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Sorry to post so much in the last couple days, but all my ideas come at once!
Already discussed a little in the post about classical real tracks, which would be nice.
Besides for classical though, it would be nice to have real tracks of string sections to use for pop backgrounds, etc.
I'm not very familiar with all the current RealTracks yet, but it looks to me like the only bowed string involvement, is a few solo fiddle players in some bluegrass styles.
(Of course, there are many RealTracks with plucked strings--guitars, basses, etc., but that's not what I mean here.)
It would be REALLY nice to have real tracks of large string sections playing lush chords.
IMO, strings are one of the hardest instruments to emulate via MIDI. I have GPO, others have more expensive string libraries--EWQLSO, VSL, etc., but no matter how great these sample libraries are, the sound of actual string playing is very hard to emulate through MIDI. Some people can do it better than others with a keyboard, use of the mod wheel, etc. (I'm not one of those who are good at it), but it would sure be nice to have something like RealTracks playing string backgrounds.
I guess that could be part of the classical real tracks someone suggested, and one could take the string parts so generated, and put it together with other parts generated by other styles. Or, it could be something separate, for pop and jazz string backgrounds.
So---when will we see Real Strings?
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It would be good to have a list of promising VST instruments, instead of a proliferation of further WAV files blowing up future BiaB installations for those instruments that may be coped with via midi convincingly. Did anyone checkout this otherwise remarkable SuperConductor stuff? RealInstruments are good for comping or soloist tracks only. No way to have them for a Melody track.
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It would be good to have a list of promising VST instruments, instead of a proliferation of further WAV files blowing up future BiaB installations for those instruments that may be coped with via midi convincingly. Did anyone checkout this otherwise remarkable SuperConductor stuff?
RealInstruments are good for comping or soloist tracks only. No way to have them for a Melody track.
As far as blowing up BIAB installations, of course you only need install whatever RealTrack or RealDrum packages that you want, after buying which you choose to buy. You could install none of them, which would keep a small BIAB installation, as they used to be. (Also of course, keeping the audio files as .wma will use much less space than .wav.)
Regarding which instruments "may be coped with via midi convincingly", that is of course a matter of opinion. Some would say that no instruments can be coped with convincingly, no matter how good the samples are. The present RealTracks include many piano tracks, and one could argue that that is the easiest to emulate with a MIDI keyboard, and good piano samples.
In any case, I certainly think that strings, the subject of this thread, are one of the hardest instruments to emulate with MIDI, no matter how good the samples are, and it would sure be nice to have RealTracks with full string sections playing chordal backgrounds. You didn't give any opinion on that, so perhaps this thread was not the right place for your post.
I'm not familiar with Superconductor. I'll check out the link. Have you used it?
I would still like to hear, whether others would be interested in "Real Strings".
Edit--I took a look at "Superconductor". I don't think it will replace Realtracks at all. It seems to be a "humanizer" package, analyzing MIDI Files and trying to alter notes and controllers, to make them seem more real. Not so "remarkable" to me. A very expensive "humanizer" plugin, at $800!
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