When working on certain projects I’ll change the instrument to the default Yamaha piano on the HALion Sonic SE pop-up (accessed through the play section). It seems, though, that articulation data (for the trumpet, at least) is programmed in by activating keys in the lowest octave of the keyboard (ie low Bb = staccato), and while this is out of range on trumpet, the piano does play these notes, making it impossible for me to use any articulations in my writing.
To recreate the bug:
- start a new project
- add a Bb trumpet
- go to the “play” section, click the “e” next to the trumpet under the “VST Instruments” panel
- change the instrument in the HALion Sonic SE pop-up window to the YAMAHA S90ES Piano
- write some staccato notes for trumpet
- play
I know it may seem a bit strange to change the instruments around like this, but when I’m doing jazz transcriptions it’s very useful for me to be able to write in the transposed key of the instrument while keeping the pure, clear sound of the piano (not to mention that jazz trumpet players go well beyond the range of the VST instrument).
My hope is that there will eventually be some under-the-hood changes to translate articulation data based on the VST instrument being used, but in the meanwhile any advice on a workaround for this would be appreciated.