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2013/05/31 21:50:37
vintagevibe
John


I am not following all this. I just add a note via the PRV that will do the key switching. Sometimes the key as documented is incorrect but finding the right one is fairly easy. You shouldn't need a drum map or have notes that are lengthy. I do this with Kontakt and GPO all the time. Well not all the time but a lot of the time.

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either but... drum maps are a huge blessing.  You have a detailed label for each keyswitch note.  You never have to refer to the manual again for kewswitch lists.  Just look at the PRV and put note by its label.
2013/05/31 22:10:20
John
vintagevibe


John


I am not following all this. I just add a note via the PRV that will do the key switching. Sometimes the key as documented is incorrect but finding the right one is fairly easy. You shouldn't need a drum map or have notes that are lengthy. I do this with Kontakt and GPO all the time. Well not all the time but a lot of the time.

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either but... drum maps are a huge blessing.  You have a detailed label for each keyswitch note.  You never have to refer to the manual again for kewswitch lists.  Just look at the PRV and put note by its label.

Now that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. 
2013/05/31 23:03:04
icontakt
vintagevibe

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either

For example, you draw a single short keyswitch note just before the beginning of Verse A, which is supposed to play choir "Ahh," and draw a next single short keyswitch note just before Verse B, which is supposed to play choir "Ooh." Then if you go back from the middle of Verse B to the middle of Verse A and start playback, what will happen? You'll hear the unintended "Ooh" choir.


konradh

Jlien X, If you are saying to put the keyswitch in the sequence over and over again, that is certainly a smart idea with some advantages; but I would rather not clutter my score that way.  
That's right if you draw both musical data and keyswitch data in the same track. As I said, I use a separate track with a drum map for keyswitch notes so I don't have this problem.
2013/06/01 02:55:30
Bristol_Jonesey
John


vintagevibe


John


I am not following all this. I just add a note via the PRV that will do the key switching. Sometimes the key as documented is incorrect but finding the right one is fairly easy. You shouldn't need a drum map or have notes that are lengthy. I do this with Kontakt and GPO all the time. Well not all the time but a lot of the time.

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either but... drum maps are a huge blessing.  You have a detailed label for each keyswitch note.  You never have to refer to the manual again for kewswitch lists.  Just look at the PRV and put note by its label.

Now that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. 

Using a drum map also gives you the benefit of being able to Mute or Solo individual articulations as you build your project
2013/06/01 11:10:36
icontakt
Bristol_Jonesey


John


vintagevibe


John


I am not following all this. I just add a note via the PRV that will do the key switching. Sometimes the key as documented is incorrect but finding the right one is fairly easy. You shouldn't need a drum map or have notes that are lengthy. I do this with Kontakt and GPO all the time. Well not all the time but a lot of the time.

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either but... drum maps are a huge blessing.  You have a detailed label for each keyswitch note.  You never have to refer to the manual again for kewswitch lists.  Just look at the PRV and put note by its label.

Now that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. 

Using a drum map also gives you the benefit of being able to Mute or Solo individual articulations as you build your project
Yes, it's faster than selecting all events on the keyswitch and muting them. And you can't solo events.

2013/06/01 11:21:41
vintagevibe
Jlien X


vintagevibe

I don't understand the need for long or repeated notes either

For example, you draw a single short keyswitch note just before the beginning of Verse A, which is supposed to play choir "Ahh," and draw a next single short keyswitch note just before Verse B, which is supposed to play choir "Ooh." Then if you go back from the middle of Verse B to the middle of Verse A and start playback, what will happen? You'll hear the unintended "Ooh" choir.

 

Ah I see. Thanks.
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