PERIOD DRAMA stringed oboe ravioli in HAYDN sauce

Used Instruments

  • Oboe 1 & 2

  • 1st Violins

  • 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses

Downloads and further Information

Oboes

Instrument / Preset Selection

  • Oboe 1&2 / VelXF sus / Wide

Preparation / Articulation Selection

  • Legato / con Vibrato
  • Long / con Vibrato (to trigger new phrases)
  • Short Notes / Portato agile (end of Phrase 1, controlled by Velocity)

Basic Phrasing

  • Velocity & Velocity Crossfade (CC1) (see the picture above)

Finishing Touches

  • Timbre Adjust (CC8) (see the picture above)
  • Humanization Delay Scaler (CC25): ~45

1st Violins

Instrument / Preset Selection

  • 1st Violins / Velocity (!) / Wide

Note

Usage of Velocity preset is an exception here (Force sforzatos acting like short notes)!

Preparation / Articulation Selection

  • Sforzato (very pronounced accent)

Basic Phrasing

  • Velocity (with velocity variations and accents on downbeats)
  • Expression (CC11) to increase dynamic

Finishing Touches

  • Timbre Adjust (CC8): ~113 (slightly darker sound)
  • Release (CC23): ~51 (less connected sforzatos)
  • Humanize Delay Scaler (CC25): ~37

2nd Violins / Violas / Cellos / Double Basses

Instrument / Preset Selection

  • 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses / VelXF sus - MOD / Wide

Preparation / Articulation Selection

  • Staccato Agile

Basic Phrasing

  • Velocity (with velocity variations and accents on downbeats and a crescendo at the end)
  • Expression (CC11) to increase dynamic

Finishing Touches

  • Humanize Delay Scaler (CC25): ~30

Mixing

Oboes

  • Oboe 1: Master Volume: 86
  • Oboe 2: Master Volume: 82

Strings

  • Reverb + 1dB (Bring them together)
  • Disable EQ (Slightly darker, more place for oboe)
  • Violin 1 Master Volume: 120
  • Double Basses Master Volume: 85
  • Other Strings Master Volume: 110

Top learnings

  1. Difference between 'Velocity XF sus' and 'Velocity'. More details on YouTube here
  2. Difference between Midi Velocity, Velocity Crossfade, Timbre Adjust and Expressions, and how to use them for authentic phrasing
  3. Basics of Mixing in the Synchron Player's Mixing Tab
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