PLASTIQUE AD25 User manual
ANALOGUE DRUMS PLASTIQUE REFERENCE MANUAL AD25
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Instrument List
Drums
Download & Installation
Native Instruments Kontakt
Loading
Multi-Channel Output Routing
Kontakt Interface Guide
MIDI Layout
Layout notes
Sample Naming Convention
Thanks!
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Introduction
Plastique is a hard hitting rock kit with tone and punch for miles. This kit will drive a classic rock
track with authority and add flavour to fusion and pop pieces.
The kit itself is a vintage 1970s Ludwig Vistalite in Bonham-esque configuration and tuning,
including two vintage Ludwig Supraphonic snares and Paiste 2002 cymbals. The kit was sampled
in the big room at the since-closed York Street Studio with plenty of character imparting an
expansive sound on these samples. As usual we've used nothing but the finest gear to capture the
kit, including Neumann mics, a vintage Neve desk, API and Chandler preamps and a roll of 2"
tape.
The Plastique sample library consists of 1614 discrete sample files, including three separate mic
layers: close mics, overheads, room mics, each independently controllable.
The samples have been mapped and scripted primarily for use with Kontakt sampler, Trigger, or
you can use the wav files directly for sound replacement or mapping into another sampler.
Instrument List
Drums
A. Ludwig 70s Vintage Supraphonic 14" x 5
1/2" snare (high-tension), Ludwig 70s
Vintage Supraphonic 14" x 5 1/2" snare
(medium-tension)
B. Ludwig 70s Vistalite 24" x 14" kick
C. Ludwig 70s Vistalite 14" rack tom
D. Ludwig 70s Vistalite 16" floor tom
E. Ludwig 70s Vistalite 18" floor tom
Cymbals
G. Paiste 70s 2002 SoundEdge 15" hihats
H. Paiste 2002 18" Medium
I. Paiste 2002 19" Crash
J. Paiste 2002 24" Ride
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Download & Installation
Before you begin you will need a minimum of 3.5GB free disk space to successfully download, and
then unzip and use the sample library. The unzipped library will be approximately 1.9GB.
1. Download: After purchase you will be emailed instructions to download one or more .zip
files from the Analogue Drums website. Download all of these files and save them to your
computer, make sure you save all files to the same folder.
2. Unzip: Locate the files that you have downloaded and unzip them. The standard unzipping
tools should work on modern Windows and Apple computers.
Once you have extracted the files they are ready for use, there is no further “install” required.
Native Instruments Kontakt
Loading
1. Open Kontakt either in standalone mode or via a sequencer. In the files tab of Kontakt
browse to the Analogue Drums / Plastique folder on your hard drive and select a
mapping file to load.
2. You may see a message that says “Samples Missing” - if so click on the Browse for folder
button. Then browse to the Analogue Drums / Plastique / Samples folder and click OK.
Kontakt will then locate all of the files. After the kit has loaded you should save the kit to
avoid having to locate the samples again. You should save as
Patch Only
.
The kit will now be loaded. Depending on which DAW/sequencer/MIDI input devices you are using
there may be additional steps before the kit is available for use within your DAW, please refer to
the documentation for Kontakt, your sequencer/DAW and/or MIDI device setup to enable Kontakt
to be used on your track.
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Multi-Channel Output Routing
When you first load a “multi” mapping the Kontakt channels may output to a single stereo
channels in the host application. If this is the case for you, to utilize multiple outputs from
Kontakt you will need to assign the Kontakt channels to specific channels in your host application:
1. Open Kontakt in multi-channel mode (16x Stereo Channel mode is recommended).
2. You may need to take additional steps to configure the channels in your DAW to receive
multiple channels of output from Kontakt. Consult your DAW documentation to do this.
3. Once you have Kontakt loaded in multi-channel mode, load the file: Plastique MULTI
v1.80.nkm
4. Click on Kontakt’s Output Mixer icon, it will show output channels similar to those below
5. Initially each of these channels may be set to output to the main stereo (1|2) output from
Kontakt. To send audio to other channels in your DAW, click on the buttons under each
channel to change them to your desired DAW output channel.
Click each of the 1|2 buttons, and change them to the desired channel number
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Kontakt Interface Guide
1. INSTRUMENT FADERS
Control the level of each drum and cymbal:
KK Kick SN Snare T1 Tom 1 T2 Tom 2
T3 Tom 3 HH Hihat RD Ride C1 Crash 1
C2 Crash 2
2. MIC LAYER FADERS
Control the level of each microphone layer:
CM Close Mics OH Overhead Mics RM Room Mic
3. MIC LAYER PRESENCE
Controls how much of each drum or cymbal will be present in the corresponding mic layer.
4. TUNE & PAN KNOBS
Control the pitch and stereo placement of the corresponding instrument. Panning only
affects the close mic.
5. SOLO/MUTE BUTTONS
Toggle the audibility of the corresponding instrument.
6. SNARE MENU
Swap the snare drum between A) Supraphonic High, or B) Supraphonic Medium
7. RANGE MENU
Select between the following dynamic range options. “Dynamic” is the default:
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DYNAMIC
Use for most performances. Full
dynamic range with linear volume.
DETAILED
Use for more intricate The most “real”
and natural performances to hear more
detail in ghost notes. Compressed
dynamic range with enhanced volume
on lower dynamics.
LIGHT
Use to “tone down” the kit for smoother
sounds and reduced attack. Limited
dynamic range - lower 75% dynamic
samples used.
HEAVY
Use to “max out” the kit for maximum
attack and more aggressive sounds.
Limited dynamic range - upper 75%
dynamic samples used.
INPUT MENU
To use this instrument with an electronic kit change the INPUT menu to eKit. This will
change the mapping to work with most Roland V-Drum kits (tested with models: TD-10,
TD-12). Or change it back to Keyboard for keyboard or manual MIDI sequencing or drum
programming.
8. PRESET MENU
Select a preset patch for a sonic starting point.
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MIDI Layout
Note
Instrument
Articulation
[34] A#0
-
-
[35] B0
-
-
[36] C1
Kick
Staccato
[37] C#1
Snare
Cross-stick
[38] D1
Snare
Center hit
[39] D#1
Snare
Drag
[40] E1
Snare
Cross-stick (repeated)
[41] F1
Tom 6
Center Hit (phantom tom lowered)
[42] F#1
Hihat
Top Tight
[43] G1
Tom 5
Center Hit
[44] G#1
Hihat
Pedalled
[45] A1
Tom 4
Center Hit
[46] A#1
Hihat
Edge Open
[47] B1
Tom 3
Center Hit (phantom tom lowered)
[48] C2
Tom 2
Center Hit
[49] C#2
Crash 1
Bell (repeated)
[50] D2
Tom 1
Center Hit (phantom tom raised)
[51] D#2
Ride
Bow/Tip
[52] E2
Crash 2
Edge
[53] F2
Ride
Bell
[54] F#2
-
-
[55] G2
Crash 1
Edge
[56] G#2
Crash 1
Bell
[57] A2
Crash 2
Edge (repeated)
[58] A#2
-
-
[59] B2
-
-
[60] C3
Hihat
Top Tight
[61] C#3
Hihat
Top Tight (repeated)
[62] D3
Hihat
Edge Tight
[63] D#3
Hihat
Top Tight (repeated)
[64] E3
Hihat
Edge Closed
[65] F3
Hihat
Edge Loose
[66] F#3
Hihat
Edge Semi-open
[67] G3
Hihat
Edge Open (repeated)
[68] G#3
Hihat
Pedalled (repeated)
Layout notes
●Some keys are repeated for ease of access
●The layout for this kit may differ from other Analogue Drums products
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Sample Naming Convention
Sample audio files (located in the Samples subfolder) can be identified using the following
naming convention:
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
Prefix Denotes the
product code
for this kit
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
Denotes the
mic layer
CM: Close mic, OH: Overhead Stereo mics, RM:
Room mic
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
Denotes the
instrument
, drum or cymbal used
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
Denotes which of a sequence of 6
round-robin
hits the sample represents
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
The
articulation
denotes the manner in which the
instrument was played:
BL: Bell, CH: Choke, EG: Edge, SW: Swell, FS:
Footsplash, PD: Pedalled, TC: Tip Closed, TL: Tip
Loose, TO: Tip Open, TS: Tip Semi-open, TT: Tip
Tight, CN: Center Hit
AD25_RMSnare2RR03_CN_91_108.wav
The velocity range denotes the intended dynamic
level of the sample, by way of lower and upper
values
Note that this naming convention may differ from other Analogue Drums products.
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Thanks!
To you the awesome customer, many sincere thanks, we couldn’t do it without you!
Producing this drum library was a labour of love - we hope you enjoy using it with your music as
much as we enjoyed producing it.
Thanks you for supporting Analogue Drums, with your help we’ll continue to produce more kits
and improve the existing kits as much as we can.
:-)
Dylan & the team @ Analogue Drums.
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