Hi Sanseb!

Your question can't be answered in general. There are many different possible (and succesful) workflows. It also depends on your used DAW or notation software and if you are programming the notes or if you are playing/recording performances on your keyboard.

To find your personal workflow, I would start with playing different instruments and presets on your keyboard. This way you will get to know the library and hear what works fine for you.

Best regards,
Andi

Hi Sanseb!

Our Dorico Playback Templates use velocity for dynamics by default. I only switch to VelXF control when I want dynamic changes within a note. You can find some information about controlling dynamic layers in our Dorico Quickguide.
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/dorico-integration/quickguide#optimization

Best regards,
Andi

Sanseb

My thought about that:

VSL SE is already pretty well balanced about the volume of one instrument to each other !

In fact Dorico send a default CC7=100 for any instruments laoded.

THIS IS NOT RESPECTFUL TO THE SE'S GENUINE SETUP !

Default CC7 from VSL SE are the following:

Woodwind CC7 = 71

Brass CC7 = 113

Percussion and Mallets has

différents setup between  CC7 = 71 to 113

Harp CC7 = 51

Orchestral Strings CC7 = 67

Chamber Strings CC7 = 67

Solo Strings CC7 = 57

From there, I have edit Dorico's all Expression maps (Dorico)

-Lets say a Flute

1-  Init:

CC11=127 (Expression)

CC15 = 127 (Reverb/on)

CC28 = 127 Vel.XF on)

2- Select all articulation and edit:

- Volume dynamic: Control change: 7

Min: 71 Max: 71 (woodwinds) (Brass 113, etc.) 

- Use Secondary dynamic

- Contro change: 2

Min: 1 Max: 127

Et voilà...

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