Hi folks. Maybe it's just my stupid, untrained ears, but as i was composing some junk, i noticed this oddness with the Orchestral Strings 1 Viola Con Sordino Legato patch. When played at its lowest velocity, it sounds fine, but when the loudest velocity layer is played, it sounds strangely almost like portamento.
heres an example of what im referring to:
http://www.soulwhirlingsomewhere.com/vsl/con_sordino_examp.mp3
a simple line, played three times, first with muted viola Legato at lowest vel. layer, then highest legato layer, and the third part is the real portamento patch, for comparison.
Granted, in the REAL portamento patch, the slide is much more obvious. But still, the High Velocity Legato samples just dont sound right to me... sorta like somewhere inbetween a legato and portamento.
I doubt this is an oversight on the part of the VSL crew; so then, is it just a weird artifact of the way a legato manifests when the strings are being muted? Or am i just stupid? i guess im just curious about it. Not really a problem, but i wouldve been happier if the phantom "slide" on the Hi-vel Legato wasnt there..
thanks in advance
>michael