Velocity switching articulations?

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James Lawson

• November 01, 2019 22:40

I do not yet own any Spitfire libraries other than Percussion Redux. Simply put i do not like keyswitches at all, i never use them.

I have other libraries that allow me to change articulations in a multi patch depending on what velocity is played. Assuming the articulations are balanced, for me this is the superior workflow.

Can Spitfire libraries do this? I am very interested in the Studio Orchestra libraries but the keyswitch workflow discourages me.

 

Thanks pals.

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  Brian Gunter

  • November 01, 2019 23:15

  Hey there James!  I'm with you on keyswitches.  Hate them with a passion!  I'm curious what DAW  you are using at the moment.  Might make a difference.  I'm in Cubase myself and use the Expression Maps to interface with Spitfire's UACC protocol.  Super easy if not a tad tedious to set up, but brilliant once it's done!  To answer your question though, yes, you can switch Spitfire instruments' articulations using velocity layering.  This is straight from the manual under "Articulation Switcher" on pg15:

  “By Velocity Range” - This is great for designing intelligent staccato patches that say become staccatissimo when you hit the keyboard really hard. A second menu will open up giving you options for this function.

  Loads of good info in the manual.  Here's a link for you:

  http://spitfire-www-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/SpitfireSymphonicStrings_UserManual.pdf

  The Kontakt instruments will work the same in Studio or Symphonic products. Cheers!

   

  Brian

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  James Lawson

  • November 02, 2019 08:54

  Oh yeah i see. I had no idea Spitfire could do this. It seems to be exactly what i've been claiming Spitfire has been missing and i'm not sure why it isn't advertised more.

  What are the limitations? I'm a big fan of another string libraries setup where you have spiccato, staccato, and 2 different length marcatos all triggered by velocity, and then the sustain pedal activates 2 legato patches both of which still are triggered by velocity.

  Can that be done? Again i don't have these Spitfire libraries so i can't experiment. I'm actually trying to figure out whether i would choose Spitfire over another library.

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  Brian Gunter

  • November 02, 2019 13:56

  Those are excellent questions James. Since I use the UACC protocol for articulation switching I’m no certain of the velocity switching limitations. If I have som time I’ll try a setup like the one you mentioned and report back. Unless someone else can answer faster.

  Cheers

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