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DK+ Library 1.1 What is it? The DK+ Library is a great tool for the creation of songs and compositions, amusement and to discover new exciting rhythms. The DK+ Library is a collection of drum kits and a rhythmic patterns. The collection is organized in 3 sections: Factory Library: with a pattern collection arranged per musical style. Custom Library: with an internal pattern set per kit User Library: the section the user may fill with his creations. NOTE each section is user editable, but to retain compatibility with the DK+ Library updates we suggest to modify only the User section. Factory Library The Factory Library in version 1.0 features 26 drum kits and 22 styles, for a whole of about 4000 different patterns. More will be added at each DK+ update. Each rhythmic style features a set of 8 patterns which can be exchanged with any other style, as they are all consistent with the same logic. A = standard rhythm long version, 2 or 4 or 8 bars B = variation rhythm long version, 2 or 4 or 8 bars C = standard rhythm short version, 1 bar D = variation rhythm short version, 1 bar E = fill 1, 1 bar F = fill 2, 1 bar G = intro, 1 bar H = ending, 1 bar The Above structure will let you build a song recording a track of MIDI note message, one note per pattern, and then switch style while keeping the song structure as you arranged it in your VST sequencer. Moreover each drum kit in the Factory Library features a unique version of the style, this means that switching kit you get also a variation of the rhythmic patterns to musically match the sound of the kit. So a great deal of musical content is at your finger tips. The table below shows the style list of available ones in version 1.0, a short description is given. Please note that sometime the same style could be useful for different musical genres just by changing the tempo, the speed at which it's played. So the suggestion is to listen each style with all drum kits and various BPM settings. Funk Equipment Kit1a LE (15 pads, 10 layers each), a reduced version of the big FE Set One, has been included with 21 styles in the DK+ Library
NOTE An asterisk (*) after the name of the style in the selection menu of DK+ means that the style is not available for the current drum kit selected. Likewise an asterisk after the name of the drum kit means that the style selected is not available for the drum kit. Custom Library The Factory Library in version 1.0 features 9 drum kits with internal style. The drum kits in the Custom Library section do not use the Syle list, but they include a variable number of custom patterns inside the kit itself. These patterns are both examples for the use of the specific kit and a useful start point for compositions in musical styles which usually feature those kind of sounds or instrument. E.G. the Tabla kit features two Bangrha style patterns. User Library On installation the User Library features only one kit as example, to add your own kit follow these simple instructions: just put your kit (made of WAV files and the bank.dk+) in a new folder inside the "libray" folder located where the DK+ DLL is. Put a "U" at the beginning for new folder name and your kit will be available by the DK+ menu in the "User Kits" section next time you open it. NOTE the bank.dk+ file saved by the main MENU will hold both pads and pattern settings. Also you can save and export the pattern in many other ways, please refer to the DK+ manual for that. How to use the DK+ Library The DK+ Library is a quick tool for the creation of the rhythmic part of songs and compositions, it's also easy to edit the kit and the patterns as you wish. You may use it in many ways as the 3 sections suggest: Factory, Custom and User. "Factory" collection will let you arrange a song using the standard parts like intro, chorus, variation, fill, ending and then experiment swapping different styles or kits. You can do that while listening. The setup requires that "MIDI note on" messages are sent to DK+ on channel 16, the notes from C1 to B2 select the 24 patterns in DK+ bank starting from from pattern A, C3 starts the step sequencer and C#3 stops it. You may use the patterns directly from DK+ synced to the VST host, or you can export them as MIDI files for advanced editing. Check the DK+ manual for more info. You can edit the Factory patterns in the DK+ step sequencer and save them both as separate files (*.dk+ seq and *.dk+ ptn) or inside a bank file (*.dk+). Saving a song or a project from your VST host will also save the patterns with your editing. "Custom" collection provides some special kits like percussions or kits we created with original sounds. Example patterns are loaded in the DK+ sequencer automatically when you choose a "Custom" kit from the "Kit" menu. Then you can save, edit and export anything as you wish. "User" collection is your space in the library, where to put the kits with patterns you created, the ones you want to keep handy by the DK+ menu as you may use them often.
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