-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Linuxsampler-devel] [linuxsampler] Open Orchestra project From: Clément Guedez <klem....@gmail.com> To: linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Date: 03/23/10 10:41 > Hello guys, > > it's me again with some new sample bank! > > As I had no answer for the London Philharmonia Orchestra, I try the > sample of University of Iowa. > There are wave samples but personnaly I find they "sound" less good as > the philharmonia one. Even if I pack other instruments (that's not > very good for comparison). > So I don't know on which one I will continue for having a whole > orchestra. > But I'm on holiday tuesday, so it will help to make a break and think > freshly about that when I'm back. > > You can find them here: > http://klemklem.free.fr/gig/iowa_edu/ > There is some bad samples on Cello I need to list and remove, for your > information. > But I had some fun with the several configuration available, as the > entire harmonic range of each string has been sampled. > > Also I didn't have the time to test and hear the randm dimension > feature. But I don't forget it, it must be quite interesting. > > I see there were some missing information on sample page of linuxsampler. > The licence should be a GPL, I would say so people could modify the > bank for evolution as in open source.. But i need to check back the > licence of Philharmonia, as they are their samples. > And for the demo track... We will see > > enjoy and CU > Clément > > > 2010/1/19 Clément Guedez <klem....@gmail.com <mailto:klem....@gmail.com>> > > Hello, > > I'm happy you enjoy them ! > Let's mirror it for now, even if they will evoluate. It's a good > thing. > > The dimension concept can be easily explain with the exemple of > the velocity and the type of sample (soft, medium, loud). > It was just what was the link between random feature and the > instrument modelisation. > But truly, it's an interesting feature for including the chaos of > reality in the play. I will try this, using different > articulations more than different samples. The final referee will > be my hears. > > > Thanks > Clément > > 2010/1/18 Christian Schoenebeck > <schoeneb...@software-engineering.org > <mailto:schoeneb...@software-engineering.org>> > > On Monday 18 January 2010 17:06:33 Graham Goode wrote: > > Hi Christian, > > > > I'm trying to understand this property a little more too. > You say 'The > > "random" dimension selects the sample by using a (pseudo) number > > generator, whereas "round robin" rotates always in the same > sequence / > > cycle of the given samples.' > > > > If there is only one sample per MIDI note, what happens? > > Ok, I guess you're not familiar with the "dimension" concept > of the > Gigasampler format yet. There are various resources which > describe it, if not > let me know, and we add something to the website or gigedit > docs or something, > since this a mandatory knowledge to know for creating or > editing .gig files. > > I try to make it short for just answering this question. A > "dimension" in the > gig format is usually a MIDI controller (e.g. pitchbend wheel, > modulation > wheel, sustain pedal) but also some special types like the > mentioned "random" > and "round robin" dimensions, which simply virtually create > the numbers which > otherwise would come from those MIDI controllers. Full list > dimension > controllers: > > http://download.linuxsampler.org/doc/libgig/api/namespacegig.html#f9f1af3eb2a77df5fc7d0f56b3f13d3d > > For each "dimension" you have to define in how many zones you > want to split the > dimensions value range. Minimum is 2 zones (which equals 1 > split). Dependent > on what value the dimension controller delivers, the > respective zone is then > selected at runtime. And for each zone you can AND MUST define > which sample to > be played AND which articulation settings to be applied on > that sample for > that zone (this is actually also one of the main critics about > the gig format, > that you have to define and edit more than you actually would > expect from an > instrument designers perspective). > > So you can play different samples for each zone, but you can > also assign the > same sample for all of them and just use different articuation > settings for > each zone. And if you neither want to use different samples > nor different > articulations, then you definitely dont need the dimension and > you would not > create it at all. > > I know this dimension system is not very intuitive to > understand on the first > view. I hope though I answered your question. > > CU > Christian > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently > attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating > opportunities for Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important > issues through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and > established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Linuxsampler-devel mailing list > Linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. 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