Are you saying I can reduce volume by percent so that the unstressed articulation would work just as well in a forte passage as in a piano phrase?
Yes, but you’d need to do the math, e.g., 0.25 × 127 = 31.75. So volume controller max would be 127 - 31.75 = 95.25. But that’s purely math. The dynamic layers of the library that are triggered with the volume controller will play a role as well. Your ears should play the biggest role though.
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That sounds as if one would need separate unstressed articulations for each prevailing dynamic, but that’s my point. I was looking for a way to create one playback technique that would adapt itself to any prevailing dynamic, and I fear that is not currently possible.
Your new unstressed technique will have a 25% lower volume from whatever the prevailing technique is.
Can you show an image of the screen where I would enter this? When I looked (and I may have been looking in the wrong place) all I saw was fixed dynamics I could apply.
I admit this area of the program (expression maps) is not one I am familiar with.
- Create techniques:
- Add to expression map, taking note of Volume controller value.
… so whatever the prevailing dynamic is in the score, velocity with be reduced by 25%.
Perhaps hard to see, but you can make out the reduction per prevailing dynamic (my controller is CC11, but theory is the same).
Also note that you have to use Shift+p for the technique. Selecting it from the left pane won’t work. Honestly, I think this articulation is the first I’ve come across that doesn’t have a corresponding playing technique. Many playing techniques aren’t linked to playback techniques, but this one doesn’t even have a playing technique.
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Thank you, @derAbgang .
So much of this is new to me. I really appreciate your taking the time to show me.
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