Doug S. wrote:Can you turn such a second use of a sample from an 8 foot pitch into a 16 foot stop, and if so, what compromise will result?
Thanks,
Doug
Hello Doug,
Are you referring to unifying a single virtual rank so that it can be played from stops of various pitches (as would be the case in a theatre, for example), or are you referring to using the same set of samples to create additional completely-independent virtual ranks?
Either is perfectly possible, but the latter will compromise realism and quality because the samples would inherently be played at pitches significantly different from those at which they were recorded. For example, if you had a 61-note 8-foot set of samples and you wanted to make a 61-note 16-foot virtual rank from them then each sample would need to play at half of its original speed, meaning that the attack/decay/transient characteristics would sound very different (much longer/slower), and it would also lack high frequency definition (since it would effectively be playing at half of its recorded sample rate, e.g. 24 kHz for a 48 kHz sample).
Best regards, Martin.
Hauptwerk software designer/developer, Milan Digital Audio.