I am currently inputting Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight", and in between, I thought I would try string quartets. Well, "String Quartets"...I have never really enjoyed listening to them. However, it is fortunate that I have been performing Beethoven's piano sonatas for a long time, and even as an amateur, I have come to be able to look into the deep world played only by the sound of the piano. And I happened to have a chance to listen to Beethoven's string quartet, and I began to feel the same kind of fascination for chamber music created by only four string instruments.
However, performing solo string with DAW are quite challenging, and I have struggled with them a lot in the past. Furthermore, when it comes to a quartet, I think it would be even more difficult to bring out its unique charm. So, as a first trial, I decided to sequence the fifth movement, Cavatina, from No. 13, which I find the most impressive. This piece is not only beautiful but also amazing. Especially, how to express "beklemmt" (suffocating, heavy), which is indicated from the 40th bar, is the key.
The next step is to select a sound Library. In the case of a string quartet, it is necessary to further balance each solo sound, which may be a difficult task. This time, I decided to use "Solo & Ensemble Strings" by Sample Modeling, which is a physical sound library that makes good use of sampled sound. Compared to Audio Modeling's "SWMA Strings", which is a well-known physical sound library, it sounds somewhat more natural. Also, by selecting different "Body Impulse Response" (controlled by CC), it seems that the character of the first and second violins can be slightly changed, which is helpful. (SWAM also has a few different instruments to choose from) Well, it's going to take a while to get it done...