Standard Orchestra Notes

Standard Orchestra Instruments

Woodwinds

Instruments Range Articulations Notes
Piccolo Solo D5 - C8Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller up an octave to reach the upper notes
  • Load the C3 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes up and you still want key switches at C2
Flute Solo, Section C4 - D7 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller up an octave to reach the upper notes
  • Load the C3 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes up and you still want key switches at C2
Alto Flute Solo G3 - G6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
Oboe Solo, Section Bb3 - A6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
English Horn Solo E3 - Bb5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
Clarinet Solo, Section D3 - Bb6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2
Bass Clarinet Solo Bb1 - A5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller down an octave to reach the lowest notes
  • Load the C1 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes down to get key switches at C2
Bassoon Solo, Section Bb1 - Eb5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller down an octave to reach the lowest notes
  • Load the C5 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes down and you still want key switches at C6
Contrabassoon Solo Bb0 - Bb3 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller down an octave or two to reach the lowest notes
  • Load the C5 or C4 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes down 1 or 2 octaves and you still want key switches at C6
All Woodwinds Solo, Section Bb1 - C8 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel
Accent, Staccato
All Woodwinds cross faded, spread across the keyboard.
2 versions:
  • centered in the stereo field
  • panned to orchestra seating positions

Strings

Instruments Range Articulations Notes
1st Violins Solo, Section G3 - A7 Sustain, Tremolo*, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
Key switches start at C2
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller up an octave to reach the upper notes
  • Load the C3 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes up and you still want key switches at C2
2nd Violins Solo, Section G3 - A7 Sustain, Tremolo*, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
Key switches start at C2
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller up an octave to reach the upper notes
  • Load the C3 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes up and you still want key switches at C2
Viola Solo, Section C3 - A6 Sustain, Tremolo*, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
Key switches start at C2
Cello Solo, Section C2 - A5 Sustain, Tremolo*, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
Key switches start at C6
String Bass Solo, Section C1 - G4 Sustain, Tremolo*, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
Key switches start at C6
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller down an octave to reach the lowest notes
  • Load the C5 key switch patch if you transpose the MIDI notes for the String Bass patch down and you still want key switches at C6
All Strings Solo, Section C1 - A7 Sustain, Tremolo*+, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato, Pizzicato
All Strings cross faded, spread across the keyboard.
2 versions:
  • centered in the stereo field
  • panned to orchestra seating positions

* The only instrument with a solo tremolo is 1st violin
+ There is no All Strings SOLO tremolo patch

Brass

Instruments Range Articulations Notes
Trumpet+ Solo, Section F#3 - C6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel*,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C2.
French Horn+ Solo, Section B1 - F5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel*,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
Trombone+ Solo, Section E2 - F5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel*,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
Bass Trombone Solo Bb0 - F5 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
  • It may be necessary to transpose your MIDI controller down an octave to reach the lowest notes
Tuba Solo D1 - D4 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel,
Accent, Staccato
Key switches start at C6
All Brass Solo, Section D1 - C6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel
Accent, Staccato
All Brass cross faded, spread across the keyboard.
2 versions:
  • centered in the stereo field
  • panned to orchestra seating positions

+ Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone also have dynamic cross faded (-DXF) versions of all of the above articulations, such that the mod wheel can be used to control the volume and blending of low and high velocity layers to enable crescendo, decrescendo during a held note.

* Dynamic Cross Faded (-DXF) versions of "Normal Mod Wheel" (called "Normal-DXF"), use cc73 (attack time) to control the attack of the samples, and mod wheel to control the volume and dynamic cross fade.

Vocals

Instruments Range Articulations Notes
Choir Male G2 - F#4 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel
Choir Female G4 - C6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel
Choir Mixed G2 - C6 Sustain, Normal-mod-wheel Choir Male & Choir Female