Introduction 3 The Instrument 4 Bassam Ayoub 4 The Interface 5 Controls 5 Microtuning 6 Articulations 6 Info Page 7 Keyboard 7 Keyswitches Overview 8 Arabic Oud vs Arabic Oud Lite 10 Credits 11 2 Table of Contents
Best Service & Bassam Ayoub presents Arabic Oud offers breathtaking 39 articulations with velocity layers and up to 8 Round Robins and brings one of the oldest string instruments to life right under your fingertips.
The Queen of Instruments The Arabic oud, or al 'ud, is probably best known in the West as the forerunner of the European lute; but it has an independent life in the history of early music, based on the medieval cultural exchange between East and West. Although the origins of this instrument are uncertain, the popularity of the oud has spread across the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East and North and East Africa, where it is still popular today.
The Interface 1. Controls: • Pan (CC10) • Attack • Expression (CC11) • Release • Reverb Vol: Controls the volume of the reverb. • Dynamic Curve: Changes the instrument's velocity response and allows an extended dynamic range. • Noise Vol: Volume of playing and string changes FX 2. Reverb ON/OFF: enables / disables the reverb.
3. Microtuning: Arabic Oud contains the essential and most used microtunings of oriental music: Bayati, Rast, Saba and Seka. Each tuning is offered in two variations (Normal and Syriac Church) and the free choice of the key. Click in the Microtuning field to open the dropdown menu. Then select the tuning with your preferred key - this allows you to adapt the microtuning to the key of your piece of music. 4.
5. Info Page: This button takes you to the Info Page, which contains an introduction to Bassam Ayoub and a list of all Midi Song Keys, the corresponding tunings and speeds, and a description of the feature. More information about Midi Song Keys can be found below. Keyboard: Keyswitches allow you to switch between articulations, which can then be played on the playing range to create incredibly realistic performances. You have to distinguish between Latch and Hold Keyswitches.
Keyswitches Overview: F#1 - B1: Freely playable Trills (Hold-Keyswitches) The Trills (RR) were divided into individual segments and can be freely played and repeated as often as desired in a musical phrase. The number corresponds to the semitones between the two trill notes played. In addition to the genre-specific fast trill (FAST), there are two slow alternatives (SLOW). Note: Playing Range varies.
B0-D1: Sustains: (Hold-Keyswitches, except „C1 Sustain“) The sustains are among the most frequently used articulations of the Arabic Oud, Sustain (C1) being the base articulation. Sustains with real vibrato were recorded at two speeds: Vibrato Fast (D1) and Vibrato Slow. The latter is the only articulation that doesn't have a Keyswitch and can only be switched with the Modwheel (CC1) if no other Keyswitch is held.
Arabic Oud vs Arabic Oud Lite Each of the three instruments in Arabic Oud also comes as an alternative version, the Arabic Oud Lite. These patches mainly contain the freely playable articulations for realistic sounding melody lines and are also useful for live performances or weaker systems because of the smaller amount of loaded samples. In addition, the Keyswitches start at key C1, which is why this version is fully playable on most 49-key keyboards without transposition.
Credits Bassam Ayoub: Oud Recording, Production, Development and Concept Dan Corches: Development, Beta Testing, GUI and Manual Design Recording: STUDIO AYOUB in Wiesbaden Ouds played and recorded by Bassam Ayoub Beta Testing and Demos: Przemyslaw Kopczyk, Konstantinos Karagiozidis, Stephan Schelens, Hagai Davidoff, Ali Said, Morad El Gzanay, Dr. Raid Marji, Dan Corches For technical support, please contact support@bestservice.de More information and updates can be found at www.bestservice.