Kithara Explained

If you're curious about how to use Native Instruments' new layered sample VI based on guitars and stringed instruments from around the world, well, fret no more. Veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe will guide you step-by-step through Kithara, teaching you how to adjust all the parameters and utilize all the features to quickly create evocative and inspiring sounds. Whether you want to create ambient, evolving landscapes for a film/TV score or dress up that beat with some unconventional sounds, it's all here. These Kithara videos are designed for new users.

Videos

• Kithara Overview & Interface (06:18) - This video introduces the series and plugin and also outlines the different areas of the interface. We also discuss the layered architecture of the plugin.

• Main & Layers Page (10:18) - We discuss in detail the main and layers page next. This allows us to set the 4 different sound sources that will be used for the attack, sustain 1 and 2 and release layers. We can also amend envelopes and map the sustain layers in different ways.

• The Fragments Page (13:41) - Next up, we discuss the fragments page which allows us to add a "cloud"? of notes to add to the textual quality of Kithara patches.

• The FX Page (06:08) - This video is concerned with the character and mix FX which combine deep multi effects chains with more traditional mix effects to push the sounds further.

• The Settings Page (02:12) - Next up, we discuss what can be changed in the settings page which allows certain global controls to be changed.

• Modulating Your Sound (04:23) - This video covers the way in which we can use the mod wheel and performance controls to bring the sounds to life, modulating them to create movement and expression.

• More Modulation (04:34) - Larry goes a little deeper into modulation in Kithara.

• Source Browser & Recap (05:00) - We cover the source browser which describes how the source sounds are organized next and also have a quick recap of everything we have covered during the session.