Preset for WAVE S1.

[pitchoune]

Hi VSL users,

I bought the Native pack to use WAVE S1 with VSL.

Do you have some presets for me?

I would like to know how to use this tool for Violins,violas,cellos...

Thanks in advance!
Fred.

[Dietz]

Fred, it is not a good idea to think about the S1 as a "preset-machine". You will need to change those (very few) parameters for each and every scenario, even if you use the same instrument. But it's really easy.

Actually, you mostly need to adjust the two values for "Width" (where 1 is the original stereo width of our recordings, 0 is mono) and "Rotation", which allows you to adjust the L/R-positioning of a signal.

As the perceived "broadness" of an instrument or an ensemble gets smaller and smaller as you move away from it, it is not uncommon to collapse a string-ensemble to 60-70% of its original width. Solo-instruments can get as narrow as 23-30%, when we talk about a common orchestral setting with a huge stage and a virtual listening-position about 10 rows back in the audience. The positioning is completely up to you, of course.

HTH,

/Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library

[pitchoune]

Thanks Dietz!! [:D]

[aristote797]

Yes Dietz you're right.

Pitchoune (is it a french Pseudo ? this word is often used in France)

Be careful with the different tools which transform the pan.
Each time you make a modification, take care to verify the original sound.
Often we loose the quality and the richness of the sound.

Of course in case of a big orch you think it's important to place almost in mono the differents instruments.

But the final result, if it's correct in the placement, is sometimes poor in dynamic.
that's my experience.
We meet the same problem with the placement ( it calls "stage") in the Altiverb: it is almost impossible to keep the good quality of our prefered library in an exhaustive and multiple placement with this reverb…
Altiverb is maybe the best convolution reverb actually, but dangerous for this tool "stage"!

/aristote the frenchie

[aristote797]

@aristote said:

Pitchoune (is it a french Pseudo ? this word is often used in France)

ok Pitchoune !! i read the other topic where you tell us you're french
We can speak about this problem too if you want
See your PM

[[;)]]

[pitchoune]

I'm french Artiste!!

I sent you an email! [[;)]]

[dpcon]

Dietz,

Is the "width" parameter in GS3 a high quality way of doing this collapse?

Dave Connor

[Dietz]

[:O]ops: I'm not a GS3-user ... maybe someone else can chime in here ...

/Dietz

[pitchoune]

other ideas?

[gugliel]

@dpcon said:

Dietz,

Is the "width" parameter in GS3 a high quality way of doing this collapse?

Dave Connor

Yes, it is certainly a way; it is the way I use; and i think (hope) that it is a high quality way.

[fst]

@Another User said:

Dietz,

Is the "width" parameter in GS3 a high quality way of doing this collapse?

Dave Connor

Yes, it is - 'Width' and 'Pos' are directly equivalent to the Width/Rotation settings in S1 and work exactly the same.

[dpcon]

Thanks fst,

Pos? Is this in the channel path or Gigapulse?

Dave Connor

[fst]

Pos ('position') - It's right above Width in the DSP channel strip.

[dpcon]

Great! Didn't know that.

So if you can rotate with Pos then how are you using Gigapulse - for front to back? Or do you position with Gigapulse as well?

Or just describe how you are placing things (I guess is what I'm asking.)

Thanks for the good information,

Dave Connor

[pitchoune]

Hello everybody,

where do you put strings with gigapulse?

I don't understand the microphone positions?

What does it mean?

Thanks in advance!
Fred.