One of the problems with string parts generated by BIAB is that every time the chord changes, there is a "note on" midi command for all notes in the chord. In a real orchestra, the notes would all be played by different musicians, and they wouldn't all actuate at the same time... some of them would continue as held notes that persist from chord to chord.

If you open your string track in piano roll mode, you can see a vertical line in the notes that shows where the "note on" command starts a new note.... even when the same note was already active in the previous chord.

When I see that the same note persists from chord to chord, I delete all but the first note, then I stretch the first note to fill all the space that was previously filled with multiples of the same note.

This keeps the string part from regenerating every note for every chord... it lets some notes sustain while other notes change, which is closer to what really happens in a string section.

If you do nothing else, this one trick will vastly improve the way string tracks sound.

edit:
using volume envelopes in piano roll to fade strings in and out also adds to the realism

Finally, If you also apply the track to a really good string soft synth, I think you will be very pleased with the way your strings sound.

Last edited by Pat Marr; 04/14/13 04:33 AM.
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