Volume 3: Bisected 10th Example 1
Used Instruments
Brass Ensemble | Strings | Percussion |
Downloads and further Information
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Score
Piano Roll
- Strings: Pink (moving)
- Horns á6: Pink
- Trombones á4: yellow
- Bass trombone + Bass tuba: Green
Strings
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Tutti full range / VelXF sus / Wide
Preparation / Articulation Selection
- Staccato bold
- Delete Violins 2 to prevent "jumps" between instruments
Basic Phrasing
Velocity adjustments:
- High amount of variation
- 2 bar phrases with 1 bar crescendo followed by 1 bar decrescendo
- Loudest points on 4th and 8th bar
- Decrescendo at the end
- Always play back repeated second note with less velocity
- Add an expression curve to increase (de)crescendo effects
Finishing Touches
- Humanization Delay Scaler (CC25): ~21
- Double-check that Violas and Cellos (only instruments that play back) have different tuning curves
Brass
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Horns - 6 players / VelXF sus / Wide
- Trombones - 4 players / VelXF sus / Wide
- Bass trombone / VelXF sus / Wide
- Bass tuba / VelXF sus / Ambience (More reverb)
Preparation / Articulation Selection
- Legato
Basic Phrasing
- 1 bar crescendo followed by 1 bar decrescendo (similar to strings) with Modulation (CC1) and Expression (CC11)
- Short break after every 2 bar phrase
Finishing Touches
Timbre Adjust (CC8) for slightly darker sound
- Horns: 95
- Trombones: 78
- Humanize Delay Scaler (CC25) for all instruments: ~20
- Adjust note ends (not all instruments stop playing at exactly the same time)
Percussion
Percussion Score
Toms
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Concert Toms / VelXF sus / Comp+Boom+Sat+Reverb
Basic Phrasing
- High (10'') and low (20'') Tom (played by midi notes C4 and C2)
- Accents as indicated in the score (Beat 1, 2+, 4)
- Crescendo at the end
Taikos
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Taiko / VelXF sus / Wide
Basic Phrasing
- Similar to low tom but with increased differences in velocity of accented / unaccented notes
Snare
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Snare / VelXF sus / Classic
Basic Phrasing
- 16th notes
- low velocity
- minor velocity variation
Finishing Touches
Remove stroke and keep only "sizzle" sound by applying EQ on both (!) Microphones
- Low Cut
- 1,3 kHz
Bass Drum
Instrument / Preset Selection
- Snare / VelXF sus / Wide
Basic Phrasing
- Constant velocity with buildup at phrase end
Mixing
Strings
- Increase cello mid microphone from -6 dB to +1 dB
- Pan violas more to the left (center to L47)
- Increase horns master volume from 95 to 108
- Increase taiko and bass drum master volume from 113 to max (127)