EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition Virtual Instrument Plug-In (Download) User Manual
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HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION
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Note that unlike most sustain instruments, this one does not use the Mod Wheel to control
dynamics; it uses Velocity instead.
Expressive Vibrato
Available only in the Solo Trumpet, this instrument starts out with no vibrato and adds vibrato
as the note progresses. Use this instrument when you want the faster-moving notes to be non-
vibrato but the longer notes to add an expressive vibrato.
Short
Articulations included in this folder include varieties of Staccato, Staccatissimo, Mar-
cato, Repetitions, and Sforzando.
PLEASE NOTE:
Even if there are no rests between short notes, be sure to hold the last note
of the phrase long enough to let the reverberation of that last note ring. Short articula-
tions do not include release trails. But there is some reverberation at the end of the
main sample, once the note stops playing. This approach allows you to play fast pas-
sages without building up a lot of overlapping reverberations. Therefore, when playing a
phrase of staccato notes, be sure to play the MIDI notes in a connected fashion so that
you do hear the natural reverberation of the recording studio in the short rests between
the sounding notes.
Staccato and Staccatissimo
The term “staccato” refers to any note of short duration that is not connected legato to the fol-
lowing note. Staccatissimo is like Staccato, but with notes of even shorter duration.
In Hollywood Brass, staccato notes with the highest velocity include an attack that includes the
rougher sound of overblowing, which features more of the higher pitched harmonics.
Marcato
When used in a score, the term “marcato” indicates that every note is to be accented. This
articulation contains notes of a short duration that begin with a strong accent. Some 02 Short
folders contain both Short and Long versions, differing in how long the note is held after the
attack.
These are a Round Robin instruments with 4 sets of samples in rotation.
Shorts MOD SPEED
This instrument allows you to use the Mod Wheel to move continuously among several short
articulations. The numbers in parentheses the Mod Wheel values that trigger each level. As you
push the Mod Wheel up from the bottom, the articulations you hear:
• Staccatissimo
(0 - 25)
• Staccato
(26 - 51)
• Marcato Short
(52 - 77)
• Marcato Long
(78 - 103)
• Marcato Long + Sus
(104 - 127)