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| Miroslav Philharmonik 1.x – Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in several host applications: |
| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Pro Tools 7.x |
Launch Pro Tools and create a new session. Go to Track/New/Select “stereo” “instrument track”
and click “Create.” Click on the track insert and select “Philharmonik” from the following path:
Multi-channel plug-in/Instrument/Philharmonik.
Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
Play your MIDI controller or the virtual keyboard to monitor Miroslav Philharmonik. To record,
just “rec” enable the Pro Tools Instrument track and hit REC from the transport.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Pro Tools 7.x, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select and load another instrument for ch 2.
In Pro Tools, go to Track/New/MIDI track and click “Create.”
Select Philharmonik 1, Channel 2 from its output.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Cubase 4 |
Create a new project. Go to Devices/VST Instruments. Select “Philharmonik” from the
instrument drop down menu (where it says “No VST Instruments”).
Miroslav Philharmonik interface will show up. Then, click “Create” in the pop up window
so a MIDI track is automatically created. Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder
and double click on a desired instrument. Play your MIDI controller or the virtual
keyboard to monitor Miroslav Philharmonik. To record, just click the REC button from the
transport panel.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Cubase 4, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select another instrument for part 2. In Cubase 4, go to
Project/Add Track/MIDI/OK. Select “1-Miroslav Philharmonik 2” as its output and choose
“MIDI channel 2,” for example.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Logic Pro 7.x / Logic Express |
Launch Logic. Double click on an “Instrument track” and insert Philharmonik in its “I/O”
(Mono or Stereo / AU Instruments / IK Multimedia / Philharmonik).
Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor Miroslav Philharmonik, play the virtual keyboard or REC enable the Inst track and
play your MIDI controller. To record, just click the REC button from the transport panel.
It is possible to use Miroslav Philharmonik with more than one MIDI channel (up to 16) by selecting “All”
in the Logic MIDI Channel field of the Audio Instrument track.
At this point all single MIDI events should be assigned to the proper MIDI channel from the
Event List editor.
This can also be achieved by switching the ‘transmit’ MIDI channel on your MIDI
keyboard when you record your parts.
Alternatively, to set up Miroslav Philharmonik as a Multi Channel Instrument, please follow the next instructions:
- Launch Logic. Open a new project. Double click “Instr 1.” Click on “Input” and follow this path:
/Multi Channel/AU Instruments/IK Multimedia/Philharmonik. Its name will appear as the mixer’s fader input,
(Blue background). Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
Add until 16 instruments per Miroslav Philharmonik instance.
- Go to Windows/Environment. This should launch you into the MIDI Instr section. If it
does not, go to your left column, click in the 2nd dark grey box area (below the icons) and choose
“MIDI Instr.”
- Now go to the upper left hand corner of this screen and click on the “NEW” menu. Then,
select “Multi Instrument” (a rectangle with 16 individual slashed boxes should appear).
- Click each of these numbers once to take away the slash that covers them, and then
click one more time in the white background square.
- Now, go back to the left side column again and in the 3rd dark grey box (Parameter box)
click once on “Multi Instrument” and rename it; e.g. MP. Press the return/enter key.
MP will appear below the multi-instrument rectangle (also on the 3rd dark gray area) and 16 MIDI
Channels (MP 1, MP 2, etc) have been created in the Arrange window.
- On the “Environment” window, go back to upper left hand corner and choose “New/ Audio Object,”
(a mixer’s fader will appear on the screen).
- Now at the top right corner of the Multi Instrument, you will see a little white arrow.
Please click and hold it so a little virtual plug icon appears.
- Drag the cable from the “Multi Instr” to the “mixer’s fader object.” Click “Remove” in the pop up
message. Now you will see 2 little white arrows on the Multi Inst top right side.
- Click on the “Audio Object (mixer’s fader).” It will change from dark to light gray. On the 3rd
dark gray area of the Environment window, select “Instrument 1” from the “Channel” options. Now, ST2
will appear in the I/O of the mixer’s fader.
- In “MIDI Channel,” located underneath Channel, change from 1 to “ALL” (holding and
dragging your mouse down).
- Now go back to Windows/Arrange.
- To monitor each of the instruments that you’ve selected in your IK workstations,
click “rec” on each of the proper MIDI Channels. For example, if you’ve selected in
ST2 Ch 1; Mello Ghost, and in Ch 2; Rounded B3, click “rec” on the ST2.1, and or ST2.2.2 (MIDI channels).
To record, just press “rec” on the transport bar and play your musical ideas. In Logic Express,
just select the MIDI track, then click REC on the transport bar and play your musical ideas.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Digital Performer 5.x |
Launch Digital Performer and create your new session. From the “Project” menu select “Add Track/Instrument Track”
and choose “Philharmonik (stereo) [IK Multimedia].”
Be sure that you have selected an active audio output (non italics) for the Instrument Track.
Double click on Philharmonik (just inserted in the Instrument Track), open an instrument folder
and double click on a desired instrument. Create a MIDI track (it will be automatically routed
to "Philharmonik Ch 1” and REC enable it).
If you want to add more MIDI tracks and then route them to a different Miroslav Philharmonik instrument,
just change each MIDI track’s output to a different Miroslav Philharmonik channel.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Live 6.x |
Launch Live and click on a MIDI track in the “Mixer Drop Area”. The “Drop MIDI Effects, Audio
Effects or Instruments Here” text will appear in the “MIDI Track View” (bottom window).
Now, in the “Browser Window” (window on the left hand side of the screen), click the
“Plug-in Browser” button (looks like an electric plug). Browse to Philharmonik
from the Audio Units or VST folder and click/drag it into the “MIDI Track View.”
The Miroslav Philharmonik interface will show up and it will appear as a “Device” with
an XY controller on it. To show/hide the Miroslav Philharmonik interface, click the “edit plug-in panel”
(small wrench) button at the top of the Device window.
Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard, click on the MIDI track “In” button or
“rec” enable the MIDI track and play via your MIDI controller. To record, click “rec and play”
from the transport bar and play your MIDI controller.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Live, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select another instrument for part 2.
In Live, go to Insert/Insert MIDI Track.
From the “MIDI To” drop down menu, select the Live MIDI channel in which you have inserted Miroslav Philharmonik (e.g. 2-MIDI).
From the “Track In” drop down menu, select your desired Miroslav Philharmonik channel (e.g. 2-Philharmonik).
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Sonar 6 |
Launch Sonar and create your new session.
Go to: Insert \ Soft Synths \ Vstplugins \ Philharmonik \ and press OK.
Double click the mini keyboard icon located on top of the MIDI icon. Miroslav Philharmonik interface will appear.
Then, open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard or play via your MIDI controller.
To record, (click on the Restore Strip Size icon first) click the MIDI track “R” button (rec)
and the “Record” transport button.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Sonar 6, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select another instrument for part 2. In Sonar 6, go to: Insert \ MIDI tracks.
From the MIDI track’s Output (below the fader) select “Philharmonik”, and from its CH (channel)
drop down menu; select your desired Miroslav Philharmonik channel.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in GarageBand 3.x |
Launch GarageBand, go to Track / New Track / Software Instrument and click “Create.”
Expand the “Details” menu (if it is necessary) and in the “Track Info” window, choose Philharmonik
from the “Generator” drop down menu and then click on the “pencil icon.”
Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard or play via your MIDI controller. To record,
click the REC transport button.
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Acid 6.x |
Launch Acid™ and go to Insert\MIDI track. Then go to Insert again and click on “Soft Synth.”
Select “Philharmonik” from the “Soft Synth Chooser” window and click “OK,” its interface
will show up. Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard or play via your MIDI controller.
To record, arm the MIDI track, click the REC transport button and play your MIDI controller.
To playback, select “Philharmonik” from the “MIDI track output” (small keyboard icon
with a number below it located in the MIDI track).
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Acid 6, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select another instrument for part 2. In Acid, insert another MIDI track
and select Miroslav Philharmonik as its output, e.g. “Soft Synth 2 (Philharmonik 1).”
In the same window, select “MIDI channel 2.”
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Nuendo 3 |
Launch Nuendo™, open a new project, then go to Devices/VST Instruments and choose Philharmonik
from the drop down menu (where it says “No VST Instruments”). Open a Miroslav Philharmonik
instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
Add a MIDI track from Project/Add track/MIDI menu and select “Philharmonik” as its output.
The MIDI channel 1 is selected by default.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard or REC enable the MIDI track and play via your
MIDI controller. To record, click REC on the transport bar.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Nuendo 3, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select another instrument for part 2. In Nuendo™, insert another MIDI track
(Philharmonik will be automatically selected as its output, as well as the MIDI channel 2).
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| Starting Miroslav Philharmonik in Tracktion 3 |
Launch Tracktion, open a project and select your “Input device” from a particular track. Drag and drop
a “new filter” from the top right area to the selected track. When the plug-ins list appears,
select “Philharmonik” so its interface will open.
Open a Miroslav Philharmonik instrument folder and double click on a desired instrument.
To monitor, just click on the virtual keyboard or REC enable the track (click “R” from your
selected track input device (left area) and play via your MIDI controller.
To record, click the REC transport button.
To use multiple MIDI channels in Miroslav Philharmonik in Tracktion 3, just follow these simple steps:
In Miroslav Philharmonik, select a new instrument for the part 2. In a new track, select your “Input device”.
Click on the track name (e.g. track 7) to open the track window. From the “destination output
for this track” area, select the Tracktion MIDI channel in which you have inserted Miroslav Philharmonik
(e.g. track 6). Click the “Input device” area so the “MIDI Input” window appears.
Select your desired Miroslav Philharmonik channel (e.g. 2), moving the channel slider.
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