Sitting Solo Trumpet or Trumpet Section in the Orchestra

Question

Hi,
This is a multi-setup question. Anyone with Logic Pro can set things up
exactly as I have them, for this question.
The first part of the set-up is to locate the Apple Solo Trumpet and
assign it to an audio instrument. So, after bringing up the EXS24,
select Factory > O5 Horns & Woodwinds > Trumpet.
Now, obtain two free solo trumpets (which will be a part of this question)
by going to
http://www.westgatestudios.com/free_stuff.htm
and doesnload at least these two:
trumpet_sus.rar
trumpetvib_susrar
then "un-rar" these, and make these two sample instruments
available to EXS24. Then, load each of them into their on
audio instrument.
Set things up so that when you press a key on your keyboard,
you hear with two trumpets acting as a section (preferably
Eastgate's two trumpets for this test), or, with a bit of fiddling,
you press a key and hear all three trumpets playing in unison.
Also, for the Apple trumpet, go into EXS24 and edit it,
deleting both the group "Trumpet f slu" and its associated
zones, then changing group "trumpet f ln" so that it responds
to Select Range of 0 thru 127. Then save as a new sample
instrument (I used the title "Apple Better Trumpet".
At this stage, every one has the same, three instruments that
will be a part of this question.
Now, take the outputs from these three audio instruments and connect
their lines to a bus. Then, send the bus output to output 1-2.
Thanks,
Sys6

Answer 1

Hi,
The reason I ask the above question, is that, in general, it would be
ideal if I could take solo trumpet samples, such as in this example,
and also use them to construct two trumpets playing in unison,
or three trumpets playing in unison. And, make it sound as close
to "professional" as possible.
In this way, similar techniques can be used for the French Horns and
the trombones.
The upshot being that I would not need to use settings which say,
"Trumpets" or "Horns" or "Trombones", because at this stage,
given my limited resources, I do not necessarily know how many
trumpets are actually playing a given line (for instance, I have
SAM free trumpets and I have Pro Sessions Brass, and they do not
specify how many instruments are playing a given note, and sometimes
it appears that the number of instruments playing gets quite large
when the dynamic for the SAM free trumpets is increased).
And, I do want to know exactly how many brass instruments are playing
and control this, so that when I form chords using a mixture of
brass instruments, with some brass instruments doubling the same
note, that the effect mimics reality as far as chord balance goes. In this,
tool, Logic Pro, and a sufficient set of solo brass samples, could
be used as a neat learning tool (such as making sure that in forte,
two French Horns double a note when the other notes are taken singly
by Trombones and Trumpets, and the like). Although, there are other
concerns with forming brass chords, so Logic Pro potentially becomes
a neat test bed for more unusual set-ups and configurations of complex
brass chords.
Also, of course, I'd like a solo brass instrument to sound more realistic
and "not in your face".
Thanks,
Sys6