It sounds wonderful! How does it handle different attacks of long notes, e.g. soft/medium/hard attacks?
Instead of having separate attacks from sustains - we chose to pair the expected attack with the dynamic. So:
Quiet sustains have a gradual attack
MF sustains have a “normal” MF attack
F sustains have an immediate attack
FF sustains have a very harsh attack
SFZ and Fp articulations can be achieved by triggering an F or FF sustain, and then subsequently triggering a dynamic sample with an INSTANT keyswitch…
That great to hear! I am very interested in seeing that interview BTS. If I am not wrong, this may very well be the first string sample library to feature a solo performer of this stature. In my opinion this is more than just a great sample library - it is also a landmark moment when a top top musician did a serious foray into the sampling world, which could hopefully attract other world class players to do the same, as other members mentioned... Since Joshua did it (one of the most respected players in the world) other may now think it is not such a big deal. Lets see what the future holds.
Yes - I agree, this is a special moment! We wanted to make this library as “timeless” as possible. Hopefully it can be considered a snapshot of Josh’s sound in the future… or something similar.
Here's what I get. I play a sustain note, hit the keyswitch for contour and get a contour. If I then trigger a legato sample on the next note it stays on the legato and sustains the end of the legato note. It doesn't switch from the legato transition to the contour. It seems that it does switch to the contour when you do it in the video though. I'm using the Master Modwheel control preset to do this. I suspect I'm doing something different to what you're doing but I can't figure out what. Are you retriggering the contour keyswitch at the exact same time as you move between notes?
You can customize the way these triggers behave. If latching, the keyswitch will cause the articulation to change and then remain. If momentary, the keyswitch will cause the next note to switch, and all subsequent notes as long as the keyswitch remains active. If instant, the switch will happen immediately when the key switch is pressed, and then go away immediately when the keyswitch is released.
If set to INSTANT, a dynamic sample will be triggered the moment you press the keyswitch - then, if you play an overlapped/legato note next, it will revert back. If you lift your finger for a moment and replay the note with the keyswitch held down, you will be able to trigger another dynamic sample.
Basically, you have to break the legato line in order to retrigger the dynamic sample.
Try this: with dynamic samples set as INSTANT key switches, play a crescendo keyswitch and wait for the sample to get more intense, then play the decrescendo and wait for the sample to calm… you can continue this way
At the moment (and I'm still in very early days of learning to play this instrument!) if I want a particular articulation I'm finding that I have to try to avoid triggering a legato transition to get a smooth sound. I know it's definitely not an issue with the instrument as I can see you trigger them perfectly. So I wonder what numpty old me is doing wrong
No, I think this is something in the CONTROL logic that can be tweaked… We’re still improving it.
Watched the walkthrough, where you showed the Legato to Trills playing there seemed to be a tone/volume change that made it jump out a bit. I wonder if that can be overcome somehow. However I wonder if the fast legato is agile enough to actually play trills?
We have a volume matching component of the script — and it usually does a good job matching volume of samples. If they are sticking out consistently, it would be worth us having a look at it.
The only minor gripe for me is no option to have a softer vibrato and a progressive vibrato. I find solo libraries can start to be a bit obvious if the vibrato intensity is constant. Definitely prefer the real vibrato having owned Friedlander.
If you need progressive vibrato, you can use the synthesized vibrato to emulate that! We maximized our time with the maestro and didn’t have a chance to record different vibrato styles. You could try a contour/dynamic sample though, those have progressive vibrato naturally because of the dynamic swell(s).
Thanks!
-Alex