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User Manual 
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Table of Contents 
 
​Introduction  2 
​System Requirements  3 
​Articulation List  4 
​User-Interface  5 
​UI: Performance  6 
​UI: Articulation Menu  7 
​UI: Character  8 
​UI: Intuition  9 
​UI: Control  10 
​UI: Control Preset Editor  11 
​UI: Settings  12 
​Tips  13 
EULA  15 
 
 
 
Introduction 
 
 
Welcome! Thank you for your purchase of the Joshua Bell Violin! 
 
The​ Joshua Bell Violin​ is a virtual violin instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt Player, developed in collaboration 
between Embertone and renowned violinist Joshua Bell.​ ​We wanted to capture the incredible musicality of Joshua 
Bell on his priceless Stradivarius violin​, so we set out to record an immense variety of sounds/articulations and 
developed a new performance engine to create our most ambitious virtual instrument yet, w ​ ith all of the detail and 
love that you can expect from an Embertone release. 
 
The result is a project representing more than two years of loving work - time spent experimenting and discovering 
new techniques, and building upon what we’ve learned over the last half decade. ​Friedlander Violin​ was our first 
serious foray into the wide world of classical strings, and with this release we intend to show how much our 
approach has evolved. We’re proud to share this extremely musical virtual instrument with you! 
 
We hope that you find using the Joshua Bell Violin an enjoyable experience. If at any point you have questions about 
the UI or functionality of the instrument, refer to the pages below for detailed explanations and descriptions which 
may help you. There are also video tutorials available on our website if you find yourself looking for extra hands-on 
tips and advice. 

 
All samples were performed by Joshua Bell himself. 

 
 
 
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System Requirements 
 
 
 
 
Kontakt / Kontakt Player 5.7.1+   Kontakt Player Download: 
 
 

This product will load in the FREE​ Kontakt Player  https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/

and the FULL version of ​Kontakt​.  komplete/samplers/kontakt-5-player/free-download 
   

That means that no additional software purchase is required  Confused about the difference between Kontakt and 
when you purchase this instrument! Once you’ve purchased the  Kontakt Player? You’re not the only one! For more info visit:  
 

Joshua Bell Violin, if you don’t already own a version of Kontakt,  https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/
samplers/kontakt-5-player/kontakt-player-vs.-kontakt/ 
use the link to the right to download the FREE Kontakt Player. 

Legacy Patch 
 

Also included, will allow you to load the Joshua Bell Violin in Kontakt versions 5.4.1 and up. Keep in mind, this version does 
not support any NKS features. 
 
 
Computer Recommended Specs 
 
- Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11 or macOS 10.12 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo 
- Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments) 
- An Internet connection and a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate 
this product. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline. 
 
 
NKS Ready 
 

The Joshua Bell Violin comes ready for NKS Compatible devices, such as the Komplete Kontrol keyboard, Maschine, 
Komplete Kontrol and Kontakt/Kontakt Player software. That means your NI Device will load with custom Joshua Bell Violin 
presets on its hardware! 
Komplete Kontrol NKS Features: 
 

Blue Keys  The playable range of the violin, from G2–G6. 

Red Keys  Indicates a LATCHING keyswitch. 

When you press this down and release, whichever 
articulation/trigger is assigned to this key will 
remain afterwards. 

Yellow Keys  A MOMENTARY keyswitch. The assigned 

articulation/trigger will only apply while the 
keyswitch is held. 

Green Keys  An INSTANT Keyswitch. Pressing the keyswitch 

  itself immediately activates the 
articulation/trigger, and reverts upon release. This 
is a really fun way to play trills and tremolo! 
 

 
 
 
 
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Articulation List 
 
 
 
Normal, Con Sordino*, Sul Ponticello, Sul Tasto 
Soft Attack, Normal Attack, Sharp Attack, Harsh Attack 
Sustain  Non Vibrato, Vibrato 
P, MF, F, FF 
2–4x Round Robin Variations 
Slur: Normal Speed 
Non Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
 

Bow: Normal Speed 

Non Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
 

Slur: Immediate Speed 

Non Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
True Legato  Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
Transitions   

Bow: Immediate Speed 

Non Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
Vibrato – P, MF, FF 
 

Portamento: Speed Controllable 

Non Vibrato – MF 
Vibrato – MF 
 

Harmonic: Bow, Slur, Portamento 

Non Vibrato – MP 
Normal – Vib, NonVib – P, MF, FF 
True Legato  Immediate – Vib, NonVib – P, MF, FF 
Rebows  Emotional – Vib, NonVib – P, MF, FF 
Harmonic – MP 
Crescendo – Short, Long 
Contoured Sustain  Decrescendo – Short, Long 
Swells – Short, Long 
Normal, Con Sordino, Sul Ponticello 
Tremolo  MP, F 
Half and Whole Step 
Trill  Normal, Con Sordino 
MP, F 
Sustains 
Harmonic  True Legato Transitions: Bow, Slur, Portamento 
MP 
P, MF, FF 
Staccato  8x Round Robin 
P, MF, FF 
Spiccato  8x Round Robin 
Separated – For custom scales/passages. 2–8x Round Robin 
Ricochet  Performances – on single notes 
P, MF, FF, Bartok (Snap) 
Pizzicato  4x Round Robin 
P, MF, F, FF Natural Note Releases 
Release  Soft Release performances 
Harsh/Dramatic Release performances 

 
 
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User-Interface 
 
 
We built this user-interface with three important things in mind: An aesthetic that we feel represents Joshua Bell and his personal 
style, Real-time feedback connected to y​ our​ performance, and Intuitive access to articulations and customization. Reference the 
topics below to familiarize with the different pages of the user-interface which comprise the many features of the instrument. 
   

Performance  Control 
   

Here is where you are first presented with the interface when  Choose from a selection of presets for controlling your virtual 
you load the instrument. This page acts as a home base from  violin using MIDI hardware. 
which you can navigate to all other pages and settings, and 
contains all you primary performance controls along with  Control Preset Editor 
visual feedback.   

Enter this page to tweak custom control configurations to your 

heart’s content. Edit with care! This page is designed for more 
Articulation Menu  experienced users – knowledge of MIDI control is a must. A few 
 

This is your manual articulation selection view. Navigate  things to note: 

around a large variety of sample performances from Joshua 
This page is really advanced. You can mess the instrument up 
Bell, and select which articulation you would like to play. 
if you cross the wrong wires, so keep track of what triggers you 
assign to different elements! And if all hell breaks loose, there’s 
Character  always a handy ​RESET​ button. If you’re not confident about 
 

Here you will find features for altering the tone and space of  tweaking at an advanced level like this… (1) Take a few deep 
your virtual violin using custom crafted impulse responses.  breaths. (2) Make yourself some chamomile tea. (3) Make use 
of the presets! (4) Watch our online video walkthroughs to see 
Intuition  it in action! 
 

Bring your virtual violin to life with an advanced set of 

humanization automations to tweak. 
Settings 
 

This page contains a few advanced options that you’d usually 

A live violinist does not play every note uniformly with 
set-and-leave. Most items here aren’t meant for real-time 
computer-like perfection. The features included in this page 
control. 
allow you to accurately simulate human tendencies and 
imperfections, using an advanced performance engine   
specifically designed and modeled after deep analysis of 
Joshua Bell’s performances. 

 
 
 
 
 
Understanding Controls and UI Elements 
 
You can easily learn what any UI button/control on the interface does by mousing over it to display a description at the bottom of 
the Kontakt window within the ​Info​ area. This is a helpful feature we recommend activating while learning the interface. 
 

 
You must first enable the ​Info​ view area from within the 
Kontakt Workspace Management drop-down selector 
before you are able to see these descriptions. 
 
Mousing over keys on the Kontakt ​Keyboard​ will also display 
a text description of the keyswitches in the ​Info​ display, so 
you can easily locate key assignments. 
 
 
 

 
 
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UI: Performance 
 
 
   

Performance Indicator / Articulation Menu  Reverb Amount 

 Button   At the lowest position on the left, Reverb is deactivated. As the 
 

The heart and soul of the instrument! This element responds to  dial moves up, wet/dry balance will adjust accordingly. 
your performance, showing you the articulation by text and  You can change the reverb type from the ​Character​ page. 
musical notation, as well as the dynamic and any extra stylized 
markings for visual feedback. This area doubles as the entry to  Polyphonic Mode 
the Articulation Menu, where you can select and purge any/all   By default, the instrument is in monophonic mode, meaning 
 

articulations from a single place.  that only one note can be played at a time. With this control 
activated, an advanced polyphonic legato system allows you to 
Dynamics  play multiple notes at once. (Note that independent of this 
 This element controls the dynamic intensity throughout the 
 

control, there is a multi-stop attack control on the ​Intuition​ page 

instrument. You’ll notice the articulation indicator in the center  that will allow you to play an initial attack as a chord, then 
of the UI will change according to the position of this slider.  reverting back to monophonic mode afterwards). 
When the dynamics control is assigned to velocity, the slider will 
move in response to every notes’ intensity. When assigned to a  Settings Page 
CC, it will smoothly respond to your CC movement.   Navigate to the Settings page with this button. Here you’ll have 
 

access to specific options such as the ability to set a custom 

Vibrato  dynamics curve, change vibrato speed, and alter round robin 
 Controlled via the modwheel by default, the Vibrato slider is 
 

settings, among other advanced configuration settings for the 

one of the most important elements of the instrument. At the  instrument. 
lowest position, non-vibrato samples are triggered. New notes 
that are performed when the slider is 50% or above will result in  Info Page 
Joshua Bell’s N
​ atural Vibrato​. If you play a new note with the   Learn more about Joshua Bell, his priceless Stradivarius Violin, 
 

slider below 50%, you can manipulate the non-vibrato samples  the team that made this instrument a reality, and other details 
with our S​ imulated Vibrato​. Note that once a natural vibrato  about this virtual instrument. 
sample is triggered, it cannot transition back to a non-vibrato 
sample - and conversely, a non-vibrato sample cannot 
 
transition to natural vibrato. 

 
 
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UI: Articulation Menu 

 
 
   

Purge Button  Crescendos, Diminuendos, Contours 

 The little blue button on the top right corner of an articulation 
 
 These samples contain real performed dynamic movement. 
 

will purge/load samples for that articulation. Note that the  They are great for beginning/ends of phrases, or for a bit more 
purge button only appears when you mouse over an  natural expression than what real-time dynamic adjustment 
articulation box. The ​Sustain​ articulation cannot be purged,  allows with the Dynamic slider. Contrary to the other sustained 
since it is the basic foundation of the instrument.  articulations, these samples are one-shots - meaning they will 
This feature is useful for situations when you want to save  not continuously sustain. 
RAM/drive storage use, or if you have a less-powerful computer. 
You can purge all the articulations you deem unnecessary to  Articulation Styles 
disable them entirely, and make the instrument much lighter on   These buttons allow you to filter the articulation menu 
 

processing. An articulation will appear disabled while purged.  according to specific augmentation styles such as Con Sordino, 
Sul Pont, and Sul Tasto. The Articulation window will 
Sub-Articulation Selection  re-populate as as you select different Style filters accordingly. 
 For some articulations - if you see this little triangle button, 
 

press it to switch between specific articulation modes.   

For example: M ​ icochet Single​. 
​ aj​ / ​Min​ trills, and ​Ricochet​ / R

For more information about specific articulations, refer to our website for multiple video walkthroughs, 
including a video devoted entirely to the articulation page. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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UI: Character 
 
 
   

Tone  Space 
 Six character EQs for various violin tone personalities. 
 
 Eight high-quality Convolution IR Impulses for various reverb 
 

We tediously analyzed a multitude of violin performances to  types. 

ultimately create custom tone impulse responses in 
 

The reverb amount is controlled from the black Reverb knob at 
collaboration with IR/audio technologist veteran Ernest Cholakis 
the lower-left of the interface. Reverb is disabled while the 
of Numerical Sound. 
 
Reverb​ A
​ mount​ knob knob is at the leftmost position. 
The “Natural” tone is the natural unfiltered sound of Joshua 
Bell’s Stradivarius violin.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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UI: Intuition 
 
   

An Important Note  Constant Dynamic Movement 

   

The  Control  Preset  Triggers  (found  in  the  Control page) take priority  If enabled, the instrument will automatically oscillate dynamics 
over most Intuition automations.  from low to high. The slider controls the strength of the effect, the 
Rate​ knob controls the overarching frequency. 
 

Therefore make sure that your Control Preset is configured in a way 

so as not to override any specific elements related to the Intuitions 
that you would like to function. Otherwise the Intuition is ignored.  Attack Pitch Instability 
 

For  example​:  ​Slur  /  Bow  Variance  Intuition  would  not  work  if  the  Enable this to simulate random pitch inaccuracy on the initiation of 
 

combined  assigned  range  of  ​Slur  and  ​Bow  Elements  (in  the  Control  a new note attack. This feature also helps eliminate the dreaded 
Preset editor) occupied 1-127 on the ​Velocity​ Trigger.  “machine-gun” effect when playing multiple repeated notes. 
Because  the  full  1-127  range  is  occupied,  the  Control  Preset  would  The slider adjusts the intensity of this effect. 
be  in  affect  at  any  velocity,  leaving  no  available  range  for  the  ​Slur  / 
Bow Variance​ Intuition to function within. 
Speed Pitch Instability 
 

Slur / Bow Variance  As you play faster, pitch becomes more unstable to simulate 
 
natural human imperfection and pitch inaccuracy during difficult 
Enable this Intuition for automatic selection of Slur and Bow Legato 
performances. The slider adjusts the intensity of this effect. 
articulations, chosen randomly upon each new note according to its 
probability ratio slider. You can always manually trigger Bow / Slur 
Interval Pitch Instability 
articulations yourself, or use this feature to decide for you!   

Enable this to simulate pitch inaccuracies across wider intervals. 

Vib / Non Vib Variance  The slider adjusts the intensity of this effect. 
 

Similar to the S
​ lur / Bow Variation​ automation - this Intuition will 
Multi-Stop Attacks 
automatically alternate between Non Vibrato and Vibrato   

articulations, chosen randomly upon each new note according to its  Enabling this allows you to play a chord or multi-stop upon the 
probability ratio slider.  initiation of new notes (unconnected notes). 
 

1-2​, ​2-1​, 2
​ -2​, ​1-1-2​ modes refer to multi-stop augmentations 
Portamento Tendency  (whether triple or quadruple). The rightmost knob controls the 
delay between the split(s). Press 3-4 notes at once - try it out! 
 

Enable automatic selection of Portamento articulations during 

slower legato playing, chosen randomly according to its probability   

slider. 
 

 
 
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UI: Control 
 
   

C
​ ontrol Presets  Intuitive Shorts 
   

Choose a scheme for controlling all aspects of the instrument, and  The distinguishing feature of this preset is that you can trigger 
then tailor it to your personal liking. We have included four basic  staccatos simply by playing very quick/short notes on the 
presets made by Embertone, each with a different configuration  keyboard. Try it, it’s fun! You’ll notice that in this mode, there is a 
depending on your setup and performance preferences. Feel free to 
bit more performance lag to allow for this. This should serve as a
adjust any of these, and save your changes if you like. 
good example of some really interesting control schemes that are
possible with this Control engine. It’s also worth noting that we 
​ Edit Preset 
 
 
assigned Long ​and​ Short Dynamics to CC1/Modwheel. 
This area displays a preview list of settings for the currently selected 
Control Preset. You can scroll through it to get a quick overview of  Master Modwheel 
most controls at a glance, but click on this area to edit the preset in   

great detail. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole!  CC1 is central here, it controls Long Dynamics and Vibrato Amoun
 
simultaneously (Short Dynamics controlled via key velocity). 
Think of these included presets as starting points for you to gain 
inspiration and ideas to customize your own. Check out the  Another unique feature here is that Legato articulation styles are
Control Preset Editor​ details on the next page about customizing  triggered via note velocity: low velocity for soft Portamentos, 
preset configurations.  medium velocity for Slurs, higher velocity for Bows, and highest 
velocity for loud Portamentos. Another example of interesting 
Pro Controller Config  possibilities to experiment with yourself. 
 

Meant as a good starting point for setups with multiple MIDI 

controllers, this preset has all dynamics on CC11/Expression and  Custom 1 & 2 
 

Vibrato amount on CC1/Modwheel. Legato articulations are controlled  Two completely empty C ​ ustom​ presets for you to customize 
via keyswitches along with all of the articulations.  starting from a blank slate. Don’t forget to be a good composer 
and save your work, just in case ;) 
Simple Keyboard Control   
 

This preset is especially useful if you have a minimal MIDI controller, or 
if you want immediate gratification with less control! The nicest thing 
about this mode is that dynamics are controlled via velocity, so it feels 
super expressive and responsive to natural keyboard performance. 
 

 
 
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UI: Control Preset Editor 
 
 
 

Category Descriptions  Activity Icon 

   

ELEMENT: L ​ ists all aspects of the instrument that are available  This icon will appear as a visual feedback for Elements that are 
to control - such as articulation type, styles, dynamic, vibrato,  active. It will also appear near Triggers while their input conditions 
etc. Use the scroll bar on the left to see more.  are detected. 
 

TRIGGER: A
​ ssigns a single input, multiple inputs, or a  Multi-Trigger Modes 
combination of inputs for activating the ​Element​.   

  Changes how Elements are activated with multiple Triggers. 

Available options vary for each E ​ lement​, such as note V
​ elocity​,  AND​: All of the assigned Trigger conditions must be met in order to 
CC​ movement, P ​ itchbend​ movement, note ​Keyswitch​,  trigger the Element. ​OR​: Any of the assigned Trigger conditions will 
performance S ​ peed​ (activated upon the speed of successive  trigger the element. 
notes, defined by the ​Range​ within a value of 0-400ms), note 
Aftertouch​, and Q ​ uick Release​ (activated when you quickly  Add/Remove Additional Triggers 
press-and-release a note within the ​Intuition Global Lag Window 
 

This button allows you to add an additional T​ rigger​ to the Element 

defined in the ​Settings​ page).  (up to 3 in total). In order to remove a Trigger, you must first change its 
 

VALUE: S​ pecifies the value of the ​Trigger​. This could be a note  selection to “–” from within its dropdown menu. The button will change
value on your keyboard, or a CC# from 1-127.  from a “+” to a “–”, and you will be able to remove it from the list. 
 

RANGE: ​Specifies the range of the Trigger​ Value​ in which it will  MIDI Learn 
activate the Element. HINT: You can use this to assign multiple 
 

Activating this button will allow you to easily assign a MIDI CC 
elements to a single CC - or even multiple velocities to a single 
or Note value by touching/moving it. 
keyswitch (Mind = Blown?) 
Invert Range 
 

BEHAVIOR: ​Offers additional modes for how triggers behave.   

LATCH​: The Element will remain activated, even after the ​Trigger  While enabled, the Range becomes flipped. 
is released. I​ NSTANT​: The Element is immediately activated once  A Range of 1​ 0–120​ becomes ​1–9 and 121–127​ - essentially e
​ xcluding 
the ​Trigger​ input is detected within its assigned range. (This can  the original Range, and allowing two active Range zones to exist. 
be incredibly useful! 
 
Control Preset Functions 
For example: going between Sustain and Tremolo. An ​Instant   

L​: Load an external .​ nka​ preset file. ​S​: Save current preset as an 
Tremolo keyswitch would interrupt a currently-held Sustain to 
external .​ nka​ preset file. ​Reset​: Reverts the preset to factory state. 
become a Tremolo, and then return back to Sustain upon 
Tip: Changes persist upon .​ nki​ saves, but save your customized 
release of the keyswitch. (As a normal keyswitch, the Tremolo 
presets to an external file using the “​S”​ save feature instead. 
would only be triggered upon the NEXT note.) 
You can save as many as you like, and load into any preset slot. 

 
 
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Settings 
 
 
   

  Disable Legato  Portamento Speed 

  If ​Portamento Speed Control​ is enabled, you can either set a static speed 
 
 

Enable this to remove those pretty transitions between notes 

that make this instrument feel so organic (in our humble  for Portamento transitions via this knob - or control it in real-time via 
opinions). This is useful if you need to save a LOT of RAM.  the P
​ ortamento: Speed​ Element in the Control Preset Editor. 

  Release Samples  Vibrato Speed 

  Adjust the rate of the S​ imulated Vibrato​ only. (You cannot adjust the 
 

If enabled, you will hear real release performances upon note

speed of Mr. Bell’s N
​ atural Vibrato​ samples.) As described in the 
release (doesn’t apply to Short articulations). Disable this to 
Performance page: ​Simulated Vibrato​ is activated when triggering a 
use artificial note fade-outs. 
non-vibrato sustain and moving the Vibrato slider upwards. 
  Remove Pizz Resonance  Intuition Global Lag Window 
  Certain advanced features of the instrument require a small amount 
   

When a violinist plays Pizzicato, the open strings will often 

resonate. You can choose to remove those resonances by  of delay before notes, because the performance engine is listening and 
enabling this feature.  quickly reacting upon your input. For example, if you assign Staccato 
or Spiccato to ​Quick Release​ (in the Control Preset Editor), you can 
  Round Robin  trigger that articulation intuitively by playing and releasing a very short 
note. This lag window will determine how long the performance 
 

Allows realistic repeated note variations (applicable to both 

Long and Short articulations, depending on the articulation).  engine will wait to see if you release that note. 
 

​Round Robin mode  Mono 

Sequenced​: RR sample variations will be selected in a    Learn more about Joshua Bell, his priceless Stradivarius Violin, the 
 

predictable successive pattern. (​ 1, 2, 3, 4…) 

team that made this instrument a reality, and other details about this 
Random​: RR sample variations will be selected in 
virtual instrument. 
random order every time. ​(3, 1, 2, 4…) 
Dynamics Table 
  Portamento Speed Control 
 
 Adjust the curve and intensity of the Dynamics control from PP→FF. 
 

Enable to allow control of Portamento transition speed 

 

RANGE​: Lower values = shallow dynamic depth, 

according to the P
​ ortamento Speed​ setting.  while higher values = wider dynamic depth. 
Warning:​ Requires additional RAM.  CURVE​: Alter the path along the Dynamics range.  
 

 
 
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Try This... 
 

–  If you quickly press the same note after previously releasing it, you can trigger a Rebow legato articulation. There’s even a 
special set of “Emotional” Rebow samples that Joshua Bell performed, which have a little “scoop” in them. 
This feature is great for naturally performing realistic bowed passages with quick repetitive patterns. 

–  The Joshua Bell Violin engine uses a very special feature that analyzes and listens to the notes you are playing, and 
automatically adjusts the volume between articulation crosspoints to achieve smoother transitions between notes. Feel free 
to go to-and-from any articulation combination and expect natural results. 

–  You can play realistic trills thanks to some of the advanced Pitch Intuitions. While holding down a high note, try rapidly 
pressing+releasing a neighboring note. 

–  Try out the REAL Harmonic Legato samples for a beautifully angelic (or eerie) sound! 

–  Try assigning Harsh/Soft Releases/Crescendos and/or Diminuendos to Aftertouch, so that you can easily trigger intense or 
soft note releases by pressing hard on the key (if your keyboard supports it). Some Control Presets have this already assigned 
by default. 

–  You can assign Control Triggers to react to your performance speed of playing. For example, you can activate Immediate Slur 
Legato when you play quick runs past a desired speed. Check out features like this in the Control Preset Editor. 

–  For smooth, fast, and accurate playing during quick Legato runs - hold down the Sustain Pedal (CC# 64)! 

–  Vibrato is a living, evolving, emotional thing. It can’t stagnate for long or else it will sound artificial. Ride those CCs to alter the 
intensity of vibrato! 

–  We recorded multiple note-attack styles which are “burned-in” to the Sustain samples themselves. Experiment with the 
Control Preset Editor and try them out yourself. 

–  Make use of the Multi-Trigger feature in the Control Preset Editor! This creates a dimension of articulation triggering that can 
make your workflow very convenient. 

–  You can create some really interesting control schemes using the Control Preset Editor. Experiment with different 
combinations using one of the Custom presets, explore the possibilities and try to break the instrument! 

–  Purge samples that you don’t need to use if you are in desperate need of RAM. Disable them in the Articulation Menu by 
clicking on the little blue button in the upper-right corner of each articulation box. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Thanks 
 
 
Thank you to Ali for rolling with us during such an unpredictable production timeline, to Joshua Bell and his team for 
working with and trusting us to bring this amazing project to reality, to our Alpha/Beta team for helping us during 
testing, to our wonderfully talented and dedicated friend Andreas, and a very special thanks to Lizzie, Kate, Julian and 
Eliana for putting up with our crazy all-night editing binges. ♡ 

Last but not least, thank ​you​ for your support. We’re proud to be making things for such a kind and talented community 
of composers and musicians, and it's our users that allow us to continue doing the crazy things we do. 

Now go make some music! 

Enjoy, and if you have questions or concerns, email us at s​ [email protected]​. 

Much Love, 
The Embertone Team  
 
Credits  

 
Recording Artist  Joshua Bell 
Instrument Production  Alex Davis, Jonathan Churchill 
Recording Engineer  Richard King 
Recording Location  Avatar Studios, New York City 
Artist Management  David Lai, Ross Michaels 
Publicity and Social Media  Jane Covner, Alicia Edwards, Jonathan Miller 
Programmer  Andreas Lemke 
Sample Editor  Soundemote 
Art and Graphic Design  Creative Mints, Jonathan Churchill, Big Splash Design 
Additional Sample Work  Dustin Painter, Scott Haskin 
Custom IRs, Personality EQs  Ernest Cholakis, Numerical Sound 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
© 2019 Embertone, LLC / All Rights Reserved, ® Embertone  
 
 
 
 
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End-User License Agreement 
 
 
What You Can Do 
You  can  use  these  sounds  in  your  music,  your  arrangements,  music  productions, 
and  live  performances  without  worrying  about  royalties  or  permissions at all! If you 
highlight  our  instrument  in your music and want to credit us, we wouldn’t be against 
that. ​☺ 
 
What You Cannot Do 
The  Joshua  Bell  samples  cannot  be  re-used  in  a  competing  product.  Do  not  copy, 
distribute,  transfer,  share,  trade,  or  loan,  our  instrument – because it’s meant solely 
for you!  

The  right  to  use  the  The  Joshua  Bell  Violin  is  granted  to the original purchaser only. 
The license may be transferred, ​but only through Embertone directly​. The Product 
will  only  work  with  Native  Instruments  Kontakt  Player  5.7.1  (and  up),  and  is  not 
designed/intended  for  any  other  sampler.  The  sounds  are  licensed  “as  is”  without 
warranties of any kind.  

Once  you  download  the  Joshua Bell Violin, we cannot accept refunds or returns. Our 

support  is  limited  to  the  samples  themselves.  All  support  with  respect  to  Kontakt 
must  be  directed  to  Native Instruments. This license agreement is effective from the 
moment the product is installed by any means. 
 
Watermarking 
This  product  uses  a  user-identifying  watermark.  We  do  this  to  protect  ourselves  in 
the  case  of  theft  and  misuse.  Please  support  us  if  you  want  more  awesome 
instruments like this one! 

And please read through our documentation before seeking tech support!   
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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