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Effects
The instruments in this folder fall into several types:
• runs on several different scales
• trills
• flutter tongue
• repetitions
• special effects (FX)
Runs
These patches are scales recorded to a single MIDI note. Four different scales are included:
• Chromatic
• Major
• Minor
• Whole Tone
All of these runs cover a full octave and are available in two directions: upward and downward.
Note that the MIDI note always specified the lowest note in the scale, whether going up or
down. The speed of the scale is fixed, so if you need a scale at a specific tempo, it’s best to
use one of the other patches and play the scale note by note.
Trills
A trill is the rapid alternation between two notes either a half tone or a whole tone apart. Any
file with “HT” in the name contains a half-tone trill. And with “WT” in the name, it contains
a whole-tone trill.
This instrument responds to the Mod Wheel to control the volume. It does not respond to MIDI
Velocity. When you play a MIDI note, the samples for all three dynamic layers start playing,
with the Mod Wheel controlling whether, and how much of, each layer is audible. This ap-
proach allows you to increase or decrease the loudness during the trill.
Flutter Tongue
When a flautist flutters his tongue while playing, similar to the rolled R in some languages,
it produces a characteristic sound captured in the several Flutter Tongue files in this library.
The Mod Wheel affects the loudness, allowing a continuous crescendo or decrescendo mid-
note. Velocity does not control loudness for these instruments.
Repetitions
Each MIDI note in these patches is the sound of the instrument playing a single note repeat-
edly. If you need fewer repetitions than available in the whole sample, then end the MIDI note
after the number of repetitions you’re looking for. In some cases, the repeated notes are avail-
able at different speeds: slow, medium, and fast. The advantage of using one of these patches
over just repeated MIDI notes, is that the transitions between repetitions are exactly correct for
the sampled instrument.
Effects (FX)
A few 03 Effects folders contain patches that feature recordings of the instrument playing
sounds beyond the usual diatonic notes, including squawks, breathy sounds, glissandi, and the
like. It’s best just to listen to the range of sounds and see whether you can use any of them.