timpani keyswitch

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Justin Hurwitz

• June 20, 2019 02:39

Can somebody explain how the keyswitches work for the timpani in Spitfire Percussion library?  I have Ketswitch set to C-1 and when I hover over it says "Toggle whether to show the change/variation style for this instrument" but I can't figure out how to actually change between the articulations, or see which keys are supposed to switch. 

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  Luke

  • June 20, 2019 08:37
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  Hi Justin,

  By default the keyswitches are set to C-2:

  

  In the picture above they're the furthest left red keys. The red keys in the middle are actually the 'Reset RR' keys, so be careful you're not playing those instead. It's also worth noting you have 'Transpose 12' set on your interface, which is going to change the playable range of the instrument but will not affect the keyswitches. A good way to check where the keyswitches are is by referring to the Kontakt keyboard.

  Best,
  Luke

   

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  Justin Hurwitz

  • June 20, 2019 08:16

  Thanks Luke, I appreciate the response.  I'm still a little confused though.  I'm hitting all the lowest keys on the keyboard and the articulation of the timpani isn't changing.  Also, how do you get this Kontakt keyboard view with the red and blue?  

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  Luke

  • June 20, 2019 08:19

  Hi Justin, 

  If you have it set to C-1 you'd need to play the octave above the lowest if you have an 88-key. You can open the keyboard here:

  

  Best,

  Luke

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  Justin Hurwitz

  • June 20, 2019 08:25

  Ok, so I've got the keyboard now, and when I depress any of those notes (you can see I'm pressing the E here) the timpani articulation isn't changing.  It's stuck on "Normal."  

   

  

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  Luke

  • June 20, 2019 08:30

  Hi Justin,

  So that'll be the 'Reset RR' keyswitches you're selecting there (set to C0 on your interface). Also, your Kontakt keyboard is transposed '+2' on the left, so you cannot actually see the keyswitches as they're below the range. Try these settings:

  

   

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  Justin Hurwitz

  • June 20, 2019 08:38

  If I change the octave shift so both sets of red keys are visible, the lowest key on my 88 key controller still doesn't reach the lowest set of key switches.  See here I'm depressing the lowest key on my keyboard.  

  

   

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  Brian Gunter

  • June 20, 2019 18:55

  Hi Justin, I don’t know what 88key controller you have, but it may still have octave up or down shift buttons. Any keyboard, any size, should be able to hit that low C-2 with the octave shift buttons. Hope you find your answer!

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  Justin Hurwitz

  • June 21, 2019 03:44

  Thanks Brian.  Seems like there's something weird going on because look at the Violin 1 patch. The lowest note on a violin is the G below middle C, or G3 right?  My midi controller (Korg Kronos 88) correctly plays the lowest violin note on that G below middle C.  But in Kontakt, that note is showing up as G5.  It's like there are a couple of octaves too many at the bottom of the keyboard.  Also the lowest note on a piano is A (except for like Bosendorfers) but here the lowest note appears to be a C.  Does that help clear up what the problem is on my end?  

  

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  Brian Gunter

  • June 21, 2019 05:48

  So strange. I get what your saying, but it’s something I’ve not yet experienced. And I use the same libraries. Must be something in KontaKt, I suspect, but I’ll leave it to folks much smarter than I. Best of luck.

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  Luke

  • June 21, 2019 10:10

  Hi Justin,

  I've created a support case for you so we can investigate this a little further!

  Best,

  Luke

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