KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Expansion pack for BFD2.1 and BFD Eco User Guide Thank you for purchasing KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION. We hope you enjoy using this product in many creaLve musical endeavors. The Sonica Instruments team www.sonica.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Welcome to KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION This library contains high-‐resoluLon samples of percussion instruments used in the tradiLonal Japanese arts of Kabuki and Noh. The library is designed to work with FXpansion BFD2.1.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Product Guide Chapter 1. InstallaLon Chapter 2. Loading the Library — Presets, Kits, Key Maps Chapter 3. Instrument List Chapter 4. Key Maps Chapter 5. Grooves This guide describes the Library’s kit pieces (instruments) and their specificaLons along with the Library’s presets, kits, and key maps.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Chapter 1. InstallaLon (1) System Requirements KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION System Requirements • BFD v2.1 or later (free upgrades from v2.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Chapter 2. Loading the Library KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION comes with presets for all the library’s instruments. BFD2.1: 4 presets BFD Eco: 16 presets By loading one of the presets, you can start enjoying the instruments right away without making any seangs. Each preset has its own custom key map.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION BFD2.1 Preset KBK-Kit1 kabuki This preset kit is perfect for dynamic Kabuki performances. It includes mappings for ashibyoshi, tsukeuchi, and other accompanying sounds that enliven performances. KBK-Kit2 Noh & Kabuki This preset provides the instruments for Noh performances and Kabuki orchestras — Noh flute, shimedaiko, otsuzumi, and kotsuzumi (two types).
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Chapter 3. Instrument List KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION contains 56 percussion instruments, kakegoe calls, and Noh flute phrases. The arLculaLons inherent to each instrument have been recorded with the ideal microphone combinaLon for the parLcular instrument. BFD2.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Kit piece class: Hihat Instruments Name Kakegoe A1 Kakegoe A2 Kakegoe B1 Kakegoe C Chunomai Kakegoe D Katashagiri Kakegoe E Noh kotsuzumi Kakegoe F Noh Otsuzumi Nohkan Prs1 Nohkan Prs2 Articulation Microphone Channel Mic2 Mic3 ClosedS ClosedT HalfS HalfT QuarterS QuarterT Mic1 Ya call - short Ya call - long Ya call - low / short Ya call - low / long Ha call - short Ha call - long Direct Top1 (mono) - - - Direct Top1 (mono) - - - Direct Top1 (mono) -
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Chapter 4. Key Maps Each preset has its own custom key map. The corresponding key map must be loaded to make best use of the preset or kit. Key Map 1 For BFD2.1 KBK-Kit2 Noh & Kabuki Note No. Pitch Instruments Articulation KP Class BFD Artic. Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 2 For BFD2.1 KBK-Kit3 Ohayashi Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Maps 3 & 4 For BFD2.1 KBK-Kit3 Ohayashi Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 5 For BFD Eco KBK-Kit1 Kabuki1 Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 6 For BFD Eco KBK-Kit3 Kabuki SFX Percussion1 Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 7 For BFD Eco KBK-Kit5 Kabuki SFX Percussion3 Note No. Pitch 95 B5 Instruments Articulation KBK-Kit6 Kabuki SFX Percussion4 KP Class BFD Artic. Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 8 For BFD Eco KBK-Kit7 Kabuki SFX Percussion5 Note No. Pitch 95 B5 Instruments KBK-Kit8 Kabuki SFX Percussion6 Articulation KP Class BFD Artic. Note No. Pitch 95 B5 A#5 94 A#5 94 93 A5 93 A5 92 G#5 92 G#5 91 G5 91 G5 90 F#5 90 F#5 89 F5 89 88 E5 88 E5 87 D#5 87 D#5 86 D5 86 D5 85 C#5 85 C#5 C5 Instruments Articulation KP Class BFD Artic.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Key Map 9 For BFD Eco KBK-Kit9a Kakegoe A1 Note No. Pitch 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 B5 A#5 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5 D5 C#5 C5 KBK-Kit13 Kakegoe E Noh Kotsuzumi Instruments Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe Kakegoe A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 Articulation KP Class BFD Artic. Note No.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Chapter 5. Grooves The library’s grooves work with BFD2.1. Grooves are not compaXble with BFD Eco. The library contains 156 MIDI grooves including rhythm pakerns frequently used in Kabuki, Noh, and Kagura (Ohayashi) performances and rhythm pakerns arranged for modern rhythms.
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION Groove List Palette / Grooves KBK-Kit1 01 Demo1 KBK-Kit1 Modern Style F KBK-Kit1 Tobisari-A KBK-Kit2 Nidanme KBK_DEMO_Kabuki style 01 KBK_Ens_Modern_F_01 KBK_Ens_Modern_F_02 KBK_Ens_Tobisari_01 KBK_Ens_Nidanme KBK-Kit1 Abare KBK-Kit1 Tobisari-B KBK-Kit2 Noh Chunomai KBK_Ens_Tobisari_02 Ens_Noh_Chunomai_01 Ens_Noh_Chunomai_02 KBK_Solo_Ohdaiko2_02_Kaze KBK_Solo_Ohdaiko2_03_Ame1 KBK-Kit1 Tsukeuchi A Ens_Noh_Chunomai_03 KBK_Ens_Chakutou_b KBK_Sol
KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION CREDITS Percussion instrument performances and kakegoe calls: Takinojo Mochizuki Noh flute performances and kakegoe calls: Makoto Takei ProducLon: TOMZUIN H Recording Engineering: Akihito Yoshikawa (Studio Dede) Mixing Engineering: TOMZUIN H Audio EdiLng: Sonica Instruments Graphic Design: Hiroki Ushioda, Noriko Hatakeyama Web Design: Masayo Sasaki Photography by Keita Ik
