[Finale] Slur Interpretation on Playback
Hi All, I'm working on a string arrangement using FinMac2004 with MIDI playback to my K2600R. Is there a way for me to get Finale to tell the K2600R to play four slurred 8th notes legato instead of articulating each note? Interpret Slurs is checked in HP. Thanks! **Leigh ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Slur Interpretation on Playback
On Mar 15, 2005, at 9:34 AM, Leigh Daniels wrote: Hi All, I'm working on a string arrangement using FinMac2004 with MIDI playback to my K2600R. Is there a way for me to get Finale to tell the K2600R to play four slurred 8th notes legato instead of articulating each note? Interpret Slurs is checked in HP. Thanks! **Leigh This is a synth issue as much as a Finale issue. To get a proper legato, you have to have some way of telling the synth doing the playback NOT to use the attack portion of the sample, or to use a different envelope that doesn't have the transients associate with a new bow. Not all synths can do this, so it depends on your K2600R. Assuming it can, the usual way to do this is to have the patch set to monophonic (so it won't be able to play two parts at once, like violin 1 and 2, nor double stops or divisi) and then the synth gets it cue from the sequencer by having the notes overlap by some tiny amount. If I am not mistaken, this is what Interpret Slurs does in Human Playback. Since the patch is set to monophonic play, two notes WILL NOT sound for the overlapped portion, but instead the release portion of the envelope is skipped over for the first note, and the attack portion is skipped over for the following note, so there is a smooth transition between the two notes. Not exactly the same as a real slur, but close enough for jazz. If your patch is NOT set to monophonic, then of course there will just be a slight overhang between notes, but every note will still have its attack and release exactly like separate articulations. If I am mistaken, I am sure someone will correct me. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re(2): [Finale] Slur Interpretation on Playback
Chris, Great suggestion! The piece I was missing was the monophonic part. In the patch editor I discovered a Monophonic parameter which when set to On, revealed a Legato parameter. Turning Legato on did the trick. Thanks! **Leigh On Tue, Mar 15, 2005, Christopher Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Assuming it can, the usual way to do this is to have the patch set to monophonic (so it won't be able to play two parts at once, like violin 1 and 2, nor double stops or divisi) and then the synth gets it cue from the sequencer by having the notes overlap by some tiny amount. If I am not mistaken, this is what Interpret Slurs does in Human Playback. Since the patch is set to monophonic play, two notes WILL NOT sound for the overlapped portion, but instead the release portion of the envelope is skipped over for the first note, and the attack portion is skipped over for the following note, so there is a smooth transition between the two notes. Not exactly the same as a real slur, but close enough for jazz. If your patch is NOT set to monophonic, then of course there will just be a slight overhang between notes, but every note will still have its attack and release exactly like separate articulations. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
