Saxophone tone

[Damota]

Hello, I'm already started to use this AWSOMe Software. But I have a question
- how can I HAVE A SOUND OF SAXOPHONE more similar to the 'natural' one? I mean, the standard tone, you give, is flat and too separated, when I put some notes in sequence. I would like to be able to give a sort of 'legato' between notes and try to give the sense of human breath that generates sound and ceases it.

I use Garritan Jazz/Big Band with FL STUDIO

Daniele, Turin
danym1989@hotmail.it

[rbowser-]

Hi, Damota

Congrats on getting JABB to work with. And now the work begins. From your post I think you're rather new to the whole thing of working with software instruments, so there's much to explore and learn.

"...when I put some notes in sequence..."

That's the first issue. You can't expect to just insert some notes and get the legato and natural sound you're wanting.

Use a keyboard--You really need to. PLay the line you want, much of the continuous natural sound you want will come naturally.

And then you need to use your controllers:

A CONSTANT use of MIDI controller #1 (generated by the keyboard's mod wheel) is what controls the instrument's volume. Play that swooping up and down the way you feel it would be done by a live player.

Use After Touch for vibrato on the Saxes on sustained notes. If you don't have a keyboard that generates after touch, you can draw that data into the Piano Roll View of your sequencing software.

That's a start.

Randy B.

[Haydn]

In addition to what Randy wrote, you'll also need to use the sustain pedal to trigger legato mode to cut the attack between notes.

Jim