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Hi.
Can anyone advise me as to whether the Tympani & Snares-Toms libraries have looped rolls within them for the purpose of controlling our own crescendo-decresendo lengths?
I would want to map cc11 or a Breath Controller to them to run from a fader or off of a TEC.
Thank you!
g.c.
Yes, I regularly use rolls in timpani that are controlled by mod wheel for dynamics. They are looped. I think the snare rolls are though I have never done a long one on snare drum! One thing to keep in mind is that you can instantly switch from velocity crossfade to note-on dynamics or vice versa, to create very realistiic dynamics beyond either individual setting. I have recently been doing some accented timpani roll crescendos by hitting a single note loud, then within a couple microseconds switching to velocity crossfade on a roll. Thanks to MIDI protocol the note-on sound continues on the sustain but is then followed by the crescendo via crossfade which sounds exactly like the live performance. Other similar switches allow for various effects with rolls.
William, thanks. And thanks for the technique tip. Coppying it right now!
Thanks again!
g.c.