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  • Is it possible?

    Can a horizon product be used in legato mode with the pro ed legato tool? If not, is there a workaround, e.g., is it possible to remap the horizon samples into a custom instrument?

    I use patch changes to switch articulations (violins/sordino/ponticello, etc.) within the same midi channel. It’s a bit complicated with things spread out over several machines, but the net effect is to have all the articulations of a particular instrument available on a single staff. While this is fine for an isolated instrument like English Horn. I’d like to add both chamber strings and the woodwind ensembles but need theem to be compatible with the pro ed.

  • Hi, Martin!

    Someone at VSL may correct me, but my understanding is that the Combi performance tool works for both Horizon and Pro Ed instruments. At least it does on EXS 24.

    Hope you're well.

    Fred Story

  • martin, if you have EXS you need to download and install the combi tool (labeled perftool for first, pro & horizon series) - the authorization is already on your XSkey. in case you run GIGA please make sure you have registered all products and re-run the activation wizzard (from the files-menu in the performance tool) - all needed modes for your libraries will be enabled.
    christian

    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • Hi Christian and Fred (hope your holiday was grace-filled with some time to rest) - thanks for the replies. Being on giga, I’m not familiar with a combi tool per se. Maybe I’m missing something but I may not have explained things clearly. All my products are registered and I do have options within the perf tool to select either the original legato mode, or the hor-legato. The problem is the two modes do not appear to be interchangeable, i.e. perf ed products don’t work running through hor-legato and vice versa. What I want to do is run a legato instrument on a single midi channel routed through a single mode of the perf tool.

    For example, if perf ed legato violins are routed through the perf tool in original legato mode, things are fine. If however, a patch change command switches the articulation to a horizon product like chamber strings, things fall apart. Do I have this wrong?

    If not, is there a work around? I don’t mind working hard and if that involves buying horizon stuff and remapping things to work with the original legato mode, that’s fine. I’m just a little mystified by the whole legato thing, the difference between the two modes, and would like to get some idea of what I’m looking at before committing the time/money.

    Thanks again for all your help.