Precisionsound Mbira bva Zimbabwe - Manual (Page 3)

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Mbira bva Zimbabwe for NI Kontakt 3,4 & 5
The file in NI Kontakt 3, 4 & 5 format requires the full version of NI Kontakt and does not work fully
with the free Kontakt player!
Mbira Page
On the front page of the GUI, named “Mbira”, you can adjust the character and dynamics of the sound.
From left to right, the controls are:
Envelope
Attack: sets the time in milliseconds for the chromatic notes to reach full volume when a note is played.
Decay: sets the time in milliseconds for the chromatic notes to die away to silence when a note is
released.
Sizzler
Mix: blends the Mbira’s chromatic notes with its buzzing sizzler sound. When Mix is zero, the chromatic
notes and sizzler are equal in volume. When Mix is at -12, you hear only the chromatic notes. When Mix
is at +12, you hear only the sizzler.
Decay: sets the time in milliseconds for the sound of the sizzler to die away to silence when a note is
released.
Response
Release: sets the volume in decibels of the key-off samples that play when a note is released.
Velocity: sets the relationship between how hard you strike the keys (MIDI velocity) and the volume of
the sound. At 0%, the volume of the sound is unaffected by how hard you play. At 100%, the volume of
the sound is strongly affected by how hard you play.