Michael Stibor
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Start it, I'm in!So now I want to dive into what this means
But that's perhaps best left to another thread, as I don't think we're in any danger of exhausting the concept of subtlety
Start it, I'm in!So now I want to dive into what this means
But that's perhaps best left to another thread, as I don't think we're in any danger of exhausting the concept of subtlety
Yup, I just got A1 a few days ago and, for all the gods, I'm trying to adapt myself and find the sweet spots of the lib, but damn, only the strings longs give me something subtle (kind of). The brass looks at me like a hungry beast in the middle of a bloody war, he wants to roar and advance, and the Woods... What can I say. I don't understand the way those work. They should support the counterpoint... With subtlety, and I don't know (yet) how to convince them that that's for the best.rates Albion One (which I regret buying as it tends to be just too thonkingly epic for me, and has no sul tasto) as being quite far on the 'gentle' side of his spectrum.
Yup, I just got A1 a few days ago and, for all the gods, I'm trying to adapt myself and find the sweet spots of the lib, but damn, only the strings longs give me something subtle (kind of). The brass looks at me like a hungry beast in the middle of a bloody war, he wants to roar and advance, and the Woods... What can I say. I don't understand the way those work. They should support the counterpoint... With subtlety, and I don't know (yet) how to convince them that that's for the best.
Is like the whole lib is pushing me to write about war and death and decapitations... But I just want to write a sad history, and the moment when they find a metaphorical Grail! Everything subtle and texturized until the big discovery. There, at the end, I can allow a bit of soft epicness, but building the rest... I'm starting to think that A1 is just for epic stuff ('cause the shorts and the perc can be awesome immediately), and softer things from that point of view, but not for conveying any sort of intimacy, like silk fainting around the skin, that sort of thing.
I guess I'm still beginning to understand how the orchestral patches work, so maybe I just need more time, but right now I don't really know what to think about it.
Phone ringing... "Hi Daniel, Paul and Christian on the phone. Look mate, we're looking for a spokeperson..."
They are very epic.Many here have mention chamber strings. I've heard only good things about it, and it is on my list for libraries to buy this year, as I need something that will between my orchestral strings solo strings.
My only concern is that from the demos I've heard, is that they don't sound very chamber-y, as in they still sound quite large. Is that in fact true, or could it be just from they way they were used in demo?
Many here have mention chamber strings. I've heard only good things about it, and it is on my list for libraries to buy this year, as I need something that will between my orchestral strings solo strings.
My only concern is that from the demos I've heard, is that they don't sound very chamber-y, as in they still sound quite large. Is that in fact true, or could it be just from they way they were used in demo?
You can definitely get a good close sound by upping the close mic and backing off a bit on the room.
Well, Loegria is not in the menu, so I'm layering it with Tundra and BDT, and I think the result will be quite good for the strings.Legacy woodind shorts have a lovely bit of subtlety. Maybe also the dynamics of the mid horns. Some of the strings have nice low dynamics. Also worth digging about in the legacy folder if you're looking for subtlety - but it's probably easier to just pick up Albion II or V, which have subtlety to spare.
Well, Loegria is not in the menu, so I'm layering it with Tundra and BDT, and I think the result will be quite good for the strings.
There is something really appealing about layering those 3 libs and playing with different mic positions to balance the more emotional/warm feeling from A1 with the Tundra calm/openness and the BDT quirkiness.
Brass and woodwinds are not that easy, but I'll check the legacy patches to see if I can find the right combinations. Thanks for the tip!
Anyway, I guess I'm trying to use A1 for non-predicted uses, so I'm not complaining. Or maybe I've played so much with Tundra that now everything else sounds too strong
Hmm, I hope SF waits a few months before releasing the new Loegria...I'd expect a new Loegria to drop any day now. In the mean time OACE is another obvious option for layering.
https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/Sable_ChamberSpace.mp3 (This) was