Originally Posted by Gordon Scott
Useful advice, though I might be a little offended by the "like a piano player" playing block chords. I play voice leading pretty much all the time.

I don't believe that was offensive or intended to slight the piano players. What was said was true. Piano players tend to play like piano players. In order to emulate successfully, a different instrument, one must approach it from the viewpoint of someone who actually plays that instrument. In that example.... the main point I got was that there was no internal movement, just block chords that jumped to the next rather than moving internally and morphing into the next chord. That's not how string sections are composed.

That is a shortcoming of the VST instruments. Yes, they have multi-level, quality samples, but unless you think like a cello player (or any other instrument for that matter) and use the articulations and understand how that instrument is actually played, your attempt to replicate it accurately will not fool the educated/critical listener.

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