Spitfire Audio HZ01 Hans Zimmer Percussion MIDI Rhythms-iPirateU.zip

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Spitfire Audio HZ01 Hans Zimmer Percussion Rhythmic Set Freebie

What you get:
MIDI (.mid) files

What you do not get:
Instrument (.nki) files
Audio content
(Can be Download here)

Instructions:
1. d/l the .zip, and extract the folder into the dir. of your choice.
2. How to know which instruments to load:

The naming scheme follows this pattern:
Library Person Instrument Instrument-Set Mic-mix

So if you see:
SFHZ01AE_HZ_TaikoHits_TaikoEns_C-3_R0.mid
- you would load the Hans Zimmer mix of the Taiko Hits, use the third instrument set, set the C
mic to -3, and the R mic to 0, leaving the S mic off.

If you see:
SFHZ01AE_AM_LowHits_BDGallery_C0_R0_S-3.mid
- you would load the Alan Meyerson mix of the Low Hits, use the first instrument set, set the C mic
to 0, the R mic to 0, snd the S mic to -3.

Now obviously, you can change the mic levels any way you want them; the mixes in the filename is nothing more than how I was hearing where I felt they should be.

A few notes:
The MIDI files contain volume info - it is simply one bit of CC7 data at the very beginning of each file. Assuming you have not changed the Volume Range in the Instrument Options, this data should move your Kontakt volume sliders into the correct position ("correct" as I was hearing it).

If you have changed this Kontakt setting, there can be no guarantee that the volume sliders will be in the correct position, nor that they will maintain the original relationship(s) that I have created with one another. As with the mic levels, you can of course change these as well, as you see fit.

Some rhythms have Timpani. All Timp hits are D. I assume you will not be writing everything in D;you will have to go to the MIDI data, and manually adjust the pitch of these hits accordingly.

All MIDI files were created at 120 bpm. Just something to bear in mind. Some (or many) of the rhythms may not sound so good too far away from that tempo. Remember you can always half or double time the MIDI data in your seq.

These are not organized in any way; although many consecutive files are similiar, all in all they are in no particular order. In fact, it may at times seem that the order makes no sense, Deal with it.

You also may find that some loops are virtually the same - with the difference being little more than the instrument(s) used.

You must already own HZ01 to be able to use these MIDI files. Of course you can drop any MIDI file into any sequencer, but these files were specifically designed with the HZ01 patches loaded.

Therefore, the MIDI data corresponds directly to the HZ01 instrument mapping; if you try and use these files with another lib, chances are those instruments are mapped differently, rendering the MIDI data in these files useless.

Some of these are your common, run-of-the-mill "heard it before" rhythms. Don't be so quick to shy away from these. They are common, "heard it before" for a reason. You may not want to use these as the main or only rhythmic element, but may find them useful in the background, or if they
are used in conjunction with other grooves and rhythmic elements. They can also serve as a good starting point, where you can build on the MIDI files, and create your own rhythmic elements.

Don't be afraid to be creative!

Terms:
1) You may use these in any project/track, commercial or otherwise, royalty free, without
restriction.
2) You may create your own rhytmic set and use these as a starting point, but if you plan on
redistributing your set, a) you may not collect any funds (this includes donations - voluntary or
otherwise), and b) you must give credit where credit is due.
3) You may not redistribute this set as-is - only (as previously mentioned) if it is the groundwork for
your own set.
Cheers. :)