So, I ordered the composercloud bundle some time ago and the whole point of getting it was to rework and polish (with the added possibilities of the ewql libraries) orchestration for a symphonic metal track that I have finished except for the vocal recordings. The track's current orchestration consists of free/quite cheap plugins that do not sound awful but not really realistic either.
However I'm struggling with some things when I try to achieve similar results with the Hollywood libraries. This is probably due to me being inexperienced but perhaps you guys can point me to the right direction. The problems I've encountered so far are string-related.
1. The staccato patches don't have a tight enough attack or if they kinda do they sound thin and dry.
2. Legato patches don't seem to handle fast stuff very well and with some patches the first note is much louder than the ones following it.
3. I'm also a bit confused when it comes to controlling the dynamics and volume of the libraries.
The DAW I'm using is FL-studio (And I know it's not very optimal for real recording stuff :D)
I've attached the current version (with the cheap plugins) of the track if you need to hear what kind of sound I'm working with. The mix is not super polished yet but pretty good.
Good example of a song that has inspired me and has the kind of sound that would be ideal would be "The Poet and the Pendulum" by Nightwish.
So what patches would you recommend me using and what controls should I be aware of. Any special tricks?
However I'm struggling with some things when I try to achieve similar results with the Hollywood libraries. This is probably due to me being inexperienced but perhaps you guys can point me to the right direction. The problems I've encountered so far are string-related.
1. The staccato patches don't have a tight enough attack or if they kinda do they sound thin and dry.
2. Legato patches don't seem to handle fast stuff very well and with some patches the first note is much louder than the ones following it.
3. I'm also a bit confused when it comes to controlling the dynamics and volume of the libraries.
The DAW I'm using is FL-studio (And I know it's not very optimal for real recording stuff :D)
I've attached the current version (with the cheap plugins) of the track if you need to hear what kind of sound I'm working with. The mix is not super polished yet but pretty good.
Good example of a song that has inspired me and has the kind of sound that would be ideal would be "The Poet and the Pendulum" by Nightwish.
So what patches would you recommend me using and what controls should I be aware of. Any special tricks?