Olympus Choir Micro - Microphone STEINBERG - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Choir Microphone
Brand	Steinberg
Model	Olympus Choir Micro
Polar Pattern	Cardioid
Frequency Response	50 Hz - 18 kHz
Sensitivity	-45 dBV/Pa
Impedance	200 ohms
Power Source	Phantom power 48V
Connector	XLR 3-pin
Dimensions	50 mm x 200 mm
Weight	350 g
Material	Metal body
Primary Use	Choir, vocal ensemble recording
Package Contents	Microphone, stand adapter, user manual
Maintenance	Clean with soft dry cloth; avoid moisture
Safety	Do not disassemble; keep away from liquids
Spare Parts / Repairability	Contact Steinberg support for service
General Information	Designed for high-quality choir pickup

Frequently Asked Questions - Olympus Choir Micro STEINBERG

What is the Olympus Choir Micro used for?

The Olympus Choir Micro is a condenser microphone designed specifically for recording choirs and vocal ensembles, offering clear and natural sound reproduction.

Does the microphone require phantom power?

Yes, this microphone requires 48V phantom power to operate. Ensure your mixer or audio interface provides phantom power.

What is the polar pattern of this microphone?

The microphone features a cardioid polar pattern, which picks up sound from the front while rejecting noise from the sides and rear.

How do I clean the microphone?

Clean the exterior with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid using liquids or solvents. Keep the microphone grille free of dust.

Can I use this microphone with a standard XLR cable?

Yes, it uses a standard 3-pin XLR connector, compatible with most professional audio equipment.

What are the dimensions and weight?

Approximate dimensions are 50 mm in diameter and 200 mm in length, weighing about 350 g.

Is a stand adapter included?

Yes, the package includes a stand adapter for mounting the microphone on a standard microphone stand.

What is the frequency response range?

The microphone has a frequency response of 50 Hz to 18 kHz, capturing both low and high vocal frequencies.

How should I store the microphone when not in use?

Store in a dry, dust-free environment inside a protective case or pouch to prevent damage.

Where can I find the user manual?

The user manual is available for free download on notice-facile.com in PDF format. You can also request a translated version via email.

USER MANUAL Olympus Choir Micro STEINBERG

We're proud to welcome you to our Olympus Choir Micro for Steinberg's HALion family of products. This compact virtual instrument packs a big sound and powerful performance features, while offering a little taste of the world-class professional choral content and power you can find in the Olympus Symphonic Choral Collection. Our goal with Olympus Micro was to create an effective introductory library to help people explore the enormous possibilities that Olympus offers, while providing a fully capable and simple solution for users who just need the basics.

Olympus Choir Micro now includes a pair of standard vowel sustains, staccatos, and marcatos - "Ah" and "Oo" - including both soft "piano" and strong fortissimo dynamics, sung by the full ensemble over the full SATB range.

This new version for HALion has been engineered from the ground up to make full use of the platform. We've improved the sustains and staccatos, re-balanced volume levels, added some brand new custom FX presets, and overhauled the interface.

Whether you've been curious about our full Olympus Symphonic Choir and are looking for a low cost preview, or you're just getting started with professional virtual choir libraries and just need the basics, Olympus Choir Micro is the perfect way to begin your journey.

More About the full version of Olympus...

We captured our Olympus Symphonic Choir by assembling 63 hand-picked singers from the SF Choral Society, Volti: the SF Symphony Chorus, under the direction of maestro Robert Geary. We recorded in a large, acoustically optimal frame chapel hidden in the wooded canyons of historic Montclair, in the San Francisco Bay Area. We used the same location for our Mercury Symphonic Boys' Choir, Apocalypse Percussion Ensemble and a number of other classic Soundiron in ments and orchestral libraries. We meticulously recorded over 90 solid hours of male ("Mars") and female ("Venus") divisi ensembles and solo SATB articulations, combining traditional deep sampling methods with our own specialized techni and intuition to deliver the most capable and comprehensive symphonic choral library available anywhere in the world Olympus Choir Micro focuses on the main close microphone position, with men and women recorded in separate sec

If you're curious about learning more about the full version of our Olympus Symphonic Collection, visit us at www.soundiron.com/olympus

SOUNDIRON

OLYMPUS

CHOIR MICRO

A starter edition of our Olympus Symphonic Choir now for HALion

• 20 powerful HALion programs
- Two full-dynamic range vowels — Ah & Oo
- Custom Sound-Designed FX and Ambient presets
- 576 Samples
• 420 MB Installed
• 24-bit, 48 kHz audio with lossless compression.
- Flexible and intuitive user interface controls

- Convolution reverb with a variety of different room, hall and special effect acoustic environments.

Note: HALion Sonic SE 3.2.20 or the full version of HALion (6.2.20 or later) is required to use this product. Windows 7 (or later) or OSX 10.9 (or later) is required.

Version 1.0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION - Pages 1 - 2

OVERVIEW - Page 3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - Page 4

MAIN CONTROLS - Page 5 - 6

LICENSE AGREEMENT - Page 7

CREDITS - Page 8

System Requirements

This library requires Steinberg's HALion Sonic SE 3.2.20 or later, or the full version of HALion 6.2.20 or later. The sample files are compressed to Steinberg's lossless 48kHz and 24 bit audio format. Please read all instrument specs and software requirements before purchasing this or any other Soundiron products. You must have at least Windows version 7 or later, or Apple OSX 10.10 or later.

Control Parameter Automation

Most knobs, buttons and sliders in this library can be automated by midi continuous controller or by using host automation envelopes in your DAW. To assign any interactive control knob, button or the Sound Selection Menu to a midi CC, you can right-click the control (command-click on OSX) and select the "Learn CC" button that appears. Then move your desired midi hardware control to link it.

MAIN CONTROLS

LAYER CONTROLS

LAYER TOGGLE

Toggles the Layer On and Off. If turned off the corresponding Layer will not produce any sound.

ARTICULATION DROPDOWN MENU

This dropdown menu is used to select the current articulation for the respective Layer.

SWELL (CC79 & 80)

This knob controls the dynamic volume of the corresponding Layer.

PAN

This knob adjusts the stereo panorama of the corresponding Layer.

ATTACK

This knob controls the initial note attack time of the corresponding Layer. Low values are quick, but higher values can be used to sweep up in volume over a longer period of time.

OFFSET

This knob controls the sample start offset of the corresponding Layer. Turning the knob up causes the sample playback to start further the sample.

RELEASE

This knob controls the release fade time of the corresponding Layer. This controls the amount of time it takes for the sound to reach silence once a note is released.

REL VOL

This option adjusts the volume of release samples only.

DYNAMICS

This slider adjusts how p-F dynamics are controlled between note velocity and MIDI CC. When all the way to the left, only velocity controls dynamic change. When all the way to the right, it is fully controlled by the "Swell" knob or MIDI CCs 79 and 80.

BLEND

This slider, when Blend is turned on, adjusts the crossfade between the two Layers.

BLEND TOGGLE

This button toggles On/Off layer blending. When Off, both Layers will sound at the same time, on top of one another. When On, the Blend slider can be used to morph between the two Layers.

CENTER CONTROLS

A variety of controls are accessible in the center column that allow further tweaks to the instrument. See the next page for details.

LEGATO OPTIONS

LEGATO | TOGGLE

Turns the simulated legato On/Off for the Men layer.

LEGATO 2 TOGGLE

Turns the simulated legato On/Off for the Women layer.

TIME

These knobs control the Speed of the legato transition for each layer. Slower values mean a longer crossfade during the transition.

BEND

These knobs add and adjust a simulated pitch bend to the legato transition for each layer.

VIBRATO OPTIONS

VIBRATO | TOGGLE

Turns simulated vibrato on for the Men layer.

VIBRATO 2 TOGGLE

Turns simulated vibrato on for the Women layer.

LEVEL

These knobs control the depth and speed of vibrato, or the pitch/volume modulation. At low values this creates a subtle, slow vibrato, while increasing makes it more pronounced and faster.

KEYS OPTIONS

MEN LOW

This value represents the lower bound for the playable range of the Men layer. Using this one can get slightly extended note ranges.

WOMEN LOW

This value represents the lower bound for the playable range of the Women layer. Using this one can get slightly extended note ranges.

MEN HIGH

This value represents the high bound for the playable range of the Men layer. Using this one can get slightly extended note ranges.

WOMEN HIGH

This value represents the high bound for the playable range of the Women layer. Using this one can get slightly extended note ranges.

SOUNDIRON SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT

LICENSE AGREEMENT

By installing this product, you the Customer accept the following product terms.

LICENSE GRANT

The license for this product is granted only to single individual user. A retail license must be purchased from Soundiron or its authorized resellers prior to use. No unlicensed use is permitted. All sounds, samples, programming, images, scripting, designs and text contained in this product are copyrights of Soundiron, LLC. This software is licensed, but not sold, to Customer by Soundiron, for commercial and non-commercial use in music, sound-effect creation, audio/video post-production, performance, broadcast or similar finished content-creation and production use. Individual license holders are permitted to install this library on multiple computers or other equipment only if they are the sole owner and only user of all equipment this software is installed or used on.

Soundiron LLC allows Customer to use any of the sounds and samples in library(s) that Customer has purchased for the creation and production of commercial recordings, music, sound design, post production, or other content creation without paying any additional license fees or providing source attribution to Soundiron. This license expressly forbids any unauthorized inclusion of any raw or unmixed content contained within this product into any other commercial or non-commercial sample instrument, sound effect library, synthesizer sound bank, or loop or effect library of any kind, without our express prior written consent.

This license also forbids any unauthorized transfer, resale or any other form of re-distribution of this product, or its constituent sounds or code, through any means, including but not limited to re-sampling, reverse engineering, decompiling, remixing, processing, isolating, or embedding into software or hardware of any kind, except where fully rendered and integrated into the finished soundtrack or audio mix of an audio, visual or interactive multimedia production, broadcast, live performance or finished work of sound design, with a running time no less than 8 seconds in total length. Licenses cannot be transferred or sold to another entity without specific prior written consent of Soundiron LLC.

aRIGHTS

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REFUNDS

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RESPONSIBILITY

Using this product and any supplied software is at the Customer's own risk. Soundiron LLC holds no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss, harm or damage of any kind arising from any form of use of this product.

TERMS

This license agreement is effective from the moment the product is purchased or acquired by any means. The license will remain in full effect until termination by Soundiron, LLC. The license is terminated if Customer breaks any of the terms or conditions of this agreement. Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies and contents of the product at your own expense. All past, present and future versions of this product, including versions sold by companies other than Soundiron LLC, are covered under the terms of this agreement.

VIOLATION

Soundiron LLC reserves the right to prosecute piracy and defend its copyrighted works to the fullest extent of US and International civil and criminal law.

THANK YOU!

Soundiron is a virtual instrument and sound library developer founded in 2011. The studio is based in the San Francisco Bay area, owned and operated by a dedicated team of sound artists and programmers. We are driven every day to capture all of the sonic flavors this world has to offer and bring them to you as truly playable and inspiring musical tools. Each library is crafted to deliver profound realism, complete flexibility, exquisite detail and unrivaled acoustic quality. If you enjoy this creation, we hope you'll check out some of our other awesome sound libraries. If you have any questions or need anything at all, just let us know. We're always happy to hear from you at [e-mail]!

Thanks from the whole Soundiron team!

CREDITS

Recording Engineers

Mike Peaslee, Gregg Stephens, Chris Marshall

UI Design & Artwork

Chris Marshall, Koke Nunez, Spencer Nunamaker

Sound Designers

Chris Marshall, Nathan Boler

Documentation

Chris Marshall

Scripting, Programming and Instrument Design

De Wet van der Spuy, Chris Marshall

Version 1.0 was released on May XX, 2019

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