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FAST STRING MOTORS

FAST STRING MOTORS - Technical Specifications

Name: FAST STRING MOTORS - Technical Specifications
Composer: Dirk Ehlert (Placements in: Hunger Games Trailer, The Price is Right (French TV), etc)
Publisher: Cinematic Composing
Format: Standard MIDI (.mid)

The Collection

4,800 MIDI files organized across 2 volumes covering every common cinematic string motor scenario.

Vol1: Variations 1-10 (2,400 files | 1.33 MB)
Vol2: Variations 11-20 (2,400 files | 1.49 MB)

Organization

Four Rhythmic Categories

Major Straight (600 files)
Major Triplet (600 files)
Minor Straight (600 files)
Minor Triplet (600 files)

Per Variation

20 unique patterns (10 per volume)
12 musical keys (C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B)
5 instrument configurations per pattern:
1Vln (Violin)
2Vla (Viola)
3Cel (Cello)
4Db (Double Bass)
5Ens (Full Ensemble)

Math: 20 variations × 12 keys × 5 instruments × 4 categories = 4,800 files

File Naming Convention

[KEY]_FMotor_[Type]_[Instrument][Variation].mid

Examples:

C_FMotor_MajStr_1Vln01.mid → C Major Straight, Violin, Variation 01
Bb_FMotor_MinTri_5Ens17.mid → Bb Minor Triplet, Ensemble, Variation 17

Technical Specs

Original Key: C (optimized for double bass lowest register)
Transposition: All keys transpose UP from C
Recommended Tempo: 120 BPM and higher
Total Collection Size: 2.82 MB (compressed)

Directory Structure

FAST_STRING_MOTORS/ ├── MAJOR STRAIGHT/ │ ├── Variation_01/ │ │ ├── C/ │ │ │ ├── C_FMotor_MajStr_1Vln01.mid │ │ │ ├── C_FMotor_MajStr_2Vla01.mid │ │ │ ├── C_FMotor_MajStr_3Cel01.mid │ │ │ ├── C_FMotor_MajStr_4Db01.mid │ │ │ └── C_FMotor_MajStr_5Ens01.mid │ │ ├── Db/ ... [all 12 keys] │ ├── Variation_02/ ... [through Variation_10] ├── MAJOR TRIPLET/ ├── MINOR STRAIGHT/ └── MINOR TRIPLET/