Hey guys, I just bought the Joshua Bell Violin yesterday and seem to have noticed an issue with some of the legato samples. I've noticed this issue in the transitions between various pairs of notes, but the most glaring one so far seems to be between Bb3 and Eb4. If you listen to the brief demo of the issue, you'll see that I start by alternating between F3 and Eb4 ... then I go to F#3 and Eb4 ... and so forth all the way until I get to Bb3 and Eb4. I did this so that you can hear the difference between this full set of note pairs and how all the other pairs sound fine while in the Bb3 --> Eb4 transition there's clearly something amiss. The issue first manifests at 0:14 in the recording and can then be heard frequently from that moment until the end of the recording. It seems that roughly 50% of the transitions are afflicted.
I should mention that I'm certainly no musician ... and only a hobbyist composer. I do not know how to play an actual violin and don't consider myself an expert in its sound ... but to my ears something does sound wrong here. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I should mention that I'm certainly no musician ... and only a hobbyist composer. I do not know how to play an actual violin and don't consider myself an expert in its sound ... but to my ears something does sound wrong here. Please correct me if I'm wrong.