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breath controller - are they useful?
I read an article about a new approach used in creating Synful - a VST
plug-in for some very realistic sounding solo acoustic instruments. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/09/07/synful.html In the article, the inventor emphasizes the importance of using an expression controller to get the performances to sound realistic. I've always hand-written expression data in my sequence directly and never bought an expression pedal or breath controller. The realism in the Synful demos makes me want to go out and buy one. So my question is, is it worth it to buy a breath controller? They're about $80. How many people here use one? Do you use an expression pedal? What kinds of music do you use it for? ~ Lauren |
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In article .com,
"Lauren the Ravishing" wrote: I read an article about a new approach used in creating Synful - a VST plug-in for some very realistic sounding solo acoustic instruments. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/09/07/synful.html In the article, the inventor emphasizes the importance of using an expression controller to get the performances to sound realistic. I've always hand-written expression data in my sequence directly and never bought an expression pedal or breath controller. The realism in the Synful demos makes me want to go out and buy one. So my question is, is it worth it to buy a breath controller? They're about $80. How many people here use one? Do you use an expression pedal? What kinds of music do you use it for? ~ Lauren Yamaha has made good use of the breath controller , from the days of FM synths through the VL series. The physical modeling synths do a very credible job of emulating sax, trumpet, and other wind instruments by applying breath controller information to the synthesis. You do need a patch that makes proper use of the controller. -Jay -- x------- Jay Kadis ------- x---- Jay's Attic Studio ------x x Lecturer, Audio Engineer x Dexter Records x x CCRMA, Stanford University x http://www.offbeats.com/ x x---------- http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jay/ ------------x |
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I bought a yamaha vl70-m with a "turbo" chip from
patchmanmusic.com...for use with my wx5 wind controller (yamaha's version of the ewi). I whole-heartedly agree with Jay's comments. I am a reed player by trade, and I think it does an outstanding job...what the sound itself lacks in realism (compared to samples, or the real thing) is at the very least balanced IMO, by the expressive capabilities that you gain by using breath and embouchre adjustments as opposed to midi controllers on a keyboard. There are some things that would simply take too long to program on a sampler that can be done with a wind controller and properly programmed patches in one take. There are demos on the patchmanmusic site as well as patches tweaked for breath control for just about every synth imaginable. Matt is very knowledgeable and helpful, too...check it out. --Matt Corey Fort Lauderdale |
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