Hi Muk,
Thank you very much for responding! Apparently I am heading in the right direction seeing your overall response. Really glad you took the time for this.
Many of your remarks, are exactly on the various points I wasn't yet satisfied with but can't always lay my finder on.
- the harp: yes indeed... now I know why I still wasn't happy with the highest notes standing out. PS: only recently I thought about the harp again and found out it wasn't playing soft(piano) at all, but instead I was lowering the volume, which didn't work.I will listen to it again by adjusting to pianissimo levels.
- the flute. I wanted some humanised feeling and delayed notes, but I also was feeling whether the timing was a bit too far off. Also here I will adjust some dynamics and look at some more pianissimo levels at the start.
the phrasing...... I will have a listen again with fresh ears. Thank you for these subtle indications, they can enhance the overall feeling of a real musical performance.
- the strings (when they come in) I have adjusted so many times, so I became a bit numb to what is still working. Also here a fresh listen will help with your indications.
- english horn: I am not yet hearing with you hear, but they may come. I want to leave it alone for a few days and start afresh. Will look again at the positioning and the dynamics.
- mix: over the past time I have received help from many sources from members of this forum and one specifically (Hannes_F) helped me a great deal with getting rid of the ER myth, and by a suggestion from him purchased the EAreckon2 reverb. And along with some good instructions with usage of EQ on the strings and reverb led me to gradually come to this result. But I owe much of that clarity to him.
Off course after his help I have done some experimenting and through trial and error (like we all do I guess) you get somewhere.
And I am happy to hear you hear the clarity in the mix.
So the libraries and tools used are:
- LASS (+ Albion low pizzicatos)
- Berlin woodwinds (flute, clarinet, bassoon)
- VSL english horn (MIRx with teldex )
- VSL brass (MIRx with teldex)
- VSL harp 1 ( tried the OT harp but somehow could't get the delicate sound I was after)
- VSL timpany rolls
- Earreverb 2: used 1 reverb on all instruments via Bus. Also no separate sections with separate reverb.
- VSS2: this I used only on BerlinWW and VSL woodwinds. But took out most of the ER levels.
I have tried LASS with VSS2 in the beginning but it doesn't sound good. This is where Hannes_F helped a great deal with pushing the strings back by the use of EQ. works wonderful.
I want to try some other classical pieces with f.e. more Brass as well, to get a variety of different pieces where maybe the settings and/or approach in this piece may need adjustment (at least that is what I expect) to have more options available.
@Ashermusic : thank you Jay also for your kind words. And see the above list for the tools & libraries used.
I hope one day to replace VSS2, but as I hear your responses now it is also in how you learn to use the tools you have to still get good results.
Encouraging!