Randolph Peters wrote:
At 11:27 AM +0200 9/3/04, Jari Williamsson wrote (on the Finale Listserv):
With GPO, you work a bit differently than with normal sound devices, since instrument changes are done by changing channels instead of patch changes.
I think this highlights the direction things have been moving for a while. To do a decent job of faking (playing back) large orchestrations, you need lots of channels. As you know, one "instrument" can eat up many channels just with all the variations in playing techniques. (e.g., arco, col legno, pizz., tremolo, sfzp, sul pont. and so on).
Finale's long-standing limit of 64 channels is too limiting for what a lot of people need and are moving toward. Doubling his amount to at least match what sequencing programs offer would be a good place to start.
Why are separate channels necessary for different sounds? Why can't the patch change at the appropriate place, on the same channel?
Can Finale change channels in the middle of a staff? I had never thought of doing that so I've never tried. I thought the channels were assigned in the instrument list and that you can only assign one channel to a single staff.
Shows how much I have to learn!
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