David is correct — the problem is that the Garritan sounds were never actually meant to be used in a notation program. They were meant to be used in a Digital Audio Workstation environment, where one would have much more control and automation over levels.
Best (stop-gap) solution is hidden dynamic marks. Best long-term solution is to remind MakeMusic that since they own Garritan now, they have no excuse not to optimize it for Finale. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On May 7, 2014, at 5:20 PM, David H. Bailey <dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com> wrote: > I believe the problem lies in the fact that the two different sample > sets were not recorded at the same volume level. Apparently the > pizzicatos were recorded much louder than the arcos, so at the same > indicated dynamic level in your score they won't sound at the same volume. > > This is my biggest gripe about all the sample sets I've listened to (and > most that I've purchased, alas!) -- the designers of the sample sets > don't take the extra time to ensure that all the samples which pertain > to the same instrument sound at the same volume level when played by a > midi program at the same dynamic level. > > One solution is horribly painful in Finale -- it requires you to dig > into the midi editing capabilities (sort of like watching sausage being > made -- it's ugly, it's messy and it will turn you off ever wanting to > do it again) and adjust the velocity and/or the volume for each note > that you are unhappy with what you're hearing. > > One would think that it would be simpler than that, but it's not, from > my experience. > > And I think the reason you received no responses to your first query is > that nobody has an answer for you -- at least not one that's easy to > accomplish and won't take many hours/days to get things right with. > > I hope I'm wrong, but Raymond's reply indicates I may not be. I gave up > worrying about such things long ago -- what's left of my sanity was too > valuable to me. :-) > > Good luck! > David H. Bailey > > > On 5/7/2014 2:13 PM, dr.a.s. weinstangel wrote: >> >> As there was no response, I'll try one more time ("He who asks shall find"): >> >> >> From: dr...@hotmail.com >> To: finale@shsu.edu >> Subject: arco vs.pizz dynamics >> Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 16:23:04 -0400 >> >> >> >> >> In the Finale (2012c PC) playback of my new string quartet I am getting >> exploding pizzicatos and barely audible arcos. >> >> Is there a way to globally adjust the volumes of these independently, to get >> an acceptable balance? >> >> TIA for your help. >> >> Dr.A.S.Weinstangel >> >> sasha.weinstan...@utoronto.ca >> NEW!!!!! cel.647-292-4605 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> >> >> > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
