Spaghetti Western

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CONTENTS

1 - INSTRUMENTS LIST 3
2 - INTERFACE 6
KONTAKT INSTRUMENT SETTINGS 6
INSTRUMENT SETTINGS - STANDARD 6
• ARTICULATIONS 7
• MICROPHONES 7
• REVERB 7
• VELOCITY CONTROL 8
• RELEASE VOLUME 8
KEYBOARD 8
INSTRUMENT SETTINGS - STRUM 9
• STRUM 9
• STRUM DESIGNER 10
3 - INSTRUMENTS OVERVIEW 11
ACOUSTIC GUITAR 11
CLASSICAL GUITAR 12
ELECTRIC GUITAR 13
ELECTRIC BARITONE GUITAR 14
ELECTRIC BASS 15
BANJO 16
BLUES HARMONICA - CHROMATIC HARMONICA 16
TRUMPET 17
PICCOLO TRUMPET 17
CORNET 18
RECORDER 18
DRUM KIT - TIMPANI - GLOCKENSPIEL 19
TUBULAR BELLS 19
OCARINA LOW - OCARINA MID - OCARINA HIGH 20
WHISTLE 20
COUNTRY SINGER 21
OPERA SINGER 21
FORTY NINER 22
JEWS HARP 22
ENGLISH HORN 23
OUTLAWS CHOIR 23
VINTAGE STRINGS 24
WESTERN SOUNDS 24
4 - TIPS 25
CREDITS 26

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The best musical ideas happen when you’re having fun!
By following this motto, we developed Spaghetti Western, a unique library inspired by the Sergio Leone trilogy and
the typical soundscapes of the most famous Spaghetti Western movies.
Conceived as a joke over a year ago, we were looking for something particularly fun and easy to play and settled
on this idea. We found it to be an inspiring tool that could strongly drive the hand, the heart and the mind of the
composer. As in the desert, where mirages can drive you far away from the planned destination, you’ll find the
same happens in Spaghetti Western: time flies and you’ll find yourself wandering the Old West, surrounded by
unsavory figures. Not to worry, though; in Spaghetti Western you’ll be equipped with the necessary gear to be the
hero of the story.
We sincerely hope that you have as much fun in this friendly musical battle as we did during the recordings.

Welcome to Spaghetti Western!

1 - INSTRUMENTS LIST
There are 28 different instruments in Spaghetti Western and they are available in the “Instruments” folder:

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Each of them could have different patches with different behaviors:

• ACOUSTIC GUITAR
»» Acoustic Guitar - Strum - MW Dynamics
»» Acoustic Guitar

• BANJO
»» Banjo

• BLUES HARMONICA
»» Blues Harmonica - MW Dynamics

• CHROMATIC HARMONICA
»» Chromatic Harmonica - MW Dynamics

• CLASSICAL GUITAR
»» Classical Guitar - Strum - MW Dynamics
»» Classical Guitar

• CORNET
»» Cornet - MW Dynamics

• COUNTRY SINGER
»» Country Singer - MW Dynamics

• DRUM KIT
»» Drum Kit

• ELECTRIC BARITONE GUITAR

»» Electric Baritone Guitar - Tremolo
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - No Tremolo
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - MW TremoloFreq
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - MW TapeGain
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - MW Rotator
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - MW Distortion
»» Electric Baritone Guitar - MW DelayTime

• ELECTRIC BASS
»» Electric Bass - MW Dynamics

• ELECTRIC GUITAR
»» Electric Guitar - Tremolo
»» Electric Guitar - No Tremolo
»» Electric Guitar - MW TremoloFreq
»» Electric Guitar - MW TapeGain
»» Electric Guitar - MW Rotator
»» Electric Guitar - MW Distortion
»» Electric Guitar - MW DelayTime

• ENGLISH HORN
»» English Horn - MW Dynamics

• FORTY NINER
»» Forty Niner

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• GLOCKENSPIEL
»» Glockenspiel

• JEWS HARP
»» Jews Harp - MW PhraseSpeed

• OCARINA HIGH
»» Ocarina High - MW Dynamics

• OCARINA LOW
»» Ocarina Low - MW Dynamics

• OCARINA MID
»» Ocarina Mid - MW Dynamics

• OPERA SINGER
»» Opera Singer - MW Dynamics
»» Opera Singer (Fast Legato) - MW Dynamics

• OUTLAWS CHOIR
»» Outlaws Choir Vowels
»» Outlaws Choir Words

• PICCOLO TRUMPET
»» Piccolo Trumpet - MW Dynamics

• RECORDER
»» Recorder - MW Dynamics

• TIMPANI
»» Timpani - MW Dynamics

• TRUMPET
»» Trumpet - MW Dynamics

• TUBULAR BELLS
»» Tubular Bells

• VINTAGE STRINGS
»» Vintage Strings - MW Dynamics

• WESTERN SOUNDS
»» Western Sounds

• WHISTLE
»» Whistle - MW Dynamics

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2 - INTERFACE
This is an example of standard interface of an instrument of Spaghetti Western library. As you can see, most
patches share more or less the same GUI but two, “Acoustic Guitar - Strum” and “Classical Guitar - Strum”, have a
different one. See below for details.

KONTAKT INSTRUMENT SETTINGS

At the top of this screen there is the instrument name and the other Kontakt Instrument settings.

INSTRUMENT SETTINGS - STANDARD

Just below the KONTAKT INSTRUMENT SETTINGS there are different panels that allow you to make some
changes or to control some settings on the instrument:
»» ARTICULATIONS
»» MICROPHONES
»» REVERB SETTINGS
»» VELOCITY CONTROL
»» RELEASE VOLUME

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• ARTICULATIONS
Select an articulation by clicking on it. You can unload an articulation by clicking on the light grey rectangle on its
left.

You can set a keyswitch for an articulation by clicking on the right on the note label. Then press a MIDI note outsi-
de the range of the instrument to set the new keyswitch.

• MICROPHONES
Click on the little spot near the mic name to activate or disable a certain mic position. Drag the dot left or right to
change the amount of volume for each mic position.

• REVERB
With this control it is possible to select a reverb from a list and set its value.

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• VELOCITY CONTROL
Here you can change the velocity curve by moving the three arrows as in the figure below.

• RELEASE VOLUME
This slide is not present in all the instruments of Spaghetti Western and it controls the volume of the release. It is
important because there are specific situations in which you want more or less release.

KEYBOARD

In Spaghetti Western there are two different ways to show the range of the instrument on the Kontakt keyboard
and that depends on different sound groups or on different effects:

»» Standard

»» Special

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 INSTRUMENT SETTINGS - STRUM
Acoustic Guitar and Classical Guitar have a patch for the strum with a specific interface.

Just below there are different panels that allow you to make some changes or to control some settings on the
instrument:
»» STRUM
»» STRUM DESIGNER
»» MICROPHONES (same as standard interface)
»» REVERB (same as standard interface)
»» VELOCITY CONTROL (same as standard interface)

Just over the Strum button there is a panel where you can see the chord you played.

• STRUM
The Strum button enables and disables the automatic strumming. When enabled the guitar will strum the chords
according to the voicings played on your keyboard. When disabled you have to manually strum using the two
assigned keyswitches.

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• STRUM DESIGNER
The strum designer allows you to craft the type of strum needed.

»» RATE: sets the duration of each step in musical timings;

»» STEPS: sets the number of steps in the strumming pattern;
»» HUMANIZE: creates a random variation in time and velocity for the current strumming, to imitate a real
performer;
»» SWING: sets the swing of the current strumming pattern;
»» POSITION: allows to select 1-4 positions to play the current chord;
»» NOTES: sets the amount of notes played in the current strum;
»» SPEED: sets how fast the strum is performed within the step. Slow values lead to arpeggio-like strums;
»» ACCELERATION: unevenly space the notes in the strum to give a little more realistic feel;
»» DECAY: emphasize the first or the latest notes in the strum;

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3 - INSTRUMENTS OVERVIEW
Every instrument has its qualities and its behavior, below we will go into them one by one.
Where not specified the articulations work as normal.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Lucio de la Pacha

Lucio de la Pacha is the chief of the Jarocha village. He is

known to be the fastest guitar of the West and is an avid
cigar smoker. Rumor says that ever since he inherited his
grandfather’s guitar, Lucio de la Pacha has never set it
down—not even once. He had spent every night since his
childhood embracing his guitar as he sleeps, and he would
constantly spend his days playing it. Now his melodies still
resound in the Jarocha village, from the first light of dawn
to the long evenings under the pale light of the moon. For
generations, the guitar has been considered sacred by his
people.
Nobody except those who received it as a gift are allowed to
play it, and old legends tell that as long as the sound of the
guitar awakens the village, the Jarochas will be safe.

In Western Spaghetti people say that if Lucio de la Pacha

asks someone, “Hey gringo, what is the fastest thing you
can play?” that poor guy will soon end up leaving music in
despair.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» HARMONICS: here it is possible to play harmonics of all the notes in the range of the instrument, not only
the most evident in traditional tuning;
»» COLORS: contains a wide range of noises and sound effects that can be obtained from the instrument,
sampled with different methods on the strings, on the frets or on the resonance box;
»» STRUM: modwheel controls the dynamics only when the “Strum” button is enabled, otherwise the
dynamics are controlled by keyswitch velocity;
»» There are about 30 chord qualities in four different positions for each key in the strumming engine. You
can play them with your keyboard and the engine will strum it according to the pattern you selected;
»» Strumming can be performed in different position and you can assign the control to a MIDI CC to change
the positions in realtime.

- Performed by Luca Gallina -

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 CLASSICAL GUITAR

Andy Hidalgo “Guildy Guitar”

Andy adores his classical guitar but he barely shares the

same feeling for the other guitarists in the village. Rarely
can be seen around. Mostly you’ll find him in his veranda
taking care of his fingernails.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» COLORS: contains a wide range of noises and sound effects that can be obtained from the instrument,
sampled with different methods on the strings, on the frets or on the resonance box;
»» STRUM: modwheel controls the dynamics only when the “Strum” button is enabled, otherwise the
dynamics are controlled by keyswitch velocity;
»» There are about 30 chord qualities in four different positions for every key in the strumming engine. You
can play them with your keyboard and the engine will strum it according to the pattern you selected;
»» Strumming can be performed in different position and you can assign the control to a MIDI CC to change
the positions in realtime.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 ELECTRIC GUITAR

Lucky McGuitar Lancaster

Lucky McGuitar Lancaster is the brother-in-law of James

and Jack. In his twenties Lucky Lancaster was the liveliest
soul in town, but he always stayed on the good side of the
law. During the Battle of the Broken Bells he faced Lucio de
la Pacha—and afterward he has never been the same.

He hasn’t been seen ever since he left Western Spaghetti,

although many rumors swirl through the village. Some say
he’d left to hunt the legendary Trompetas, while others say
that he can no longer bear the burden of the many people
killed in solo guitar duels. The rumors claim that he had left
town to wander the West as a renegade guitar soloist. Still
others say he never left at all, and that he is locked up in his
room studying fingerings and advanced techniques.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» PALM-MUTE: sampled in palm-mute technique;
»» LEGATO: ascending intervals trigger the HAMMER-ON, while descending ones trigger the PULL-OFF;
»» SLIDES: when the interval is included in a major third, a slide is played (glissando), otherwise a SUSTAIN is
triggered. If you want to play more extensive slide intervals just make a slide chain composed by different
smaller intervals;
»» HARMONICS: here it is possible to play harmonics of all the notes in the range of the instrument, not only
the most evident in traditional tuning;
»» COLORS: contains a wide range of noises and sound effects that can be obtained from the instrument,
sampled with different methods on the strings, on the frets or on the guitar body;
»» ELECTRIC GUITAR is sampled either with a custom array of analog effects (microphones SM57 and SM58)
and with direct line, so you can eventually process the sound with your own set of tools;
»» There are different patches in the folder with some presets on different effects, in every patch the
modwheel controls a different setting specified in the patch name. To be noticed that in the DelayTime,
Distortion, Rotator and TapeGain patches a tremolo is also present and the tremolo frequency is fixed.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 ELECTRIC BARITONE GUITAR

James McGuitar

For generations, the McGuitar family had dedicated itself

to the construction and playing of stringed instruments.
Along with Lucky Lancaster, Jack and James are the last of
the McGuitar family, and they are very proud of their family
legacy. Jack has always dedicated himself to the bass while
James has focused on the baritone guitar. They play together
with great success in front of the Central Saloon, right on the
other side of the main street. Thanks to their skill, the locals
regularly leave them generous tips with which they manage
to pay the debts left by their parents.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» PALM-MUTE: sampled in palm-mute technique;
»» LEGATO: ascending intervals trigger the HAMMER-ON, while descending ones trigger the PULL-OFF;
»» SLIDES: when the interval is included in a major third, a slide is played (glissando), otherwise a SUSTAIN is
triggered. If you want to play more extensive slide intervals just make a slide chain composed by different
smaller intervals;
»» HARMONICS: here it is possible to play harmonics of all the notes in the range of the instrument, not only
the most evident in traditional tuning;
»» COLORS: contains a wide range of noises and sound effects that can be obtained from the instrument,
sampled with different methods on the strings, on the frets or on the guitar body;
»» ELECTRIC BARITONE GUITAR is sampled either with a custom array of analog effects (microphones SM57
and SM58) and with direct line, so you can eventually process the sound with your own set of tools;
»» There are different patches in the folder with some presets on different effects, in every patch the
modwheel controls a different setting specified in the patch name. To be noticed that in the DelayTime,
Distortion, Rotator and TapeGain patches a tremolo is also present and the tremolo frequency is fixed.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 ELECTRIC BASS

Jack McGuitar

For generations, the McGuitar family had dedicated itself

to the construction and playing of stringed instruments.
Along with Lucky Lancaster, Jack and James are the last of
the McGuitar family, and they are very proud of their family
legacy. Jack has always dedicated himself to the bass while
James has focused on the baritone guitar. They play together
with great success in front of the Central Saloon, right on the
other side of the main street. Thanks to their skill, the locals
regularly leave them generous tips with which they manage
to pay the debts left by their parents.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» LEGATO: ascending intervals trigger the HAMMER-ON, while descending ones trigger the PULL-OFF;
»» SLIDES: when the interval is included in a major third, a slide is played (glissando), otherwise a SUSTAIN is
triggered. If you want to play more extensive slide intervals just make a slide chain composed by different
smaller intervals;
»» COLORS: contains a wide range of noises and sound effects that can be obtained from the instrument,
sampled with different methods on the strings, on the frets or on the bass body;
»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» ELECTRIC BASS is sampled with a pick and in palm-mute technique. We decided to leave the sound very
natural, without adding special effects or amplifiers.

- Performed by Matteo Melchiori -

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 BANJO

Adna

Considered by the women of Western Spaghetti to be the

most attractive man, Adna arouses great envy from the
other inhabitants. It is rumored that, with the sound of his
banjo, he entertains and seduces a different woman in the
taverns every night. When he plays at night, on the streets
of the town, all the windows light up to enjoy his melody and
charm. On the other hand, dozens of men would like to see
him dead, though so far none of them has made a move.

Western Spaghetti Town without the incredible sound of

Adna’s banjo would not really be the same...

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» SUSTAIN: it is polyphonic so it is possible to play chords or different arpeggios;
»» PALM-MUTE: sampled in palm-mute technique;

- Performed by Olmo Chittò -

BLUES HARMONICA - CHROMATIC HARMONICA

Melissa Harmony William Smith-Bell

Born in a family of horse breeders, Melissa Harmony lives

with her uncle, the Reverend SmithBell, in a small wooden
cabin near the village church. She learned how to tame
even the most restless horses by whispering the sweetest
melodies. This made her gain the respect and the protection
of the smuggler Indiana James, of whom she is a good
friend.

Because of her tender age, the Reverend doesn’t permit her

to participate in the musical battles. But Melissa has an
undaunted courage, and she dreams of doing more, riding
great distances to bring important messages to the village
about foreign scales and music. She often thinks of leaving
the village to explore distant lands and seek her own fortune.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» If you want to play long notes remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the
relative setting;
»» In BLUES HARMONICA modwheel controls the dynamics only in SUSTAIN articulation;
»» In CHROMATIC HARMONICA modwheel controls all the articulations.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 TRUMPET

Alfredo “Sacapuntas” Trompeta

Alfredo “Sacapuntas” is the virtuoso of the three brothers

and considered to be much sharper than the others. He
is generous with his advice to Alejandro and Alfondo
regarding breathing and relaxing the lips when playing.
His trumpet is wanted for $4000; cleaned or uncleaned.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» FAST LEGATO: works exactly like LEGATO, but all the notes have been “tongued” from the Trumpet player;
»» PHRASES: this articulation contains different kind of gruppettos and mordente on each note;
»» MUTED: this articulation features “wa-wa” sustains at two different velocity. The lower dymanics trigger
clean “wa-wa”, while the higher ones trigger the a grownled “wa-wa”;
»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» If you want to play long notes remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the
relative setting.

- Performed by Stefano Aimo -

PICCOLO TRUMPET

Alejandro “Cabeza” Trombino Trompeta

Alejandro is the chief of the renowned band of criminals

known as “The Trompeta Hermanos.” Wyot “Wally” Oscar
Earp has set a bounty of $2500 silver dollars on him. The
reward will be given to anyone who manages to bring
them in; silent or playing.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» If you want to play long notes remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the
relative setting.

- Performed by Stefano Aimo -

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 CORNET

Alfondo “Loco” Corneta Trompeta

Alfondo is the youngest and clearly the “slowest” of the

three brothers... when he talks, at least. But let him pick
up his cornet and he turns into a mad, dangerous, roaring
lion. It is said he once singlehandedly started the greatest
buffalo stampede in recorded history while practicing out
in the plains.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» If you want to play long notes remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the
relative setting.

- Performed by Stefano Aimo -

RECORDER

John “Chip” F. Lute

Wandering Arizona’s wastelands, John Lute stares at

the horizon in the hope of seeing his beloved Leyla once
again. After she disappeared in the infamous Battle of the
Broken Bells with the Uyamara people, John, overwhelmed
by the hardship of his loss, promised he would faithfully
remain silent until her return. Inside though, he has never
lost the confidence that someday she would appear
on her white horse, the same that she rode during that
merciless battle.

The sound of his recorder accompanies his nostalgic

nights and the notes of those poignant melodies resound
in the village until dawn. After the Battle of the Broken
Bells, the voice of Leyla has never been heard anymore.
Now John is ready to leave Spaghetti Western for the
arid and harsh mountains to find his beloved wife while
carrying his only friend: his recorder.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» PHRASES: this articulation contains different kind of gruppettos and mordente on each note;
»» FLUTTER: sampled in flutter-tonguing technique in which performers flutter their tongue to make a
characteristic “FrrrrrFrrrrr” sound;
»» COLORS: this articulation plays SUSTAIN when triggered and adds a special release when released;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 DRUM KIT - TIMPANI - GLOCKENSPIEL

Indiana Ahtahkakoop James “Shrewd Fox”

Born from a fugitive criminal and a native Uyamara

princess, Indiana has never met his father. Despite his
mother’s background and growing up in the Uyamara
tribe, he had never been completely accepted by his clan.
The suspicion worsened after the Battle of the Broken
Bells, when the Uyamaras suspected that his drumming
patterns were concealing some kind of secret code to
advise the enemy of imminent attack.

Over the years, he learned not to trust anyone, and he tries

to make the best of a bad situation on his own. A wily
smuggler, his only real friend is Melissa Harmony, who
sometimes helps him with his deals. Indiana’s knowledge
of the drums has allowed him to keep Indians connected
via audio signals.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics only in TIMPANI;
»» HITS (DRUM KIT): in the lower part of the keyboard the DRUM KIT is mapped taking in account the General
Midi mapping for drums. The DRUM KIT we sampled featured a snare drum, a bass drum a ride cymbal
and a hi-hat. In the higher notes of the mapping you can easily find out strokes and rolls with brushes and
with mallets, with and without snares;
»» HITS (TIMPANI): in this articulation you will find, at different octaves, single strokes, single muted strokes,
rolls of various length and long rolls (looped).

- Performed by Olmo Chittò -

TUBULAR BELLS

Reverend William Smith-Bell

The Reverend William Smith-Bell is the priest of Western

Spaghetti. Every Sunday he gathers the young and the elderly
to celebrate the Lord’s day together. With an austere and
severe look, he observes and takes note of the absentees on a
tiny black book.

At the time of the Battle of the Broken Bells, he entrenched

himself in the bell tower of the village, causing serious losses
to the enemies with his bells. Unfortunately, the bells shattered
during the fighting and he went deaf in his left ear. He lives
with Harmony, his niece, ever since the battle. The Reverend
is secretly in love with Leyla and during the musical battles
against the Uyamara people he always prays for her to be back
and for John Lute to screw up with a bad harmonic progression.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» You don’t need any tips here, just play TUBULAR BELLS and have fun.

- Performed by Olmo Chittò -

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 OCARINA LOW - OCARINA MID - OCARINA HIGH

Wyot “Wally” Oscar Earp N.P.

Wyot is the seasoned sheriff of Western Spaghetti. Born in the

village, he has mastered many kinds of ocarinas ever since
his childhood. Jealously keeping them in the worn pockets of
his jacket, he seldom shows his collection to the children of
the village, who gather to listen to his melodies. Even before
learning to read and write, Wyot mastered the guitar and the
violin. But when he discovered the ocarina, it became his only
true passion—besides fighting crime.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» PHRASES: this articulation contains different kind of gruppettos and mordente on each note;
»» FLUTTER: sampled in flutter-tonguing technique in which performers flutter their tongue to make a
characteristic “FrrrrrFrrrrr” sound;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

WHISTLE

Arthur

Arthur’s arrival in Western Spaghetti is shrouded in great mystery.

Long before the Battle of the Broken Bells, the fearsome Lucky
Lancaster dueled him on horseback. Arthur was seriously injured,
and everyone believed him to be dead—then, weeks later, he arrived
in Western Spaghetti, whistling back at Lucky.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» LEGATO, POLYLEGATO and SUSTAIN feature differents attacks at two different velocity. The lower
dymanics trigger a clean attack, while the higher ones trigger a “bend” attack;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Alessandro Fuligni -

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 COUNTRY SINGER

Leyla
According to rumor, Leyla’s mother was the first cowgirl to fight alongside
her people, dying in a musical battle and leaving Leyla in swaddling
clothes. The village took care of the baby and Leyla grew up to become
a fierce woman, strong and brave; tough and severe. From an early age
she handled guitars and flutes as well as pistols and rifles, dreaming of
fighting great musical battles to avenge her mother’s death.

One night, a distant sound awoke her. After a long ride following a
subdued melody she reached the shore of a shallow river, where, reflected
in the waters, she saw the man who would give her all the sweetness and
love she had never received before. When the man saw her, he suddenly
stopped playing, and in his astonishment the recorder fell into the river.
Promptly, Leyla dove into the river and recovered the precious instrument
in the dangerous waters. From that moment forward Leyla and the man—
John Lute—spent the days together in music and passion.

Leyla disappeared during the Battle of the Broken Bells. Nobody knows
anything about her since then, though her love knows that she’s still alive
and that soon they will be reunited to play again.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Aline Carraro -

OPERA SINGER

Aida Hérnandez Ahtahkakoop

Aida was raised by the same father as Indiana “Shrewd Fox”

James, but her mother was a Jarocha. Since her grandmother was
in love with the former sheriff of Western Spaghetti, she thinks of
herself as half Uyamara, a quarter Jarocha and a quarter “gringo.”
She sings in the Central Saloon of Western Spaghetti. Even though
the stage has taught her how to hide her feelings, she is constantly
worried about her brother Indiana James, since the sheriff put a
bounty on his head.

She enjoys chatting with Paul P. Harper in the saloon. The three
Trompeta Brothers are all in love with her, and occasionally they
fail their musical battles while they’re trying to impress her by
hitting the high “C” or “E sharp” with their brasses.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» There are two instruments in OPERA SINGER, both have the same articulations but the “Fast Legato” one
gives you the possibility to play faster legato so to have less latency between the note start and the end of
the legato, but it could be less real than the normal LEGATO;
»» Be aware that “Fast Legato” patch uses more ram memory than the normal legato one;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Jimin Oh -

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 FORTY NINER

John Jay “Scrooge” Carter

Know as the “Scrooge,” John Jay Carter is the most feared

man in the village. He can be heard making strange noises all
day long, and everyone tries to avoid looking him in the eyes.
Considered the most cruel and cunning man during music
battles, he inspires fear with the briefest of glances.

Scrooge spends his days in his large house on the edge of the
village, alone, whistling, bubbling, screaming or shouting—and
sometimes just imitating the musicians he hates the most.
He rarely goes out, but when he does, he is accompanied by
his only friend, Arthur. There are many tales about him and his
melodies. The children of the village intimidate the little ones
by saying that justlistening to him could lead to trouble and bad
fortune. Some say that the village musicians drove him insane,
while others say that he is league with Lucio de la Pacha.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» This is a special patch featuring Italo Vegliante, an incredible street artist in Rome. He’s very famous for
his personal interpretation of the western classics and this patch is full of his famous sounds.

- Performed by Italo Vegliante -

JEWS HARP

Paul P. Harper

The brawny Paul Harper came from a big Southern city

several years ago, exiled after being abandoned by family.
He travelled for days on horseback and settled, alone and
angry, in a small house not far from the Central Saloon.
As soon as he arrived in Western Spaghetti, a one-man
crime wave of brawls and shootings broke out among
the taverns. Despite that, Paul has found that he loves it
here and has fallen in love with the routines of village life.
Repenting for the misdeeds in his old city, sometimes he
thinks to return to his hometown with other musicians and
ask for forgiveness, but he is too afraid of being chased out
again and endangering his companions.

Some have said that the “P” in his middle name stands
for Paul again, because when he plays you can hear two
people playing instead of one.

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the PHRASES speed;
»» HARD ATTACK: this articulations includes lots of different ways to play the JEW’S HARP and many effects
obtainable from the instrument. Different colours in the Kontakt keyboard help you to locate them all.

- Performed by Simone Mor -

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 ENGLISH HORN

Ramon Fernando Muñoz de la Isla

The trusted henchman of Lucio de la Pacha,

Alonso is a musician renowned for his weight,
powerful lungs, and love for cream donuts.
Because of his hefty belly, horses refuse to be
mounted by him. That’s why he rides Black,
the fearless bison who accompanies him day
and night. It is said that before each rehearsal
he manages to eat at least a dozen pounds of
cream donuts in less than 10 minutes to keep
fit and to avoid having to stop for a snack in the
middle of his performance.

When he was young and slender — alas, long

ago — during one of his solitary journeys he
found a strange object, buried in the red earth
of Arizona. After unearthing it, he brought it to
the wise old chief of the Jarochas, who, after
looking at the manufact for a long time, told him:
“This ancient artifact comes from a forgotten
era… you’ve been chosen. May this English Horn
herald your arrival in the forthcoming victorious
battles…”

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» Modwheel controls the dynamics;
»» Remember that you may want to control the volume of the release with the relative setting.

- Performed by Adriano Mondini -

OUTLAWS CHOIR

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» OUTLAWS CHOIR VOWELS: this male choir is a mini-version of our library Dominus Choir;
»» OUTLAWS CHOIR WORDS: this is a special male shouts choir, where outlaws shout gibberish western
words which could be “gun”, “wind” or whatever else you can grab.

- Performed by Gruppo Vocale Novecento, Simone Mor, Paolo Ingraito, Olmo Chittò, Matteo Melchiori -

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 VINTAGE STRINGS

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» VINTAGE STRINGS: this strings are a mini-version of our library Venice Modern Strings. They are
processed with Reel by Audiothing to achieve that amazing vintage-feel of old 70’s soundtracks;
»» Modwheel controls the dynamics.

- Performed by Venice Modern Strings orchestra -

WESTERN SOUNDS

• FEATURES AND TIPS

»» This is a patch with lots of sounds and effects you could hear in a SPAGHETTI WESTERN town. Different
colours in the Kontakt keyboard help you to locate all the different sounds;
»» You don’t need any more tips here, just play WESTERN SOUNDS and have fun.

- Performed by Western Spaghetti town -

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4 - TIPS

A few tips to improve working with Spaghetti Western:

»» Instruments that in the name of the patch have the words “MW Dynamics” are instruments that mainly
do not have more than one velocity, the control on the dynamics has been obtained by introducing a filter,
which is why if you want the most natural sound and with all the harmonics present you must use the
instrument with the modwheel at maximum;

»» There are 28 instruments in Spaghetti Western, their functionality and their behavior can differ from each
other, so we recommend reading the specifications of each one before using it;

»» The choice of microphones is not homogeneous for each instrument, so you will notice differences
between different “Far” or “Close” of different instruments. This is because unlike other FluffyAudio
libraries we decided to sample these instruments in a recording studio without large spaces, just to be
able to better manage the different microphones set required. So for example “Spot” and “Close” are not
always microphones at different distances but they could be different perspectives of the same sound;

»» We recorded the instruments and their articulations based on how they are used in the music of Ennio
Morricone. We listened to his works in Sergio Leone’s films and get ideas from how they sound in that
context. If some articulations are missing, it is because they are not present in that music. We hope this
choice could be a value added and not a limit to your inspiration!

»» It is always possible to save RAM memory by disabling unused articulations (page 7);

»» As always in the interface we offer you the possibility to use a reverb chosen from a long list offered by
Kontakt (page 7), but for a more accurate result we recommend using an external reverb, on one or more
instruments in a group;

»» Don’t be shy to open Kontakt settings to cutomize the patch settings of the instruments, if you feel
something has to be changed to match the sound in your head go ahead and try, just remember to save in
a different file!

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CREDITS
FluffyAudio is composed by Paolo Ingraito, Olmo Chittò,
Simone Mor, Matteo Melchiori, Gabriela Llerena.

First of all, we would like to thank all our customers for

believing in us through these years and for helping us to
make Spaghetti Western possible.
Thank you.

We also wish to thank Stefano Castagna for his invaluable

help in the recording studio, Mario Lanaro for helping us to
find the incredible voice of Jimin Oh.
We also want to thank all the musicians whose beautiful
performances were captured in this library:
»» Simone Mor
»» Stefano Aimo
»» Matteo Melchiori
»» Aline Carraro
»» Olmo Chittò
»» Flavio Cangialosi
»» Italo Vegliante
»» Alessandro Fuligni
»» Adriano Mondini
»» Luca Gallina

We would also like to thank all our friends and collaborators who helped us in this year-long project: in particular
Matteo Bolpagni, Riccardo Barba, Mattia Chiappa, Mike Marino, David Shaw, Daniel James, Dirk Elhert, Antongiulio
Frulio, Mokke’s Drum, l’Associazione FIlarmonica “Isidoro Capitanio” di Brescia, Beppe Facchetti, Giorgio Finulli,
Simone Grazioli, Matteo Mantovani, Francesca Covelli, Andrea Gentilini, Elvira Coot, Tiziano Reguzzi, Giancarlo
Inmidi.

And finally, thanks to you, the reader, for believing in our instruments and for creating awe-inspiring music with
them.

Sincerely,

Paolo, Olmo, Simone, Matteo and Gabriela

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