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  • VSL Experts: How to achieve legato pulse (bowing effect) on a sustained single note?

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    Hello VSL Community,

    I'm trying to achieve a "legato pulse" on a sustained note much like one would hear when strings bow a number of legato notes in succession. For instance, I'd like to go from C# to D like this: [C#, C#, C#, D] where the C#s are 1 beat and the D is 3 beats in a 6/4 time signature.

    When I try to use the legato patches in APP or DIM Violins I find that either there is no distinguishable change or else there ends up being a break between notes.  Does anybody know how to achieve this with VSL?

    CK
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     The performance legato patches usually offers up and down bow variations on the same key. Especially for Dimension Strings this works very well. Usually the problem is performing repetitions on a keyboard where you get gaps between notes performed on the same key. I suggest to adjust the gaps in the Editor of your sequenzer software or try performing with a sustainpedal.

    best

    Herb
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    Herb,

    Thanks for the solution - it worked out well with the DIM strings, however I've decided to just let the strings play unbroken for that line and achieve the pulse through utilizing the wind section.  I assume "tonguing" (or pulse legato on the same note) with the flutes is achieved in the same way?

    Craig
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    In trhe orchestral library, I have used a Staccato/Legato patch with the relative level of the staccato quiet compared to the legato; that is, two patches layered in the matrix with the staccato patch much lower than the legato. That may or may not fit the specific situation under discussion.
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    Thanks for the tip.

    If you listen to the last few bars of the Emperor Concerto by Beethoven about 2 minutes before the final Tutti when the strings are furiously bowing the main theme it really illustrates the difficulty of achieving that sound with sampled instruments.  Would be nice if VSL would either produce a video on how to achieve this with the current offerings or else release samples or software tools to address.

    Thanks,

    Craig