eBook publishing company Analogue Press has announced the release of The Sampling Handbook, a 150 page eBook guiding you through the process of creating your own Kontakt sample library from scratch.

Written by Marcus Huyksens of Bad Cat Samples (www.BadCatSamples.com), “The Sampling Handbook” provides valuable information on the entire process of creating a custom sample library for Kontakt from start to finish

The Sampling Handbook features

  • The Pre-Planning Phase – Learn how to choose which instrument to record, how to best pre-plan your recording session, choose which microphones and pre-amps to use and how to get your recording environment set up correctly.
  • The Recording Session – Learn about how best to set your recording levels, how to organise your session, tips for working with the session player, how to manage the instrument, how to keep tuning consistent and more.
  • The Editing Session – Learn how best to use noise reduction on samples, preprocessing, pitch correction, session organisation, workflow, the waveform, chopping samples, transients, fades and fade types, naming structure, exporting your samples and more.
  • Kontakt Scripting – Learn the basics of Kontakt scripting, extending the key ranges, working with groups & round robins, using automap, adding effects, adding factory scripts, adding custom wallpapers, adding a custom impulse response, exporting your instrument and more!

Additional products are available alongside “The Sampling Handbook” for people looking for even more in-depth information on the topic, in the following bundles:

The Developer Bundle:

  1. The Sampling Handbook
  2. “Kontakt Script: A Beginners Guide” eBook
  3. The Sampling Handbook: Audiobook
  4. Kontakt Scripter Interview (Evil Dragon)

The Premium Bundle which includes:

  1. The Sampling Handbook
  2. “Kontakt Script: A Beginners Guide” eBook
  3. The Sampling Handbook: Audiobook
  4. Kontakt Scripter Interview (Evil Dragon)
  5. Video series featuring 15 in-depth
  6. Video tutorials
  7. “Sales & Marketing Manual” eBook
  8. “Webhosting & eCommerce Guide” eBook
  9. Samples for Practice

“The Sampling Handbook” is available for purchase for 39 EUR with a special release discount of 25% off using the coupon kontakt until March 2nd, 2016.

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