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  • Are the Synchron Oboes very loud, or have I broken something?

    J
    J

    I know that the Oboe is the musical equivalent to a scalpel and they cut through just about everything, but with all things being equal the Oboes seem really loud compared to the other woodwind instruments. I generally find most of the instruments relatively balanced when loaded with the default CC7 levels. But the Oboes are screaming at the CC7 85 default. Have I broken something? Is this expected behavior? Are my CC7 levels defaulting incorrectly? Do we just really really love the Oboe at VSL so we crank it up by 12dB?

  • Mark SchmiederM
    Mark SchmiederM
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    I can't really check this late at night as I'm about to finish shutting down my computer for the day, but one thought that comes to mind is that the oboe may tend to play at slightly lower dynamic attacks than other woodwinds. But I haven't played a real oboe in a number of years so I don't remember for sure. I just know that this applies to some other instrument families, and within a drum set to the hi-hat. So, I use lower Note On Velocity or CC control in such cases. Use your ears to judge naturalness of timbre in the context of your intent.