If I could insert my own reverb on a track by track basis ... If I could insert my own compressors ...
If I could use a transient shaper VST ... It could sound a lot more like what people are accustomed to hearing. Hopefully in some Finale release soon. On 12/3/2013 2:37 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: > Part of this situation may well involve Human Playback. It still is NOT clear > to me that HP interprets dynamics correctly/wisely. It seems to use a > combination of CC7 volume and CC1 modwheel. Under that circumstance, the tone > of winds and brass will not change as much as it would if CC1 dominated the > dynamics. > > The tradeoff with Garritan samples is cost, integration with Finale, and > library size versus expressive capability. > To that end, the samples were designed such that velocity controlled attack > for winds and brass instead of having various attack samples, and CC1 > controlled volume AND added brightness via filter as dynamics increased > (instead of using multi-velocity-layer samples). The samples were also > offered dry, in order to allow users to control the sound environment. > > Of course, ANY sample library will sound bad out of the box. Having said > that, I will also express an opinion that MM has done a very poor job of > integrating Garriten instruments into the operation of Finale. Furthermore, > HP remains a black box with limited customization, and the MIDI Tool--the > ideal place to do tweaking--has remained unchanged since I first bought > Finale 2.0 in 1989 or so. Configuration files and essential XML files are > strewn about a user's hard drive instead of having a central location, and > simple typos in XML files prohibit users from loading instruments properly. > > When MM acquired Garritan's IP, I hoped for seamless integration into Finale. > If anything, it's gotten worse instead of better. > > James C. Williams, MBA, CFP > E. B. Lacy Professor of Business > Franklin College > Euphonium Player Around several Towns _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
