Products > TVEC 3

All Kontakt-driven products now come with TVEC 3. This includes Concert Strings 2, Concert Brass 2, Pop Rock Strings, Diamond, and Solo Strings 1.
TVEC 3 is a very advanced, Kontakt-driven programming suite that provides the most playable and versatile orchestral instruments available. Each instrument is created as an
"all-in-one" model so that anything can be achieved from one easy-to-use interface. For example, you can load all 1st violin articulations and playing styles from ALL section sizes in one single instrument. However, if you are the type who prefers to have a lot of different tracks for separate articulations or playing styles, you can easily create your own additional smaller instruments as you wish.
TVEC 3 also comes with its own built-in tutorial. Simply hover the mouse over any feature, and Kontakt's info pane will provide information about the feature.
You simply will not find any orchestral instrument with more features.

Requirements - All products except Pop Rock Strings require the FULL version of Kontakt 4 or newer. Pop Rock Strings requires either the full version of Kontakt 4 or newer, or the Kontakt 4 free player or newer.
Diamond Owners:
If you already own Diamond and want to upgrade to TVEC 3, then you may need to re-download your library. Click HERE for more details.
TVEC 3 FOR STRING ENSEMBLES AND SOLOS
TVEC 3 FOR BRASS ENSEMBLES AND SOLOS
TVEC 3 FOR WOODWIND SOLOS


Diamond Owners:
In order to upgrade to TVEC 3, you may need to re-download your library. See below...

TVEC 3 FOR DIAMOND SYMPHONIC LIBRARY

TVEC 3 (Total Virtuoso Expression Control) is already being used with great success in Concert Strings 2 and Concert Brass 2. Now, because of the huge performance enhancements that TVEC 3 brings, the decision was made to import the Diamond Symphonic Library into TVEC 3 as well.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REQUIREMENTS
-Full version of Kontakt 4 or newer, NOT the player-only version. If you can run Kontakt 4, then you can run TVEC 3.
-It is best to have a rather fast computer with a lot of RAM to get the best performance. TVEC 3 is very deeply programmed and likes a lot of CPU horsepower.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PURCHASING TVEC 3 FOR DIAMOND
Click HERE to go to the TVEC 3 upgrade page.
Once you make your purchase, a download link will be sent to you that enbales you to download the new TVEC 3 instruments. After you download the upgrade, most likely, you can install without further action. However, in some cases, you may need to re-download Diamond again. See below...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BEFORE YOU INSTALL
-There have been many updates for the Diamond Library, so you need to make sure that you have the most recent update before you add the TVEC 3 instruments. Below is a list showing the latest directory. If yours does not match, then you will need to either re-orient your filing to match, or download the latest version. Should you need to download, please send an email to support@kirkhunterstudios.com with your invoicing information. At the very least, please provide the email address that you used for your purchase at that time. Once your information is found in our database, then a link will be sent to you that will enable you to download the library.


CURRENT DIAMOND DIRECTORY LIST (folders):
_Documentation
_Solo_Strings_1
_Solo_Strings_2
00_Concert_Str_Combinations_Bonus
00_Concert_Str_Combinations
01_Concert_Violins
02_Concert_Violas
03_Concert_Cellos
04_Concert_Basses
05_Concert_Str_Comb_Mute
06_Concert_ViolinsMute
07_Concert_Violas_Mute
08_Concert_Cellos_Mute
09_Concert_Basses_Mute
10_Studio_Str_Comb
11_Studio_Violins
12_Studio_Violas
13_Studio_Cellos
14_Studio_Basses
15_Studio_Str_Comb_Mute
16_Studio_Violins_Mute
17_Studio_Violas_Mute
18_Studio_Cellos_Mute
19_Studio_Basses_Mute
20_Symphonic_Str_Comb
21_Symphonic_Violins
22_Symphonic_Violas
23_Symphonic_Cellos
24_Symphonic_Basses
25_Symphonic_Str_Comb_Mute
26_Symphonic_Violins_Mute
27_Symphonic_Violas_Mute
28_Symphonic_Cellos_Mute
29_Symphonic_Basses_Mute
30_Chamber_Str_Comb
31_Chamber_Violins
32_Chamber_Violas
33_Chamber_Cellos
34_Chamber_Basses
35_Chamber_Str_Comb_Mute
36_Chamber_Violins_Mute
37_Chamber_Violas_Mute
38_Chamber_Cellos_Mute
39_Chamber_Basses_Mute
45_Concert_French_Horns
46_Concert_French_Horns_Mute
47_Concert_Trumpets
48_Concert_Trumpets_Mute
49_Concert_Trombones
50_Concert_Trombones_Mute
51_Concert_Brass_Chorale
52_Concert_Bonus_Brass
54_Studio_French_Horns
55_Studio_French_Horn_Mute
56_Studio_Trumpets
57_Studio_Trumpets_Mute
58_Studio_Trombones
59_Studio_Trombones_Mute
60_Studio_Brass_Comb
61_Symphonic_French_Horns
62_Symphonic_French_Horns_Mutes
63_Symphonic_Trombones
64_Symphonic_Trombones_Mute
65_Symphonic_Trumpets
66_Symphonic_Trumpets_Mute
67_Symphonic_Bass_Trombones
68_Symph_Tubas
68b_Symph_Brass_Comb
69_Solo_French_Horn_a
70_Solo_French_Horn_a_Mute
71_Solo_Trumpet_a
72_Solo_Trumpet_a_Mute
73_Solo_Trombone_a
74_Solo_Trombone_a_Mute
75_Solo_Tuba
76_Solo_French_Horn_b
77_Solo_Trumpet_b
78_Solo_Trombone_b
79_Woodwind_Combination
80_Piccolos
81_Flutes
82_Alto_Flutes
83_Oboes
84_English_Horns
85_Clarinets
86_Bass_Clarinets
87_Bassoons
88_Contra_Bassoons
89_Harp
90_Tympani
91_Piano
92_Hits_and_Cymbals
93_Xylophone
94_Glockenspiel
95_Harpsichord
96_Tubular_Bells
97_Celesta

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INSTALLATION
Once you have arranged your Diamond Library according to the directory above, you are ready to install TVEC 3.
Download the _TVEC_3.1_Instruments.zip file with the link that was provided. Extract it. You should now have a folder called "_TVEC_3.1_Instruments" with the following items contained::

00_violin_instruments
01_viola_instruments
02_cello_instruments
03_bass_instruments
04_string_combination_instruments
05_trumpet_instruments
06_french_horn_instruments
07_trombone_instruments
07_tuba_solo_instruments
08_clarinet_instruments
08_oboe_instruments
09_english_horn_instruments
10_flute_instruments
11_piccolo_instruments
12_bassoon_instruments
DOCUMENTATION
IR Samples
Wallpaper

Place the "_TVEC_3.1_Instruments.zip" folder along with all of its contents into your Diamond Library's folder so that your list now looks like this:
_Documentation
_Solo_Strings_1
_Solo_Strings_2
_TVEC_3.1_Instruments (This is the new file added to your list.)
00_Concert_Str_Combinations_Bonus
00_Concert_Str_Combinations
01_Concert_Violins
02_Concert_Violas
03_Concert_Cellos
04_Concert_Basses
05_Concert_Str_Comb_Mute
06_Concert_ViolinsMute
07_Concert_Violas_Mute
08_Concert_Cellos_Mute
09_Concert_Basses_Mute
10_Studio_Str_Comb
11_Studio_Violins
12_Studio_Violas
13_Studio_Cellos
14_Studio_Basses
15_Studio_Str_Comb_Mute
16_Studio_Violins_Mute
17_Studio_Violas_Mute
18_Studio_Cellos_Mute
19_Studio_Basses_Mute
20_Symphonic_Str_Comb
21_Symphonic_Violins
22_Symphonic_Violas
23_Symphonic_Cellos
24_Symphonic_Basses
25_Symphonic_Str_Comb_Mute
26_Symphonic_Violins_Mute
27_Symphonic_Violas_Mute
28_Symphonic_Cellos_Mute
29_Symphonic_Basses_Mute
30_Chamber_Str_Comb
31_Chamber_Violins
32_Chamber_Violas
33_Chamber_Cellos
34_Chamber_Basses
35_Chamber_Str_Comb_Mute
36_Chamber_Violins_Mute
37_Chamber_Violas_Mute
38_Chamber_Cellos_Mute
39_Chamber_Basses_Mute
45_Concert_French_Horns
46_Concert_French_Horns_Mute
47_Concert_Trumpets
48_Concert_Trumpets_Mute
49_Concert_Trombones
50_Concert_Trombones_Mute
51_Concert_Brass_Chorale
52_Concert_Bonus_Brass
54_Studio_French_Horns
55_Studio_French_Horn_Mute
56_Studio_Trumpets
57_Studio_Trumpets_Mute
58_Studio_Trombones
59_Studio_Trombones_Mute
60_Studio_Brass_Comb
61_Symphonic_French_Horns
62_Symphonic_French_Horns_Mutes
63_Symphonic_Trombones
64_Symphonic_Trombones_Mute
65_Symphonic_Trumpets
66_Symphonic_Trumpets_Mute
67_Symphonic_Bass_Trombones
68_Symph_Tubas
68b_Symph_Brass_Comb
69_Solo_French_Horn_a
70_Solo_French_Horn_a_Mute
71_Solo_Trumpet_a
72_Solo_Trumpet_a_Mute
73_Solo_Trombone_a
74_Solo_Trombone_a_Mute
75_Solo_Tuba
76_Solo_French_Horn_b
77_Solo_Trumpet_b
78_Solo_Trombone_b
79_Woodwind_Combination
80_Piccolos
81_Flutes
82_Alto_Flutes
83_Oboes
84_English_Horns
85_Clarinets
86_Bass_Clarinets
87_Bassoons
88_Contra_Bassoons
89_Harp
90_Tympani
91_Piano
92_Hits_and_Cymbals
93_Xylophone
94_Glockenspiel
95_Harpsichord
96_Tubular_Bells
97_Celesta

Now, from within Kontakt 4, you should be able to open any instrument.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

USER FOLDERS
There are some empty folders that were created for you should you wish to create instruments of your own and easily organize them. Since some TVEC 3 instruments allow you to purge divisions, articulations or features, you can purge some unwanted articulations, for example, and then re-save that instrument to save memory. And you do not have to worry about losing your information. Even if you purge something, and then re-save the instrument, you can easily reload whatever your purged from that same instrument even after you've saved it.

You may be wondering why this upgrade usually only contains the "All Articulations" instruments.

This version of TVEC 3 has been specially designed so that you can create your own custom "stripped down" versions if you so desire. There is a new, enhanced purge/reload feature that allows you to remove any articulation or division, and then re-save the instrument so as to create smaller instruments where memory is concerned. This way, you can create, for example, 1st violins, whole division, pizzicato. The possibilities are very numerous!

CONTROLLERS:
Do not use CC31-CC35. These are used internally for TVEC3 and are needed for various functions.