Working with the most Difficult Articulations for Virtual Strings.
Over 15 years ago, when I was just starting to orchestrate some pieces
and work with samples, simulations of most classical music was not a
reality yet. The sampling technology was vastly improved compared to
the past, however, there was a long way to go until we could simulate
"everything" that we conceived in our minds. That is why most composers
on that time were composing according to what sounded good in their
sample libraries and not following a genuine idea that they previously had in their mind. Simulating
classical music with virtual instruments was not a very good idea no
matter how good you were with samples. It was because orchestral music
was composed based on what sounded good on a real orchestra and not what
sounded good on a virtual orchestra. Then, both realities were very
apart from each other. Midi orchestration today is an entirely
different history. With the new development of sample libraries we can now shape the sound of an instrument the way we want. This is comparable to the performance of a real instrument. However,
working with those libraries require a good dose of knowledge of midi
orchestration if you want to be assertive, effective and fast. A
minute of a scoring section of a real orchestra is very expensive and
that is why they won't allow you, composer, orchestrator or mixer, to
test your ideas. Once you are there everything must be fully set up for
the performance and recording. In the same way, we composers should
not waste our time testing our libraries. Once we start our midi
programming we have to be assertive, effective and fast, mainly when we
are programming a masterpiece that is worldwide known and has been
interpreted by many great maestros and orchestras. In the following video, you will learn a little bit about everything that is deeply discussed in Scoring Tools Masterclass. Enjoy!
I have explored everything that I could and I am impressed by the number of expressions you can have with Sample Modeling Strings. Every CC (1, 2, 19, 26, 27 etc...) has been tested and/or modified to make the Beethoven's symphony. What seems to be a lot of work becomes simple when the right method and approach are applied. The complete tutorial with all details will be available soon for members of Scoring Tools Masterclass.
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