The Unofficial Guide to EWQL Symph. Orchestra, Teoria muzyki

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he Unofficial Guide to
EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra
Disclaimer
his document is in its preliminary phase, and is presented here as a work in progress. At this time,
the work has
not
been created by EastWest / Quantum Leap, nor have they given their approval
to its content. All information in this unofficial guide has been collected by one or more users of
the sotware from various available sources. But I have been promised information from those at
EWQLSO to make this guide more useful to all users. And eventually this work might be the basis
of an official users’ manual.
I hope this guide is helpful even in its early form. Comments and suggestions for improvements
are encouraged. I plan to continue to add to this guide as time allows. he folks at EWQLSO have
expressed an interest in seeing the work continue toward an official guide, so with support from
both them and other users I’m hopeful we can address the needs of the whole community
John Philpit
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Overview
his unofficial guide currently consists of three types of tabular information:
•
Keyswitch diagrams.
hese images display graphically the notes used to change from one articula-
tion to another within a single “patch.”
•
Articulation tables.
For each type of articulation (staccato, martele, etc.), the table indicates all the
patches that include that articulation. And for those patches where the articulation is achieved with
a keyswitch, the note for that switch is indicated.
•
Percussion tables.
Many unpitched—and even a few pitched—percussion patches have a different
physical instrument (woodblock and castanets) or a different stroke (snare hit and snare roll) in the
same sotware instrument. hese tables outline what note makes what sound.
(More tables and lists will be added as time allows.)
here is also the intention to provide more general information about how to use library of patches in
orchestrations. hese sections will necessarily be more subjective, and I hope to enlist the help of those
who might have more experience in a wide range of genres. he first goal, though, is to get down the
hard-to-find factual data and then later to add these other, less well defined topics.
Keyswitch Diagrams
Here’s an example of a diagram from the
10 Cellos
instrument.
10 Cellos:
VCS Keyswitch C0-E0
>
A#
A
<
>
G#
G
<
>
F#
F
<
Expressive vibrato legato
>
D#
E
<
Legato
D
<
Big sustain
Expressive vibrato fast attack
>
C#
��
C
<
Sustain vibrato
he title at the top matches the name in the list of patches that appears when you select an instrument
in the user interface (UI). Note that the name on the screen may be somewhat abbreviated from what’s
given here.
We can quickly see that there are 5 keyswitches based on the text to either side of the keyboard. From the
“C0” at the bottom, we see that this is the C0 octave. A few very low instruments that have actual notes in
this octave use a higher set of notes for keyswitches, and that would be indicated both in this lower-let
corner and in the title at the top of the diagram.
For example, to have the first 3 notes of a phrase use the “Expressive vibrato legato” articulation, and the
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remainder of the phrase use “Big sustain,” it is necessary to place the note D#0 a little before the first note
of the phrase and then the note D0 between the note-on for the 3rd note and the note on for the 4th note.
hese notes will not sound, because they are below the range of sampled notes for the cello.
In our cello example, note F0 and above are not used, as indicated by the lack of text next to the arrows
for those notes. he title for the keyswitched patch also specifies that only C0 to E0 are used in this in-
strument.
Be aware that different sequencers may use different names (such as C0, C1 or C2) for what’s called C0
here. he MIDI note number is consistent, though. he note that EWQLSO calls C0 is note number 24.
If you’re not sure what note to use, or you place some keyswitching notes that don’t seem to work, then
try placing them to various octaves until you find what works in your sequencer.
Once the information about differences is available, each diagram will also specify to which libraries
(Silver, Gold, Platinum) the data pertains.
Articulation Tables
It is sometime useful to give multiple instruments in an ensemble the same articulation. For example
you might want to have everyone playing non-vibrato and want to know which instruments include this
articulation. Additionally, a particular articulation may appear in both its own instrument and within
a keyswitched instrument. By consulting one of these tables you can find all instances of any given ar-
ticulation.
For example, one articulation available for strings is known as “martele.” he following table shows all
the ways to include “martele” strings in an orchestration.
Martele
10 Cellos
VCS Martele Up Down
P
G S
10 Violas
VAS Martele Up Down Marcato
P
G S
10 Violas
VAS Martele Up Down
P
G S
11 Violins
11V Martele Up Down Marcato
P
G S
11 Violins
11V Martele Up Down
P
G S
18 Violins
18V Keyswitch Fast C0-A#
A0=up A#0=down P
G S
18 Violins
18V Martele Up Down Marcato Medium
P
G S
18 Violins
18V Martele Up Down
P
G S
9 Double Basses CBS Martele Up Down
P
G S
Solo Violin
SVL Martele Up Down
P
G S
Solo Cello
SVC Martele Up Down
P
G S
he 4 columns represent the type of instrument, the name of the patch, the notes used in a keyswitched
instrument, and which of the 3 libraries include this patch. (For now, I have only indicated Platinum,
because I don’t yet have access to reliable Gold and Silver documentation to know what’s included.)
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Articulation specifiers, like Vibrato, that are used so oten and in combination with others (“Expressive
vibrato crescendo”), do not have their own tables. Look for articulations here that have narrower usage.
Percussion Tables
Each table contains a range of notes and the physical instrument that they play. When more than one
note is given in a range for unpitched instruments, there is oten a difference in the timbre and the qual-
ity of the sampled sound. No attempt will be made here to describe those differences. You’ll have to listen
to them yourself to decide which one you want to use.
Tambourine
E3-F3
Tambourine
slap
F#3
Tambourine
slow shake
G3-G#3
Tambourine
fast shake
I’m creating these tables by ear. here is no official listing, and I’m not a trained percussionist, so I’m
going on my general knowledge of traditional, classical orchestration. I may sometimes include an in-
dication that I do not know how to name that instrument. Or I may get the name wrong. Feel free to
enlighten me, when appropriate.
Discrepancies
In the first drat, this unofficial guide is based mostly on the printed documentation, but there are clearly
differences between that and what’s in the sotware. A next step will be to find those discrepancies and
document them here. Sometimes, the only data you can really trust is what you hear coming from your
computer monitors.
I hope that this guide can eventually incorporate detail “from the horses’ mouths,” or be incorporated
into a more official guide. Until then, I hope you’ll find it helpful in spite of its shortcomings.
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Section 1: Using
Symphonic Orchestra
Just as the live orchestral instrument that were sampled to make EWQLSO are usually divided into four
families:
• strings
• woodwinds
• brass
• percussion
so too are the instruments in this package. hen the families are further divided into instruments. For
example, the strings include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, and harps. EWQLSO makes a further
distinction between solo instruments and sections. And in the case of violins, the sections are further
broken down to “18 Violins” and “11 Violins” to represent the sounds of the First Violin and Second
Violin sections of a traditional orchestra. herefore, in EWQLSO the concept of
instrument
is slightly
different from what what we think of in the world of tangible instruments, as explained below.
When you load a sample into the Kompakt player that comes with EWQLSO, you see a hierarchy of
levels in the menus that open. Here’s what the three levels of menu look like in Platinum.
For now, let’s ignore the smallest menu in the middle. hat one will be discussed later. It is only present
at the Platinum level.
he menu on the let contains what EWQLSO calls
instruments
. here are the five traditional string
sections of a full orchestra at the top, plus three solo instruments (cello, harp, and violin), and an extra
instrument that reproduces the sound of a very large string section. he menu at the far right (partially
cut off at the bottom in this picture) contains what are called
articulations
. hese are samples that cap-
ture the many ways an instrumentalist can play the instrument.
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