[ddots-l] Re: The eternal quest for realistic sounds
- From: "G. McFarlane" <gmcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:44:36 +0100
Hi Phil
Thanks once again for your reply.
Would you agree with me that the soft synth is the way ahead rather than using
a module, or is there something I'm missing here?
Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Muir
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:09 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: The eternal quest for realistic sounds
Some softsynthes are accessible, some aren't. That's about all I can say on
this. If your softsynthe is a .VST then, you will indeed be able to see it's
interface in Sonar. All you would need to do after installing it, is run
Sonar's .VST scanner. If you purchase Sonar 8 Producer which is out now then,
you will get Dimension Pro. Dimension has quite nice strings and is totally
accessible with CT or, HotSpotClicker.
Regards, Phil Muir
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----- Original Message -----
From: G. McFarlane
To: Dancing Dots ; midimag
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:59 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] The eternal quest for realistic sounds
Hi
Some of you will remember I requested a while ago realistic sounds for
strings brass and human voices, as to where to find them. I've been on a quest
for them since and have had much helpful advice from Band In A Box and some
from Midimag. This hopefully will be my final email on the topic.
As a bit of a novice I'm looking for advice especially from the blind
community who use Sonar and Band In A Box. It seems I can get a module from
Ketron, the Ketron SD2, which certainly has good realistic sounds in the main.
Alternatively I can go the way of the sound synth or is it sound font and get
the Garriton Personal Orchestra or their Big Band synths. Furthermore there are
good offerings from East West sounds.
My difficulty is, and this is why I'm seeking your help, how accessible are
the soft synth packages. Is anyone using them who can advise on accessibility.
On the Band in a Box list someone said he would not recommend the GPO
(Garriton) for a blind person as it needs constant checking and tweeking.
Speaking to Band in a Box help they say that it should work easily as a VST
plugin. How will this work in Sonar 7 Producer? Also to gain natural sounds it
would need a bit of tweaking - true or untrue? My fear is that the software
programs have their own interface and therefore would not be really accessible
to Sonar or myself.
I've got to say that I like the module sound of the Ketron SD2 - especially
as I'm in the market for a keyboard, I could carry both with me and keep things
portable. The downside of this, I think, is that the output from the SD2 has to
be recorded into Sonar again (or Band in a Box), which is definitely not as
handy as having it as a piece of software which both programs can work with in
machine to render, etc. This is why I probably wish to go down the way of the
software option, but I'm open to any further advice.
Most people I've spoken to shy away from making recommendations for soft
synths and sound fonts but I'm fairly sure in the blind community most of us
who hear well are fairly clear about what we like and what we don't. It's
fairly obvious that the basic Microsoft GM sounds are not good for professional
use, so once again I'd be glad to hear about what works well with Sonar and
Band In A Box to get that authentic sound ofstrings, brass and human voice. My
main aim is to use these in preparing Country ballads, so I'm not sure if the
solutions I've put forward are suitable for this mode - perhaps some of you
can suggest something more suitable.
Thanks for reading this.
Gordon McFarlane
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