Hello,
I've a general question to how to manage midi automation for different articulations. Obviously the legato, sustain, tremolo patches mainly focus on V-XF, EXP and in some case FILTER. But how do you guys manage short patches like the staccato, pizzicato, detache etc.?
I've gotten accustomed to micro manage them by doing very minor, detailed and controlled changes using V-XF to the point where the controller lane looks like a saw-pattern. I am trying to achieve a realistic movement of the bow in that the pressure on the string is not always even and depending on up- or down-strokes might start with more or less force.
However, this method is obviously very time consuming and also hard to perform during faster repetitions. Thus, I wonder if there are any other tricks to achieve the same or similar result? I've tried to automate the humanization features where I at least get a slight variation in tune and delay since I am normally quantizing pretty hard. But that does not impact the velocity for each stroke in a staccato repetition.
I made the following two samples that you can A/B (live performance to click without quant.)
1. Staccato without micro management, straight V-XF/EXP curves (DS/VI-DSK1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/onya330hmselilv/staccato_without_micro-management.wav?dl=0
2. Staccato with micro management, saw V-XF straight EXP (DS/VI-DSK2)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8svgxxef8deyg1/staccato_with_micro-management.wav?dl=0
And the follow up question. If micromanagement is a thing, how do you control it? I've been using the mod-wheel because of the low friction and rapid response...
Thanks,BR