1.-Welcome to Accordions!

Producer, Eduardo Tarilonte is well known for his five-star

star Anthology series. The
same award winning attention to detail has been applied to this latest release.

“Accordions” claims to be the most realistic and extensive accordion collection ever.

2,7 Gb 24 bit 44.1 Khz mono samples.

This collection includes 7 accordion instruments (plus a bonus one) and 8 multis
combining all possible sound registers you can find in an accordion.

The gem of this library is the bandoneon. An A-A (Alfred Arnold) bandoneon was
recorded to keep the authentic tango spirit. This model was built before the Second
World War and Astor Piazzolla made it famous playing it during all his life. Piazolla
bandoneon serial number was about 19.000. The sampled one is 15.690, very
close!! Designed
gned to be played on real time, just moving the mod wheel,
wheel you will be
able to emulate the bellows and all the expressiveness an accordion can achieve.

“Accordions” is powered by Kontakt.

Kontakt. No sampler required! Kontakt 3
player included.

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2.-The Instruments
“Accordions” consist of 7 instruments and a bonus. All seven patches where
chromatically sampled with 3 different velocities and 3 round robins each.

The bonus patch, a Steirische Accordion, has been chromatically sampled but it has
just one velocity and no round robin.

1.-Bandoneon 2.-Concertina 3.-Double Reed Musette 4.-Single Reed

Musette 5.-Single Reed Piccolo 6.-Single Reed Bassoon 7.-Basses (Left
Hand) 8.- Steirische Accordion (Bonus Patch)

Bandoneon

1.-Button Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the press button noises.
2.-Volume: Volume of the press button noises.
3.-Release Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the release button noises.
4.-Volume: Volume of the press button noises.
5.-Sforzato on: Press this button to switch on/off Sforzato articulation. This is a
very typical sound in bandoneon.
6.-Sforzato Volume: Volume of Sforzato articulation.
7.-Sforzato Threshold: Set the velocity threshold to activate Sforzato articulation.
Sforzato will sound if the velocity played is over the threshold.
8.-Volume Table: This table shows you the cross fade value between the 3 layers.
This is the bellows strength.
9.-CC Volume: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the volume cross fade.
10.-Group Start: Choose between random cycle and round robin.
11.-FX on: Switch reverb on/off.
12.-FX Send: Amount of reverb.
13.-FX Controller: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the amount of reverb.
14.-Help: Press this button to read what everything in the patch is for.

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 Accordions

1.-Key Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the press button noises.
2.-Volume: Volume of the press key noises.
3.-Release Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the release key noises.
4.-Volume: Volume of the press button noises.
5.-Volume Table: This table shows you the cross fade value between the 3 layers.
This is the bellows strength.
6.-CC Volume: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the volume cross fade.
7.-Group Start: Choose between random cycle and round robin.
8.-FX on: Switch reverb on/off.
9.-FX Send: Amount of reverb.
10.-FX Controller: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the amount of reverb.
11.-Help: Press this button to read what everything in the patch is for.

Left Hand Bass Accordion

The left hand of the accordion, the basses, is designed to play chords and rhythms.
IMPORTANT: If you use this instrument at the same time than any other
accordion preset (left and right hand), don’t forget that there is only one bellows,
so any midi CC volume info should be the same for both.

RANGE:
C1-B1 Bass Notes
C2-B2 Major Chords
C3-B3 Minor Chords
C4-B4 7th Chords
C5-B6 Diminished Chords

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 Concertina

1.-Button Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the press/release button
noises.
2.-Volume: Volume of the press/release button noises.
3.-Bellows Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the bellow noises.
4.-Volume: Volume of the bellow noises.
5.-Frequency: Move this knob to adjust the frequency of the bellows noises.
6.-Handle Noise on: Switch this button to turn on/off the handle noises.
7.-Volume: Volume of the handle noises.
8.-Frequency: Move this knob to adjust the frequency of the handle noises.
9.-Volume Table: This table shows you the cross fade value between the 3 layers.
This is the bellows strength.
10.-CC Volume: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the volume cross fade.
11.-Group Start: Choose between random cycle and round robin.
12.-FX on: Switch reverb on/off.
13.-FX Send: Amount of reverb.
14.-FX Controller: Choose the midi CC you wish to control the amount of reverb.
15.-Help: Press this button to read what everything in the patch is for.

3.-The Multis
“Accordions” includes 8 multis. Multis are a combination of single and double reeds
registers. With multis you can get all different sounds an accordion can play.

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT MULTIS:

• Only noises of the last instruments are activated.

• If you want to turn off the reverb do it in ALL instances.
• Tweak the volume of every instance in order to get the sound you want. In
this way, you can achieve any sound you wish.

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 4.-Credits
Concept and Production by

Eduardo Tarilonte

Script Programming by

Günter Hirscher

Art by

Nimgul

Beta Testing

Nick Harvey, Pedro Macedo Camacho and Max Toffone

Special Thanks to

Klaus Kandler and Robert Leuthner from Best Service, Rupert Gregson
Gregson-
Williams,
lliams, Pedro Macedo Camacho, Nick Harvey and Max Toffone
Toffone.

© Best Service 2009

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