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3.7.2 Instrument Categories and Types
The following paragraphs explain some of the various types of instruments available in
Hollywood Strings. The principles described here generally apply across all string sec-
tions and ensembles, except where noted.
• Long
• Short
• Effects
• Legato
• Mutes
• Keyswitch
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Long
The instrument types in this folder include Sustain, Détaché, Flautando, and Harmon-
ics. The first two are available in all 5 orchestral sections; the last two, only in the 2nd
Violins. All of them except for Détaché can be held indefinitely.
Detache
The musical term Détaché means “detached.” Notes played in this style do not have a legato
connection to the following note. The samples are longer than staccato notes but come to a
well defined end; unlike the Sustain style, they cannot be played indefinitely. The samples
work well whether you play the samples to the end or you end the note before that. But if your
notes are short enough to be considered staccato, it’s best to use one of the articulations in
that style in order to get the real note-ending sounds from one of the various techniques for
creating true staccato.
Sustain
All Sustain instruments continue to play a note audibly as long as the note is held; this is
achieved by looping the samples. They are a good choice for slow-moving lines that need a
consistent sound no matter how long the notes are held.
The Sustain instruments feature several performance parameters:
• Bow Direction – a Round Robin (RR) cycle that alternates between up and down bow
strokes, to achieve the effect of a string player reversing bow direction with each note.
• Finger Position – The Détaché and Sustain instruments (except for the Basses) give you
access to samples of each note recorded on each of the four strings (where possible).
• Vibrato Amount – The depth of the vibrato in Hollywood Strings is provided in 3 levels:
non-vibrato, vibrato, and molto vibrato.
Marcato Sustain
This instrument type—there’s one in each orchestral section—plays a marcato sample in addi-
tion to the multiple sustain samples. The marcato sample ends relatively quickly; the sustain