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epic = yes!If I don't own any epic percussion (nor orchestral percussion besides Kontakt Factory), would Ark 3 be a good first choice?
orchestral = so so
epic = yes!If I don't own any epic percussion (nor orchestral percussion besides Kontakt Factory), would Ark 3 be a good first choice?
I would also love to know how dry these can be. Also what about Inspire 1 or 2? Don't see anything in the pdf about mic position(s).
The Inspires only have 1 mic (actually I think it's a mix of several of the mic positions from the Berlin libraries but it's baked in). The Arks all have a close mic but it's not especially dry.I would also love to know how dry these can be. Also what about Inspire 1 or 2? Don't see anything in the pdf about mic position(s).
I don't know what you are trying to do exactly, but I think @Parsifal666 regularly mixes Ark 2 and BHCT.So if I want dry on the OT I should look at First Chairs. And over at SFA the BHCT or SCS?? Would First Chairs be a good match for the Bernard Hermann? Would the First Chairs be redundant with SCS, or would they add spice? Thanks all!!
I don't know what you are trying to do exactly, but I think @Parsifal666 regularly mixes Ark 2 and BHCT.
SF doesn't really have anything comparable. Sphere does mix well with SF—I use the harp and the TO patches for strings and woodwinds quite a lot with my SF libraries.Could you compare Symphonic Sphere to something by Spitfire?
Yes, after this, everybody will have it, so it will be all you hear everywhere. Since you want to be different, you should save the money and go buy a Sonokinetic Oud for 15 euros. Because hardly anyone uses an Oud. But it's cheap, so we will buy it. Just in case.Still haven't bought anything....now I'm worried that Ark 1 is a part of a sonic trend which will sound old-fashioned soon anyway. This is what I'm telling myself in order to save 500 bucks...
Yes maybe but its really the context in which you use it that will separate you from the rest!!! I mean alot people record at AIR and have the same string players on the recording but the way they use them is different, sometimes!!!Yes, after this, everybody will have it, so it will be all you hear everywhere. Since you want to be different, you should save the money and go buy a Sonokinetic Oud for 15 euros. Because hardly anyone uses an Oud. But it's cheap, so we will buy it. Just in case.
Arguably, Ark 1 was already a rather old-fashioned sound when it was released—their marketing evokes the film Metropolis and the sound world is generally the big, post-Wagnerian orchestral and operatic Austrian-German music from roughly 1900 to 1930 (well, to Carmina Burana). That's what I liked about initially—not the proximity to the contemporary epic but the evocation of the epic sound from that older world. Its biggest concessions to the contemporary epic—the rock band, the array of percussion hits, and the lack of upper woodwinds—are of varied success. The integration of percussion hits is a useful extension of the style and fits within the general aesthetic (think about Wagner's anvils, Mahler's hammer, or the extensive battery of percussion that Orff deploys). The rock band is neither here nor there and OT hasn't really pursued that potential. The lack of upper winds has been an issue—it's a fundamental part of the post-Wagnerian scoring palette and it's interesting to consider what the upper winds do in the post-Wagnerian orchestra, how the role of the upper woodwinds differs from the French and Russian/Soviet music of the same period, and why it is lacking in the contemporary epic sound. I could say something about the significance of muted brass and coloristic doublings as well, but I think I'll leave it there.Still haven't bought anything....now I'm worried that Ark 1 is a part of a sonic trend which will sound old-fashioned soon anyway. This is what I'm telling myself in order to save 500 bucks...
What did you feel that offered that drew you to it?Just purchased Ark 3