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3.9.2 Instrument Categories and Types
The following paragraphs explain many of the various types of instruments (.ewi files)
available in Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds. The principles described here apply across
all instruments where the described articulation is available.
The
Instrument Category Types in Hollywood Orchestra Woodwinds are:
• Long
• Short
• Effects
• Legato
• Keyswitch
PLEASE NOTE:
Detailed instrument and performance descriptions are available in the
Description Box of the Browse page.
Long
The instrument types in this folder include various types of Sustain (abbreviated ‘Sus’)
and Legato Repetitions (abbreviated ‘LegRep’).
Sustain
All Sustain instruments continue to play audibly as long as the note is held. They are a good
choice for slow-moving lines that need a consistent sound no matter how long the notes are
held.
The dynamics of the Sustain patches are controlled with the Mod Wheel. The further you push
it up, the louder the sound. By using the Mod Wheel instead of Velocity to control loudness,
you can create a realistic crescendo and/or decrescendo during a held note.
When you play any note in one of the patches, all 3 dynamic layers start to play simultane-
ously, but only one or two of them are audible at any one time, as controlled by the Mod Wheel.
This approach increases the voice count in PLAY and makes more demands on the computer
processor, but produces much more realistic dynamics.
There are several variants for the Sustain patches, described below:
Sus Expressive
This patch adds an expressive feel to the notes with a slower attack and a gently increasing
vibrato.
Legato Repetitions
This patch provides retongued repetitions to create the sound of repeated notes within a sus-
tained phrase. For each note, this patch plays both a sustained non-vibrato note and a short