Sorry, some of it was very clarifying and the other bit was confusing. I'll break it down to 3 final questions:Nope, actually solos are intended for... solos but you may use them as first chair as well, or for divisi of very small ensemble. ( e.g I’m programming a piece for very small ensemble and when violins 1 are divisi , I’m using 3 solos). Yes same numbers apply to Violins 2
Sorry, some of it was very clarifying and the other bit was confusing. I'll break it down to 3 final questions:
1.- How many solo violins are there or are they all "made" from the same instrument?
2.- Does the size controller (CC95) give you information on how many instruments are being emulated?
3.- Do the 2nd violins actually sound different, in which case you could have one section, combining both, with up to 10 voices divisi? (i.e. setting both at 5 instruments)
If I had this library I would've made a walkthrough already showing all the possibilities...
This is very confusing. I listened again, and this time I really liked everything I heard; things that I had an unsure feeling about before, now sound good. Hmmm, very confusing indeed.
I'm experiencing a bug maybe.
Put a long note in piano roll, then a Bow Change/Detaché ks, then you retrigger the note, play and stop after the retriggered note. The note remain stuck forever and the only way to stop it is to press again on the Bow Change/Detaché KS. Is there anyone that could do the try?
EDIT
I did another test, it is enough to put a single note and an overlapping Bow Change/Detaché KS, even without retriggering it the note remain stuck forever until I press the same KS again but only if it doesn't overlap any note. I don't know if it is the library or Reaper fault but many other libraries works just fine.
I think it depends on what are you focusing on: if you listen to music with open mind, you appreciate the musicality and rich amount of nuances the instrument produces. Maybe with a cold and technical dissection you may notice the imperfections or limitations.
I think that this instrument is a perfect complement of a composer's arsenal: it does things that other professional libraries can't do (sculpting the sound at your will, producing a seamless variation of short and long notes, and any kind of trills runs and legatos with the same flexibility and variations. Even more important it blends perfectly into other existing libraries maybe perfect for other aspects: the final mix will be a step forward to anything possible before IMVHO).
This is not a bug, it was intended as a feature for Live play: the detachè KS once it's on, it works like a sustain pedal, and keep the sound forever, until the following note start, or you turn it off.
I agree with the walkthrough, that will be the next step of SM people (some are already under preparation)
I'm sorry for confusing you, I can give some more answers, but limited by some IP confidentiality.
I didn't mean that you have 5 voices, but 5 players per voice as a limit: if the section was a very large "round 20 players section" (made with cc95 at 127), and you have a 4 voices divisi, you will play the 4 voices passage with "round 5 players per voice" (made with cc95 at 0), to get a balanced sound.
If you need to make micro-divisi with lot of voices, then you should not use the cc95, but assign the parts to some solos instead, that was my comment. (like in real life).
Answers:
1. they are not solo violins, but the ensemble sound is made with a new proprietary technology, developed by Giorgio Tommasini. They are not made from the same instrument of course, or it would not work. I can't explain secret technical details, sorry, but the process is an extension of the Sample Modeling approach: the sound is unassembled into acoustic components that are modulated independently in 4 Kontakt modules to create all the nuances and imperfections increasing the realism of the performance, and reassembled for the final result.
2. No, just small medium or large. But the cc95 goes from 0 to 127, and can simulate roughly from 5 to 20 players. That's the reason for giving you some kind of references before.
3. The 2nd violins are sounding different, you may use them in unison like the real thing. Only PC resources are the limit. (but modern PC can run several ensembles and solos all together without the need of freezing tracks. My Mac Pro 2013 can run up to 10 multis and 4 solos + winds and percussions)
Thank you, that's much clearer! So...
1.- The question about Solo instruments was because on the website it says it includes 4 instruments, which made me think I could not have 2 solo violins playing in unison because they would produce artifacts... Namely phasing issues...(?)
If you can answer number 1 I promise not to bug you anymore...
Download completed! I'm concentrating on solo instruments for now, and shall compare with other VSO-vibrato libraries: Embertone Intimate strings, Chris Hein legacy solo strings (which have non-vib patches), then Xsamples (likewise) and Kirk Hunter Spotlight Solo.
Tone? Lovely violin and viola..
Only one "body" IR for the moment; more to come..
I think what people do not like is the sound of MIR PRO 24.
Another question: expressive legato articulation, how it works? From the manual it says it applies an expressive crescendo on each new legato note. Where should I put the KS. I tried with 3 legato notes, I put it at the end of the first one and heared a sort of repetition of the note before the second legato note cames in. I did the same under the end of the second note but it doesn't do anything
I'm sure I didn't understand how it works...anyone?
Is there someone that could help me doing this (measured tremolo at 1:35) with this library?
Thank you.
The KS has to be before the sequence of slurred notes you want to be affected, and then as usual disengaged when it's no longer requested. Being a legato, it works only if notes are in little overlapping, and it's not polyphonic.
p.s. Peter S. created it for a very special purpose of "expressive legato", but I had success using it for portato as well.
You might try this. Don't know if it would work with this particular library, however:
Repetition key multiscript? Is it even possible?
Does anyone know if there is an assignable repetition multiscript? I.e. C0 repeats last note used, maintaining the velocity used when you press the repetition key(so it doesn't machine gun the last velocity, but rather repeats the note using the new velocity) I find it's extremely useful in...vi-control.net
Ok I tried it but it seems it affects only the first legato transition, the other ones are the same with or without the KS.