10-24-2018, 02:13 PM
(10-24-2018, 12:15 PM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: The problem I see with modular templates and loading things as you go is that you're going to have to be repeating the same procedures over and over. Need an instrument? Browse for it, load it, set the volume, pan it, add reverb, add any eventual extra processing, etc.
One option is to create multiple templates. One for each group of instruments. So you wouldn't be browsing long lists of instruments, you'd be browsing a shorter list of templates. For example, solo woodwinds could be a template, section woodwinds could be another template with all the panning and volume, reverb, FX, already configured. At least in Reaper, this is easily possible as I would expect it to be easy in most DAWs.
Nothing wrong with always loading up everything all at once. I don't quite do that but my main template contains most of the available instruments. At the other end of the spectrum is starting every composition with an empty DAW every time. Having multiple templates lies in between those extremes, with pros and cons as is true with all compromises.
Paul Battersby
My free orchestral sample library: Virtual Playing Orchestra @ http://virtualplaying.com
My free orchestral sample library: Virtual Playing Orchestra @ http://virtualplaying.com