Hi all,

Could anyone help me get my head around the "Performance Repetition" patches and when to use them?

It's a general question that refers to the whole catalogue (I own and use most of the orcehstral instruments from VSL), but for the sake of argument I will refer to my latest purchase which is Solo Strings 1 and 2 Full.

Here's an example:

Violin 1

- In the PERF INTERVAL folder and in the PERF INTERVAL FAST  I have a Perf Spiccato and Perf Spiccato Fast patches
- In the PERF REPETITION folder I have a Perf Rep Spiccato patch

they sound the same or very similar (even on series of repeated notes) and I don't understand the difference and the different purposes.

I also don't understand why they are not in the "SHORT" folder, like the staccato patch, as they are all short articulations.

Thanks a lot in advance if anyone will find the time to help me better understand this, as it's always been slightly obscure to me.

Best regards

-Mike

HI Mike, 

Let me elaborate that a bit: Performance articulations are about note connections. With Performance Legato, it's about legato connections (in different speeds), and with Performance Repetitions, it's about repeated notes.

We have recorded multiple repetitions of a note with the Performance Repetitions (5 for the slow ones, 9 for the fast ones) and edited them to be accessible separately, so that when you play such a Perf. Rep., you get the authentic note connections. Listen to the transitions and you will hear the difference.

Those repetitions are included in the short notes of our new SYNCHRON-ized versions (not available for Solo Strings, yet). 

Hope that helps!

Best,
Paul