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If you wish to include solo instruments as well as instrument sections, be

sure to include those as appropriate. Note that it is often useful to be able to
control the automation of soloists independently of their sections, so it is a
good idea to either use a separate Kontakt instance, or route the soloist to a
separate output channel. For the sake of convenience, I usually opt for the
former. Speaking of solo instruments, dont forget to include the grand piano!
Even if you dont intend to use it in your piece, its a great way to hammer out
melodic ideas before assigning them to the orchestra proper.

Articulations
Orchestral instruments are capable of performing in a number of different
ways. We refer to these different playing techniques as articulations. It is
important to include a variety of performance techniques in your template in
order to make it easy for yourself to create a realistic and interesting
composition. For a detailed overview of the most common articulations of
orchestral instruments, please see the Erst part of this series.

Here is a list of articulations that you might consider including in your

template, grouped by section and by usefulness.

Strings Woodwinds Brass Percussion

Essential Legato Legato Legato Ord.

Spiccato / Staccato Poly Sustain
Staccato Poly Sustain Staccato
Pizzicato Staccatissimo
Tremolo
Poly Sustain

Recommended Trill Trill Trill Tremolo

Glissando Portamento Rips
Marcato

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Optional Portato Double/Triple Sordino Sordino

Special FX Tonguing Dynamics
Runs Runs Portamento
Harmonics Special FX Glissando
Sordino Portamento
Portamento
Col legno
battuto
Sul Ponticello

Some Flute Articulations

Networking
Consider whether you want to use a single machine, or use a networking tool
like Vienna Ensemble Pro to harness the power of multiple computers.
Vienna Ensemble Pro is the leading solution for building orchestral templates,
either locally on one machine or spread over multiple slave machines up to a
true server farm. If you have the resources and the ambition to create a
massive template that spans multiple networked machines, youd do well to
check this out. Since this topic is well outside the score of this guide, you can
read more at the VSL website:
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Vienna_Software_Package/Vienna_Ensemble_PRO

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