[ddots-l] Re: The eternal quest for realistic sounds
- From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:14 +0100
If that's what you want to do. I use both softsynthes and hardware modules
here.
Regards, Phil Muir
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----- Original Message -----
From: G. McFarlane
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: The eternal quest for realistic sounds
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
P J Muir Productions,
Music And Audio Production
Telephone: US (615) 713-2021
UK+44-1747-821-794
Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246
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www.philmuir.com/
----- 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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