Atmosphere Users Guide

USERS GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Mac Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Installation on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installation on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Opening and Playing Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Special Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Memory Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Moving the Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Moving the Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Using Atmosphere 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
MP3 Demos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Saving/Recalling Your Own Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Making a Favorites List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Exploring the Core Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Exploring the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Midi CC Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Tricks and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Key Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using Atmosphere as a Stand-Alone Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Wrappers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Rendering to Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
About Eric Persing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Equipment List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Patch List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Sound License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Atmosphere™?
It’s a programmable, sample-based Virtual Synth Module software plug-in,
which combines a massive 3.7 gigabyte core library with a powerful, yet easy to
use interface and synth engine for manipulating the sounds, and creating your
own original patches.
So is Atmosphere basically a “preset” machine?

Not at all. Of course, we’ve worked hard to make sure that Atmosphere comes
with an amazing library of sounds….but it can very easily be used as a catalyst
for your own creations. The whole idea is to combine powerful flexibility with an
easy to use interface. You can easily create and manipulate your own sounds
using the core library as a starting point for your own explorations. Because of
the thousands of layers that can be mixed and matched, it’s not an exaggeration
to say that there are millions of possibilities. Atmosphere is designed to be
inspiring for many years to come.
Which Spectrasonics sample libraries are included with Atmosphere?

The core library in Atmosphere is brand new...specially created for this virtual
instrument.
Can I delete certain sounds that I don’t need from my hard drive?
No. All the core samples of Atmosphere are cross-referenced between many
different patches and layers. Deleting any samples would destroy numerous
patches, complicate future updates we are planning and lose song compatibility
between different systems, making collaboration with other Atmosphere users
impossible. For all these reasons, we made the single, large wavetable of 3.7
gigabytes. Since inexpensive hard disc storage space is now so readily
available, it makes sense to create instruments this way and keeps it much
more simple.
What formats does Atmosphere import/Can I add my own samples?

Atmosphere is a virtual sound module, not a sampler. It doesn’t import or load
samples other than its own core library. The interface and software exist to
manipulate this particular sound set and because of this, we have been able to
keep the interface very streamlined and easy to use. Adding sample importing
would significantly complicate the interface. There are already many good
options for software samplers to import and load AKAI sample libraries or
AIFF/WAV/SF2 files, etc
Will there ever be any updates or new sounds for Atmosphere?

Yes. We have all kinds of exciting things planned for the future…stay tuned to
our web site for the announcements. Version 1.0 is just the beginning of what
we have planned.
Does Atmosphere stream from hard disc?

No. It uses the RAM in your computer, which is far less taxing your system and
allows for better and more reliable host integration.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - continued
How much RAM do I REALLY need?

We recommend at least 512Mb of RAM. It will run with less, but we would
strongly suggest that you get as much RAM as you can in your computer…the
more the better. You will be able to open more instances and load more sounds
with better reliability.
How fast of a computer is necessary to run Atmosphere?

We recommend at least a 500mhz machine…the faster the better. Atmosphere
will run with slower computers, but once you’ve heard the sounds, you will want
to run as many Atmospheres as possible at the same time! Of course…faster is
always better.
Are there any legal limitations to how I can use Atmosphere?

The main limitation is that you are not allowed to use it to make a sample library
or another kind of sample-based product. You are also restricted from giving
away or posting online any samples created using Atmosphere. However, you
are able to use Atmosphere in all musical recording applications without paying
any additional licenses.
Does Atmosphere use copy protection?

Yes, we have our own system (not PACE). You must authorize the plug-in on
our web site within 48 hours. It’s fast and easy, and you’ll get your Response
code for your computer immediately. You don’t have to use your music computer
to do the web authorization. Registration is mandatory, but this helps us to keep
you informed about updates and we don’t give out your information to anyone.
What if I need more than one install for laptop use, if my hard drive crashes
or if I get a new computer?
Not a problem...our web site is available around the clock to handle these
situations immediately. It’s very easy to do it online.
Do I have to credit Spectrasonics if I use Atmosphere on a project?

No, it isn’t mandatory for our instruments...but we certainly would appreciate it!
Do I need to obtain a special license to use Atmosphere on a commercial

project?
No, the lifetime license fee to use the core library samples is covered in the
purchase price of the instrument. You can use it on as many of your own projects
as you like and we hope that you make some hits with it!
Can I use Atmosphere on Music Libraries or Film Trailers?

Yes, this is fine. Some soundware companies restrict this kind of use;
Spectrasonics doesn’t.

Can I use Atmosphere in multimedia or game music projects?
Yes, this is OK unless you want to put Atmosphere samples encoded into the
game. That requires an additional license.
I work at a production music studio with several other composers/producers.

Can we all use Atmosphere from our main server?
No. It’s very important that each composer have his or her own copy and
license for Atmosphere. We make regular checks to verify that large production
studios have obtained the proper licenses for our instruments and sample
libraries.
As a studio owner, can I include Atmosphere on a rental or studio computer

for studio clients to use on their projects?
No....the license to use Atmosphere is only granted to the buyer. If it is your own
recording project that you are producing, of course it isn’t a problem…but your
studio clients aren’t licensed to use it for their own projects, and Atmosphere
use can’t be "rented".
Can my writing partner use a copy of my instrument on their computer?

No....the license to use Atmosphere is on a per-person basis. They would need
their own copy of Atmosphere to use it on their computer.
Can I resell Atmosphere used to someone else?

No, the sounds are licensed ONLY to you. You cannot transfer the sound
license to someone else, so you may not sell it used. If you sell your computer,
you must delete it from the hard drive.
Can I use the demo songs?

No, they are just there to give you an idea of what Atmosphere can do.
Can the faders in Atmosphere be automated?

Yes. All knobs and faders can be controlled from external MIDI controllers.
Does Atmosphere work with Pro Tools HD?

Yes! You can use it at any sample rate/bit depth session up to 24 bit/192k.
Will you support Mac OSX and Audio Units?

Yes. We will offer OSX VST, RTAS, MAS and Audio Units as free downloadable
updates to registered users. Check the web site for info about availability.
http://www.spectrasonics.net
Does Atmosphere work in Sonar?

Yes. You can currently use the following VST-DXi wrappers that have been tested
with Atmosphere in Sonar 2.1: DirectiXer, FXpansion VST-DX Adapter and the
Spin Audio STDX

Does Atmosphere work with Logic Audio and TDM hardware?
Yes, but you should have a lot of RAM (we’d recommend a gigabyte or more).
And you’ll need the Emagic ESB software to use the VST plug-in with the TDM
system.
Does Atmosphere work with Digital Performer and TDM hardware?

Unfortunately, no it doesn’t. In Digital Performer, you have to choose the MAS
system OR the TDM system. Since the TDM implementation of Digital Performer
cannot read RTAS plug-ins or MAS plug-ins, there’s no way to use Atmosphere
in this configuration without switching over to MAS mode. Contact MOTU to see
if there will be a fix for this situation.
How is the latency in Atmosphere?

It’s completely dependent on your sound card. Most current quality sound cards
have drivers that are very fast for real-time playing (as low as 1.5 ms). It depends
on the setting of the card’s buffer.
Do the LFOs in Atmosphere sync to the host tempo?

Not yet in version 1.00, but LFO host sync as well as more LFO waveforms are
planned as a future update.
What resolution are the samples in Spectrasonics instruments?

It varies from sound to sound. The custom UVI sampler engine that we use, can
handle any bit rate/sample rate up to 32 bit 192k. This gives us the flexibility to
use the highest rate necessary to capture the best quality sound on a sample
by sample basis….so you always get the best possible sound, with the optimum
memory efficiency.
Who do I talk to if I have more questions?

You can send us an email at info@spectrasonics.net
The complete license agreement is located at the back of this guide.

INTRODUCTION
Thanks for purchasing Atmosphere™!
This instrument is the realization of a personal dream of mine for many years.
I’ve been a "synth junkie" since I first laid my hands on a Minimoog as a kid in
the 70s. Throughout the 80s and 90s, I had the opportunity to be part of the
team that developed some great instruments from Roland. Now everything
comes full circle, with the experience of leading our own team to develop our
first synth concept: Atmosphere!
So what makes a "Dream Synth Module"?
The concept of Atmosphere is based on three simple, but highly effective

principles:
1. A synthesizer based on high resolution sampling technology allows for

an infinite variety of textures and sonic personalities. Instead of relying on
one sound generating system, with a single "character" (as DSP based
synthesizers usually do), the sound character in a sample-based synth can be
created using literally any source –acoustic or electronic. With this freedom, we
were able to create an extraordinarily rich core library to work with -using
everything from processed vocal recordings, to prepared pianos and glass
harmonicas, to vintage synthesizers and our experiments with hundreds of plug-ins
and signal processors. It’s quite possible that nearly every available synthesis
method was employed in the creation of Atmosphere’s core library –from
additive to granular, vintage analog to virtual analog, FM, Wavescanning, Neural
Processing, Physical Modeling, Graintable, etc., etc…..!
(Check out the complete list of devices used on page 49)
2. In a sample-based synth….Size Matters! Because of the high cost of

non-volatile memory chips, most sample-based hardware synths have been limited
to wavetables of only 8-32 megabytes, and therefore have to resort to using
compression technology, short loops or lower resolutions to achieve a limited
variety of core waveforms. This obviously affects the sound quality of the
instrument as well. What is significant about Atmosphere, is that we have built
the instrument around a massive 3.7 GIGABYTE core library, which allows us
much more variety than any hardware instrument, and we can realize this at
high resolution, keeping the ultimate sound quality intact. In fact, as of the
release of Atmosphere, it is the largest programmable synthesizer ever made
–software or hardware!
3. Two Layers are ten times better than One! Atmosphere’s interface and
custom UVI engine has a dual-layer architecture, which allows for the creation
of powerful and dynamic sounds. With two completely discreet signal paths, and
interchangeable layers, Atmosphere’s synthesis capabilities are exponentially
more powerful than a standard sampler.

INTRODUCTION - continued
The Atmosphere concept was first introduced as a "Dream Pad Module",

dedicated solely for producing a wide variety of lush pads and rich ambient
sounds. However, during the evolving development of the instrument, it became
clear that as we added more capabilities to the interface and significantly
expanded the range of the core library's sonic palette, a much larger array of
new sounds was possible from the instrument, including unique leads, powerful
basses and percussive sounds as well. So the expanded focus to "Dream
Synth" became an obvious choice. We are very pleased to be releasing
Atmosphere as a much more powerful synthesizer, capable of many inspiring
and fresh sounds across the complete range of electronic music.
We've also been able to include these new capabilities without making the
interface more difficult to use. No matter how our instruments will be evolving
over time, the cornerstone of our design philosophy will always be to make
'powerfully simple' instruments, that every user can get great results with.
I’d like to extend a special thanks to the many people who helped us realize this
"dream", especially to the UVI team in France and to Diego Stocco, for his
unique contributions to the core library of samples.
Please take the time to read this manual to get the most out of your new
instrument. Make sure to also visit our web site regularly as we will be including
new mp3s, videos and articles about power tips on various creative ways to use
Atmosphere.
We hope you find Atmosphere inspiring and a "dream" to work with.
All the best from Eric Persing and the Spectrasonics team

MAC SET-UP
**BEFORE YOU INSTALL**
You must first assign enough memory to your sequencer program to use
Atmosphere, or else you will have a wide variety of problems.
Here’s how to do it:

• Highlight the program icon, Get Info, Show Memory, then enter the Preferred Size.
• Enter one of these memory settings in the Preferred Size:

(depending on how many channels you want to use at once)
8 Spectrasonics plug-ins=100000k (100 megabytes)


MAC SET-UP - continued
Logic users with Pro Tools TDM hardware need much more RAM than other
systems. We recommend at least 700 megabytes or more for the smoothest
operation. (200mb to Logic and 250mb to DAE).
Since Cubase 5 is limited to 8 instruments, 100mb assigned to Cubase should

be enough.
Digidesign users should add 25 megabytes to these numbers and assign the
memory to DAE (not the Pro Tools application.)

INSTALLATION MAC
This product has some special requirements for installation on the Macintosh.
Make sure that you follow these instructions carefully:
• Turn File Sharing OFF during installation.
• You need Mac OS 9.04 or higher .
• You need 3.8 gigabytes of Free hard disk space on a drive formatted to
Mac OS Extended (HFS+) format. (Use Get Info to check your destination
drive’s available size and its format)
• You need at least 512 mb of RAM
Installation and use of Atmosphere will not be successful without these

minimum requirements.
• First copy the "Spectrasonics Atmosphere™" folder from the CD to your

destination drive.
• After it is finished copying, open the Spectrasonics Atmosphere™ folder on

your DRIVE.
• Launch the Atmosphere Installer on your hard drive (NOT from the CD).
Disc 1 must be in your CD-ROM drive for it to work properly.
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INSTALLATION MAC - continued
The installer will combine the 6 CD-ROMs into the one big data file
(Atmosphere.dat), in the main Atmosphere™ Plug-Ins folder, which contains all
the sounds that the Atmosphere plug-in needs to see to run properly. The
process takes quite a while (about an hour, depending on your drive speed).
3.7 gig is a LOT of data!
Atmosphere uses two files:

• The big ".dat" file which contains the sounds.
• The small plug-in file which contains the interface.
The plug-in always needs to see the ".dat" file. The installer will put an alias of
the .dat file in your host sequencer’s Plug Ins folder:
Cubase folder -> VstPlugins

Logic Audio folder -> VstPlugins
Pro Tools : System folder -> DAE Folder-> Plug-Ins
Digital Performer: System -> Extensions ->MOTU >Plug-ins

INSTALLATION WINDOWS
The Installation process takes approximately an hour.
• You will need 3.8 gigabytes of Free hard disk space available.
• We recommend at least 512 mb of RAM
• Insert Atmosphere Disc 1 into your CD drive.
• The Setup prompt will appear asking, "This will install Atmosphere. Do you
wish to continue?" (If the prompt does not appear, go to "My Computer" and
double-click on your CD-ROM icon)
• Clicking "Yes" will initiate the Atmosphere Setup Wizard prompt.
• Clicking "Next" invokes the License Agreement and Frequently Asked

Questions about Atmosphere. Please take a moment to read these, and then
click "Yes" if you agree to the license and want to continue the installation of
Atmosphere.
• Next appears the "Select Destination Directory" prompt.

C:\Program Files\Spectrasonics\Atmosphere is the default path, but you may
make another of your own choosing here.
• Clicking "Next" gives you the prompt for "Select Start Menu Folder".
Spectrasonics\Atmosphere is the default, but you may also change this path if
you wish.

INSTALLATION WINDOWS - continued
• Clicking "Next" brings the "Ready to Install" prompt. This will show you where
you have chosen to create the Destination directory and Start Menu folder.
If you are satisfied with your choices, Click "Install".
• The Installing prompt will appear. The Atmosphere plug-in and support files
will now be installed.
• Once finished, a Graphic of the Atmosphere interface will appear. This is the
second part of the installation: (Stage 2: Data file Joiner). This begins the
process of assembling the single 3.7Gb sound data file from the 6 CDs. Click
"Next".
• The prompt "Browse for Folder" appears. You may choose the destination for
the data file to be installed. Make sure the destination drive has at least 3.8
gigabytes of available space. Choose your folder and Click "OK"
• IMPORTANT- You may not move the data file after installation, if you
decide that you would rather have the data file elsewhere, you must
Uninstall Atmosphere then Reinstall Atmosphere and select a different
folder of your choosing.
• If the destination drive you have chosen does not have 3.8Gb you will be
given the prompt, "This disk does not have room for the 3.8 gigabyte data file.
Please select another disk."

INSTALLATION WINDOWS - continued
• If you have chosen a drive with 3.8Gb or more disk space available, then the
progress bar will indicate that the process is active until you receive a prompt
to remove the current disc and insert the next disc. (Disc 2-6)
After Disc 6 is copied to your drive you will receive a confirmation prompt.
Click "Finish" to exit the setup.
(If your host sequencer does not have the Atmosphere.dll file in the VST plug-ins
folder, you can freely copy it from the Program Files\Spectrasonics\Atmosphere
to the destination VST plug-ins folder of your host.)

AUTHORIZATION
You can get your authorization for Atmosphere directly and immediately online
from any browser. You don’t have to use your music computer to do it. The
grace period is only 48 hours, so we suggest that you do it right away.
When you launch your sequencer and open the plug-in for the first time, you’ll
get the Authorization message with a Challenge number. This particular challenge
number is dependent upon your hardware. If you change your computer, hard
drive or reformat your hard drive, you’ll need to authorize Atmosphere again.
Copy or write down the Challenge and go to our web site:

http://www.spectrasonics.net/authorization

AUTHORIZATION - continued
After you’ve completed entering your information, you need two things:
The Challenge number AND your Serial number.

(which is found on the inside flap of this book)
Both numbers are necessary to authorize the plug-in. After entering them, the
site will give you a Response number that you can copy and paste into the
plug-in’s Response field. Press the Authorize button and you’re finished.
The web site is also equipped 24/7 to handle additional authorizations for laptop
use, reinstalls, crashed hard disk, or for installing on a new computer. We want
the authorization process to be as simple, fast and hassle-free as possible for
you.
Each computer’s hard drive is authorized with a unique Challenge/Response

combination for that particular drive. If you change or reformat drives, the
authorization will be lost and has to be re-authorized. To re-authorize a drive,
a new computer or a second computer, here’s what to do:
Install Atmosphere, get the new Challenge from that computer, and authorize
again on the web site which will give you a new Response code for that computer.
If you encounter problems installing or authorizing Atmosphere, please contact

your Spectrasonics distributor or our tech support team for immediate help.

UPDATES
Please download the latest version of Atmosphere at
http://www.spectrasonics.net/updates
We are updating the plug-in software on a regular basis for compatibility and
performance optimization.
OPENING AND PLAYING ATMOSPHERE

If you’ve never opened a virtual instrument in your sequencer, this is how to do it:
CUBASE VST
• Open the VST Instrument Panel
• Open the Atmosphere Plug-In, click Edit to see the interface.
• Assign the selected MIDI track to the Atmosphere instrument and play.
LOGIC AUDIO
• In an Audio Instrument track. Open the Atmosphere plug-in in the VST sub menu.
• Select the track on the Arrange page and play.
DIGITAL PERFORMER
• In the Mixing Board, open the Atmosphere plug-in on an audio track.
• Assign a selected (record-enabled) MIDI track to Atmosphere and play.
PRO TOOLS
• Create a stereo audio track.
• Open the mixer and click on an insert of the audio track, choose Atmosphere
from the multi-channel RTAS plug-in list.
• Assign a record-enabled MIDI track to Atmosphere.
• Press play/stop in order to initialize Atmosphere. (This initializes the playback
buffer, which is necessary in order to hear audio.)
• Now you can play MIDI through to the plug-in and hear it from the Audio track.
OMS/FREEMIDI (MAC)
If you are using OMS or FreeMIDI, please note that virtual
instruments need an inter-application driver in order to be "seen" by your
sequencer: In OMS this is called "IAC Driver". If you don’t see it in your OMS
Setup Window you might need to re-install OMS.
In FreeMIDI you must activate this driver by going to the file menu, selecting
"FreeMIDI preferences", and make sure the Inter-application MIDI checkbox is
ticked.
OMS is not necessary to use Atmosphere in Digital Performer. If you are using
OMS with other applications, be sure to have OMS compatibility checked in the
FreeMIDI Setup.
MIDI INDICATOR
The colors of the Spectrasonics "prism" logo shift when Atmosphere is playing.
This functions as the MIDI reception indicator for Atmosphere.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Special Considerations - Logic Audio™
• Logic 4.x – Logic’s data structure is not large enough in Logic 4.x to save and
load Atmosphere’s settings properly. However, Emagic has fixed this song format
size limitation in Logic 5.x, so we strongly recommend upgrading to Logic 5
as it works properly with Atmosphere.
• Logic 5 Automation: Due to technical limitations, standard Logic 5 plug-in

automation is currently not available for Atmosphere. However, you may use
MIDI controllers (external MIDI faders or Hyper Draw) to automate any of the
knobs and sliders. See the Automation section for more details.
Special Considerations - Logic Audio™ with TDM Hardware

• RTAS Plug-Ins are not accessible from within Logic Audio, so you must use
the Emagic System Bridge (ESB) Interface to use the Atmosphere VST plug-in
for this configuration.
• In addition to the memory requirements for Logic and Pro Tools, DAE needs a
high amount of memory assigned to it. Therefore, to use Atmosphere effectively
in numerous instances inside a Logic/Pro Tools hybrid set-up, your computer
needs quite a bit of RAM (perhaps 1Gb or higher).
Special Considerations - Digital Performer™

• You must use MOTU Audio System version 2.33 or higher to use Atmosphere.
It can be downloaded at http://www.motu.com
• OMS is not necessary to use Atmosphere in DP. If you are using OMS with
other applications, be sure to have OMS compatibility checked in the
FreeMIDI Setup.
Special Considerations - Digital Performer™ with TDM Hardware

• Digital Performer can only address MAS or TDM one at a time, and not
simultaneously. RTAS plug-ins also cannot be used with TDM hardware from
Performer, so you’ll have to switch to MAS mode to use the Atmosphere MAS
plug-in. This is a limitation of Digital Performer, and there isn’t a solution until
MOTU can address it within Performer.
Special Considerations - Pro Tools™

• TDM users must open Atmosphere on an audio track. Aux tracks cannot be
used because RTAS is not available for these tracks. (However, this is
possible for LE and Pro Tools Free users)
• You must initialize Atmosphere again (by pressing play/stop) after a Bounce to
Disk and after every Audio Record operation.
• Automation: Due to technical limitations, standard Pro Tools automation is

currently not available. However, you may use MIDI controllers to automate
any of the knobs and sliders using a MIDI track. See the Automation section
for more details.

MEMORY USAGE
The memory you have assigned to the host sequencer is necessary for the
plug-ins to function, but you also need to keep enough memory free to
load the sounds of Atmosphere. The patches and samples load into the
computer’s unassigned RAM memory. The size of the patches range from
a few megabytes to over 80 megabytes. The memory requirement for each
patch is different, and is indicated in the Memory display to the right of the
Patch name. Of course with multiple channels of Atmosphere and the
more patches you load, the more RAM it will take.
On the Mac, you can always check how much memory is available for
sounds by checking the "About This Computer" from the Finder. The
available memory for samples is listed as "Largest Unused Block":
On Windows 98 and ME you can check how much memory for sounds is
available by checking the "System Monitor", located in the System Tools
folder. On Windows 2000 and XP, "System Monitor" is located in the
Start\ControlPanel\Administrative Tools\Performance folder.
In order to view the amount of available system RAM while working with
Atmosphere in a host application, Click the System Monitor’s drop down
window Edit, then Add Item, then choose Memory Manager: Unused
physical memory.
If System Monitor Shortcut is not located in your System Tools folder, you
will need to install System Monitor from your original Windows Installation
Disk.

MOVING THE DATA FILE
The Atmosphere.dat file can reside on another drive from the location of your
host program.
On the Mac, make an alias of the .dat file by holding COMMAND/OPTION, and
dragging it to your plug-ins folder. (The installer creates the alias automatically
during the install process). Via the alias, the Plug-Ins can simply reference the
.dat file on whatever drive it is on.
You CANNOT copy the file to another drive or computer over Appletalk or
Ethernet, as Appletalk is currently limited to 2 gigabyte file size maximum and
the Atmosphere .dat file is over 3gb.
To transfer to another computer, we recommend using "Firewire disk mode",

which you can activate by holding the "T" key while booting up. This turns that
computer into a drive, which is easily accessible from another computer over
firewire.
On Windows, you have to uninstall and reinstall Atmosphere from the original
CDs and select a new destination drive in order to move the Atmosphere.dat
file. If you move it manually, the Atmosphere.dll plug-in will not be able to find it.
MOVING THE PLUG-IN

For the Mac, you can freely copy the Atmosphere Plug-In to any folder that
needs it. Just make sure the Atmosphere.dat file or an alias to it resides in the
same folder.
For Windows, you may move or copy the Atmosphere.dll file to the VST plug-in
folder of the host application of your choice. After the initial installation, you’ll
find the original Atmosphere.dll in C:\Program Files\Spectrasonics\Atmosphere.

USING ATMOSPHERE 101
By now you are probably anxious to check out Atmosphere and the core library
of sounds for a while! So here’s the short version of how to use Atmosphere at
a basic level:
Selecting sounds in Atmosphere is very easy. Click on the Patch name display,
and a pop-up directory will appear with the full listing of patches organized by
categories and sub-categories. Click on the name of a patch to load the sound.
You can also use the arrow up/down buttons to select sounds incrementally, moving
up and down in the directory list. This is useful when you are already in the sub-directory
that you like, and you want to listen to the patches that are available.
There are two Layers available in each Atmosphere Patch. Many of the patches
are made up of two layers to create one powerful sound. Some patches are
made from a single layer.
Use the Mixer to listen to each layer individually. Then you can use the faders
to re-balance the sound, and try variations of the mix.
The smaller display below the Patch name is the Layer display. Clicking this
display opens the same directory as the Patches, but with the addition of a further
directory of the individual layer names that make up each patch. Clicking on a
layer name will load that layer into the current patch. The "factory presets" in the
core library are never overwritten, so you can feel free to experiment without
erasing anything.
The large A and B buttons switch the interface panel to control each layer
independently. The button in the center links both layers together for simultaneous
editing.
The Preview button is convenient for quick auditioning and functions the same
as playing a single "middle C" note (note #60 called C_4 in Atmosphere).
You can click the note name display to change the note that is triggered by the
Preview button.

MP3 DEMOS
We recommend checking out the included MP3 Demo songs to get familiar with
some of the possibilities that Atmosphere offers. Many more are available on
the Spectrasonics website, and include information on how they were created:
SAVING/RECALLING YOUR OWN PATCHES

When you’ve edited Atmosphere sounds in a song, those edits are saved
automatically with the song file. However, you can also build up your own library
of unique Atmosphere patches you’ve created by using the "Save/Load Plug-In
settings" type of function in your host. Check the manual of your host to learn
how to do this in your system.
This is an example of how to do it in Digital Performer:

MAKING A FAVORITES LIST
As you go through the patches in the core library, you can make a list of your
favorites by saving the Plug-In settings for the Atmosphere sounds you want to
recall quickly. It works the same as normal plug-in save/recall on your host. (see
page 22). This can really save you a lot of time, especially when you have a
"palette" of sounds that you want to return to for a specific project, and will
include any edits or modifications you make to the sounds. Most hosts allow
sub directories and folders for you plug-in settings, and this can be a good way
to organize the sounds that you like in your own way, or on a per project basis,
etc.
Here’s an example of what a set of organized favorites might look like in Logic:

EXPLORING THE CORE LIBRARY
You might be wondering what is a "core library" and how is it different from a
"sample library"? The reason we refer to the Atmosphere sounds as a Core
Library is because it’s just the beginning of what you can do with the instrument.
Although Atmosphere can be used simply as a playback module for the large
library of original patches, you’ll get much more out of the instrument if you
consider these patches as the "raw materials" that can be manipulated and
shaped in many interesting and creative ways with the capabilities of the
Atmosphere interface and synth engine.
Let’s start with an overview of what the core library contains:
There are over 1,000 Patches, and Layers available in the core library of
Atmosphere to work with. Any of the Layers can be mixed and matched
instantly for over a million combinations. Don’t be afraid to experiment with layer
combinations…that’s what this instrument is all about. Getting to know the core
library takes time, but the better you know what is available to use, the more
successful you will be at defining your own unique way of working with the
instrument and getting sounds that suit your music and style.
The core library patches are organized into the following types, for different
methods of working:
Ambient
Our distinction between a "pad" and an "ambience" is generally that you can
play chords more easily with pad sounds, and ambiences tend to be more like
"complex events" that you usually play only a few notes with, but sound very
rich and interesting. The Ambient directory is one of the biggest in the core
library, with 17 sub directories based on mood and type. Also, ambient sounds

EXPLORING THE CORE LIBRARY - continued
tend to be more "stretched", with less multisamples than the synths and pads
sections. This is because most of the ambiences are created from complex
signal processing experiments, and there is no real "source" to multisample.
However, the sample transposition is used to the advantage of the sound by our
selecting only ambiences that will transpose really well and sound interesting
across a wide pitch range. Another advantage of the ambiences is that they
load very fast and only take a small amount of memory. Because of this, we were
able to include a wide variety of them. The Drones sub-category is particularly nice.
Belltones
The Belltones section consists of mainly playable multisampled sounds that are
either in the bell category, or have a bell-like character to them. Try not to get
confused between this section and the "Bell Harmonics" sub directory in the
Ambient section. (Of course, blending layers from the two sections works really
well). There are some really nice non-traditional bells sounds in this category, so
be sure to explore it, even if you don’t often use bell sounds. It can be very
useful to use these layers in leads, pads and even percussive combinations.
Big Swells
What’s the difference between a "Sweep" and a "Swell"? They are close
cousins, but a swell generally has no resonance and has more of a crescendo
feeling. These sounds are extremely fat, and create those big dramatic
moments. The rate of the swell can be controlled by the Filter Envelope Attack
and Decay sliders, and you also can use the Modulation Wheel for additional
movements. This is also a good place to start for creating new synth sounds,
because the raw materials here sound so thick.
Evolving Moods
The main characteristic of this section is that the motion of these sounds are
slow and moody. All these sounds work well with chordal playing, and feature
more multisampled layers. This is where to go for beautiful shifting pads where
sparse playing lets the sounds change and bloom over time.
Intricate Motion
These are also multisampled sounds, with a similar concept to the Evolving
Moods section, except the movement in the sounds is characteristically more
intense, faster and more complex. This is where some of the best Additive
synthesis layers can be found.
Noises
This is a large section of non-pitch oriented sounds, that are still very musical.
Everyone’s favorite section seems to be the Human Vocal Noise. In fact, most
of the sounds in the noise section were generated by recordings of human
beings with very little signal processing added. This is what gives these sounds
a lot of "life". This is a great resource for creating your own sounds too…
infinite possibilities with Atmosphere’s filtering and Start Offset capabilities.

EXPLORING THE CORE LIBRARY - continued
Pads
These are the most playable and versatile sounds, since they are static or have very
simple movement. You can play almost any chord or keyboard part with these
sounds. Seven sub categories are provided, based on texture and color. Euro Pads
contain electronic choir and string machine type sounds.
Solo
This category is divided into Radical Leads, which features wild, intense and unique
solo synth sounds, and Vintage Leads, which covers more of the classic early analog
synth sounds from the 70s. Remember to think "outside the box" with this section
too….any of these patches and layers can be turned into polyphonic sounds, and
function great as pad elements too. Just because they are set up for Solo mode,
doesn’t mean they can’t be used in many different ways.
Strings
This category is similar to the Pads section, except focusing exclusively on String type
sounds. The Acoustic Hybrid Strings category is where you’ll find the lush Cathedral
Strings and it’s variations. This is a unique sound in Atmosphere, because it is entirely
acoustic and has the close mics and ambient "Cathedral mics" assigned to separate
layers. This allows you to blend the ambience to your own taste, and control the length
and color of the reverb -all from the interface. It’s a wonderful sound, particularly when
blended with the Analog String and Warm Pad layers. The Trilling Tricks sub category
contains patches with two alternating layers, to create "trill" FX. You can control the rate
of the trill by adjusting the LFO speed, and you can change the interval of the trill by
changing the Coarse Tuning on the B layer….cool!
Sweeping
Divided into two sub-categories, this section works equally well for either dramatic
transitional effects or motion pads. The flanger effects are created the "old-school"
way, by detuning two layers with the same sound…..which lets you control the rate of
sweep by using the fine tune parameter on one layer.
Synth Bass
Lots of great vintage analog and unique Bass sounds, created using the Start offset
parameter, the filters and the Solo/Glide modes. There are many more possibilities
for great bass sounds with Atmosphere. This section just scratches the surface to
give you some ideas and starting points. Don’t be afraid to use Atmosphere as an
killer synth bass machine….it’s great at this! (even if you have Trilogy too, which has
a different sound set from Atmosphere)
Synths
A huge section of classic, fat and interesting Synth and Techno sounds is found here.
Real-time controller automation via MIDI is particularly effective with the sounds in
this category. Most of the sounds have a quick attack time. Experiment and have fun!
Vinyl
These sounds are "Vinyl Ambiences" that work very well on their own, or when combined
with other layers to create more character. Obviously, the pops and noise is intentional!
Experiment with using the Start parameter and the Envelopes to create new sounds.
Waveform Utility contains some very useful patches like basic Sine, Saw, Triangle,
Pulse waves, various click/metronome sounds, test tones, noise generators,
professional tuning references and sync tones.

EXPLORING THE INTERFACE
OK, let’s check out each section of the interface in detail:
Here’s your all important MIDI Indicator and groovy Spectrasonics flashing logo!
Patch Display
Click here to open the directory of sounds. You can also use the up/down
arrows on the right to move through the core library.
Memory Display
The window to the right of the Patch Display always shows the megabyte size
of the patch that has been loaded into RAM. Keep your eye on this, so that you
are aware of how much RAM you are currently using per instance of
Atmosphere. Note that 32 bit mode doubles the size of the RAM used for the
sound.

EXPLORING THE INTERFACE - continued
Edit Value Display

To the left of the Patch display, you’ll see the Edit value display which serves as
the main parameter data indicator. When you select a patch, the Edit Value
display will show the Layer mode (Single or Dual) of the current patch. When
you move a knob or slider, the Edit Value display shows its precise value.
(TIP: Use the Shift key while moving the sliders to get finer resolution values). To
view the current value of any knob or slider, simply touch it and the value will
be displayed. Clicking the Edit Value display again returns it to showing the
Layer Mode.
The A and B buttons select the panel mode between editing layer A or B. The
Layer Display can be clicked to open up the library of all the patches and their
corresponding layers, which can be freely mixed and matched. This is certainly
the most powerful feature of Atmosphere. It’s like having an Oscillator with a
thousand waveforms, generated from all kinds of synthesis methods!
Note: You can clear a layer by loading a layer named ”empty”.
LINK Button
Clicking the Link button changes the panel mode to link both A and B layer
simultaneously. When Link is ON, each parameter you adjust will be set to an
absolute value on both layers. It’s a good way to work fast, but be careful when
it is on, because you are editing everything without seeing the current settings
for the unselected layer. Link mode is the best way to quickly adjust the attack
and release times of the whole patch.

The idea of the left column of the interface is that A and
B layers can be adjusted simultaneously, with a constant
indication of the settings available at all times for Mixing
and Tuning parameters.
The Mixer is very straightforward.
The Aqua Blue/White Letters at the top are the

Layer Active/Inactive Panel indicators, which are lit
when something is loaded in that layer.
The Level sliders control the volume for each layer.

There is no Master Volume control on the interface, so
it’s best to use your host’s Mixer fader to adjust
Atmosphere’s overall playback volume level. If the overall
sound is too loud and you are getting clipping when you
play hard or with a lot of notes, you can also adjust the overall level with MIDI
Volume (cc#7). The Mixer levels have a lot of headroom for the best sound
quality, and so the gain of different layers and patches can be quite loud and
overdrive your system.
The square buttons turn the Layer On/Off, with the panel auto-switching to the
most recently selected layer. Turning a layer off will reduce the CPU power by
half. Pan acts as a stereo balance control for stereo layers.
Pitch Coarse controls the tuning of the layer in semitone increments, within a
+/- two octave range.
Pitch Fine controls the fine tuning of the layer in cents, within a +/- 100 cent
range.

The Modulation section is a
simple, yet powerful matrix with
four variable source buttons and
the amounts for each source to
the four fixed destinations of
pitch, filter, amplitude and pan
position.
Modulation Source Selectors:

These buttons open up a pop up menu with the available options for the four
modulation sources, which include:
The Pitch, Filter or Amplitude Envelopes

LFO1-4
Key Position
Aftertouch
Velocity
Assignable MIDI Continuous Controller
LFO1-4 with amount controlled from the Mod. Wheel (Controller #1)
The Modulation Wheel (Controller #1)
Alternating positive/negative values with each successive trigger
Random values with each successive trigger
Pitch Modulation Depth

Controls the amount of modulation from the selected modulation source to the
current layer’s pitch. +/- 48 semitone range.
Filter Modulation Depth

current layer’s filter cutoff frequency.
Amp Modulation Depth

current layer’s amplitude.
Pan Modulation Depth

current layer’s panning.
The small Polarity LED Light below each amount knob indicates active status
and polarity, (blue=positive and yellow=negative) Clicking on the LED switches
the modulation polarity.
Lots of possibilities with this section!

Pitch Envelope Depth
Controls the amount of pitch modulation from the
independent pitch envelope, within a four octave sweep
range. Positive and negative modulation is available by
clicking the LED indicator. Independent for each layer
and independent from the Filter and Amp envelopes.
Pitch Envelope Time

Controls the decay/release time of the independent pitch
envelope. No effect will be heard without using the
envelope depth knob. Independent for each layer.
The LFOS have independent control of Depth and Rate

and each use a sine wave.
However all four LFOs are not alike:
• LFO1 and LFO2 are independent for each layer, and

always restart their phase with each note on message.
This is useful for key-syncing vibrato effects on both
layers.
• LFO3 and LFO4 are global to both layers, and are free
running and do NOT restart their phase with each note on message. This is
very useful for sweeps that continue through a musical passage.
Most of the time when Filter sweeps or Auto Pan effects are programmed into
the patches, LFO 3 or 4 is used. Vibrato is usually assigned to LFO 1 or 2.
HOST SYNC: The LFOs do not sync to the hosts tempo clock in version 1.00 of
Atmosphere. LFO tempo sync and more LFO waveform options are planned for
a future update of Atmosphere.

Filter Selectors
These select the filter mode, which are independent for each layer and have full
modulation capabilities.
HPF= 12db/octave Two Pole High Pass Filter

LP3= 18db/octave Three Pole Low Pass Filter
LP2= 12db/octave Two Pole Low Pass Filter
LP1= 24db/octave Four Pole Low Pass Filter
OFF= No Filter (uses less CPU power)
Cutoff
Controls the Cutoff Frequency of the main filter. Independent for each layer.
Resonance
Controls the Emphasis or "Q" of the of the main sample filter frequency. LP1 is
able to self oscillate at the maximum setting. Independent for each layer.
Filter Keyboard Tracking Amount

Controls the amount of keyboard tracking to the filter cutoff frequency. Higher
settings produce a brighter sound at high notes and darker at low notes.
Independent control for each layer.
Filter Envelope Depth

Controls the amount of modulation from the independent filter envelope to the
filter cutoff frequency. Positive and negative modulation is available by clicking
the LED indicator. Independent control for each layer.
Master Filter
This is an additional output shaping filter that is used like a global "tone control"
for both layers. It’s quick, useful and easy to use. The Master Filter slider is in its
zero position when it is centered. Moving the slider to the right activates a
High-Pass Filter, which removes the Low frequencies. Moving the slider to the
left activates a Low-Pass Filter which removes the High frequencies. The Resonance
slider controls the Emphasis or "Q" of the of the Master Filter frequency.

The Filter Envelope
Controls for the Attack time, Decay
time, Sustain level and Release time
which modulate the filter cutoff frequency
for each layer. It is independent from
the Pitch and Amp envelopes, and
independent for each layer.
The Velocity Time Modulation Knob

adjusts the amount of velocity control
of the Attack or Decay time –as selected
by the small Velocity Time
Modulation button, that has a small "A" or "D" on it. Independent for each layer.
The Velocity Sensitivity Knob adjusts the amount of dynamic control over the Filter
Envelopes output. Independent for each layer.
The Amp Envelope

This is the main envelope for each layer.
It has controls for Attack time, Decay
time, Sustain level and Release time.
It is independent from the Pitch and Filter
envelopes and independent for each
layer.
The Velocity Time Modulation Knob

adjusts the amount of velocity control to
the Attack or Decay time –as selected by
the small Velocity Time Modulation
button below it, that has a small "A" or "D" on its face. Independent control for each layer.
The Velocity Sensitivity Knob adjusts the amount of dynamic control over the Amplitude.
Use this parameter to make the sound more or less velocity sensitive to your taste.
Independent control for each layer.
The Sample Start Offset Knob is one of the most useful and interesting parameters on
the Interface. This allows you to move the start point per layer to any point in the waveform
(before the beginning of the loop point). This allows you to use the evolving ambiences as
percussive attacks, and turns pads into leads, basses or techno sounds. Make sure to
explore this parameter, as it can offer a variety of interesting and surprising results.
• Note: You may notice an unusual phenomenon that some layers do not offer a fast attack
when the attack time is set to zero. We have done this intentionally to preserve many of the
pads natural attack times in the core samples. (The Attack curve of a Virus is very different
from a Jupiter 8 or an Oberheim, etc) In other words, the slower attack envelope is built-in
to the sample. When these sounds with unique, natural attack samples are layered, the rich
"feathering attack" effect you hear is achieved. If we relied only on Atmosphere’s attack
parameter, the samples would sound more similar to each other and be less unique and
rich. If you want to achieve a faster attack, use the Start Offset knob in conjunction with the
Attack Slider to get the desired attack you want. Fast attacks with an adjusted Start Offset
can often have attack pops caused by non-zero-crossing sample starts. However, this is
easily remedied by adjusting the Attack time to 0.0004 seconds or higher.

The Preview button triggers Atmosphere to audition sounds. Select the note
from the pop-up menu, which appears when you click the note display.
The Velocity Curves select the global dynamic response of the patch.
The Solo button activates a global Mono Legato triggering mode, modeled
after classic analog synthesizers.
The Glide function does a classic Portamento slide from one note to the next,
and is only active in Solo mode. However, the slider controlling the glide rate is
independent per layer.

Voices
This is the Polyphony limiter control for Atmosphere. Pads in general require
more polyphony for adequate playback than do ambient sounds. Most patches
in the core library are set to use 6-12 voices. Experiment with optimizing CPU
usage by lowering the Voices to the minimum amount you need for the musical
part. This can help increase CPU performance greatly. Conversely, raise the
polyphony if you are hearing notes drop out or ambiences cut off in a
performance. The core library is set conservatively low on polyphony to optimize
performance on slower computers.
Octave Shift
This changes the global transposition of the patch. Useful for adjusting patches
to different MIDI controllers, or previously recorded sequences. The patches in
the core library are adjusted to 61/76 key controllers, so if you use an 88 note
controller, you will probably want to use this parameter to quickly adjust a patch
to "concert" pitch.
Bend Range
This sets the range of the MIDI Pitch Bender controller. +/- Two octave range is
provided.
MIDI Continuous Controller Assignment

This selects the assignable MIDI controller number for the CC Mod Source
option in the Modulation section.
32 Bit Mode
Selects a 32 bit "high quality" playback mode for all samples in the patch.
This is slightly better sounding with some patches because the Atmosphere
sample transposition algorithm is cleaner sounding with 32 bit processing.
However, be aware that 32 bit playback doubles the amount of RAM used to
load the sound. Switching it on and off reloads the samples each time. Many
patches have this parameter switched off to conserve RAM. If you have the
RAM available and you’ve selected your sound already, try turning 32 bit mode
on and see if you like the result. Some patches sound noticeably better with it
on, and others with it off….it’s a matter of personal taste. Generally speaking,
32 bit mode sounds slightly clearer and "smoother", and 16 bit mode sounds a
little "fatter".

AUTOMATION
SLIDER/KNOB AUTOMATION
All Knobs and Sliders on Atmosphere can be automated using external MIDI
controllers and control change messages (see MIDI Control Change chart).
This transforms Atmosphere to another level of sound design and interaction.
We highly recommend that you experiment with MIDI controllers to experience
what they can achieve musically.
However, the knob/slider information is not sent from the Atmosphere plug-in
interface to the host application via mouse movements, so you must use external
MIDI control change messages for automation. The MIDI controller operates like
a "remote control" of the knob or slider, so it’s the same result as changing
parameters with a mouse. (Pay close attention to the selected Layer and Link
mode)
Due to current technical limitations, standard automation in hosts like Pro Tools
or Logic Audio 5 is ignored. Logic 5 users must enable Logic to respond to "any
MIDI controller" in the Song Settings preferences. You can use Hyper-draw in
Logic to set-up MIDI faders to automate the Atmosphere faders, which works
very similar to the Logic 5 automation system.
MIDI CC CHART
The following Atmosphere parameters can be remote-controlled from MIDI Control
Change messages:
005 Glide Time 090 Mod Filter Amount

007 Master Volume 091 Mod Amp Amount
071 Master Filter Resonance 092 Mod Pan Amount
072 Amp Env Release 093 Pitch Env Depth
073 Amp Env Attack 094 Pitch Env Time
074 Master Filter Cutoff 095 LFO Depth
075 Amp Env Decay 096 LFO Rate
076 Amp Env Sustain 097 Filter Env Attack
077 Filter Cutoff 098 Filter Env Decay
078 Filter Resonance 099 Filter Env Sustain
079 Filter Envelope 100 Filter Env Release
080 Filter Key Tracking 101 Filter Env V-time
081 Layer A Level 102 Filter Env V-sens
082 Layer B Level 103 Amp Envelope V-time
083 Layer A Pan 104 Amp Envelope V-sense
084 Layer B Pan 105 Sample Start Offset
085 Layer A Pitch Coarse 106 Layer A On/Off
086 Layer B Pitch Coarse 107 Layer B On/Off
087 Layer A Pitch Fine 108 Layer Select
088 Layer B Pitch Fine 109 Link On/Off
089 Mod Pitch Amount 110 Solo On/Off

TRICKS AND TIPS
A few ideas to get you thinking:
• Quickly adjust the overall Attack and Release by turning LINK ON and changing
the Amp Envelope Attack and Release.
• The Acoustic Strings will sound more Hi-Fi, Transparent and Smooth if you switch
on 32 bit mode. This takes double the memory (about 145 Mb), so we left it in 16
bit playback for faster loading and resource use. However, if you’ve got the
RAM…use 32 bit mode, because on this sound in particular, the sound quality
difference is noticeably better at 32 bit playback mode. Note that "Hollywood String
Section" and "Dreamy String Orchestra" are programmed with 32 bit ON, so you
can cut the memory in half by switching OFF 32 bit mode.
• You can do a "crossfade morph" between any two layers by assigning the mod
wheel or any controller to full amp modulation. Set one layer positive, and the
other negative (click the polarity LED to be yellow)
• Try using the mod wheel to add a second layer to a sound by assigning it to
positive amp mod.
• Treat the layers like drawbars. Try coarse tuning the layers to intervals like octaves
and 5ths. Changing the tuning of the layers will yield many different sound possibilities.
• Use MIDI controllers to change start knob for sequencer/arpeggiator type parts.
This will add much more interest to the part, since it won’t always start in the same
spot twice. Great way to get a more vintage analog feel too.
• If you want to load the same layer into A and B, you can do this by starting with a
different sound (like the initial "Patch Selection" sound) first. Then load the desired
layer into both A and B sides.
• Run Atmosphere through a gate plug-in with "side-chaining", and use a drum track
as the side-chain source to turn Atmosphere into an amazing techno-rhythm synth!
• Use external plug-ins to process the sounds and most of all:
• HAVE FUN!

KEY COMMANDS
Fine Resolution mode for Sliders: SHIFT and move slider
Reset Controls MAC: CONTROL or COMMAND-Click
Reset Controls WINDOWS: CONTROL-Click
Layer mode display: Click on the Edit Value Display
OPTIMIZATION
The custom UVI engine of Atmosphere has been specially optimized for CPU
efficiency. It’s important to understand that long release sounds with a lot of
polyphony take more CPU resources compared to something simpler like a
Stylus loop or Trilogy Bass. This is doubly true with a Dual Layer architecture
like Atmosphere (one note needs double the CPU power).
For these reasons, it is a good idea to try lowering the Voices parameter of
each opened Atmosphere module to the minimum setting needed to play the
musical part you’ve sequenced. The best way to do this is to take it so low that
you hear the voice stealing, then increase until it isn’t noticeable. This will
maximize the performance of your system, with no loss of sound quality. Any
unnecessary polyphony takes valuable CPU power that could be freed for other
purposes. This can be especially helpful in optimizing complex arrangements
with numerous Atmosphere Modules playing.
You can also dramatically reduce the CPU consumption by turning OFF a layer
of a Dual layer patch, or turn the main filters to OFF. Of course, these options
have a big effect on changing the sound you are playing too.
USING ATMOSPHERE AS A STAND-ALONE PROGRAM

For live performance or to save CPU resources, Atmosphere can also be used
as a stand-alone MIDI sound module on a separate computer. This is made
possible by running another VSTi host program on the second computer and
using separate MIDI/Audio interfaces, you can expand your system’s power in a
significant way. There are some inexpensive and freeware hosts available on
the internet.
(check www.kvr-vst.com for the best info on VST host applications)
This is also the same principal behind Steinberg’s VST System Link, which is
also an excellent way to expand a compatible VST system.
Steinberg’s V-Stack software should be an excellent solution to turn a dedicated

PC into an "Atmosphere Rack".

WRAPPERS
Cakewalk Sonar users may use the Atmosphere Windows VST plug-in by using
a "wrapper" application. Atmosphere has been successfully tested with:
DirectiXer
http://www.directxfiles.com/manufacturers/dxiXer.htm
FXpansion VST-DX Adapter

http://www.fxpansion.com
Spin Audio VST DX

http://www.spinaudio.com
Note: Digital Performer users should use the native MAS version of Atmosphere
and not the VST version with a wrapper.
RENDERING TO AUDIO
Sometimes, it is quite useful to export the audio that you are working on in
Atmosphere, for further audio editing or to free up CPU resources. The best
way to create an AIFF, WAV or SDII file from Atmosphere is to use the Bounce
function of your host application. Here’s how to do it in a few of the popular
hosts:
Digital Performer: Assign the OUTPUT of your Atmosphere audio track to an

unused stereo bus pair, (example: Bus 11/12). You need to create a new stereo
audio track and assign it's INPUT to that same stereo Bus (11/12 in this
example). Record enable the new blank track, and hit record. Audio will be
silent while recording the new track.
Pro Tools: Route the signal to another audio track for a real time record
operation (you can use a Bus for this purpose), or use the Bounce to Disk
function to render a recorded MIDI sequence to an audio file.
Logic Audio: Use the Bounce to Disc function in the Mixer’s Master section.
We recommend bouncing at 24 bit resolution to maintain the best sound quality.
Cubase: Use the Export/Render Audio tracks function
TIP: When bouncing, sometimes you can get a better result if you have a free
measure with no audio in it. This depends on how the host handles the
bouncing operation.

TROUBLESHOOTINGI
Here are answers to some common technical problems regarding Atmosphere.
INSTALLATION ISSUES MAC
When I run the installer, the computer locks up. What’s happening?
Are you launching the installer from the CD? Don’t do this. You have to copy the
Spectrasonics Atmosphere folder to your hard drive and launch from the Folder
within your hard drive. Make sure to copy the top level folder.
The CD-ROM Disc won’t eject during installation. What’s wrong?

If you have any problems with the CDs not ejecting during installation, please
update your System Extensions to Carbon Lib 1.6. (available from Apple’s web
site) Simply drag the Carbon Lib to your System folder and then restart the
computer. The CDs will then eject properly during installation.
Atmosphere gets to a certain point of the installation and then stops.

What’s wrong?
This problem can happen for a variety of reasons. Here’s what to check:
• Is the destination disk formatted as MacOS Extended/HFS+?

• Do you have enough HD space on the disc (3.1 gig)?
If these issues are OK, the problem can usually be fixed by making sure that
you have the latest CD-ROM drivers. (available from www.apple.com) If the
problem persists, there is probably an Extension conflict with the installer. Try
reinstalling from Base Extensions set in the Extensions Manager. If this fails, try
all extensions OFF, then turn them on one by one as the installer asks for them.
If these steps fail, you may have a disc problem and you should contact our
tech support department for a replacement.
MISSING PLUG-INS/DATA FILE
Atmosphere doesn’t appear in the plug-ins list? What should I do?

First check to make sure that Atmosphere is in the correct PlugIns folder. Digital
Performer users must use MAS 2.33 or higher (check your system extensions
folder).
Atmosphere can not load the .dat file, and it says "File not found"....what
is wrong?
On the Mac, make sure that the plug in folder contains the Atmosphere plug-in
and the Atmosphere.dat file or an alias of it. If there is an alias, make sure the
Atmosphere.dat file is still on your hard disk. If it is, it could be a broken alias.
Make a new alias to the .dat file or place the original .dat file in the host plug-in
folder. For Windows, you must uninstall and reinstall to fix this problem.

TROUBLESHOOTINGI - continued
INSTALLATION ISSUES WINDOWS
I’m getting errors when the installer gets to the Joiner PC. What should I do?
This problem is usually caused by either a dual monitor card conflict, or by older
CD-ROM drivers.
If you have a dual monitor card, turn the output to the second monitor off from
the graphic card’s monitor software settings. Then power down the second
monitor and unplug it from your graphics card output. Run the Atmosphere
installation again. Once Atmosphere has been installed, re-enable the second
monitor.
Make sure you have the latest CD/DVD drivers, as this can also fix the problem.
The most recent drivers for your particular brand of drive can be usually located
at the manufacturer’s website and downloaded. Once the new drivers have
been re-installed to your PC, try re-installing Atmosphere again.
*NOTE: If you have any part of Atmosphere installed from the first attempted
install, you will want to run the Atmosphere un-installer. This will provide you
with a completely clean install once again.
Atmosphere doesn’t appear in my host application? What should I do?

First locate the Atmosphere.dll file which was originally installed to
C:\Program Files\Spectrasonics\Atmosphere using Windows Explorer. Highlight
the file then Press CONTROL "C" simultaneously to copy Atmosphere.dll to the
copy buffer. Then locate the VST instrument plug-in folder that your host
application requires launching VSTs. Press CONTROL "V" to paste
Atmosphere.dll into the folder.
AUTHORIZATION ISSUES
How can I get another authorization for my laptop/second computer/new

computer?
Install Atmosphere on the new machine, get the new Challenge code and
reauthorize on the web site.
STABILITY PROBLEMS
I’m getting serious crashing happening on my Mac. Is this because of bugs?

Most likely the crashing is coming from not assigning the right amount of memory
to the host sequencer (MAC). Read the section "Before You Install", and
"Memory Usage" sections to make sure you have the proper memory assigned.
Having enough RAM assigned to the sequencer is very important for
Atmosphere to function properly on the Macintosh. Be sure to update to the
latest version of Atmosphere as well. http://www.spectrasonics.net/updates/

TROUBLESHOOTINGI- continued
OUT OF MEMORY PROBLEMS
I only have three Atmosphere open and already it says I’m out of memory…
how can this be?
Atmosphere needs memory assigned to the host, and still needs to have memory
left over to load the patches. Patches range in size from under one megabyte, to
over 80 megabytes for the largest patches. If you had three large patches open
you would need nearly 300 megabytes of available, unassigned RAM. The size of
the patch will be displayed in the edit value display after it is finished loading. To
find out how much RAM is available for loading sounds:
MAC: Check "About this Computer" on the Mac Desktop Apple Menu
WINDOWS: Check "System Monitor".
LOADING TIME
I have a song with 12 Atmosphere plug-ins that takes a long time to load.
What’s wrong?
This is normal. When it opens, each Atmosphere plug-in takes a few seconds to
scan the large data file of thousands of samples. When you add the time it takes
to load the samples, and multiply that by the number of Atmosphere plug-ins
open, you can understand why it takes a little while to open.
TRANSFER PROBLEMS (MAC)

I’m trying to copy the .dat file over an Appletalk network and I keep getting
an error message...what’s going on?
This can’t be done successfully because of an Apple limitation. Currently Appletalk
cannot recognize or transfer single files that are over two gigabytes. The
Atmosphere.dat file is over 3gig. Your best method of transferring the .dat file from
one system to another is by using an external Firewire or SCSI hard drive. (Please
also keep in mind that you are free to transfer Atmosphere between computers that
you own, but only you are allowed to use it. Giving your Atmosphere instrument to
someone else is illegal according to the terms of the license agreement).
I’m getting error messages when I copy the files over to another Mac formatted
drive on my system. The drive should be OK, since I use it all the time for
other purposes...what’s happening?
Check to see if the drive is formatted as a Mac OS Extended drive (COMMAND-I
on the drive desktop icon). Extended format is also known as HFS+. You have to
use this Extended HFS+ format since the .dat file is so huge (over 3gig). The
original Mac OS format (HFS) can only handle files of up to two gigabytes in size.
Older drives (especially SCSI drives) could have been formatted before Mac OS
8.6, which is when Extended Format was introduced.
I’ve got the Atmosphere.dat file on another drive. I made an alias of it and
dragged it into my Plug-ins folder, but Atmosphere won’t recognize
it...what’s the problem?
If you make an alias or use COMMAND M, the alias contains the word "alias"
which is the problem. It will work properly if you delete the word alias in the name
(including the space at the beginning of the word). HINT: The best way to make an
alias is to hold COMMAND/OPTION and drag the file to the destination folder.

TROUBLESHOOTINGI - continued
TRANSFER PROBLEMS (WINDOWS)
When I move the Atmosphere.dat file to another drive or directory in my
System, the Atmosphere plug-in can’t find it. Do I have to have the .dat file
on my C drive?
No. The Atmosphere.dat file can reside on any drive in your system, but you have
to uninstall, delete the original Atmosphere.dat file, and then reinstall from the
CDs, selecting the new location during the install process.
PRO TOOLS PROBLEMS

I’m experiencing strange audio and MIDI problems with Atmosphere in my
TDM Mac Pro Tools rig. What should I do?
Try removing the Pro Tools Preference File and performing a cold reboot.
1. Locate the Pro Tools Preference File in System Folder/Preferences, and drag it
to the Mac desktop.
2. Turn the computer OFF (complete Shut Down)
3. Reboot the computer and re-launch Pro Tools.
4. Open the Atmosphere plug-in and assign the MIDI track to play Atmosphere.
Press Play and then Stop on Pro Tools. Then play a note from your MIDI keyboard
or the Preview button.
This should fix the problem. If it doesn’t call tech support.
AUDIO PROBLEMS
I’m getting clipping and distortion on some patches. How do I fix this?
Lower the level on your host’s Mixer, or adjust the MIDI volume (CC#7) to lower
the volume of the plug-in, and the distortion will go away. Atmosphere’s patches
are adjusted to not distort at 0db level using average playing levels. However, the
sounds are programmed "hot" to achieve the best sound quality, so if you
experience some clipping when playing hard or with a lot of voices, simply lower
the level a few db, either on the interface, the channel on your host’s mixer or
through MIDI volume.
I’m getting audio clicks and pops. What should I do?

Increase your audio card’s buffer size (number of samples). Your CPU may need
a larger buffer. Also, keep in mind that the "Vinyl" section has intentional vinyl
noise and pops in them!
There is a significant delay in the response time when I play Atmosphere

from MIDI in real-time…is this normal?
Your audio card buffer size is probably set fairly high, which is why you are
experiencing the delay or latency. Try reducing the buffer size and that will
improve the response significantly. Either the settings of 128 or 256 samples are
usually a good compromise between latency and performance. We recommend
using low buffer settings when sequencing and rendering.
Audio plays and then just stops. What’s wrong?

It’s possible that there’s a problem with the driver of your interface. Please
download the latest driver for your interface and also make sure you are using
the latest version of Atmosphere. http://www.spectrasonics.net/updates

SUPPORT
We’ve done our best to provide a product that is reliable and easy to use.
However, if you need immediate help, the fastest support response will come
from contacting your local Spectrasonics distributor. If you experience
problems that your distributor is unable to handle, you can contact us directly,
and we’ll try to help you as quickly as possible.
P.O. Box 7336

Burbank, CA 91510
www.spectrasonics.net info@spectrasonics.net
TECH SUPPORT
888-870-4223 (Toll Free)
818-955-8444
FAX 818-955-8613

CREDITS
Produced by Eric Persing
SONICS
Patch Programming by Eric Persing
Principle Sound Design by Eric Persing and Diego Stocco
Additional sample contributions by Stephane Pigeon and Hans Joerg Scheffler
Glass Harmonica samples by Tobias Marberger
Vocal sample recording by Roby Duke and Eric Persing
Sample editing and mapping by Eric Persing, Nick Manson and Bob Wilson
Patch data conversion by Lennie Moore
Skippy’s Big Bad Bass patch by John Lehmkuhl
Recorded with Apogee™ converters
Oscillator De-Stabilization by Armand Hillside
SOFTWARE
Custom UVI Engine development by USB, France
Software development by Jankoen de Haan
Testing and engine ideas by Eric Persing
Windows installer programmed by Codemonks
Spectrasonics web site management by Netkruzer
VISUALS
Interface design by Eric Persing and Nick Manson
Interface graphics by Ridgley Curry and Jeff Freeman
Art direction, logos, web and packaging design by Jon Conrad
Book and Disc Graphic design by Steve Peretti
Printed by Green Street Press, Pasadena
DEMOS
Atmosphere web MP3 demo songs by Adrian Clarida, John Lehmkuhl, Eric
Persing, Ned Bouhalassa, Chris O’Brien, Diego Stocco, Nick Manson, Lennie
Moore, Alexei Kharlamov, Tom Salta, Richard Souther, Marc Shlaile, Phillipe
Saisse and Paul Haslinger.

CREDITS - continued
Special Thanks to:
Alain and JB for the great opportunity to work together, Jankoen for going the extra
mile in so many extraordinary ways….you are the BEST!, Diego for contributing
your energy, talent, personality and gifts so openly on this instrument, Nick for the
commitment to excellence you show every day and your shared passion for making
this instrument the best that it can be, Lennie for being the "detail king"….don’t
ever change!, Bob Wilson for always being a sounding board and offering the perfect
perspective and encouragement, Kevin Jordan for all the great web work,
Stephane for the beautiful source samples, and most especially to Lorey Persing,
without whose vision, determination and encouragement Atmosphere would not exist.
Big Thanks to our beta testers:

Nick Manson, Lennie Moore, Chris O’Brien, Adrian Clarida, David Abraham
Fenton, Ned Bouhalassa, Max Pol Albert, Dennis Patton, Diego Stocco, Hans
Joerg Scheffler, Art Gillespie, Alexei Kharlamov, Rick Schmunk, John "Skippy"
Lehmkuhl, Joel Heatley, Scott Kemper, Mike Prager, Phil Moore, Bob Wilson,
Mikail Graham, Paul Haslinger, Marc Shlaile, Roby Duke, Richard Souther, Jim
Watson, Tom Salta, Oliver Momm.
Thanks for the invaluable help, inspiration, and good ideas goes to:
Michel Colombier, Guy Sigsworth, John Lehmkuhl, Richard Souther, Paul
Haslinger, Hans Joerg Scheffler, Adrian Clarida, Clemens Homburg and Bob Hunt
@Emagic, Ace Yukawa and all our friends @Roland Japan, Christian Riesenmey
and all @Steinberg, Jim Miller and all at MOTU, Ed Gray, Jonathan Odo, Claudia
Curcio, Kevin Miller and all @Digidesign, Shane @Apogee, Marc and Christopher
@Access, Ben @KvR, Jon Conrad, Steve Peretti, Ridgley and Jeff@Ridgley Curry
and Associates, Don Romine and all @Green St. Press.
Thanks to the hardest working distributors in show business:

Mark, Shelly, Todd, Sarah, Dave and Chris @ ILIO
Zia, Mandy, Adrian, Joel, Kate and all @Time & Space
Klaus, Franz, Lilo, Wolfgang and all @Best Service
Shion, Tetsuya and all @Media Integration Japan
JB, Marie, Alain, Max and all @Univers Sons Paris
Patrik, Rikke, Fredrik, and all @Estrad/Luthman Scandinavia
Harvey, Sue and all @Sonic Virtual Media Australia
Bev @Sample Division South Africa
…..you guys are all AWESOME!
Personal thanks to:

Nick, Uncle Bob & Aunt Laurie, Ruth at "The Cottage", Bill and Vibeke Calvert,
Aunt Barb at the Warehouse, Roby Duke, Richard Souther, Pastor Mark Pickerill
and our church family at Christian Assembly in Eagle Rock, and the Persing kiddos
Jaz, Soren and Sage.
"His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise."
-Habakkuk 3:3

THIS INSTRUMENT IS GUARANTEED TO BE 100% COPYRIGHT CLEAN
Copyright©2002 Spectrasonics. All Rights Reserved.
All demos ©2002 and published by Big Green Music ASCAP.

Demos not for resampling, rebroadcast, remixing or reuse of any kind without prior
written authorization of Spectrasonics.
All Trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Atmosphere™ and Spectrasonics™ are registered trademarks of Spectrasonics.
UVI™ is a trademark of Univers Sons, SA
VST™ is a trademark of Steinberg
RTAS™ is a trademark of Digidesign
MAS™ is a trademark of Mark of the Unicorn
OTHER PRODUCTS BY SPECTRASONICS
Virtual Instruments:
Stylus-Vinyl Groove Module
Trilogy –Total Bass Module
Sample Libraries:
Bass Legends
Hans Zimmer Guitars vol.1 & 2
Heart of Asia
Heart of Africa vol.1 & 2
Supreme Beats Percussion
Burning Grooves
Liquid Grooves
Distorted Reality 1 & 2
Bizarre Guitar
Symphony of Voices
Vocal Planet
Retro Funk
Backbeat
Metamorphosis

ABOUT ERIC PERSING
It is almost impossible to go a day without
hearing the work of Eric Persing. The
thousands of original sounds he has created
are used constantly by top composers
and musicians from all over the world.
Persing founded Spectrasonics in 1994,

as a company specializing in developing
World Class sampled sound libraries. He
has produced over 25 of the industry's top
selling titles, and won numerous industry
awards for his work in the field of sampling
and sound design. Eric's ground breaking
Distorted Reality series of sample libraries
are the best selling and most widely used
collections in the world. Spectrasonics
samples are used on thousands of major
film, television, record and multimedia
productions. Spectrasonics has gone on to
establish a new exclusive focus on developing World Class Virtual
Instruments beginning in 2002.
In addition to being the Creative Director of Spectrasonics, Eric has been a

consultant and the Chief Sound Designer for Roland Corporation Japan since
1984, creating the key sounds for many popular Roland synthesizers, samplers,
CD-ROMs, expansion boards and devices -from the vintage Super Jupiter
and Super JX, to the D-50, D-70, JD-800, JD-990, R8, S-series samplers,
JV-880/1080/2080, the Sound Canvas, JP-8000, MC-505, V-Drums, XV 5080
series and Variphrase instruments.
As a studio musician, producer and composer/arranger in Los Angeles, he

has also contributed to numerous Grammy award winning albums and
Academy award winning film scores, working with an eclectic group of artists
including Marcus Miller, Sergio Mendes, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones,
Danny Elfman, Herbie Hancock, Riverdance, James Newton-Howard, Eddie
Jobson, Michel Colombier, Diana Ross, Arif Mardin, Mezzoforte, Chaka Khan,
Bette Midler, Roby Duke, Deniece Williams, The Katinas, Larry Carlton, Sandi
Patti, Hans Zimmer, Leonard Cohen, Adam Cohen, Michael Jackson, Bon
Jovi, Richard Souther, Randy Newman and Celine Dion, amongst many others.
Eric's lifelong love of the creative process is the driving force behind his
pursuit of musical excellence.

EQUIPMENT LIST
Respect and admiration to all the designers who created the amazing array of
instruments, processors, software and plug-ins that we used in the creation of
the sounds and development of Atmosphere.
Hardware Synths: Rhizomatic ABsynth

Yamaha CS-80 Native Instruments ABsynth
Access Virus Indigo Native Instruments B-4
Access Virus A Native Instruments Pro-52
Access Virus B Native Instruments Reaktor
Access Virus C Waldorf Attack
Studio Electronics modified Minimoog Waldorf PPG 2.V
Waldorf Q reFX JunoX2
Korg Z1 EVL Rumpelrausch Taips ZR1
Korg Prophecy Steinberg Model E
Kawai K-5000 additive synth
Oberheim 4-voice SEM style analog synth
Roland Jupiter 8 Hardware FX:
Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter AMS RMX reverb
Roland MKS-70 Super JX-10 API 5502 equaliser
Roland S-760 samplers TC Electronics Fireworx
Roland S-770 sampler Eventide DSP-4000
Roland JD-800 Lexicon PCM70/80/480 reverbs
Roland JD-990 Modified Boss Dimension C Chorus
Roland D-550 Boss SE-70 multi-effects
Roland JP-8000 Roland Dimension D
Roland JV-90 Roland RSP550 multi-effects
Roland JV-1080 Roland SDE330 delay
Roland JV-2080 Roland SDX330 chorus
Roland XV-5080 Roland SRV330 reverbs
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Roland SVC330 vocoder
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS Boss GL100 guitar driver
Waldorf Wave Innovonics compressors
Waldorf Microwave Langevin passive equalizers
Waldorf Microwave XT Quest custom analog mixers
PPG Wave 2.2 Summit tube mic preamps
ARP String Ensemble Roland VM-7200 Digital Mixer
Mellotron
Plugins:
Soft Synths: Audioease Altiverb
Propellerheads Maelstrom Audioease River Run
U&I Metasynth Arboretum Ionizer
Emagic EXS24 Arboretum Hyperprism
Emagic ES-2 Arboretum Hyperverb
Audioease thOnk Arboretum Vocoder
Cycling '74 PGS-1 Arboretum Granulator
Cycling '74 Shape Synth Emagic Phaser
Antares Kantos Emagic Ensemble

EQUIPMENT LIST - continued
Emagic Tape Delay GRM Reson
Smart Electronix Supaphaser GRM Shuffling
Smart Electronix Cyanide GRM ST Contrast
Bias SFX Machine GRM ST Freq Warp
Big Tick Hexaline GRM ST Shift
Big Tick Mabento IK Multimedia Amplitube
Big Tick Nasty Shaper IK Multimedia T-RackS 24
Bomb Factory Moogerfooger Intelligent Devices Fire•Ball
Lowpass Filter Line 6 AmpFarm
Bomb Factory Moogerfooger Ring Line 6 Echo Farm
Modulator MDA Combo
Bomb Factory Voce Spin MDA Degrade
Bubu Ztyle MDA Overdrive
Bubu Warper MDA SubSynth
Cycling '74 Average Injector MDA Tracker
Cycling '74 Degrader Motu PureDSP Spectral Effects
Cycling '74 Feedback Network Ohm Force Ohmboys delay
Cycling '74 Filter Taps Ohm Force Frohmage
Cycling '74 Fragulator Ohm Force Mobilohm
Cycling '74 Frequency Shift Ohmforce Hematohm
Cycling '74 Granular-to-Go Opcode Vinyl
Cycling '74 Mangle Filter Opcode Vocode
Cycling '74 Monstercrunch Opcode Filter
Cycling '74 Moving Filters Prosoniq North Pole
Cycling '74 Nebula Prosoniq Orange Vocoder
Cycling '74 Noizckippr Prosoniq Pi Warp
Cycling '74 Pendulum Serato Pitch ‘N Time 2
Cycling '74 Ring Modulator Shiny-FX Spectral Monkeyage
Cycling '74 Space Echo Steinberg Grungelizer
Cycling '74 Spectral Filter Steinberg Metalizer
Cycling '74 Swirl Waldorf D-Pole
Cycling '74 Swish Wave Mechanics SoundBlender
Cycling '74 TapNet Waves +L1 Ultra Maximizer
Cycling '74 Warble Waves C1 Compressor
Cycling '74 Waveshaper Waves C4 Multiband Compressor
Digidesign Lo-Fi Waves Doppler
Digidesign Recti-fi Waves Enigma
Digidesign Sci-fi Waves MaxxBass
Digidesign Vari-fi Waves MetaFlanger
GRM BandPass Waves MondoMod
GRM Comb Waves Paz
GRM Comb 5 Waves Q10
GRM Delay Waves Renaissance EQ
GRM Delay 24 Waves Renaissance Reverb
GRM Doppler Waves Super Tap
GRM Freeze Waves TrueVerb
GRM Pitch Accum

EQUIPMENT LIST - continued
Software:
Blank Software Alchemy
Arboretum HyperEngine
Infinity
BIAS Peak audio editor
Digidesign Pro Tools
Emagic Logic Audio Platinum
Metasynth
Emagic Sound Diver
Interval Music Transfer Station
MOTU Unisyn
Samplifier
Acoustic sources:
Glass Harmonica
Prepared Piano
Tibetan Bowls
Fender Rhodes
Electric Guitar
South American flutes
Orchestral String Section
Numerous Vocalists and Choral Groups
The sea and the waves
Some rays of sun and shadows of the moon

PATCH LIST
Patch Selection Deep Rubbing Tubes Ambient/Electronic Sci Fi
Eclipse Asyncronous Unpredictability
AMBIENT Elongated Tubing Busy Little Beavers
Embryonic Data Slide
Ambient/Bell Harmonics Equilibrium Doctor Who
Shivering Timbers Granular Flute Sweep Dopplerama
Castilia Granular Violin Harmonics Electroflutter
Chime City Hi Tension Wire Harmonic Callidescope
Crystal Cloud Inexplicable Encounter Hydrogen Echo
Crystalline Towers Inner Addictions Hypnosis
Frozen Dream Interference Mission to Mars
Silver in the Sky Morphionic Morton in the Dark
Steel Morphing No Admittance Ode to Buchla
Stretching Glass Bells Outer Limitations Old Frequency Scanners
Tiny Bells Twinkles Overcoder Sergical
Premonition Silver Apples of the Moon
Ambient/Bowed Piano Rubbing Silver Mirrors Spasmodic Encounter
Not Exactly a Stock Piano Secret Garden Throat Emulation
Piano Bowing Stalagflites VCS AKS VCOs
Piano Morphing Stalagmites Wicked Ratchets
Stalagrites Wicked Ratchets Slo Mo
Ambient/Breathing Air Stalagsites
Angels in the Desert Stalagtites Ambient/Fast Vibration
Chill Factor Stretching Glass Panels Glare
Constant Change The Mirror Room Sirens of Atlantis
Fizzphonics Uncertainty Tokiospace
Infinite Air Pocket
Insects on Ice Ambient/Drones Evolving Ambient/Floating
Monkoder Apocolyptic Drone A Feeling of Emptiness
Sinister Grains Armenian Sun Adrift in Time
Slumbering Shaku As I Live and Breathe Aerodynamic
Traversing the Abyss Babbling Brook Drone Antimatter
Bowed Vector Bending Choral Wash
Ambient/Brooding Menace Bowing Titanium Bob needs a new Zephyr
A Leak in the System Circular Breathing Clandestine Meetings
Ancient Extinction Circular Prophets Crows
Anguished Cries Critical Orbit Currents of Sudan
Brush with Death Dark Oil Drone Dark Crows Milk
Coming Unglued Egyptian Bowls Dawnlands
Deep Sea Exploration Electromechmotion Distant Dreams
Encription Empty Nest Drone Endless Loop
Gutteral Morphing Exhale into the Pit Existence
Paleolithic Future Syntheswell Fibrulation Sweep
Southern Lights Hero Drone Glass Grammaphone
Waves of the Tigress Hummstretcher Drone Half a Kingdom
Juicy Drone Hibernation
Ambient/Complexus Lord Balrog Drone In a Dreamlike State
Alpha Marsh Mire Drone Metro
Glow Worms Moon Strings 1 Mother Earth
Magnetic Crystal Moon Strings 2 Mothers Milk
Micro Meteorites Nastiness Nebuli
Mother Magnesium Punjabi Drone Outglassed
Nursery Rhymes Pyramid Radio Universe
Omega Ringwraiths Red Sunrise
Passing Lights Rumblestiltskin Ringing Wind
Reflecting on the Past Singing Stones Rising Strands
Spillover Slow Realization Drone Tension Strands
Swirling Crickets Spinning Omega Water Organs
Throat Culture Spinning Waterphones
Subtle Undulation Ambient/Light and Beauty
Ambient/Disturbing Underworld Carnival Angelic Morph
Overtones Window Pane Drone Angels Whisper
Bending Flurry Ceremony
Blood Vessels Comet Star
Deduks in Mourning Emerging Vision

PATCH LIST - continued
Emperor Constantine Overblower Echo CS-80 Pulse Width Panner
February Glare Pole Scraper Expensive Swell
Five Strings Screams in a Bottle Fat Analog Swell
Florescent Chimes Fizzaphonic Build
Ireland Ambient/Swirling Pitch FX Hybrid Hollow Swell
Island of Chimes Bending Deep Crystals JX-10 Big Saw Swell
Magic Waters Chalkboard Nausea Memorymoog Power Swell
Oriental Zenith Chalkboard Swirl Moogie Swell
Shiny Beach Dunes Ockmopad Swell
Twilight Passing Vertigo bender Passionate Horn Swells
Urban Angel PPG Cascade Swell
Visionary Ambient/Vocal Morphings Progression Swell
Voice of the Moon Female Morphing Progresso Swell
Meditation Disturbance Prophet VS Unison Swell
Ambient/Low Enders Morphing Voices Sparkling JD
Alias Drone Bloom SpaceTimeEnergy Sunday Morning Worship
Big Moana Transmission Swelling Pride
Big Pink Purr Tubular Choir The Victor
Cave Troll Vocal Unreality Thick and Juicy swell
Contrabass Blown Tubes 1 Wailing Waterphones Ultra Swell
Contrabass Blown Tubes 2 Virus Memory Swell
Deep Didge BELLTONES Wide Moog dual mono swell
Ethnic BreathPipe Widening Analog
Genetic Animals Anabell Pipes
Impending Rumbles Analog Chimes EVOLVING MOODS
Moving Some Air Anapluck Bellz
Panic Room Astral Music Box Angelo Tube Strings
The Bowels of the Beast Attack Shimmer Bombay Revealed
Bells of St Elmos Celtic Morning
Ambient/Metallic Wire Motion Bellzo Pad City Lights
Burbbling Wires Bowing a Bell with Rocks Constant Growth
Bursting Aura Christmas Layers Constellations Growing
Cluster Morph Classic Super Bellz Constellations Sparkle
Deep Opera CS-80 Sine Bells Dark Clouds Over Oslo
Distressing Wires Dynamic Sprinklers Dark Horse
Enigmatic Bowls Eighties Bells Elation Station
Metal Flow Fizz Bellz Eternal Evolution
Metallic Shards of Light Frozen Rings Eternal Swells
Symmetry Giant bellz Filled with the Holy Spirit
Glass Music Box Flotation Device
Ambient/Percussive Hard Hollow Stones For Whom the Bell Tolls
Air Klang JP Seq Bells Gentle Vectoring Zweeps
Anvil Chimes JP Vibrasine Bells Interstellar Travels
Blam Drone Jupiter Octabells Intrepidation
Cranial Ping Love Chimes Kindred Spirits
Crash Planet Love Triangle Bells Lateral Motion
Fist Piano Bass Musicbox Symphony Liquid Vox
Leaking Gullet Nautical Bellswirl Moonlit Night
Melting Beams Noise Bells Mysterious Movement
Mercury Tribe Plucked Airbell Nature Boy Pad
Pesky Red Purewave Bells Rippling Rays
Sparkling Embryo Hit Squaretable Bells Rivendell
Tactical Alert Swirling Additive Bells Slow and Gentle Vectoring
The Hammer of Moria Toy Celeste for Small Birds Slow Worm Birth
Vector Bellkeyz Fifth Soft Blue Fizzphonica
Ambient/Percussive Soft VS Bells Sudanese Evolution Sweep
Ambient Gamelan VS Glassy Milk Swinging Hoses
Big Boomer Wavetable Bell Swell The Little People
Cedar Whistlers Bells Transforming
Chloropass Underwater Music Box
Ebony and Wire BIG SWELLS Vaporware Tension
Evolving String Resonance Vectoring Granular Harmonic
Gamma LAN Gong Before the Race Virus Vectoring Pad
Harmonic Air Hit Chariots CS-80 Whispering Light
Inner Ear Thumping Cresting Swell Winds of Change
Large Footprints Cresting Waves

INTRICATE MOTION Noises/Intense Noise Human Fairlight
Astral Phenomenon Afterburn Human JX Sweep Air
Aura Shimmer Anguish Machine Humming Pad
Battle of Mordor Codetalkers Largess
Blue Dragons Drive By Booting Majestic Air Swell
Blue Encription Gurgling Grain Noise NoiZee Femalezz
Bubble Machine Magnesium Noise OohAah Morph
Bubbling Over Resinity
Chanting Anklungs Noises/Morphing Noise Rosin Air Pad
Complex Spinner Dustbowl Rusher
Diffusion Shimmer Eat Dust Steam Powered
Effervescent Epileptic Seizure Steam Sines
Extra Dimensional Invisible Motion Steamy Vox
Happy Panner Morphing Matrix The Last Travel
Mercury Rising Sand Storm Vocal Stack Pad
Natural Dimension Sea Foam Vocode Morph Choir
Nautilus Solar Storm VS Breath Vox
Norwegian Clouds Unidentified Presence Wall Street Streams
Orange Juicing Warmmm Air
PPG Chromapulse Noises/Percussive Noise Weightless Wisps
Questia Foam Bombs Wheezing Fairlight
Sagans Journey Secondary Strike Whistling in the Light
Shuttlecrafting Sonaris
Sitarine Strong Wind Strike Pads/Bright Pads
Slo Mo Nautilus 1979 Vintage Jupiter
Swirling Formation Noises/Rumblers Big Prog Chiffer
Swirling Spheres Creaking Bones Big Rip
Swirling Tamboura Disturbing News Bright and Beautiful
Twinkling Sea Tides Ground Tracer Bright Blue Power
Vectoring Oocals Petroleum Chromatones
Vectoring Zzzzs Rumbler Tumbler Classic Prophet VS
Yoga Stealth Cockpit Gladiator
Yogaphonics Lucious Unfolding
Noises/Synth Noise Magnificent 80s Bright Pad
NOISES Pink Noise Power PWM Waves
Prophet Noise Prognosis
Noises/Ambient Noise Swoosher Noise The Golden Age of Analog
Ghost in the Machine White Noise Transparent Analog
Gurgling Pipe Noise Bed Virus Prog
Hi Garbage Noise Noises/Windtones
Surfing on the Piano Strings Atmospheric Wind Pads/Euro Pads
Swarm Wind Riding ARPs Golden Years
Windamere Bitchin Solina
Noises/Human Vocal Noise Blue Solina
A-0 Vocal Noise Sweep PADS Electro Chamber
Blow By Electrocoder
Breathing and Sweeping Pads/Airy Pads Electrovox Strings
Eeee Vocal Noise Bed Afterglow Euro Bright Sweep
Ehh Vocal Noise Bed Air Glass Eurosion
Hi Breather Air Magic Carpet Eurotek String Machine
Human Pink Noise Airy Analog Pad Eurovolve
Human Sea Storm Amber Waves of Grain Harmoniamax
Human Turbines Beauty and the Breath Huge String Machine
Human Wind Riser Big and Slow Air King Quadra
Ohh Vocal Noise Bed Big Hollow Ooh Pad Magnetic String Resonance
Overtone Breather Noise Catching some Zzzzs Neuropipes
Overtonics Chiff Chuff Numan String Machine
Reverse Breathing Loop Digital Silk Air Numan String Stack
Shallow Breathing Dolbyesque Rezpad Omni Res
Shhhh Dynamic Fizzies Paris Rain
Soft Pallete Sweep Eighties Air Bag Phase Vocoder Choir
The One Man Crowd Noise Emulsion Sex and Violins
Uhhh Vocal Noise Bed Fairlight Ankluvox Super Euro
Fifth Vox Sweeper Super Omni II
Greenhouse Vox Synergy

Techno Violins Beating Sines Slow motion
Tonys Banks Bell Signs Straight Ahead
Ultra Paraphonic Bending Glass Subtly Smooth
Vector Vox Calliospace Thick Forest Movement
Vector VP-220 Emptiness Thick Green Modeling
Vector VP-330 Ennui Ultra Pulse Pad
Vectorama Epiphany Virus Soft Notch Pad
Violet Pad Glorious Hollow Warm and Blue
Vocoder Choir Hearth and Home Warm and Scratchy
Vocoder Choir HP Sweep Hollow Discovery Warm Blankets
Voice Box Hollow Expanse Warm Clarity
Warm 70s String Box Hollow Hammamatsu Warm Glue
Warm Omni Hollow Jupiters Warm String Machine
Hollow Man Whole Wide World
Pads/Flutey Pads Hollow Reed Brass Wide Prophets Notched
Aqua Flute Pad Hollow Vibrasines
Breathing Glass Flutes Hollowed Be Thine SOLO
Cherry Blossoms Ice Caves 1
Chiffing Chaff Ice Caves 2 Solo/Radical Leads
Desert Flutes JP-8 Hollow Chorus Bloated
Flutey Analog Pad JX-10 Hollow Soundtrack Breaking Up in Reno
Human Flutes Lonely Road Clubbing to Pieces Lead
Ice Flutes Lost Insect Evolution CS Talker Lead
Low and Ancient Flutes Lost Love Deep Vision Lead
Lyles Feather Love Signs and Triangles Disintegrating Crystals
Non-Linear Arithmetic Mystery Theater Elastic Waistband
Overblown Flute Pad Organbell Sines Electrotalker
Pitchy Pipes Pad Resonant Reeds EuroTrance Lead
Winded Flutes Sacred Bowls Falling off the Wagon
Sad Hollow VS Fizz Mother
Pads/Glassy Pads Serene Sines Futuronica Lead
Arctic Glass Shimmering Octosquares Heliotrance
Bending Glass Sinusoidal Magical Lead
Coldstones Spooky Leads Orbitalizer lead
Glass Embryo The Lost Wave Overcoded Sweep Lead
Glass Harmonica Tribute to Lyle OZ Lead
Glass Org Vapor Signs Rainbow Dawn Lead
Glass PPG VS Square Table Pad Rigid Frigid
Glistening Phase VS Warm Bellkeyz Rough Device
Green Glass Harmonica Whistlers Rough Going Lead
Green Glass Org Morph Scratchy Lead
Morning in Dublin Pads/Warm and Soft Shredding Window Panes
PPG Warm Glass Pad Dark Europa Sore Throat
Pure Glass Dark Fast Super JX Spherical Lead
Saint Bender Dark Glass Organ Spirits of the Trees
Shining Pools Deep Blue Clouds Telephonic Lead
Soft Glass Harmonica Freezing Warm Throat Split Wide
Sparkling Aurora Gauze Cloud Strings Ultralord Lead
Stained Glass Church Growing Warmer JX -10 Wailing Plunker
Swirling Prophet Human French Horns Wicked Graintable Lead
The Gates of Heaven Hummer Zargon Lead
Thick Glass Org JP-8 Soft n Lucious Strings
Visions Jupiter and JX Warm Pad Solo/Vintage Leads
VS Edge Pad Jupiter Prophet Marriage 70s Solo Synth
VS Milky Way JX and JP Soft Clicker Capes and Knives
Warm Glass JX-10 Dark Pad Classic Moog Lead
Wave Swells JX-10 Octave Soundtrack Complex Worm Lead
Wavetable Build Magnificence Groovy Resomoog
Wavetable Rotor Nice Bedding GX-1 Lead
Wine Whistles Ponderosa Prophet GX-1 Sweepoid
PPG Triumph Pad JP Squares Solo
Pads/Hollow and Pure Prophet Ten Pad JP-8 Unison 5ths Lead
A Hollow Longing Richness Lucky Lyles Lead
Afterthought Sines Simple Jupiter 8 Pad Lyles Two Voice
Ambient Humwhistle Pad Simply mellow Modular Juice

Moogie Lead Pure VCO Strings Panner Flange
Portahorn lead Slow Rush PWM Phase Glasswell
Progresso Lead Symphonic Analog Strings Phase Stacker Flange
RnB Triangle Lead Symphonic PWM Poly Flanger
Sine Fifth Lead The Greek Master Rich Flanger Pad
Super Cheesy Synth Organ Thick Green Pad Sizzling Flanger
Theremins Journey Thick Green Virus Step Motion
Unison Wheezy Lead Violin Synth Sheen Traveling Flange
Unisonic Lead Winded Sweeps
Vintage Moog Lead Strings/Trilling Tricks
Yogamatic Lead Granular Violin Trills SYNTH BASS
Trilling 4 GuyZZ Apocolyptic Bass
STRINGS Trilling Strings Beefer Bass
Trilling Tron Berry Rubbery Bass
Strings/Acoustic Hybrid Big Little Blip Bass
Strings SWEEPING Boxy Moog
Adagio Expressivo CS-80 PWM Res Bass
Ambient Soft Tron Sweeping/Filter Sweeps CS-80 Sine Bass
Cathedral String Orchestra Appearance Sweep Deep FM Stereo Bass
Clusterphonic Strings Blue Fizz Sweep Diving Piano Bass
Dark and Moody String Cascading Filters Earth Drone Bass
Orchestra Classic Jupiter Resosweep Green Taurus Bass
Dream Tron Cloud Burst Resonance Sweep Growler Moog Bass
Dreamy String Orchestra Constant Sweepers JP8 PWM Bass
EQ Tron CS-80 Morphing Filters Jupiter Octoblaster
Fast Legato String Section CS-80 Sweeper Crosspan Kriminal Bass
Fat Triumph Strings CS-80 Talk Filter Ekopad Mergatroid Bass
Filtered String Orchestra Flitter Twitter Moog Pulse Bass
Hollywood Studio String Section Formant Vox Sweeping Nice Moog Bass
Hybrid Warm String Section Hipass Vortex Not So Rough Bass
Jupiter plus Real Strings HP Techno Fizzweeper Notch Bass
Lush Ambient String Orchestra HPF Disappearing Sweep Owie Zowie Bass
Lush Green Hybrid Strings Intense Sweep Organ Plectrasub
Massive Hybrid Strings Juno 5th Sweeps Plutonium Bass
Sense of Reverance Jupiter 6 HPF Sweep Sharp Jupiter Bass
Slow Motion Tron JX-10 Big Reso Sweep Sharpy Seq Bass
Strings on Air Panscan Sweep Sine Moog Bass
Tronsphere Power Rave Sweep Skippys Big Bad Bass
Washing in the Warmth Simple Noizy Sweep Smooth Moog Bass
Sizzling Release Snip Snapper Bass
Strings/Analog Strings Squishy Stateside Bass
Analog Bright Violins Super Euro Sweep Super Moog Bass
Big Green Strings Supple Sweeps Trancey Bass
Black and Blue Strings Sweeet Sweeep Vinyl Click Bass
Blue PWM Strings Sweep Juice
Blue Triumph Pad Sweepstakes SYNTHS
Chromachord Strings Tambourasweep
CS-80 Marcato Strings Trancey Sweep Synths/Analog
CS-80 Octave String Swell Vocal Sweep Analog Authority
CS-80 Strings World Soul Sweep Analog Pizz
CS-80 Vibralush YogiRez Anapluckers
Espresso CS String Stack Attack Carpet
Greek Celli Sweeping/Phase and Flange Bite and Pluck
JP-8 Detuned PWM Strings Animated Cream Blade Runner CS-80
JP-8 PWM Strings Chorus Bursting Blue Vortex
JP-8 Sawtooth Strings Cascade Flanger Chromachords
JP-8 String Machine Chink in the Armour Clear as Day
JX-10 Bright Strings CS-80 Flange Ensemble CS Bendz
Luscious and Warm CS-80 Flanged PWM CS Octave PWM Plucks
Lush Pulse Strings Europeans Jet Flanger CS-80 Clavisynth
Magnetic Chamber Strings Fat Air Pad Flanger CS-80 Quirky Filters
Modern Vintage Strings Flangey Analog Swell Eighties Oberheim Pluck
Pastorale Graintable Stereo Comber Eighties Reso Stack
Phat Stringz Graintable Swirl Comber Fat Fizz Face
Prophet VS Strings Lush Phaser Stack Pad Funky Clickmatic

Gargantua The Mighty VS The Rise and Fall of Analog
JP Dolby Wobbles Wavetable Plucker The Sinker
JP-8 Sawtoothy Octavo Wolfgang Swell Throaty Bass Box
JP-8 Sharp Bright Saws World Soul Resonance Time Ticks on
Juicyfruit Trance Chords
Jupiter 8 Gliders Synths/Fifths Trance X
Jupiter Plectra PWM 5th Pluck ala Dave Stewart Trancemogrifier
Jupiters Past and Present CS-80 Cross Panner 5ths TranZ Jupiter
JX-10 Saw Arps CS-80 Fifth PWM Ultrasick Blip
Los Gordos Americanos Dream Frontiers Urgent Synergy
Lovely Arps Full Fifths Vivid Vibrato
Mean Business Glass Bender Fifths Vorpheum
Memorymoog Virus Glassians Wanky Euros
Muscle Synth Gleaming Glass Wobble Seq
Obese Germans Progressive PPG 5ths X-Men Attack
Octavia Prophet Warm Fifth Xtra Organ Perc
Ol School Freak Fest Shrine Zap Glass
Percussion Squares Super 5ths
Plectrophonic The Main Chord VINYL
Ploctavo Vectorized 5th Bells
Polyphonic Minimoog Vibrasines 4ths A Major Grammophone
Scrittis Super Jupiter Vorganic Fifths Arwen
Shimmering Koto Synth Dark Blossom
Stuck in the Eighties Synths/Organish My Old Soul
Super JX Octaver Cathedral Pad Romeo and Juliet
Talking CS-80 Cathedral Spires Romeo Leslie
Transparency Cathedral Wheel sweep Satellite
Ultrasick Poly stack Chorus Organ Pad Satellite Circus
Victorious Arps Crystal Pipes Satellite Orbit
Virus JP Poly1 Digi Church Pad Somber Soul
Virus JP Poly2 Digital Pipes Pad Static Rainbow
Virus Poly plucked Greenhouse Cathedral Victrolaphonic
Wet Diapers Human Steam Organ Vinyl Frontier
Wide Poly Pluck Intensity Vinyl Heroes
Old Creaker Organ Vinyl Summation
Synths/Brassy RS-09 Chorus Organ
Analog Brass Vortex Sacred Heart WAVE UTILITY
Bad Ass Brass Soft Drawbar Pad
Chroma Brass Wave Utility/Basic Waveforms
CS-80 Octave Mourning Synths/Techno Pulse
Eighties Scoop Brass Anablizz Sawtooth
Juicy Brass Blinking in Berlin Sine
Jupiter 8 Brass Club Ready Square
Jupiter Horn Pad Crusher Triangle
LA Air Brass CS-80 Seq Cycle
Oberheimy Brass CS-80 Tek Seq Wave Utility/Clicks
Polymoog Blatt Early Ravers Clicks Various
Polymoog Dream Brass Electrograins Urei Click
See Through Brass Epic Trance
Triumph Horns Fists of Fury Wave Utility/Noise Generator
UK Brasstrings Graintable Arps Pink Noise
Wide Load Brass Graintable Seq White Noise
Juno Trance X
Synths/Digital Juno Trance Y Wave Utility/Test Tones 0db
Andys Bow Tie Juno TranSeq 100 Hz Test Tone 0db
Aura Jupiter Hoover 1000 Hz Test Tone 0db
Dragons Let GO of Me 10000 Hz Test Tone 0db
Electro Mechanical FM Love Parade 20-20khz Sweep 0db
Fizzy Glass Grains Magic Sequencer Pink Noise 0db
Flurry Magnetic String Pluck
Fraulein No Shrinking Violet Wave Utility/Tuning Tones
Indian Circuits Seq ye Arp Tuning Tone A 440 Hz
Magnetic VP Super Casio Seq Tuning Tone A 442 Hz
Plunker Techno Ricochet Two Pop Sync Tone
Sitar Encased in Glass The Hook

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USERS GUIDE

So is Atmosphere basically a “preset” machine?

Which Spectrasonics sample libraries are included with Atmosphere?

What formats does Atmosphere import/Can I add my own samples?

Will there ever be any updates or new sounds for Atmosphere?

Does Atmosphere stream from hard disc?

Atmosphere user guide |2

How much RAM do I REALLY need?

How fast of a computer is necessary to run Atmosphere?

Are there any legal limitations to how I can use Atmosphere?

Does Atmosphere use copy protection?

Do I have to credit Spectrasonics if I use Atmosphere on a project?

Do I need to obtain a special license to use Atmosphere on a commercial

Can I use Atmosphere on Music Libraries or Film Trailers?

Atmosphere user guide |3

I work at a production music studio with several other composers/producers.

As a studio owner, can I include Atmosphere on a rental or studio computer

Can my writing partner use a copy of my instrument on their computer?

Can I resell Atmosphere used to someone else?

Can I use the demo songs?

Can the faders in Atmosphere be automated?

Does Atmosphere work with Pro Tools HD?

Will you support Mac OSX and Audio Units?

Does Atmosphere work in Sonar?

Atmosphere user guide |4

Does Atmosphere work with Digital Performer and TDM hardware?

How is the latency in Atmosphere?

Do the LFOs in Atmosphere sync to the host tempo?

What resolution are the samples in Spectrasonics instruments?

Who do I talk to if I have more questions?

The complete license agreement is located at the back of this guide.

Atmosphere user guide |5

So what makes a "Dream Synth Module"?

The concept of Atmosphere is based on three simple, but highly effective

1. A synthesizer based on high resolution sampling technology allows for

2. In a sample-based synth….Size Matters! Because of the high cost of

Atmosphere user guide |6

The Atmosphere concept was first introduced as a "Dream Pad Module",

We hope you find Atmosphere inspiring and a "dream" to work with.

Atmosphere user guide |7

Here’s how to do it:

• Enter one of these memory settings in the Preferred Size:

8 Spectrasonics plug-ins=100000k (100 megabytes)

Atmosphere user guide |8

Since Cubase 5 is limited to 8 instruments, 100mb assigned to Cubase should

Atmosphere user guide |9

• Turn File Sharing OFF during installation.

• You need Mac OS 9.04 or higher .

• You need at least 512 mb of RAM

Installation and use of Atmosphere will not be successful without these

• First copy the "Spectrasonics Atmosphere™" folder from the CD to your

• After it is finished copying, open the Spectrasonics Atmosphere™ folder on

Disc 1 must be in your CD-ROM drive for it to work properly.

Atmosphere user guide | 10

Atmosphere uses two files:

Cubase folder -> VstPlugins

Atmosphere user guide | 11

• We recommend at least 512 mb of RAM