There are a few points I might raise here: 1. Brasses are difficult to sample due to the complex overtones. 2. Homogeneous ensembles such as brass bands create problems as well. 3. The overtone situation Klaus describes can be adjusted via EQ. Go into the ARIA player and cut or boost frequencies to taste. 4. I find the base velocity in Finale's HP to be too low, yielding mushy attacks for brasses. Try increasing the base velocity to taste. 5.it is imperative to avoid simultaneous attacks. HP does that to some extent, but I haven't taken the time to determine how much. 6. Use reverb judiciously, avoiding extremes of wet and dry. 7.try panning similar tone colors on opposite sides of the stereo field if musically logical 8. Try automating reverb or EQ as a function of an instrument's dynamics or prominence 9. All the above would be MUCH easier if Finale's MIDI tool were easier to use. Right now it's a pain. 10. Don't expect anything just using the sounds "out of the box" 11. Not even the $5K libraries will do a great job of reproducing a brass band. Jim
Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:41 AM, "Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre" <yorkmaster...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I certainly agree about the desirability of having the more varied selection > of band specific brass sounds. > The problems I perceived were with the upper overtones sounding shallow with > the band sound samples But then I might use the orchestral woodwind sounds > where I find them preferable. I like the clarinet sounds of the GPO. > > Thanks! > Klaus > --- On Wed, 4/24/13, Raymond Horton <horton.raym...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Raymond Horton <horton.raym...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Garritan band library > To: finale@shsu.edu > Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 2:25 PM > > I can't speak to matters of taste, but i can say that there are a great > many MORE brass samples in Garritan Band than in GPO. Euphs vs. baritones, > etc. I find for brass band work it is quite helpful. > > > Raymond Horton > Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > Composer, Arranger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre < > yorkmaster...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Bought the Garritan Personal Orchestra some months ago. The better depth >> and more richness in details compared to the fewer sound samples coming >> with FM2012 have pleased me and been helpful in my work. >> >> Now I wanted to do a brass band version of a recent project, where it >> would have been of benefit to work with cornet sounds over the GPO >> trumpets. Also to have access to the alto/tenor horn sounds over the >> orchestral horn sounds. Same for a greater variety of baritone, euphonium, >> and tuba sounds. >> >> So I listened to the sound samples on the makemusic site. And I was deeply >> disappointed by the artificial, glassy, orchestrion quality of the >> soundscape. >> >> Do I have a wose than usual ear-day, or have others had similar >> experiences? >> >> Is the band library being in version 2 over the GPO being in version 4 a >> hint that the band library is kind of outdated? >> >> Klaus > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
