The Importance of Preroll Samples
October 1, 2009
The shortcoming of traditional sampling is usually not in the notes themselves, but the space before, between, and after notes. One of the cool technologies Orange Tree Samples developed is variable preroll samples, which addresses the space before notes to maximize the realism of the attack of notes...
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Topics: Articles, Pursuit of Realism
Easy Sample Library Mapping Method
October 1, 2009
Traditionally the filenames for samples follow a basic format which includes the articulation, velocity layer, and note name. These labels are usually interchangeable--for example: "Sustain_Soft_D4" "C#3-Slide-Loud" While this file naming convention includes all the elements to identify and map samples, it is far from efficient when dealing with hundreds, even thousands of samples...
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Topics: Articles, DIY Sampling