Hi, I'm thinking of purchasing the Performance Set Pro Ed and have a question that doesn't appear to have been answered in these forums or in the FAQ: Does the current version of the Performance Set for Giga 2.55 offer full 'textbook' note range recordings of all instruments? For example, I'm particularly interested in legato performance coverage for violins around G5-G7 (assuming C4 is middle C). Thanks.
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Ranges recorded?
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I don't have the Pro performance edition (yet) but I do have the First edition with the free update. If I understand correctly, the free update increased the violin performance legato to the same range as the Pro edition. The range is G3 to D7. (I say this from memory. I do not have the thing in front of me right now, so I cannot be absolutely categorical) Actually, I am pretty sure that is correct, because I remember I wanted a high D#7 recently, and I had to use pitch shifting. I agree it would be nice to have an even higher range. As far as I know, 4 octaves (actually one semitone short of 4 octaves) is the absolute limit for performance legatos using the present tool (because of the way the key groups are arranged).
The other strings have shorter ranges. Cellos are only up to E5 for example (in the first edition at least). I wish they went higher!
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I second that wish. Many times, perhaps, almost every time I sit down and compose, I need the violins to go up another octave from where they are now. It's just too plain where they sit right now. You cannot achieve extraordinary coloring through basic orchestration without the upper range and/or harmonics.
Evan Evans