Ting
Percussion Instrument
Welcome!
This is the user manual for Ting, a percussion instrument plug-in available for iPad (AUv3)
and Mac & Windows (AU/VST/AAX). It has been designed and developed by Klevgrand, a
small studio in Stockholm, Sweden.
Get the iOS version at the App Store
Get the AU / VST / AAX version at [Link]
LICENSING (DESKTOP ONLY)
Until unlocked, the plug-in will output 1 second of silence now and then. To unlock the full
version, click the Demo label (bottom left corner) and type/paste your license key.
Ting provides 28 different percussive sounds originating from t(h)ings that can be found in
most ordinary households. Each sound is carefully multi-sampled and processed with the
common goal to be musically playable. Ting is intended to be a creative tool and a
substitute for ordinary drum and percussion instruments. Altogether ~1500 individual
samples are used to make this instrument. In addition to the sounds, there is an EQ, a
room simulator, a reverb and a compressor.
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User Interface
1. SOUNDS
Ting plays its sounds via MIDI messages, and when a sound is triggered this view will
re ect it graphically. The characters below the symbol tells what MIDI note needs to be
played to trigger the sound. Note that Ting listens to all octaves, so it doesn’t matter if a
C-1 or C-3 is played to trigger the sound attached to ”C”.
Changing a slot’s sound (v1.1)
To change a sound, click the title bar of the pad. This will reveal a popup with all selectable
sounds. To select a sound, click it. To preview the sound, click it again after selecting it.
Close the popup with the ”x” button, or by clicking outside the popup.
Previewing a sound in the Main view (v1.1)
Preview a sound by using the right mouse button, or by holding Shift while clicking.
Editing a sound’s settings
Click each sound symbol to reveal a popup menu with each sound’s properties. These
properties are not automatable, but will be saved and recalled with the plugin state.
Pan
100% left - 100% right
Pans the sound between left and right.
Gain
Silence - 0 dB
Sets the output volume of the sound.
Dynamics
0% - 100% (100% is linear)
Controls the amount of dynamics (gain level)
based on velocity.
Room
Silence - 0 dB
Room effect send level.
Reverb
Silence - 0 dB
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Reverb effect send level.
Pitch
-12 - ~+6 semitones
Pitch of the sound
SOUNDS INCLUDED
CAR KEYS A subtle hit, works great as a hi-hat substitute
SILVERWARE Fork and Knife
BIG BOX A large wooden box with some junk inside slapped with the
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FLOOR STOMP Stomping the oor makes a great bass drum!
HAND CLAP Natural hand clap
POT A clay pot tapped with a nger
PAPER SCRATCH Two papers rubbed against each other. Works as a shaker!
TOY DRUM A kid's drum hit with a plastic stick
SOFA SLAP Hand palm on the of ce sofa
STICK ON EDGE Wooden stick on a table edge
SNUSDOSA A small round box with screws inside tapped
FINGER SNAP Natural nger snap
FIST ON TABLE Fist slap on table
FINGER SLAP Several ngers slapping the table at the same time
FINGER TAP Knock on table with nger
FORK AND KNIFE 1 Fork hits knife
FORK AND KNIFE 2 Knife hits fork
FORK ON CUP Fork hits a cup
FORK ON PLATE Fork hits a plate
HAND PALM RING (LEFT HAND) Left hand hits the table
HAND PALM (RIGHT HAND) Right hand hits the table
LEFT FINGER Left index nger hits the table edge
RIGHT FINGER Right index nger hits the table edge
PLATE DT Plate rumbles
PLATE ST Plate rumbles (variant)
SAW ON CUP Knife sawing on cup edge
SAW ON TABLE Knife sawing on table edge
THUMB TAP Thumb hits the table edge
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2. TONE
Shapes the frequency response of all sounds. These parameters are automatable.
3. TREBLE
Silence - +6 dB
Sets the level of high frequencies.
4. MID
Silence - +6 dB
Sets the level of midrange frequencies.
5. BASS
Silence - +6 dB
Sets the level of bass frequencies.
6. SPACE
This section manages what room and reverb to be used, and also the reverb level and
decay time. The room level is always 0dB, so any changes of room amount should be set
on each sound’s properties.
7. ROOM
Selects between a set of rooms (not automatable). The following rooms are available:
HOME OFFICE A quite soft room with balanced re ections.
KITCHEN Short decay time with bright tail.
LIVING ROOM More tail, but not too bright.
HALLWAY Damped room with lots of low end.
CLOSET Clean response with a very short tail.
8. REVERB
Selected between a set of reverb algorithms (not automatable). The following algorithms
are available:
NATURAL Sweet sounding classic reverb.
NORTH LAKE Less high end but more natural.
MOONLIT A bright smaller space.
GLACIER Bright and large.
WOODEN Slightly damped, but organic.
DYNAMITE Large and lots of low end.
9. DECAY
0.2s - 5s
Automatable. Sets the reverb tail time.
[Link]
Silence - +6 dB
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Automatable. Sets the reverb output level.
[Link]
Indicates the amplitude and stereo width of the output signal. (pre master volume)
[Link]
This section is for controlling the output level and dynamics.
[Link]
0% - 100%
Compression amount. A higher value means more compression.
[Link]
Silence - +6 dB
Output level amount.
[Link]
Click the preset name to open the Preset Manager, which allows for storing and reading user
created presets, as well as loading factory presets.
Speci cations / System requirements
Mac Windows iOS
64 bit AU/VST/AAX plug-in 64 bit VST/AAX plug-in AUv3 plug-in
macOS 10.10+ Windows 7+ with SP1 or higher iPad Air 2 or better
OpenGL iOS 9.1+
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