You have purchased Herring Clarinet, a truly stunning virtual clarinet (if we dont mind saying so ourselves)!

This guide has

all the info youll need to rock out.

Our Mission
The clarinet is one of the most versatile and expressive instruments out there and we set out to make a VI that can
easily maneuver around the most technically demanding passages, while responding to intricate adjustments in
dynamics. All without sacrificing tone quality! We think the music-making community could use a monstrous virtual
clarinet like this one that doesnt buckle under the pressure of 32nd notes, while remaining unspeakably beautiful
performing whole notes.

Features

Super deep sampled clarinet

Real Slurred and Tongued legato transitions
2 true dynamics!
8X Staccato and Staccatissimo samples (at 2 dynamics)
Real time multiphonics, vibrato speed/depth, and flutter tongue
Ensemble Mode a custom-scripted Herring clarinet section
Made for the FULL Kontakt 5.3.1+ (Not Kontakt Player)

Patches
Herring Clarinet The MAIN patch, with all the bells and whistles
Herring Clarinet LITE Shares everything in common with the MAIN patch except that it is not chromatically sampled
this saves a ton of RAM.

System Requirements
Windows
Windows 7 or Windows 8 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit)
Intel Dual-Core or AMD Athlon 64 X2,
6 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
3GB Hard Drive space

Mac
Mac OS X 10.8+ (latest update)
Intel Dual-Core
6 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
3GB Hard Drive space

Main Page

Display

RR

Reverb

Sustain Mode

If in doubt about what youre hearing, just look up and double-check this
graphic. It will let you know exactly what articulation youre currently
playing!

Will enable a special borrowed round robin, which can be effective for
passages with lots of repeated notes/intervals.

Adds a concert hall convolution reverb to the instrument, and allows you to
set the wet/dry balance.

This refers to all sustained notes, including Poly mode and the two types of
legato (Slurred and Tongued)

Slurred Legato This is the default legato, so youll hear it by playing any overlapped intervals
on the keyboard (within an octave). With slurs the performer does NOT apply
any tongue to an interval.
Tongued Legato If activated from the Configure Page, you can apply a keyswitch or a CC
Value to Tongued legato. Tongued legato is OFF by default to save RAM. The
tongued transitions are perfect for that extra bit of realism basically what
you hear there is Jos gently rearticulating each transition.

Shorts

We recorded short and VERY short notes which can be triggered separately
by velocity or user definable CC. You can tell if youre hearing the staccato or
staccatissimo by checking the articulation indicator.

Trills

When activated, your virtual clarinet will perform a trill using some advanced
fancy scripting. You can define what KIND of trill (min 2nd, maj 2nd) in the
configuration page by setting the keyswitches. This button will lock the
instrument into Trill mode so it important to understand the difference
between this and the momentary keyswitch that can activate a Trill while
held. (see Trill keyswitch in Configure Page)

Mono/Poly

This button switches between monophonic and polyphonic playing, so you

can play multiple sustains simultaneously. This would work well for a clarinet
pad texture, or if you want to play chords.

Solo/Ens

Controllable Elements

Switches between an individual clarinet to a virtual 6 piece ensemble! You

can still switch between Legato styles and Shorts, while in Ensemble mode!

The expressive heart of this clarinet! Here you can view CC control over these
4 main elements. Custom control can be set in the Configure Page.

Dynamics Dynamic control of this instrument is truly breathtaking, and one of the
reasons development lasted so long. With the help of some sampling
gurus (looking at you Elan Hickler), we were able to phase lock two sets
of recorded dynamics of which you can morph between.
Vibrato The vibrato is subtle and sophisticated. We suggest you use it sparingly!
Its not the most common technique when it comes to the clarinet.
Flutter As the CC value increases, so does the intensity of flutter tongue effect.
Multiphonics

This is a technique used by clarinetists to achieve more than one tone at

a time. It produces an interesting set of harmonics when the CC value
increases.

Ensemble Page

Andreas Lemke, our amazing programmer, came up with the concept for Ensemble Mode. The script
uses a series of complex round robins, pitch-shifts, panning, and timing adjustments to create a virtual
6-piece clarinet ensemble. There are several tools on this page to help get you the sound you want.

Randomization

This can help vary the accuracy of your virtual clarinet ensemble.
When the TIMING knob values (in ms) are higher, the ensemble
becomes less precise rhythmically. Similarly, when the PITCH value
move up, the players become less exact with their intonation. CHAOS
will further randomize both pitch and timing, so that the results are
less predictable

Ensemble Pan

Here you can alter the stereo spread of your ensemble. This can be a
useful tool if you want to place your clarinetists within a larger
orchestral template.

Players

Here you can customize the number of players you want in your
Herring ensemble by clicking each button to enable/disable. (Players
are panned according to their visual location in this group but within the
confines of the pan controls on this page.)

Configure Page

Color

Mysterious unlabeled button! This will change the color theme of the instrument.
Yay!

OSC

For users with Touch OSC, click this button to lock the CC settings to the
appropriate values. (See below for more info about Touch OSC)

Pitch

This is the amount (in percentage) of pitch randomization for any sustaining note
while in Solo mode.

Lag

True Legato has some inherent lag, because with every interval you are hearing
the clarinetist actually moving from note to note. This lag can make
programming/performing a little bit challenging, and everyone has a different
preference. Lag will adjust the start times of all legato samples, gradually
chopping down the transition until the value is 100, at which point the transitions
are no longer heard.

Trill Speed

You can adjust the speed of the Trills by turning this knob (displayed in milliseconds)

Speed Control

Tongue Samples

Short Dyn

Our proprietary system for speed control. Slower playing will achieve slower
transitions, which will elastically speed up as your performance does. If you turn
Speed Control off, you will save a lot of RAM!
By default this is OFF to save RAM. If you want to perform both Slur AND Tongued
legato samples, turn this on! You can trigger the tongued legato samples with
either the user definable keyswitch or the user definable CC.
Determines what controls dynamics for the SHORT group Velocity or the CC
assigned to Dynamics within the Configure Page. (Default for Dynamics CC is CC#11)

CC Chooser

Allows you to select custom CC control values for these 6 controls:

Dynamics

The dynamics CC will move between the P and F sample sets

Tongued In addition to the tongued keyswitch (C#), this configurable CC

will trigger tongued legato transitions
Flutter This CC will produce the flutter tongue effect, or a tongue roll
Multiphonics Set to create the effect of a clarinetist performing multiphonics
Vibrato
Vib Speed
OSC

This CC will control vibrato intensity

This CC will control vibrato speed
This button will toggle between custom CC settings, and preset
CC settings for TouchOSC compatibility (see Touch OSC section)

*Flutter/Multiphonics/Vibrato in the CC Chooser have an AT, which means

they can be individually assigned to work with a supported keyboard with
AFTERTOUCH functionality.
WARNING Do not use the following CCs, they power the instruments
internal engine: CCs 2428 CCs 5059 CCs 8094

Keyswitches

Allows you to select custom keyswitches on your keyboard for these 7 controls:
Sustain

This KS will activate Sustain articulation mode

Tongued This momentary KS will trigger Tongued Legato samples

Shorts

This KS will activate the Short articulation mode

Trill MIN

This KS will allow you to play minor trills while held

Trill MAJ

This KS will allow you to play major trills while held

Mono
Poly

This KS will put the instrument into Monophonic legato mode

This KS will put the instrument into Polyphonic Sustain mode

For Touch OSC users

Touch OSC is a great tool that turns your iDevice/Android into a MIDI controlling beast! ...and we made a
template specifically for the Herring Clarinet (you can find it in the Documentation folder). For more info, setup
help and tech support for Touch OSC, head over to their website! http://hexler.net/software/touchosc

Tips from your friends at Embertone

PRO TIP - for smooth, fast and accurate playing, hold down the sustain pedal (CC# 64)!

If you have an iPad or an Android tablet, Touch OSC is an amazing app that will get you advanced
Herring control within minutes. The setup can be a bit tricky but its worth it! Weve included our Touch
OSC template with the instrument.

Vibrato is a living, resonant, emotional thing. It cant stagnate for long or else it will sound artificial. Ride
those CCs to alter the intensity and amount of vibrato!

Well be posting a bunch of video walkthroughs and tutorials. Check our Youtube channel for details

If youre a MIDI newbie, load up our MIDI Snippets to see how we achieved our sound.

MIDI Snippets
Elongata MIDI data for the demo Elongata by Alex Davis
Concerto in A for Clarinet (segment from mvt. I) MIDI data by Jonathan Churchill

About the Clarinetist

Never satisfied to limit himself by genre and style of music, Jos Herring set out to be a music composer in the
broadest sense. Having a multicultural background has exposed him to a wealth of musical influences making his
music uniquely suitable for todays broad spectrum of film and television audiences.
He began his musical education at the University of Arizona, eventually ending up at The Julliard School of Music
where he earned his bachelors degree and masters degree in music.
Upon graduating from The Juilliard School, Jos began his professional career scoring
the music to New York based independent films, documentaries and Broadway
theater. His work includes the documentary film Vietnam: The Women Who Served,
which won theSeattle Film Festival top prize for documentaries. The short film
Heavy Blow which won the Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival. And, the
documentary Listen to the Hands of Our People, aired on PBS chronicling the lives of
the hearing impaired living with AIDS.
Joss work outside of the film medium includes arranging and conducting tours for
the rock band America author of such platinum selling hits as Horse with No Name
and Sister Golden Hair. As well as arranging orchestral tracks for 90s r&b sensations
Toni Braxton and the band Shai.

About Joss Clarinet

Jos plays a professional level Buffet R3, one of their historic models, created in 1955 by Robert Carre. Its
tone is focused and rich, and it is powerful in all registers. Its flexibility lends itself to all repertoires.

Credits
Musician
Recording & Editing
Mapping
Scripting
Design

Jos Herring
Alex Davis, Jonathan Churchill, Joe Basile
Alex Davis, Jonathan Churchill
Andreas Lemke
Jonathan Churchill

Thanks
Andreas Lemke, Joe Basile, Casey Edwards, Brandon Chapman
And a special thanks to Lizzie, Kate and Julian for putting up
with our crazy all-night editing binges

NOW YOURE READY!

Have fun! If you have any questions or issues, email us at , support@embertone.com. We will get back
to you ASAP with some answers/assistance.
Love and XOXOs,
Alex and Jon

License Agreement
What You Can Do
You can use these sounds in your music, your arrangements, music productions, and live performances without worrying
about royalties or permissions at all! If you highlight our instrument in your music and want to credit us, we wouldnt be
against that.
What You Cannot Do
The Herring Clarinet samples cannot be re-used in a competing product. Do not copy, distribute, transfer, share, trade, or
loan, our clarinet because its meant solely for you!
The right to use the Herring Clarinet is granted to the original purchaser only. The license may be transferred, but only
through Embertone directly. The Herring Clarinet will only work with Native Instruments Kontakt 5.3.1 FULL (and up), but is
not designed/intended for any other sampler. The sounds are licensed as is without warranties of any kind.
Once you download our Herring Clarinet, we cannot accept refunds or returns. Our support is limited to the samples
themselves. All support with respect to Kontakt must be directed to Native Instruments. This license agreement is effective
from the moment the product is installed by any means.
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