EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition Virtual Instrument Plug-In (Download) - Manual (Page 98)

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All 5 orchestral sections include both Tremolo and Measured Tremolo.
Trills
A trill is the rapid alternation between 2 notes either a half tone or a whole tone apart. On a
string instrument, the two notes are played on the same string.
All the string sections (except the Basses) include an instrument that allows the user to select
between a half tone trill and a whole tone trill with a keyswitch: Play C0 in advance of the
trill to get a half tone trill, or C#0 to get a whole tone trill. The Trill instrument for the Basses
includes only a half tone trill.
Repetitions
A Repetitions instrument is available in only 2 sections: Violas and Basses.
The sound is that of a single note played over and over again for a little more than one second.
The repetition is slower than a tremolo, but fast enough to fit about a dozen pulses in the note.
This sound is more realistic than just repeating the same note over and over from some other
patch because you hear the continuity of the sound, including the bow reversal, within the
sample. See the second paragraph for Tremolos above to learn more about Tempo Sync. Just
as with the Measured Tremolo TS patches, repetitions adjust the speed of the internal beats to
the current tempo of the piece.
This instrument uses CC 11 to cross-fade between 3 dynamic levels, which lets you change
both loudness and timbre continuously while the note is playing. It does not respond to MIDI
Velocity.
Sul Ponticello
This articulation is only available in the Viola section. It’s a style of playing with the bow very
near the bridge; it achieves a more intense sound than usual that features the notes’ higher
harmonics.
This instrument does not respond to MIDI Velocity. Use CC 11 to affect the dynamics.
Legato Slur + Portamento
This category includes a variety of different types of legato playing. Which type to
use in any particular context depends on factors such as tempo, size of the intervals
between consecutive notes, and the orchestrator’s preferences.
Note that the Basses include only Legato Slur, therefore, the descriptions of other
legato styles below apply to 1st and 2nd Violins, Violas, and Celli only.
Instruments include 1 or more of these legato techniques:
• Bow Change
• Portamento
• Slur
In both portamento legato and slur legato, you hear the pitch start to move in the di-
rection of the next note as the first note is ending. The difference is:
• With portamento legato, the pitch slides all the way up or down to the next note,
passing very quickly over all the intervening notes.