Volume problem with harp glissando and strings

Hello everyone,

I programmed a harp glissando in a scene and am holding a string chord with my other hand.
I noticed that when I hold the string chord and then start the glissando, the strings suddenly become quieter. Why is that? It can hardly be the polyphony of the Roland Fantom 07, can it?
It would be nice if the strings remained at the same volume despite the glissando.

Best regards,

Stefan

Are you talking about the Roland Fantom 07 alone?
This is a Gig Performer Forum, are you using Gig performer for Glissando?

Yes, of course I use GigPerformer for the glissando :slight_smile: I just wanted to rule out the possibility that it could be the device :slight_smile: I have GigPerformer running in Kontakt 8 with a harp and glissando, and strings via split zone. Everything runs through GP, and as soon as I trigger the harp glissando, the strings get quieter.

How to you play the glissando?
Can you upload the rackspace?

Yes, from Native’s Factory Library harp.
But I don’t know if it’s because of Kontakt or GP, so I’m asking here if anyone has experienced something similar or has any ideas.

Arco Strings Mapped Harp Gliss.rackspace (180.3 KB)

Thx for uploading, I can check at home later.

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I think we’re going to also need to know what is happening in your Global rackspace….strings plugin, effects, routings, etc.

GLOBAL RACKSPACE.rackspace (1.9 MB)

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Strings are NI Symphony Series String Ensemble

I can’t get any volume differences in the strings. I did have to turn down the glissando a bit. It was pretty overbearing. But, no matter what volume I sat it at, the strings stayed at a steady volume. The initial attack of the glissando does make a possible illusion that the volume of the strings seem to decrease. But, watching the individual levels, I can’t see a decrease in the strings.

@MAPMusic
Are you using the “old” factory library or the new one?
Can you try with Kontakt 7?

Okay, you’re right, but that would mean it’s an acoustic illusion? The level in the GP mixer for the strings actually stays exactly the same when the glissando runs through.