Roland Orchestral Expansion Board String Patches ========================================================================================== INSTR TEMPO ATTACK DECAY DYNAMICS EXPRESSION TONE OTHER COMMENTS ========================================================================================== 1= Warm <30 Very Very Piano (p) Violins bpm Slow Slow through Mezzo- piano (mp) range. 2= Slow <30 Very Very Piano (p) Vlns 1 bpm Slow Slow dynamic range. 3= =45 Medium Medium Mezzo-piano Expressive Vlns+Vlas bpm (mp) through 1 Mezzo-forte (mf) range. 4= Vl Medium Medium Pianissimo Sect mono (pp) through Mezzo-piano (mp) range. 5= Arco Medium Medium Very wide Very Can play Violins range. expressive. multiple notes Excellent with single swells bowstroke. (strong (As compared crescendo). with staccato.) 6= Quick Quick Mezzo-piano Marcato (mp) through Vlsl Mezzo-forte (mf) range. 7= =60 Medium Medium Mezzo-piano Good Portato Vlns+Vlas bpm (mp) through ...(?) 2 Mezzo-forte (mf) range. 8= Quick Medium Forte (f) NOT for NOT for Agitato dynamic range. melody! Good melody! Good Vls1 Hold > 2 for emphasis for emphasis seconds to when when allow for accompanying accompanying effect. the melody the melody 9= Rosin =40 Slow Slow Piano (p) Pad 1 bpm through Mezzo- forte (mf) range. 10= Dry =Flex Quick Quick Mezzo-piano Plain & Mid-High ible (mp) through simple; Dry Mezzo-forte (mf) range. 11= =60 Medium- Slow Piano (p) Natural bpm Quick through Forte Vlns (f) range. 12= Sad =60 Medium- Medium- Pianissimo Strong Vln Sect bpm Quick Quick (pp) through vibrato; Very Forte (f) Expressive range. 13= Quick Quick Mezzo-piano Marcato (mp) through Vas Mezzo-forte (mf) range. 14= Arco Medium Medium Violas 15= Thick =55 Medium Slow Piano (p) Good Violas bpm through Mezzo- accompaniment forte (mf) for violin. range. 16= Va =45 Medium Slow Pianissimo Use forte Sect f bpm (pp) through dynamic range. Fortissimo (ff) range. 17= Va Quick Quick Mezzo-piano Notes Might be good Small Sec (mp) through should NOT for CHAMBER or Mezzo-forte be DUET. Each (mf) range. sustained. note sounds separately. Do NOT sustain note. 18= Quick Quick Agitato Vas1 19= Sad Medium Slow Piano (p) Violas through Forte (f) range. 20= Fast =Flex Quick Quick Piano (p) Sounds OCTAVE Cellos1 ible through Forte lower. (f) range. 21= Vcs =60 Quick Medium Piano (p) Moderately Good detache' Legato 1 bpm through Mezzo- expressive. when played forte (mf) slower. range. 22= Quick Quick Mezzo-piano Marcato (mp) through Vcs1 Forte (f) range. 23= Small <80 Quick Quick ???? Good strong Might be good Vc Sec bpm VIBRATO. for SOLO?? 24= Quick Quick Agitato Vcs1 25= Small =60 Quick Quick Nice clear Good Cellos bpm tone. accompaniment. 26= Sad <60 Quick Quick Wide dynamics Very Might be nice CelloSec bpm (for cello). expressive. for sequences Good requiring much transition transition between between dynamics. dynamics. 27= Cb =70 Quick Quick Fortissimo Sect ff bpm (ff). Meant to be played loud! 28= Wide Quick Medium Basses 29= mf =70 Quick Medium Metzo-forte Basses bmp (mf). 30= Quick Quick Agitato Cbs1 31= Quick Quick Might be good Vcs+Cbs for CHAMBER, but NOT for solo. 32= 2 Quick Quick Very wide Very wide Basses dynamic range. dynamic range. Can be played Can be played very SOFTly. very SOFTly. 33= Euro =45 Medium Slow Octaving of Gets BUSY Strings bpm notes. really fast! This is due to octaving of notes. Do NOT recommend for CHORDS. 34= Rich =40 Medium Slow Very wide Very NOT warm. Strings bpm dynamic range. expressive. 35= Multi =40 Medium Medium Moderate Moderately Strs 1 bpm dynamic range. expressive. Moderate crescendo (swell). 36= =50 Quick Quick Wide dynamic Moderately Clean when Nice classical VlsVasVcs bpm range. Do expressive. played sound when Cbs NOT play loud. slow. played mezzo- piano (mp). 37= =55 Quick Quick Mezzo-Forte Moderately Bright bpm (mf) range. expressive. Strs 38= =55 Quick Medium Mezzo-Piano Slight Classicl bpm (mp) through crescendo Str Mezzo-Forte (swell). (mf) range. 39= Full =40 Quick Slow BIG crescendo Magnificat Strings bpm !! (swell). endings! 40= Med =60 Moderate Thinner Str Sec bpm dynamic range. tone than others. "Smaller" sound. 41= Small Medium Medium Piano (p) "Elevator It's SMALL !! Strngs range. Music" Might be good for accompaniment of solo. 42= =60 Quick Quick Wide dynamics. Nice Moderate Can play Strings bpm VIBRATO. multiple notes Arco Slight swell. with single bowstroke. (As compared with staccato.) 43= 80- Quick Quick Mezzo-Forte Not very For extremely Vivace 120 (mf) through expressive fast tempos! Strs bpm Forte (f) dynamics. For detache', extre range. Becomes stacatto, but mely sluggish NOT legato, fast! below MIDI nor velocity 70. portamento, Not as nor slurred. "punchy" as "Agitato STR1 (44)" 44= Quick Quick Agitato STR1 45= Quick Quick Good Sounds OCTAVE LowSTR definition lower. Attak of low strings, not slurred. 46= Bad Quick Quick Guy STR 47= =60 Quick =60 Quick Medium Moderate Bass & Sounds 2 Ominous bpm dynamic range. Cello more OCTAVES lower. prominent. 48= Lo Quick Quick Plain. Sounds OCTAVE Express lower. 49= <50 Quick Slow Very wide Octaving. DramaStri bpm dynamic range. ngs ========================================================================================== DISCLAIMERS: Standard disclaimers apply. I am not very educated in orchestral timbres, nor proper musical terminology--but I am trying to learn! This is my first take at creating a reference for choosing a patch assignment for an orchestral musical part. The "tempo" column is completely "unscientific" chosen quickly by my first impression. Please help by making corrections, suggestions, and comments so that this document may be improved! My internet address is bertrand@bnr.ca. Thanks for listening!!