I am finally getting the hang-of expression and modulation on long strings but, I am having trouble figuring out how something like the following would be automated for expression and modulation
This is a spiccato part
V1: blue
V2: aqua
Va: purple
As there are just a couple of short notes on each track, what would the expression and modulation look like?
Thank you as always
Most virtual instruments use NoteOn velocity instead of the mod wheel for shorts.
And BTW, what some refer to as “expression” - that is, not the mod wheel - is basically just a volume control, rather than expression, and you should NOT use that if you want a realistic dynamic performance. I suspect that feature may still work on shorts in most cases. Not sure what the standard is there, as I basically only use it to fake niente on instrument don’t have an option to enable that via the normal dynamics (mod wheel) control.
Hi David - thank you for taking the time to respond. I know that expression and modulation are different parameters. I usually use expression on longs to have the note come in less abruptly.
I am just not sure how most people here use expression and modulation or short strings
I’m not quite sure what you’re asking…
From a musical/artistic point of view, there are infinite possibilities, but a good starting point is to use the dynamics to reinforce the rhythm.
From the technical point of view, as I said, most instruments implement shorts differently (more like triggers; no continuous control), so you need to work with the note event velocities instead of the mod wheel controller.
OK that was the heart of my question - whether there was a certain technique on shorts I should learn
