About This File
I made this stage setting for performing Anthem from Chess, hence the name. Slider 6 brings in the Oboe for the intro and bridge and pedal 2 brings in the Orchestra for dynamic emphasis, particularly for the triplets near the end of the piece.
Thanks to the author of Kates String for the inspiration and foundation of this stage setting.
There are two versions of this stage setting; AnthemOrchV1 and AnthemOrchV2.
AnthemOrchV1 has all sliders, except Slider 6, work in reverse i.e. moving them up lowers the value, similar to organ drawbars. This avoids the jump the sudden change in level when a slider is moved from its home position. Since this might seem unnatural for many users, I have made a second version, AnthemOrchV2, that has all sliders expect for Slider 3 (Expression) set to work in the normal mode.
The tones are: Zone 1, WarmStrings2; Zone 2, Orchestra; Zone 3, Syn-Strings1; Zone 4, GM Oboe.
Controls:
Knob 1: Reverb (all zones)
Knob 2: Cutoff (Zones 1 & 3)
Knob 3: Attack (zones 1, 3 & 4)
Knob 4: Release (zones 1, 3 & 4)
Slider 1: zone 1 volume
Slider 2: zone 3 volume
Slider 3: zones 1 & 3 expression
Slider 4: zone 2 volume & on/off*
Slider 5: zone 4 volume
Slider 6: zone 4 on/off
Pedal 1: Release (zone 4)
Pedal 2: zone 2 on/off
*Note: Slider 4 is set to turn zone 2 on or off in case Pedal 2 is not available. If the second pedal is available, I recommend setting Target 2 of the control to No Assign and just leaving the Volume control for the zone.
I have included a PDF that details the Stage Setting parameters.