I have gone back and forth between using key switches vs. separate tracks using expression maps in Cubase. I'm interested in other's workflow on this.
At the moment, I mostly favor using key switches with expression maps in Cubase for a number of reasons. I like having fewer tracks rather than having to edit a line using multiple tracks with various articulations. Plus it's just fewer tracks in my already large orchestral template. It just seems more natural to see one track per instrument. I do have a few extra tracks for libraries that have say special Fx on a different patch or performance legatos on a different patch. Although I usually notate first and then play lines in, with key switches, it's easier to export for notation or just see an entire line in Cubase if I need to.
One drawback is that sometimes short notes will be softer and it's difficult to adjust the volume if I'm using key switches on one track. The separate track way yields more control and the ability to fine tune.
I'm interested in other workflows on this. My conclusion is that different libraries require different workflows and that both methods can work equally well.
Thanks for any input.
Aaron
At the moment, I mostly favor using key switches with expression maps in Cubase for a number of reasons. I like having fewer tracks rather than having to edit a line using multiple tracks with various articulations. Plus it's just fewer tracks in my already large orchestral template. It just seems more natural to see one track per instrument. I do have a few extra tracks for libraries that have say special Fx on a different patch or performance legatos on a different patch. Although I usually notate first and then play lines in, with key switches, it's easier to export for notation or just see an entire line in Cubase if I need to.
One drawback is that sometimes short notes will be softer and it's difficult to adjust the volume if I'm using key switches on one track. The separate track way yields more control and the ability to fine tune.
I'm interested in other workflows on this. My conclusion is that different libraries require different workflows and that both methods can work equally well.
Thanks for any input.
Aaron