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    I'm using Cubase4. FWIW.

    I'm thinking that for organizational and editing purposes, I might want to use two seperate tracks for each instrument. One for the note composition...one for the "after the fact" keyswitches and CCs.

    I've started with the preset lvl1 for the sections...cello/viola/violin in the Chamber Strings. Unloaded the repitition matrixes to save RAM. All the switches are different from instrument to instrument...and if I compose a little polyphonic section with the Chamber Strings Combi, the articulations sound very different than when I dissolve it into it's seperate lines and assing them to the individual sections. Not tomention that that preset responds completely differently to dynamics. Should I be composing these parts with a non legato articulation set of say a viola...and then splitting it out into violin and viola? Would that response be closer to similar?

    When it comes down to it...there's a lot of programming involved with these deep instruments. Certainly you who do this all the time, not just the occassional string section o na pop song like me [;)] , are bound to have worked out some efficient methods, no? Share and share alike. [H]
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    Hi Popman,

     For tips and tricks, I think one of the best sites to go to is Beat Kaufmanns vsl site - it's brilliant.

    Here is the  link to the vsl page with info about his site, and direct links to Beat's actual site.

    http://vsl.co.at/en/65/71/176/71.vsl

    I hope this is helpful.


    best,

    Steve M. 
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    I knew about that site. That's one guy who's gonna into details. But, seeing as how the keyswitches and controllers aren't close to similar from preset to preset, I've got to believe that people are actually rolling their own...wanted to hear little things that made you go "ah yes...much better".

    I'll start:

    --make two tracks for every section. One for the notes. One for all the controllers and keyswitches. You can opne them in the same window if need be for editing, but you can independently cut/paste/move them.

    --Don't use keyswitches where you can use a controller that the sequencer will "chase". If you switch something with a CC, no matter where you drop the needle, it will play back correctly, as an app like Cubase is set to look backwards in the track for a status. A keyswitch will not--you will have to back it up to the last keyswitch to get the right articulation going.

    One question regarding optimizing...I've read people say you can do it in non realtime using the Cubase audio export dialog...but, is that optimizing the RAM in the VI, or just bouncing it to audio?