A world of sound

There is no doubt that Andea is a beautiful library, and one that’s somewhat unique as a collection. The mixture of instrumentation, across string instruments, wind instruments and percussion instruments, make this one of the most comprehensive packages of its kind, zoning in on a single region of the world. The entire package is based around single articulations and strikes, meaning that it is down to the producer or composer, to employ these sounds in an authentic manner. If authenticity is your thing, you’d be well advised to listen to some music from Latin America, before attempting to replicate anything similar stylistically. More often than not, the way these instruments play rhythmically is just as unique to this part of the world, as the instrumental colours themselves. Hence, simply playing something into your DAW and hitting quantise may provide a tight rhythmic performance, but it’s unlikely to sound authentic as a consequence. It’s worth listening to past masters, in an attempt to dissect any quantifiable element or rhythmic clue. It’d then be relatively easy to construct your own quantise template, within your DAW, which could be imprinted onto your MIDI tracks. Even better, check if your software will analyse audio, and create a groove template. Then you can sound like the real McCoy!