1.

Overview
2. Installation and Registration
3. Synth Controls
4. Presets
5. Arp, Sequencer and Chords
6. Effects

1. Overview
Introducing Dirty Modular, a powerful hybrid modular virtual
instrument powered by the Kontakt Free Player. Under the hood of
this beast lies 8,496 pristine audio samples, direct from a real
analogue modular synth. These form the bases of 174 multisampled
oscillator settings ready to be combined, routed and processed
further.
From the front end you are presented with a stunning GUI allowing
you to create patches visually using the 3d rendered cables, as well
as load and save internal presets at lightening speed and without
reloading the main Kontakt instrument.
This stunning instrument is packed full of analogue modelled effects
and powerful LFO's, envelopes and an analogue style step
sequencer. It is able to create a huge range of sounds, from filthy
basses and leads to retro 80's pop to deep melodic pads and
everything in between.
We wanted to create something that put detailed raw sounds already
at your fingertips, allowing deep and complex sounds to be built
easily without fiddling, allowing you to concentrate on what is most
important - the music!
The sounds were recorded in conjunction with Dom Morley from
Metropolis Studios in London who we'd like to thank for his patience
and hard work on this! We'd also like to give a big thanks to Phil
from the Samplephonics team who has relentlessly scripted this
incredible instrument and fine tuned it to perfection. It has been over
a year and a half in the making, but boy has it been worth the wait!

2. Installation and Registration

Once you have downloaded all 6 of the separate .rar files, ensure
that they are all in the same folder and then unrar the first file
part1.rar using WinRar for Windows or StuffIt Expander for Mac.
The library folder will then be extracted and you can save this
anywhere on your computer.
Once extracted you can add the library to Kontakt. To do this open
Kontakts file browser, click on the Libraries tab and then click Add
Library. Select the unzipped library folder in the dialogue that
appears and click Choose. The library should now be visible in
Kontakts Libraries tab and must be activated before use.

Click on the Activate button on the Dirty Modular library panel to

open the Product Activation screen.

Your serial code will be listed next to the Dirty modular download
link in your Samplephonics account area. This can be found by
logging into your Samplephonics account and clicking on your Dirty
Modular order number. Enter the serial number into the Product
Activation screen and click Activate.
Once activated it is important to use Kontakts Batch Resave
feature, as this will drastically reduce loading times. To do this go to
File>Batch re-save and click yes on the warning that appears. Then
select the unzipped library folder in the dialogue that appears and
click Choose.

You can now load the instrument by clicking on the Intsruments

button on the Library panel and then double clicking Dirty
Modular.nki.

3. Presets
The library comes with just one .nki file as all preset loading and
saving is handled within the instrument itself. The built in preset
browser can be opened by clicking on the Presets button.

Presets can be loaded by double clicking the corresponding .nka file

within the browser or clicking either the left or right arrow button to
load the next or previous preset in the folder. Clicking the synth
button will return to the main synth interface.
All included presets can be found within the Factory folder that is
further divided into two sub categories. Waveform Combinations
features presets with carefully selected oscillator waveforms that are
designed to work together. These presets load with all other
parameters initialized. The second category Creative Presets
features presets that make full use of all the instruments controls.

Clicking the Save button opens a Save As dialogue box that

allows you to save presets into the User folder. Saved presets will
not be visible in the preset browser until the Dirty Modular instrument
has been closed and reloaded.

4. Synth Controls
Main
The interface relies heavily on virtual patch cables in order to
configure the many possible complex modulation and signal routing
options. The routing of a module can be changed by clicking on the
its corresponding Out socket.

A menu containing all possible destinations for that module is then

displayed and clicking on a destination will reroute the modules
patch cable. The patch cables can be shown and hidden using the
show cables toggle button.
The majority of parameters are controlled using dials. Any parameter
displayed on an LCD screen can be edited using the drop down
menu that is displayed when clicking on the screen.

Oscillators
The instrument features 2 oscillator sections, each of which can load
one of 170 waveforms.

Waveforms are selected and loaded via the dropdown menu that
appears when clicking on the oscillators LCD screen. Waveforms
are split into submenus and clicking on a waveforms name will load
it and display the waveforms number on the oscillators LCD screen.
The Next/Previous buttons can also be used to quickly browse
from one waveform to another and the R button will pick a
waveform at random.

Each oscillator features controls for amplitude, pitch, fine pitch and
pan. Oscillator 1 also features a noise control. This sets the level of
white noise added to the oscillators output and is not affected by
oscillator 1s Amp control.

Each oscillators output signal can be routed separately to the

corresponding filter or FX module. If no routing destination is
selected, the signal is routed straight to the instruments output
bypassing the filler and FX. LFOs and Envelopes can be routed to
modulate each oscillators amplitude and pitch settings.

The oscillator control link button can be used to copy settings from
oscillator 1 to oscillator 2 and when linked oscillator 1s controls will
control oscillator 2. Any modulation routing assigned to oscillator 1
will also now affect oscillator 2. It is important to note that the link
setting does affect oscillator 2s waveform selection or output signal
routing.

Portamento and Play Modes

The play mode can be changed between polyphonic, monophonic
and legato by clicking the corresponding position on the play mode
selection switch. Portamento glide time can be set using the
portamento control.

Filters
Each filter can be switched between Low Pass, High Pass and Band
Pass modes. They each feature controls for cutoff frequency,
resonance and keyboard tracking.

Each filters output signal can be routed separately to the

corresponding FX module. If no routing destination is selected, the
signal is routed straight to the instruments output bypassing the FX.
LFOs and Envelopes can be routed to modulate each filters cutoff
and resonance settings. As with the oscillator link button, the filter
link button will copy all settings from filter 1 to filter 2 and filter 1s

controls will control filter 2 allowing the filter section to behave like
one single filter module for ease of control. Note that signal output
routing is not affected by the link setting but unlike the oscillator
section, the filter type setting is affected by the filter link setting. Any
modulation routing assigned to filter 1 will also now affect filter 2.
LFOs
The instrument features 3 LFO modules each with a rate selection
menu and dial, master amount control and individual controls for
each of the five available waveforms. Sine, Triangle, Rectangle,
Sawtooth and Random waveforms can be mixed using the individual
controls then the total modulation level set using the amount control.
The rates of LFO1 and LFO2 can be modulated by LFO3 if chosen
using LFO3s drop down routing menu.

Envelope
3 ADSR envelopes modules are available and each feature controls
for attack time, decay time, sustain level, release time and amount.
Note that the amount control is not available when the modulation
destination is set to either Osc 1 Amp or Osc 2 Amp. In both these
cases the modulation amount is automatically set to 100%.

Sequencer
The sequencer can be turned on/off using the Sequencer toggle
switch and features 16 steps, each with a pitch dial and LED play
indicator.

The pitch dials control the pitch of each step and each dial has a
range of +/-12 semitones from the pitch of the currently held key.
Alt+clicking an LED play indicator will remove the corresponding

step from the sequence. Further parameters can be controlled via

the sequencer menu that is displayed when clicking on the
sequencer LCD screen.

From the menu, submenus are used to set resolution (speed), swing,
length, retrigger and destination. With retrigger enabled the
sequence will restart with every note-on event. With retrigger
disabled the sequence will reset only when all held notes are
released. By default the destination is set to the note trigger option
but it can also be routed to Osc 1 Amp, Osc 2 Amp, Filter 1 Cutoff
and Filter 2 Cutoff. In these modes the note trigger is bypassed and
the destination parameter is set to the dial value at each step. Note
that if the oscillator link switch is enabled then oscillator 2 amp will
also be modulated by the sequencer if the destination is set to Osc 1
Amp. The same is true for filter 2 if the filter link switch is enabled
and the sequencer destination is set to Filter 2 Cutoff.
FX
The instrument features 2 multi FX units which can be switched to
following effects using the selection menu that appears when
clicking on the units LCD screen:
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Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Saturation
Distortion
Skreamer
LoFi

When the FX link switch is enabled the settings and effect selection
will be copied from FX1 to FX2 and FX1s controls will control FX2.
Delay
The delay effect is enabled using the Delay toggle switch and
features control sliders for amount, size, delay and frequency. The
delay effect features control sliders for amount, feedback, damp and
pan. The delay time can be set using the menu that appears when
clicking on the modules LCD screen.

Reverb
The reverb effect is enabled using the Reverb toggle switch and
features control sliders for amount, size, delay and damping.

We hope you enjoy this machine, if you have any feedback, or need
any help with any of the features, drop us a line at
info@samplephonics.com and well be happy to help.
Cheers!