The Solo Violin and Cello libraries do not have switchable articulations.
These two libraries are playable legato patches. This means all articulations are created by changing the way you play the patch, or edit the MIDI.
For a video overview of how to use these patches, see here:
SOLO CELLO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4NAIDGP5EU
SOLO VIOLIN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0bKX5MFk0&t=6s
How do I change articulations?
1. STACCATO/SPICCATO
These can be triggered by performing quick ‘stabs’, automatically triggering a short note.
Short notes are also ‘layered’ into certain attacks of non-legato sustains, depending on the velocity used.
CC21 VALUE | |
1-5 | Staccato |
6-127 | Spiccato |
2. PIZZICATO
SOLO CELLO: Turn the Vibrato slider to 1-4 to trigger Pizzicato samples. CC21
SOLO VIOLIN: No Pizzicato.
3. TREMOLO / VIBRATO
VIBRATO CONTROLS SOLO CELLO
CC21 VALUE | |
1-4 | Pizzicato |
5-24 | Tremolo |
25-44 | Senza Vibrato |
45-64 | Progressive Vibrato |
65-127 | Molto Vibrato |
VIBRATO CONTROLS SOLO VIOLIN
CC21 VALUE | VIBRATO TYPE |
1-5 | Tremolo |
6-32 | Senza Vibrato |
33-64 | Progressive Vibrato |
65-127 | Molto Vibrato |
4. LEGATO TRANSITIONS
Depending on the velocity played, multiple types of recorded transitions can be triggered. As this is a legato patch, all transitions are triggered by ‘overlapping’ from the previous note.
VELOCITY | TRANSITION |
1-19 | Portamento |
20-84 | Fingered (slurred) |
85-127 | Bowed |
PORTAMENTO: A technique of ‘gliding’ from one note to another.
FINGERED (SLURRED): The most basic type of transition, where the player will simply add or remove their finger whilst the bow continues without change.
BOWED: A ‘bow change’ transition. This is when the bow changes direction whilst changing note, producing a much more ‘defined’ transition.
RUNS/ARPEGGIO: As well as velocity based transitions, the libraries have ‘speed’ based transitions.
These trigger depending on your playing speed. Velocity does still play a part in run transitions, and at the higher velocities (85-127) will trigger a ‘harder’ attack.