Dear All,
I am using chamber strings, and am trying to produce something like the following:
Semiquavers (or sixteenth-notes to those over the pond), alternating between two notes (say E4 and C4), at around crotchet (or quarter-note to those over the pond) = 60. These are played by violins, grouped in bunches of four notes with each group played with a different bow, played piano (although I'd happily accept pianissimo). e.g.
ECEC ECEC ECEC ECEC
This is otherwise known as noodling.
Sounds simple. However, I'm finding some difficulty getting everything realistic and in time. The reason is that any of the sustain or performance legato patches seem to take a few milliseconds to get going - therefore, since the main thrust of the sounds is just a bit late, it leaves the whole passage sounding as if it is behind the rest of the orchestra.
I have tried the performance legato and sustain patches, as I mentioned above. Staccato and portato are not appropriate, and the 0.5s, 0.3s patches just don't sound legato enough.
Does anybody have any ideas / experience about getting around this problem.
Kind Regards,
Nick.
I am using chamber strings, and am trying to produce something like the following:
Semiquavers (or sixteenth-notes to those over the pond), alternating between two notes (say E4 and C4), at around crotchet (or quarter-note to those over the pond) = 60. These are played by violins, grouped in bunches of four notes with each group played with a different bow, played piano (although I'd happily accept pianissimo). e.g.
ECEC ECEC ECEC ECEC
This is otherwise known as noodling.
Sounds simple. However, I'm finding some difficulty getting everything realistic and in time. The reason is that any of the sustain or performance legato patches seem to take a few milliseconds to get going - therefore, since the main thrust of the sounds is just a bit late, it leaves the whole passage sounding as if it is behind the rest of the orchestra.
I have tried the performance legato and sustain patches, as I mentioned above. Staccato and portato are not appropriate, and the 0.5s, 0.3s patches just don't sound legato enough.
Does anybody have any ideas / experience about getting around this problem.
Kind Regards,
Nick.