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Glissando vs. Portamento

PaoloT
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PaoloT

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Hi,

Contrary to VI Orchestral Strings, Synchron Strings (Pro) don't include glissando from note to note.

Do you consider portamento a viable replacement? Can it be slow enough, with time-stretching, to be the same as a glissando, without sounding artificial?

Paolo