Mvt. from Sonata for Clarinet & Piano
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:58 pmHi all,
Below you will find a YouTube-link to the final movement of a clarinet sonata that I am writing for a composer/clarinetist friend (and recent Notion convert from Finale!) in California.
http://youtu.be/4lCJzm3MeLI
A few comments,
(1) I have used Notion's jazz clarinet (from the jazz expanson set) for the clarinet part, doubled by Notion's ordinary clarinet at certain places. In general, the jazz clarinet sounds richer in overtones to my ears. Any other opinions, or suggestions for other virtual clarinets?
(2) I have used Piano in Blue from Cinesamples for the piano part. In addition to Pianoteq 4, this has become my favorite among virtual pianos. It is quite an inspiration to play the "same" piano as Bill Evans in the Kind of Blue sessions and Glenn Gould in his first, legendary recording of the Goldberg Variations. Recommended! In general, Notion's generic VST rules make VST pianos (like Piano in Blue, which runs in Kontakt) respond adequately to basic articulations and dynamics, in my experience.
(3) There is one problem with the notation of dynamics when you write for grand staff, though -- and this applies not only to VST instruments -- viz. the inabilty to move hairpins vertically. You can do this with dynamic markings like p and f, but it would be great to be able to move the whole dynamic notation "package" to a perfect position in relation to the staves and the notes. Does anybody have a workaround for this?
(4) When you use the "Export audio..." option form the File menu, it seems that the audio of VST instruments (like Piano in Blue) is not picked up by Notion's bouncing function, but only the audio of natively supported libraries. Does anybody else have the same experience? On a Mac you can use Screenflow and export the audio from there, so it is not a big problem for Mac users, but I have not found a similar workaround in Windows.
Best,
Otto
Below you will find a YouTube-link to the final movement of a clarinet sonata that I am writing for a composer/clarinetist friend (and recent Notion convert from Finale!) in California.
http://youtu.be/4lCJzm3MeLI
A few comments,
(1) I have used Notion's jazz clarinet (from the jazz expanson set) for the clarinet part, doubled by Notion's ordinary clarinet at certain places. In general, the jazz clarinet sounds richer in overtones to my ears. Any other opinions, or suggestions for other virtual clarinets?
(2) I have used Piano in Blue from Cinesamples for the piano part. In addition to Pianoteq 4, this has become my favorite among virtual pianos. It is quite an inspiration to play the "same" piano as Bill Evans in the Kind of Blue sessions and Glenn Gould in his first, legendary recording of the Goldberg Variations. Recommended! In general, Notion's generic VST rules make VST pianos (like Piano in Blue, which runs in Kontakt) respond adequately to basic articulations and dynamics, in my experience.
(3) There is one problem with the notation of dynamics when you write for grand staff, though -- and this applies not only to VST instruments -- viz. the inabilty to move hairpins vertically. You can do this with dynamic markings like p and f, but it would be great to be able to move the whole dynamic notation "package" to a perfect position in relation to the staves and the notes. Does anybody have a workaround for this?
(4) When you use the "Export audio..." option form the File menu, it seems that the audio of VST instruments (like Piano in Blue) is not picked up by Notion's bouncing function, but only the audio of natively supported libraries. Does anybody else have the same experience? On a Mac you can use Screenflow and export the audio from there, so it is not a big problem for Mac users, but I have not found a similar workaround in Windows.
Best,
Otto
