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I would have to agree. This is probably one of the most dissapointing purchases I have made to date. I use the Chamber Strings and this package really is pretty shoddy compared to other libraries that I could have used.
Hopefully they can bring these up to par over time. As of now this is a library that will sit unused for me.
I totally disagree. The library is very good. The soft legato and soft sustain patches were not in the original library and they are fantastic. The remastered sound is a delight and honestly, if VSL hadn't told us that the library was created from the original Chamber Strings I, I would never have guessed it. They did an amazing job.
David,
I would love to know how you are using them as I am apparently doiong something very wrong. Compared to my original Chamber Strings they sound awful and I would be really excited to have not just thrown money away becuase I am using them improperly :-)
My current tests have been in Sibelius using the sound sets.
Cheers!
Andrew
Hi Andrew
For the short notes, I use the spiccato patch. I find it more realistic than the staccato patch, especially for the violins. For the soft passages, I use the soft legato patch with legato blur at 50-60. I really like this patch. It's very expressive. For the fast passages, I use the fast legato patch with marcato at 127 for the violins and a bit less for the cellos. For all the long notes, I use velocity crossfade for the dynamics. Hope it helps.
Kind regards,
David
For the short notes, I use the spiccato patch.
Hi Vadim,
All repetitions have a repetition threashold, which is quite short for short articulations. If you speed up your sequence, you will hear the authentic transitions between the notes. When played slower and with gaps inbetween the notes, you will trigger "only" the 2 available starting notes.
Best,
Paul
When played slower and with gaps inbetween the notes, you will trigger "only" the 2 available starting notes.
Best,
Paul
Hi Vadim,
How about connecting the MIDI notes?
There is a similar restriction for VI PRO, btw. When you play staccato repetitions, connections between notes only make sense up to a certain tempo.
Alternation (alternative versions of a single note) is a different topic.
Humanize is a good idea. Please stand by.
Dion't foget to have a great sunday!
Best,
Paul
You can perform the alternations at any tempo, it's just about the gaps between the notes, in a slower tempo the gaps may become to large therefor the player triggers starting notes (where two alternating variations are available). Just take care about the gaps between the notes, minimize them if necessary, and you will trigger the "performance repetitions" (8 variations).
best
Herb
You can perform the alternations at any tempo, it's just about the gaps between the notes, in a slower tempo the gaps may become to large therefor the player triggers starting notes (where two alternating variations are available). Just take care about the gaps between the notes, minimize them if necessary, and you will trigger the "performance repetitions" (8 variations).
best
Herb
Hi Herb!
I think it would be VERY helpful if in the manual there was some coverage of how to get Synchron how to "behave" based on the MIDI notes themselves. I remember a past thread where I had asked if legato behavior was affected by touching vs overlap vs long overlap notes. Or maybe a video tutorial?
Hello Stephen,
There are not too many rules: With PERFORMANCES articulations, as they were called in Vienna Instruments collections (= authentically connected notes like legato and repetitions), it's all about playing the connected note within a certain amount of time.
The "timer" resets after a few milliseconds (shorter times for fast articulations like staccato repetitions, longer times for slower articulations. That should help you to get an authentic start note after a certain time (imagine a trumpet player who has to start with a fresh attack instead of a connected note when the trumpet is still "activated").
For Legato Blur, overlaps are the key for a smoother legato when using this fader.
That should be it.
I'll try to fit that in with an upcoming video as well.
Best,
Paul
Ok.
I'm completely confused. for more clarity, please, answer me the following question about RR and not about a notes connection: how to get the 8 variations as claimed in manual (see attached picture) in SY version with slow tempos (100 BPM)? I can get in the ViPro version 4 variations (as claimed in manual) but SY version can make only 2 at this moment. Where are other 6? Need I make legato between notes (start of note=end of previous) for variations start to works?
