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For nerds only - "Expression Control"
My first technical post; bear with me, and sorry to folks who don't know/care about this stuff. But maybe it'll offer some insight into all the crap I have to go through whenever I wanna make something sound realistic with computer instruments. ;-)
The most difficult thing to do in MIDI is realistic phrasing. Instruments have to flow and breathe, and the sense of a continuous melodic line must somehow be emulated via separate samples of individual notes. We now have legato scripting in Kontakt 2, as well as sampled legato patches in libraries like VSL and Westgate. But those techniques will only "connect" the notes - I'll explain how to edit Kontakt 2 patches so that you can get realistic phrasing and expression via automated timbral editing.
The most difficult thing to do in MIDI is realistic phrasing. Instruments have to flow and breathe, and the sense of a continuous melodic line must somehow be emulated via separate samples of individual notes. We now have legato scripting in Kontakt 2, as well as sampled legato patches in libraries like VSL and Westgate. But those techniques will only "connect" the notes - I'll explain how to edit Kontakt 2 patches so that you can get realistic phrasing and expression via automated timbral editing.
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