Hi Chuck,
Actually, you will find, when you get up and running with GPO, that there is an option to vary the intonation and attack from note to note (if desired). While Garritan recommends using these only on situations like double- or triple-tongued brass notes (to avoid that fake "machine-gun" synth sound), I actually find it helps tremendously to leave a certain amount of variation on all the time -- up to 5% pitch variation and 15% attack variation.
Thanks for posting about your experience recording the samples!
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
On 16 Mar 2005, at 2:26 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
Thanks Jim,
It was interesting to learn how the GPO people view the sampling parameters - what they seem to be including, and what elements are excluded in favor of simplicity and practical use. How much will be left of the expressive elements remains to be seen (heard). My sense is that while Tom Hopkins will exert considerable effort to make the bass sound realistic in terms of the natural noises and nuances, and things like the way the ear would experience the decay of a percussive sound, there are many things that will be intentionally and necessarily left out. It is not their intention to create software that attempts to replace human performance - just to make it practical to hear an informative approximation of a score.
The arco samples were done unnaturally without vibrato - very strange to play that way. Then Tom had me play a set with vibrato, which he will then analyze and reproduce digitally, introducing it back into the sound samples. I'm sure some things will represent improvements - consistency of intonation and attack - things like that, but other nice human things will necessarily be missing. I'll be curious to hear how much it will sound like my playing, and it will surely be fun to "play" my own Finale bass parts.
And if one might be "intimidated" by my playing, then it's lucky they couldn't get Ray Brown or Mingus! :)
Chuck
On Mar 16, 2005, at 10:22 AM, Williams, Jim wrote:
Chuck,
How nice to know that you will be my bassist when I go out and do a clinic!!
Once the "GPJO" package comes out I will be switching to it from my mix of eMu and Edirol stuff...
Your "presence" will be intimidating but stimulating! ;-)
Jim
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Gary Garritan and Tom Hopkins (the person who does the editing and preparation of the samples) were here yesterday recording string bass sounds for the GPO jazz library. They are working on a delivery date for sometime this spring, but it seems to me that summer might be more realistic. I did get the sense that MM is also working on tighter integration w/Kontact and GPO. I have no official "inside dope," but this seems to be the way things are going, and I thought it might be useful for people to know.
Chuck
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