11-11-2016, 10:38 PM
(11-11-2016, 10:18 PM)Paul Battersby Wrote:(11-11-2016, 09:11 PM)Samulis Wrote: I had good luck making a preset for VSCO 2 that has flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon all together.
VSCO2 or VSCO2-CE?
How did you layer the instruments? Did you do it the way Otto suggested? I can't think of a way I'd get any use out of a woodwinds section patch. I think of the woodwind instruments as more individuals than as a group. When I compose for strings or brass, I sometimes record myself playing chords, then I break each line up for the individual instruments and tweak each part. That makes a "section" patch useful, but I can't see myself playing chords like that for woodwinds which makes me question the value of a full woodwinds section patch. So I'm curious how you decided to spread the instruments across the keyboard.
CE. I just loaded up four solo instruments in ARIA slots, panned them out, added nice reverb, and set the MIDI input to the same for all four. Typically in a full orchestra, you have 2-3 of each instrument, so getting repeated notes on the same instruments is okay (although admittedly the goal for me wasn't realism but rather a nice texture). It's quick and dirty, but sounds ok if you're not after perfect realism.
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.