The Importance of Pre-roll 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 pre-roll 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
Customized NKI Patches
October 1, 2009
For a while I have been creating customized patches for Orange Tree Samples customers. These are generally small additions or changes, but I wanted to make them available for everyone to download and use...
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Topic: Downloads
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