MAJESTICA 2.

User Manual / Majestica 2.0

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OVERVIEW
Majestica is the largest symphony orchestra ever sampled, With two separate woodwind sections. A low woodwind
containing over 240 players divided over strings (100), section comprised of 15 bass clarinets and 15 contra
brasses (60), woodwinds (60) and percussion (20). bassoons & a high woodwind section comprised of 10 alto
flutes, 10 flutes and 10 piccolo flutes. The sound of the low
The massive 100 piece String Ensemble spread across ensemble is unbelievably rich while the sound of the high
basses, cellos, violas and violins. The string section woodwind ensemble can penetrate even the densest of
contains legato, regular and fast spiccato, marcato, bartok, mixes. The woodwinds contains sustains, staccatissimo,
col legno, expressive dynamic bowings and several other double tongue, expressive arcs, trills, marcato and several
articulations. The String Ensemble can both be soft & different types savage FX.
powerful. The bass (30) and cellos (30) sections are the
largest ever sampled and the gorgeous, airy sound from With a 20 piece percussion ensemble, which takes your
the (20) violas and (20) violins just makes the entire string boom to the next dimension. The percussion section
section majestic. contains dedicated tom-tom, gran cassa, timpani
ensembles to snare, tambourine, anvil and stick
Containing a 60 piece brass ensemble, which is the largest ensembles. We also recorded cymbals, tam-tam and gong
ever sampled & utilising players flown in from six different ensembles. In addition to this we created a percussion
countries. The brass ensemble consists of 10 Cimbassos, master patch that just works … straight out of the box.
10 Bass Trombones, 30 French Horns and 10 Trumpets.
The sound is not just bigger then anything you have ever
heard – it is also different. The brass ensemble contains all
the core building blocks you need from sustains to
staccato, marcato to expressive arcs, rips to note bends.
Welcome to Majestica
- the largest symphony
orchestra ever sampled

MAIN screen
The Main Screen contains all the vital controls in
order to shape the core mechanics of the sound, from
Reverb & EQ, to the overall mix and selected
articulation.

*NOTE - You can always reset a control to its default

value by simply using (CMD + Click).
articulation menu BROWSER POP UP
Selecting an “Instrument“ or Articulation name will Selecting your desired articulation in the pop up
allow the highlighted name to be playable via your window is as easy as finding the category and sound
MIDI controller. To alter the loaded sound in any needed, and single clicking it. This will assign it to the
given slot simply double click the name and a pop active slot
up browser will appear.
*NOTE - you can’t assign the same articulation twice.
MAJESTICA
contains multiple
microphones positions &
mixes, allowing the flexibility
to dial in the perfect sound for
you.
MIXER
The Mixer page has a very familar layout, containing
controls that allow you to alter the volume / pan / solo
/ mute for each microphone position. To adjust the
output routing, simply click on the name of the
desired microphone position and select an output
from the dropdown menu.

Further more you can even export and import mixer

settings between different patches using the “Load/
Save“ dropdown menu.
ARTICULATION CONTROLS MAIN CONTROLS pt1
DYNAMICS - Controls the overall Dynamics of the
Each slot has multiple controls which are
sound, controlled via Modwheel (CC1).
independant to the loaded articulation.

EXPRESSION - Controls the overall volume ramp of

VOLUME - This slider alters the volume of any
the sound, controlled via Expression (CC11).
articulation loaded within the slot.

SPEED - Controls the overall Speed & or Offset of the

CTRL - Selects the activation method for the slot.
sound, also can be controlled via CC16.
To switch between keyswitch and MIDI CC use the
“keyboard” toggle switch and drag the note or
RELEASE TAILS - Controls the overall volume of all
number to the desired value. To cascade or change
release triggers.
all values simultaneously use (alt + Click).
MAIN CONTROLS pt2 CONVOLUTIONS
VIBRATO - Controls the amount of applied vibrato Convolutions allows you front faced access to the
to the selected sound (CC12). Effects Rack Reverb Module.

LEGATO VOLUME - Controls the overall volume of SIZE - Controls the size (time stretch & compression)
the Legato transitions. of the applied reverb.

*NOTE - If controls are unavailable for the selected MIX - Controls overall volume of the convolution
articulation they will be greyed out. reverb.

DROPDOWN - Allows you to select your desired

convolution reverb.
MICROPHONES MIXED
The MIXED microphone “A” and “B” buttons allow you
LOAD - The power button loads and unloads
to toggle between two new “in place” mixes
microphone positions from RAM.
(instruments in a traditional orchestral seating
position).
OUTPUT - The output dropdown allows you to alter
the output routing of the microphone position.
A is a focused MIX. B is wider and more ambient.
Using MIX A on one instrument and MIX B on another
GAIN - Alters the volume of the microphone
will increase separation in your sound. This is a great
position.
way to bring certain instruments into the forefront of
your production.
PAN - Alters the panning of the microphone
position.
We wanted to put the most
important controls right at
your fingertips. And let you
get back to making great
music even faster.
EQUALIZER
Equalizer allows you front faced access to the
Effects Rack EQ Module.

LOW - Adjusts the low end EQ gain.

MID - Adjusts the mid range EQ gain.

HIGH - Adjusts the high end EQ gain.

The Effects Engine is perhaps
our most elaborate feature.
We wanted to take the
concept of chance and
extreme tweakability and
port it to our user-interface.

effects
The Effects page consists of multiple rack effects.
To scroll through the available effects you can use
the neon blue scroll bar on the far right. To auto
scroll up and down you can click on the bottom
left / right, top / left right or middle left / right, this
will auto scroll to the approriate position.
PHASER controls the dual Phaser and Flanger module. Allowing you to modulate and move and sound source passed through
it. MIX controls the volume of the processed audio (Dry/Wet) whereas DEPTH allows you to control the amount or strength of
the applied modulation. SPEED controls the frequency of the modulation. COLOR controls the tone of the applied modulation,
and FEED allows you to adjust the feedback within the Flanger portion of the module.
We also have included a CHAOS control, this allows you to randmise every value, which is extremely useful for creating out new
and interesting sounds.
EQ controls an 3 band Equaliser, we have included a handful of useful presets to help you in scullpting your sound. We also
have included a CHAOS control, this allows you to randmise every value, which is extremely useful for carving out new and
interesting sounds.

The Settings page consists of a few vital controls to help control the CHAOS switch. Such as MOTION, which constantly
randomises and animates every relevant parameter. RANGE which alters the amount of randomisation under both MOTION
and CHAOS. And the CHAOS / FLOW switch which changes the type of randmisation available. CHAOS is purely random based
on a value below your current settings and the RANGE, whereas FLOW analyses and adjusts your current settings depending
on your RANGE allowing you to have a more subtle evolution of randomisation.
DEGRADER consists of a BIT CRUSHER and a DISTORTION unit. Of course we also have included a CHAOS control, which
allows you to randmise every value, which is extremely useful for carving out new and interesting sounds.

The Settings page consists of a few vital controls to help control the CHAOS switch. Such as MOTION, which constantly
randomises and animates every relevant parameter. RANGE which alters the amount of randomisation under both MOTION
and CHAOS. And the CHAOS / FLOW switch which changes the type of randmisation available. CHAOS is purely random based
on a value below your current settings and the RANGE, whereas FLOW analyses and adjusts your current settings depending
on your RANGE allowing you to have a more subtle evolution of randomisation.
DELAY consists of 2 sequential delays, this allows you to build complex rhythms and sequences by simply using different time
values. Each delay has a wet MIX parameter, a tempo synced TIME control, and FEEDBACK and PAN controls to help control the
style and poer of the delay. We also went a step further, and added a a LOW and HIGH PASS filter to the end of the chain, this
allows you to filter out certain frequencies only in the feedback of the delay ensuring it doesn’t conflict with your main sound.
And, you guessed it, we included a CHAOS control, so you are able to randomise every relevant parameter, creating some truly
amazing delay patterns. Both delays and the filters also work intelligently, meaning if you are not using them or they are set to
a minimal value, they will bypass themselves in order to save your CPU load.
TRANSFORM contains a powerful impulse convolution with some truly strange and wonderful presets. To change what
convolution is loaded, simply select the preset dropdown menu, and load any of our hand designed impulse responses. From
fog horns, to car crashes, engine revs to world ending drones, we have included a handful of our favourite custom recorded
and designed presets. If you are feeling indesisive, you can also select the CHAOS control, which will randomly assign a preset
for you, as well as alter the available controls for some truly esoteric results. The included controls can help you further shape
the convolution, such as MIX which alters the wet value of the insert, SIZE which stretches or compresses the impulse,
PRE-DELAY which adds a small delay before the impulse is triggered, and of course a HIGH and LOW PASS FILTER, which
allows you to shape the frequency of the impulse convolution layer.
REVERB contains a powerful convolution reverb partnered with a digital reverb. To change what convolution is loaded,
simply select the preset dropdown menu, and load any of our custom recorded impulse responses. We have included a
variety, of real acoustic spaces we use and love, such as recording studios, churches, cathedrals and halls. As well as a few not
so acoustic spaces we equally love. We have also crafted a quick and useful room positioner tool, by clicking anywhere in the
“ROOM” area you can access a variety of crafted presets which load custom settings ontop of your chosen convolution reverb.
This is a great tool for quickly placing your sound in designed space. Or of course you can select the CHAOS control and let the
engine do the choosing for you.
The included controls are similar as to the TRANSFORM module except REVERB has a digital counterpart. This can be bypassed
by using the DIGITAL ON/OFF switch.
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MAJESTiCA 2.0
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