works with Axon Guitar to MIDI con verters Ther...

Страница 19: ...h note is a display showing what CC number is sent set to 127 when the note is played You can change the values of the notes and the CC s they send individually The six virtual pedals work like button...

Страница 20: ...the Script Editor button to open the script editor unless it is already open 3 Click the first script slot tab 4 Click Preset then user and select the Gtak6 preset you saved before If you have setting...

Страница 21: ...g click the Workspace manage ment toolbar button and turn on the display of the Quick load catalogue Then navigate to the Kontakt6 library in the file browser and drag the Gtak6 folder into the Quick...

Страница 22: ...right notes then check the pitchbend range is set correctly If normally played notes sometimes sound out of tune again check the pitchbend range If you get messages about missing samples when loading...

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