Ambient Black is the second of a linked pair of sound design-based virtual instruments designed to provide composers and producers with a collection of original instruments and textures suitable for all sorts of ambient music.

Ambient Black 是一套双联声音设计类虚拟乐器中的第二款，专为作曲家与制作人提供适用于各类氛围音乐的原创音色与质感素材库。

As its name implies, Ambient Black covers the darker end of the ambient spectrum, focusing on harsh, aggressive, atonal, mysterious, and industrial sounds. Ambient White, the first VI in this series, covers the opposite end of the ambient spectrum.

顾名思义，Ambient Black 专注于氛围音乐中更黑暗的一端，主打尖锐、冲击性、无调性、神秘与工业质感音色。同系列首款虚拟乐器 Ambient White 则覆盖氛围光谱的明亮一端。

The majority of sounds used in the creation of Ambient Black were derived from organic sources: found sounds and audio recordings subjected to extreme sound design techniques, prepared and heavily processed musical instruments, and sounds recorded in natural environments. The synth sounds were also processed with sound design techniques, and combined with various organic sounds and instruments.

Ambient Black 的大部分音色均源自有机声源：经深度声音设计处理的现场录音与拾音、特制并重度加工的乐器，以及自然环境录音。合成器音色同样经过声音设计处理，并与各类有机声源、乐器融合。

The end result is a product that combines acoustic, human, industrial, and electronic elements to produce an organic-sounding virtual instrument.

最终成品融合了原声、人文、工业与电子元素，打造出极具生命力的有机质感虚拟乐器。

Ambient Black features over 280 different instrument patches and combinations (over 6.5 GB of uncompressed WAV data), divided into seven categories:

Ambient Black 包含 280+ 款独立乐器音色与组合（未压缩 WAV 超 6.5GB），分为 7 大类：

The most complex instrument patches in Ambient Black are the Multi-Layered Instruments, created using combinations of patches from the other six categories. These patches are organized by their basic type, using the following prefixes:

Ambient Black 中最复杂的音色为多层复合乐器，由其余六大类音色组合而成。按基础类型分类，前缀如下：

Many of the Multi-Layered Instrument patches consist of multiple evolving atmospheres, effects, textures, and looped phrases. For the best results, try playing these patches with one finger, or in octaves. This suggestion doesn’t apply to Layered PERC patches, which in general don’t have any pronounced melodic or harmonic content; playing multiple notes at a time with these layered patches can produce some interesting polyrhythmic patterns.

多数多层复合乐器包含多重动态演化的氛围、效果、质感与循环乐句。

最佳演奏方式：单音或八度演奏。

PERC（复合打击）除外 —— 其无明显旋律 / 和声，同时弹奏多音可产生丰富的复合节奏。

Many of the Drones & Atmospheres are long and evolve over time. Try holding a key for 10, 20, or even 30 seconds, and listen to how each of these sounds develop. Because most of these sounds are huge and dense, try playing just single notes or octaves.

大量持续音与氛围音色长度长、动态缓慢演化。

建议长按琴键 10–30 秒，感受声音完整变化。

由于音色饱满厚重，推荐单音或八度演奏。

The Effects & Textures category includes a number of strange and aggressive sounds that were primarily designed to be used as cinematic sound design elements. Most don’t have an identifiable pitch or key-center, and can be used as drones.

效果与质感类包含大量怪异、冲击性音色，专为影视声音设计打造。

多数无明确音高或调性，可直接作为持续音层使用。

The Percussive Instruments include several different acoustic, industrial, and electronic drum kits. There’s also a selection of cinematic hits, glitches, industrial sounds, and other unusual percussive sounds.

打击乐器包含原声、工业、电子三套不同鼓组，并提供影视重击、毛刺、工业噪音与非常规打击音色。

The Melodic and Bass Instruments are mainly single-note patches. However, a few of these patches also have some underlying harmonic content, and can be used as pads.

旋律乐器与低音乐器以单音音色为主。部分自带底层和声，可兼作铺底 Pad 使用。

The Looped Instruments include simple repeating patterns and some complex patterns created by mixing multiple loops together. Some loops do not lock to tempo intentionally in order to add an element of randomness and unpredictability to some of the patches. Looped Instruments should be played like the Drones & Atmospheres, using solo notes or octaves for less-complex patterns and different intervals for more experimental and harmonically-dense effects.

循环乐器包含简单重复律动与多循环混合的复杂织体。

部分循环不自动对速，以保留随机性与不可预测性。

演奏方式同 Drones & Atmospheres：简单模式用单音 / 八度；实验性密集和声可用不同音程。

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