MANUAL
CINEMATIQUE INSTRUMENTS
Thank you for buying Vertigo Glass & Iron
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How to install?
In order to properly install your HALion library please follow the instructions given on the Steinberg website or watch the „How to install“ HALion instruments video.
For any kind of questions concerning the installation or registration of HALion instruments please contact Steinberg – in terms of the instrument please contact us at : [email protected]
Vertigo Glass & Iron
Vertigo Glass & Iron is another addition to our Vertigo range.
As a further member of our Vertigo series it inherits similar sonic characteristics, namely the warm and gritty tones of the Vertigo instruments.
We put a lot of effort into creating a diverse range of articulations allowing the user to blend from subtle tones to more experimental soundscapes.
The effects section of our Vertigo engine enables you to tweak sounds to create anything from cozy warm pads to rougher sounds.
All in all, the Vertigo Glass & Iron is a versatile and easy to use tool for sculpting textures fitting for film but feeling equally at home with producers looking for organic, breathy and unique timbres.
Overview and Concept
Essentially Vertigo Glass & Iron is a melange of 17 meticulously selected glass & metal sounds.
The overall sound is characterized by a warm and raw ensemble, with a special organic flavor. We recorded different sounds with a varying sound sources and articulations.
All sounds can be mixed, tuned and panned individually.
Vertigo Glass & Iron provides 17 different sound sources:
| Rubbed | GLA1: Rubbing wine glasses GLA2: Rubbing thicker drinking glasses BWL: Rubbing metal Singing Bowls |
| Bowed | VIB: Bowing a vibraphone GLA: Bowing drinking glasses BWL: Bowing metal Singing Bowls GAMELAN: Bowing a Saron (left) & a Gender (right) |
| Struck | MOV: Randomly hitting a drinking glass GLA: Hitting drinking glasses GAM: Hitting a Gender with rubber mallet BELL: Hitting a Glockenspiel GMAL: Hitting drinking glasses with a mallet |
| Special | FORK: Timestreched metal fork AHRP: Bowing a Autoharp MOD: Glass send thru a strange module PANH: Glass send thru a resynthesizer |
Vertigo Glass & Iron in detail
All of these sounds are equipped with a separate volume slider, a pitch slider covering a range from -12 to 12 semitones, a pan-pot and a solo button.
| Solo | Play the corresponding instrument in solo mode |
| Panning | Pan the corresponding instrument from left to right |
| Volume | Controls the volume of the corresponding instrument |
| Tuning | Controls the specific interval (pitch) of the corresponding instrument in relation to the played key(s) |
| Interval Lock | On the left side of the instrument slots you can click onto INVAL in order to lock the Interval Section, so preset changes won’t have an effect on the tuning |
The controls of the master section:
| Reset | Sets the entire instrument back to the default values |
| Dice | Sets all(!) parameters randomly |
| Presets | Clicking on the name will open the preset menu |
| Previous/ Next | By clicking on these arrows you will get to the previous/ next preset |
| Attack | Controls the attack of all instruments |
| Decay | Controls the decay/ release of all instruments |
| Short Envelope | Deactivates the sustain for more percussive sounds |
| Tone | This EQ is a kind of low/high bell EQ. Turning counterclockwise will boost the low and reduce the high frequencies. Turning the knob clockwise will achieve the opposite. |
| Low Cut | Activates a Low Cut Filter around 120 Hz |
| Chorus | Play the entire sound through a chorus effect (100% is pure wet) |
| Tape | Play the entire sound through an old tape echo (100% is pure wet) |
| Reverb | Controls the amount of reverb. By clicking on the name below the slider you can select the type of reverb out of 6 different variations. There are six different types: Room, Wood, Chamber, Hall, Church and Infinite |
| Main | Controls the overall volume level of a tape saturation (Gain and Output) |
| MW | By activating this function, Vertigo Glass & Iron will be volume controlled by the mod wheel. The mod wheel controls the main volume as well as slightly changes the tone (from low to high). Furthermore the engine activates the dynamic layer of all corresponding instruments. The maximum boundary of the mod wheel is set by the value when the MW is turned off. |
Vertigo Glass & Iron is a wonderful tool to easily achieve inspiring as well as unique Glass & Iron ensemble sounds. It gives you a rich and deep sonic experience.
Thanks to René, Jumpel, Hannah, Nati and Jonas at Cinematique Instruments and Florian, Matthias, Michael and Frank at Steinberg.
Copyright © March, 2022 by Cinematique Instruments, Cologne, Germany