Orchestra Enigmatica

IN DETAIL

Orchestra Enigmatica comes with multi-arp function, an advanced arpeggiator, which can populate up to eight arpeggio patterns simultaneously from a single chord. Arpeggios can play different voices, run at different rates and pattern notes can be transposed with optional snap to scale function.

Additionally each arpeggio has its own velocity and pitch sequence. Arpeggios can run in parallel or can be sequenced, as in "x steps of arp 1, y steps of arp 2".

Arpeggiator programs can be saved to a keyswitch and recalled while the sequencer is playing. Also there's keyboard split function, you you can play arpeggio with one hand and sustained notes with the other hand.

PRESET BROWSER

There’s preset browser in “presets and options” panel, it contains numerous example presets and can be used to memorize multi-arp configuration, to use later in another project. The browser offers 300 memory slots which are being saved externally, so if you save a preset it will be available in any instance of the instrument.

Browser presets are stored in nka files in “presets” folder, which should be located in the same place as the instrument patch file (nki). If “presets” folder is missing, the browser won’t work. Browser presets are loaded from nka files. Unlike loading a keyswitch preset, presets stored externally do not load “instantly”, however the delay should not be noticeable in practice. Browser preset can also be loaded as the sequencer is running.

You can scroll the preset list using the scroll slider or scroll buttons, whichever way you find more convenient.

MIDI OUTPUT

Kontakt can output generated notes to MIDI, so any script sequencer can be used to control another VST or hardware instrument. If you would like to use it, make sure to enable generating MIDI messages. Open Kontakt’s “options” and look under engine tab, “send MIDI to outside world”, “script generated notes” should be selected in drop-down menu. Also disable “diverge” function in multi-arp “options” panel, it will change actual note numbers randomly, so the output MIDI sequence will be random.

Kontakt MIDI output is single channel. If you want to export multi-arp patterns having different arps in separate channels or configuring VST MIDI output is troublesome in your DAW, you can use included MIDI recorder. Recorder is using Kontakt’s functionality to export midi clips by drag’n’drop. It records instrument performance internally, then you can drag’n’drop the recording directly to DAW, or to midi file.