I am transcribing a work by a French composer and the bass staff of the piano starts with 2 Ped. Besides Pedal Down, and Pedal Release, what else needs to be done?
Also, what is a good midi channel for a muted violin? I've been listening to patchtest.nwc (https://nwc-scriptorium.org/helpful/patchtst.nwc) (from nwc-scriptorium.org (https://nwc-scriptorium.org)) and 64 is the only one that sounds close.
TIA
The second pedal is the "una corda" and the thing is not part of the General Midi patches.
The most that can be done is to let the piano play softer.
Midi
channel? Any, except 10!
Here you mean Midi patch.
SynthBrass for a muted violin? Unexpected.
Be aware that things can sound quite differently with a different soundfont (or midi instrument).
Hi Warren,
while I have no idea what "2 ped" means, Google seems to be our friend.
Try here. (https://www.google.com/search?q=what+does+2+ped+mean+in+music&sca_esv=44c711ec7b71274e&source=hp&ei=JfLaZtLvBozh2roPhYap8QQ&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZtsANa89O-aj6JJVTnbp8vJOrKVqzgo_&oq=what+is+%222+ped%22+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhB3aGF0IGlzICIyIHBlZCIgKgIIAjIIEAAYFhgeGA8yCBAAGBYYHhgPMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIuEhQAFj7IHAAeACQAQGYAdQCoAGDFaoBCDAuMTQuMS4xuAEByAEA-AEBmAIPoALkEsICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAgUQABiABMICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICFBAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMY1AKYAwCSBwYwLjE0LjGgB9tn&sclient=gws-wiz)
As for "Muted Violin" I assume you mean patch, not channel... ;)
This is going to depend on your synth/soundfont.
However, patch 64 is supposed to be Soprano Sax, which doesn't really seem consistent with a muted violin to me...
In the soundfont I'm using* patch 40, the violin, has some edge to it so even with the channel volume down it doesn't really sound muted, just quiet. However, patch 41 (viola) and 42 (cello) are both progressively more mellow so a low volume setting with one of these patches might help.
It's also possible you can find a synth or soundfont or perhaps a VST instrument that implements a proper muted violin.
* My preferred soundfont is the "merlin_audigy(v1.14).sf2", but I've modified it as the one I found online had a percussive flute... I managed to bumble my way through fixing it with the Vienna soundfont editor lo, these many moons ago. :D
<edit> it appears Flurmy posted while I was typing stuff...</edit>
Argggh. The usual conundrum.
Is the first patch patch 0 or patch 1?
If zero-based (computer style) then 64 is SynthBrass 2, else (human style) it's Soprano Sax.
(Please note that NWC sometimes uses the former, sometimes the latter. Aaaaarg!)
Anyway, in both cases, as Lawrie said, it doesn't really seem consistent with a muted violin!
Finally settled on a cello for the muted violin. I'm not doing anything special for the 2 Ped.
Thanks for the input!
What an ass! :-[
The MIDI standard has a specific switch controller for the "una corda" pedal, exactly like the sustain pedal.
It is called "soft" and NWC can control it via MIDIcontroller.fl (https://forum.noteworthycomposer.com/?topic=10243.0), a plugin by yours truly. :o
When I say my memory is bad... :(