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  • Harsh glissandos

    clruweC
    clruweC

    Before I spend unnecessary money in a so-called FX library, I was wondering if Vienna orchestral strings or the new Dimensions strings (both of which I have) are able to do harsh glissandos such as the one you would find in the Phsyco suite? I'm working on a film and the director insists he wants that sound in a specific place. I found a dedicated sample library that might do the job, but I rather not keep crowding my hard drive.

    Many thanks!

    C.
  • C
    C

    I don't personally own the Vienna string instrument collections, but I'd imagine you might be able to get good results using a harsh patch with some creative pitch-bending.  Especially with something like "Dimension Strings" where you can pitch bend them all at different rates and intervals.
  • clruweC
    clruweC

    Yes I had thought about that thank you! But pitch bends never sound very realistic to me... And there's also the sound of the release which I think it's essential.

    I appreciate your response!

    C.
  • D
    D

    Is it possible to post an audio sample of exactly what you want?

    DG
  • clruweC
    clruweC
    last edited
    last edited

    Hi DG, thank you for your time. I attach an example of what I mean.

    Example.mp3
  • D
    D

    This is possible to fake by:

    1. Use a portamento sample with stretch (in VI Pro) set to as low as possible.
    2. Reduce the volume of the start note, so you only hear the slide up to the top note.
    3. Layer it with a harsh staccato on the top note.

    In the end you might find it easier to convert the samples to audio and manipulate it at that level, rather than messing around too much with MIDI.

    DG
  • clruweC
    clruweC

    Nice thought, I'll give it a try.... It never ocurred to me to stretch the portamento and I'm usually stretching everything else... duh!

    Thanks a lot!
  • S
    S
    cornucopia from streszov have some psycho-style samples as a goodie (these "eeek eeek eeek"). i think i can post that here... it's far from being a competition for vsl ;-)
  • clruweC
    clruweC

    Hi Saxer, thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately I tried several variations on DG's suggestion and couldn't make it work. I was on a tight deadline so I had to buy a devoted library for it. Not the one you mentioned...

    But thank you everybody for your time and help!

    C.