Come on, program a saxophone? That's like programming a chainsaw ;-)
Next you'll want a saxophone to play *gasp* dynamics!
In anything wind band-ish, I tend to do the same. Second or Third
alto/tenor/bari. The 1st ones.......no. Hardly ever. They seem to stick
out no matter how you mix it. Too much edge. But for Jazz arrangements,
definitely. Or wind band things that have swing or pop influence, yeah.
The only thing I don't like about GPO or the Jazz one are the trumpets.
I'm never very happy with how they sound. Though, I do like the muted
trumpets. Those sound great. But in arrangements I've been doing, I tend
to put Solo Trumpet on the 1st or lead part, then put the other trumpet
ensemble sections on the other parts. I also have been layering GPO
trumpets with my Roland sound module. Seems to make them sound
better.....sightly.....
But Garritan libraries at the prices offered this year......what a steal!
Williams, Jim wrote:
Yes, Eric, the first saxes seem to be edgier, perhaps to be used for
lead lines?...I used the second and third alto, the second tenor and
bari, and the second bass, all "light" to save space and because I
didn't need (or better--didn't want to mess with) any of the special
programming.
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