06-11-2018, 08:19 PM
(06-11-2018, 07:39 PM)Michael Willis Wrote: Well, now I'm mighty tempted to sample chromatically! I'm going to give it another go with the clarinet. Last time I tried holding each note for quite a long time, but then I was out of breath in between, which made it kind of a pain, and I didn't even get a consistent amount of time on each one. I'm thinking of picking a fixed number of seconds and playing each note for that long. I'll see how high in the range I can go, it can be difficult to get pleasant sounding, in-tune notes in the altissimo register.
Oh, one more thing, I noticed some discussion about octave numbers earlier. Just to clarify, is 440Hz considered A3, A4, or A5?
Keep in mind that temporally, recording chromatically with 1rr and wholetone with 2rr take the same amount of time and, in a situation with a run, sound similar. However, 2rr gives you the advantage of better repetitions, while chromatics gives you a little more accuracy to the original instrument- which may or may not be a good thing (such as a 'sour' note that just doesn't speak all that well).
Similarly 3rr minor thirds vs. chromatic.
It's all a balancing act- velocities vs. RR vs. pitch/scale vs. articulations. Each term multiplies with the others, so finding which you need and which are expendable based on your use case are the most important thing to do when planning.
Most sample libraries use C3=60="middle C", however, the official international standard is C4=60="middle C". The latter is because most samplers and such were made in Japan, which used the C3 standard. You will even find some DAWs such as FL Studio use C5, to avoid using negative C's (e.g. C4=60 has a C-1, and C3 has a C-2!). Personally, I use C3=60 most of the time as it is the most common method in use today, but as peastman (unfortunately) found out, I have at times used C4=60.
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.
