Hi,
Using the Timpani rolls, is it possible to dampen the note/sound at the end of the roll, as opposed to the note being re-struck?
Thanks!
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Timpani rolls - dampen the note at the end of the roll?
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One thing I found worked for a very realistic timpani roll was to strike a single note at the end and either allow it to ring or dampen it by creating a cc7 expression that goes down very fast prior to reverb. It sounds exactly like a muted timpani hit created by the player's hand on the drum. Also the loudness of the final hit can be made slightly higher than the roll - a player will often slightly accent the concluding hit of the roll, but the release samples are always the same velocity as the roll. Doing this I didn't usually need the release samples.
Another thing you can do for timpani rolls is to alternate between velocity crossfade on the rolls, and note-on velocity on the single hits. This allows an instantaneous alteration of loudness which is also often heard in timpani.
An example is the familiar loud attack followed instantly by a crescendo roll. To do this you strike the single hit with note-on velocity and allow it to ring, but then instantly switch to crossfade velocity to continue with the roll. If the switch is made after the first note it simply rings realistically while the roll continues making a perfect accented crescendo.
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This is news to me: Velocity Cross-Fade also works INTERNALLY on multi-note patches like rolls and the like? I can't believe all these years I've just assumed that it works only between unique MIDI notes that are fed to Vienna Instruments vs. notes that are internal to a patch!
