blue wrote:
That's the funny part. That particular article was about how to translate a MIDI file into a legible score, not how to make a mockup sound believable. The piece was written to demonstrate that process.
It would be really cool if there were a way to dig into making better mockups as a matter of discussion here on U-nation. Some points are made here an there throughout the forum, and other data is Googled ad nauseum.
Having read the VI Control thread, it's amazing what extent some people won't resort to tear something like Thomas' track apart in the name of constructive criticism. Thankfully, he has plenty of admirers as well.
But it's led me to resolve that while even the best virtual mockups will always be taken with a grain of salt or outright rejected, virtual instruments are here to stay. We may as well do all we can to embrace the art in an effort to improve it because the only other alternative is to abandon it... and we've come too far to leave it behind.