EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition Virtual Instrument Plug-In (Download) - Manual (Page 53)

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Click on the first instrument in the Results List to select it, then click on the last instru-
ment while holding the shift key to select all the instruments. Next, click and drag the
selected instruments from the Results List to the Instrument Rack area to load them all
at once.
2.5.7 Shaping Dynamics and Expression
Learning to shape musical lines the same way an instrumentalist does will give your work
a more natural musicality. It is possible to shape overall loudness and/or dynamics using
MIDI CCs by either playing them on your MIDI controller and recording them into your
DAW in real-time, or by drawing envelopes directly into a DAWs controller lanes.
Real-time control over the shape of an instrumental line
is usually more efficient than drawing an envelope, and
often achieves more convincing results. MIDI control-
lers have programmable controls that can be set to send
specific MIDI CC messages, with sliders generally consid-
ered to be best suited for this task.
This process can also be done in a two step process,
if desired, by first recording the MIDI notes, and then
recording the MIDI CCs automation in a second pass,
depending on the musical line being written, or prefer-
ences of the composer.
Note Velocity is also used to control overall loudness and/or dynamics, and is measured
by how strongly a player strikes the MIDI controller’s keys or pads. Typically, Note Veloc-
ity is used for short articulations, since it cannot be changed mid-note, while MIDI CCs
are used on longer, sustained instruments because they can affect overall loudness and/
or dynamics in the middle of a note or phrase.