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TVEC (Tée-Vek) - Total Virtuoso Expression Control (coming soon for EXS24 Concert Strings)

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TVEC Flexible Playing Style
Vibrato/Expression ControlsVolume ControlsFilterSoft DecayEnvelope Controls

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TVEC Keywsitch Map and Articulations
Keyswitch MapArticulations

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EXS Graphical User Interface with TVEC Concert Strings:

Now, with TVEC for EXS24, you can get the widest array of articulations, expression, and flexibility to suit YOUR playing style.

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Articulations via TVEC KeyswitchBack To Top of Page
Concert StringsConcert Violins, Violas and CellosConcert Basses

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TVEC Keyswitch Map for 88-Note Controllers (Concert Strings Combination):
Note:
Most TVEC instruments have their keyswitch maps labeled inside the instrument editor. Open the instrument, then click "Edit". Make sure you are
viewing Groups and then also make sure you are sorting them by name. The first set of groups tells you the articulation and the key to use
to access that articulation.

Marcato Short Spiccato Espressivo Legato Detaché Vivo Marcato Sustained Velocity Marcato Tremolo Half Step Trill Whole Step Trill
Pizzicato Pizzicato (Bartok) Harmonics Section Slides IntervaLive®

TVEC Articulation Names and Keyswitch Map Locations	Definition
A0 - Marcato Short	Heavy and aggressively attacked notes lasting about 1 second each.
A#0 - Spiccato	Spiccato. Notes are played by bouncing the bow quickly. NOTE: If you hold the sustain pedal down, you will get very useful "upbow" notes when you release the key. This very effectively emulates repeated rapid upbow / downbow phrases.
C#7 - Espressivo	Formerly called "Adagio". Very slow and expressive. Use this for the slowest phrases.
D7 - Legato	Faster notes than "Espressivo". Very useful for phrases that move at a medium tempo. Also useful for phrases that have slurred notes since there is not a lot of bow-change sound at the beginning of each note. Tip - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
D#7 - Detaché	When you want to hear more of the bow sound at the beginning of each note than "Legato" above. This is useful for playing fast runs. Tip - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
E7 - Vivo	When you want to play crisp, lively phrases. This is also useful for playing runs. Tip - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
F7 - Marcato Sustained	Sustained notes with very hard, aggressive attacks. Tip - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
F#7 - Velocity Marcato	Playing slowly and softly will sound "espressivo". As you increase your speed or play more loudly, you'll get more aggressive attacks. Tip - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
G7 - Tremolo
G#7 - Half Step Trill
A7 - Whole Step Trill
A#7 - Pizzicato
B7 - Pizzicato (Bartok)	Pizzicato plucked so hard that the strings slap the fingerboard of the instruments.
C8 - Harmonics
Section Slide Up	If you want to slide up into a target note, raise the pitch wheel all the way up just before you play the target note.
Section Slide Down	If you want to slide down into a target note, lower the pitch wheel all the way down just before you play the target note.
IntervaLive® Up	If you raise the pitch wheel, you will get the upward "chunk" portion of the IntervaLive® effect. If you raise the pitch wheel all the way up, you will additionally add section slides to the move. Therefore, if you only want IntervaLive® without section slides, raise the pitch wheel, but not all the way. More about IntervaLive®...
IntervaLive® Dn	If you lower the pitch wheel, you will get the downward "chunk" portion of the IntervaLive® effect. If you lower the pitch wheel all the way down, you will additionally add section slides to the move. Therefore, if you only want IntervaLive® without section slides, lower the pitch wheel, but not all the way. More about IntervaLive®...

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TVEC Flexible Playing Style(Back To Top of Page)
Vibrato/ExpressionVolume ControlsFilterSoft DecayEnvelope Controls

As you may know, EXS24 has 10 visible modulators on its graphical user interface. We have set these up so that with a simple mouse click,
you can change the way the instrument reacts.
Here is how you can control the various parameters listed below. Additionally, you can even set the sensitivity of these
parameters to suit your style. And it is worth mentioning that any of these moves can be automated.

At the top of each EXS24 modulator, you will see a small "b/p" which stands for "bypass". If the "b/p" is inside an orange box, then the modulator
is bypassed.
Also, each modulator has a slider which determines the positive or negative effect of the modulator itself. Higher values of the slider generally
increase the effect, lower values decrease the effect, and negative values invert the effect.
For our purposes here, we will only be paying attention to the modulator's "b/p" and slider.

-Velocity vibrato, or Mod Wheel vibrato (Expression)(Back To Top of Page)

At default, both Velocity and the Mod Wheel are set to control the vibrato amount.
To switch to velocity-controlled vibrato only, click the "b/p" indicated by the yellow arrow until it is "on" (orange), and then click the "b/p"
indicated by the purple arrow until it is "off" (not orange).
You'll notice that now, the yellow arrow's "b/p" is on, and the purple arrow's "b/p" is off.
To control the amount of the effect, whether velocity or Mod Wheel, simply move the slider indicated by the orange arrow for Mod Wheel
sensitivity, or the slider indicated by the red arrow for velocity sensitivity.
Tip 1 - Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount
of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.
Tip 2 - If you are using Mod Wheel vibrato, we have found that a Mod Wheel setting of 52 sounds good for a general starting point.

-Velocity volume, Mod Wheel volume, or varying degrees of both(Back To Top of Page)

At default, velocity is set to control the volume. Also, cc11 (expression) is also set to control the volume. To turn off cc11 volume, click
the "b/p" indicated by the green arrow to bypass that modulator.
To switch to Mod Wheel volume, click the "b/p" indicated by the yellow arrow, and then click the "b/p" indicated by the purple arrow.
You'll notice that now, the yellow arrow's "b/p" is off, and the purple arrow's "b/p" is on.
To control the amount of the effect, whether velocity or Mod Wheel, simply move the slider indicated by the orange arrow for Mod Wheel
sensitivity, or the slider indicated by the red arrow for velocity sensitivity. The default setting, in case you need to revert, is a velocity volume
slider value of 89.2, and a Mod Wheel volume slider value of 98.5.
Tip 1 - If you decide to use Mod Wheel volume, you may wish to turn off Mod Wheel vibrato by clicking both of the "b/'p" boxes indicated
by the two white arrows above. This will cause the vibrato to be controlled by velocity rather than by the Mod Wheel.
Tip 2 - To create a nice Mod Wheel "swell" while keeping velocity volume, click the above yellow arrow's "b/p" so that its modulator is not bypassed.
Then, move the orange arrow's slider to a value of about 21.

-Filter cutoff via velocity, via Mod Wheel, or none(Back To Top of Page)

At default, there is a small amount of filter cutoff at very low velocity. This effectively "darkens" the sound when you play very softly.
To switch to Mod Wheel filter, click the "b/p" indicated by the yellow arrow, and then click the "b/p" indicated by the purple arrow. You'll
notice that now, the yellow arrow's "b/p" is off, and the purple arrow's "b/p" is on.
To control the amount of the effect, whether velocity or Mod Wheel, simply move the slider indicated by the orange arrow for Mod Wheel
sensitivity, or the slider indicated by the red arrow for velocity sensitivity.
To remove the filter cutoff altogether, simply click the "on" button indicated by the blue arrow. That will turn the filter off. To turn it back
on again, simply click it again.
Tip - If you decide to use Mod Wheel filter, you may wish to turn off Mod Wheel vibrato by clicking both of the "b/'p" boxes indicated by
the two white arrows above. This will cause the vibrato to be controlled by velocity rather than by the Mod Wheel.

-Soft Decay(Back To Top of Page)

At default, there is a small amount of longer release time at very low velocity. This makes the samples decay a little longer when you play
very softly which makes for a more natural sound.
To turn off this effect, click the "b/p" indicated by the yellow arrow. You'll notice that now, the yellow arrow's "b/p" is on, thereby bypassing
the modulator.
To control the amount of the effect, simply move the slider indicated by the orange arrow. High values increase the release time at higher
velocities. Negative values decrease the release time of higher velocities. The default setting, in case you need to revert, is a slider value
of -240.25

-Envelope Control(Back To Top of Page)

In this description, we will use the terms "half dome" and "full dome". These are indicated by the yellow, orange and purple arrows above.
Velocity Attack and General Attack
At default, there is a small amount of velocity-controlled attack for each articulation. This means that the softer or more slowly you play,
the softer the attack will be.
To turn off this effect, click the "half dome" indicated by the yellow arrow, and drag it all the way down to 0. The default setting, in case you
need to revert, is a value of 821.90
To dramatically increase the sensitivity, raise the yellow arrow's half dome to higher values. This will make slower, more fluid notes with
only the loudest and fastest notes having a sharp attack. Generally speaking, the wider the gap between the two half domes, the greater
the difference of attack depending on velocity.
To soften the attack of ALL the notes, raise the orange arrow's half dome until it meets the yellow arrow's half dome. The default setting,
in case you need to revert, is a value of 0. Then to further soften the notes, keep pushing up the orange arrow's half dome (the yellow arrow's
half dome will now get pushed up together.) until you get the desired sound.
Tip - If you select the "Marcato Sustained" articulation (F7), and slide both half domes all the way up, you'll get a nice smooth "Legato"
articulation.
Note - The "Velocity Marcato" articulation (F#7) needs to have a significant gap between the two half domes to function.
Release Time
Release time is controlled by the purple arrow's full dome. The default setting, in case you should need to revert, is 532.23.
By raising the purple arrow's full dome, you'll get a more ambient, "wet" sound. Lower values will make the sound more tight and "dryer".

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General Tips(Back To Top of Page)

Use more vibrato at the beginning of each note during moving phrases to obtain a more natural sound. Then reduce the amount of vibrato (if using Mod Wheel vibrato) after the initial attack of each note.

If you are using Mod Wheel vibrato, we have found that a Mod Wheel setting of 52 sounds good for a general starting point.

If you decide to use Mod Wheel volume, you may wish to turn off Mod Wheel vibrato. Click here for more information.

To create a nice Mod Wheel "swell" while keeping velocity volume, click here for more information.

If you want to create realistic intervals between notes, you can do this in a variety of ways: -You can slide up or down to target notes. Playing a note (source) followed by another note (target), raise or lower the pitch wheel all the way up or all the way down just before you play the target note. Make sure you play in a rather "connected" way, meaning that you should try not to leave much space between the notes. If you do leave some space between the notes, you will hear the IntervaLive® effect as described below. -You can can use IntervaLive® between notes. Playing a note (source) followed by another note (target), raise or lower the pitch wheel just before you play the target note. However, do NOT raise or lower the pitch wheel all the way. If you raise or lower the pitch wheel all the way, you will hear the section slides. Make sure you leave a little space between the notes allowing room to hear the IntervaLive® effect. -You can slide up or down to target notes and hear the IntervaLive® effect. Playing a note (source) followed by another note (target), raise or lower the pitch wheel just before you play the target note. Make sure you raise or lower the pitch wheel all the way to hear the slides. Make sure you leave a little space between the notes allowing room to hear the IntervaLive® effect as well.

More tips coming soon...

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Contact Information(Back To Top of Page)
E-mail - MuzkGuy@aol.com
Phone: 323-804-9131
www.kirkhunterstudios.com