Nico Schuele
Tolerated Member
Hey all,
I'm trying to make my strings from Metropolis Ark I sound "good". Whatever I do, it always sounds like robotic crap.
I've made a little example to show you what I mean:
I use the "High Strings Legato 8va" patch for the melody and the "Low Strings Sus 8va" for the harmony.
This is what it looks like in Cubase:
High Strings:
Low Strings:
Here's everything I tried in this short example:
- Added a reverb on a group channel (QL Spaces, NY Strings Hall, 3.2) and added a -6dB send from each track.
- As I can't play keys, I used the Cubase Chord Track for the harmony. I then shortened each MIDI note as you can see in the screenshot.
- I moved the starting point of each chord note manually.
- Changed the velocity for each note individually but it seems that MA1 strings don't really respond to the velocity setting.
- Drawn a CC1 pattern (shown in the screenshots).
...and that's where I'm at right now. Can you please point me to where I should look to make this sound right?
Is it due to the chord inversions? Is my CC1 totally off? Not enough reverb? Is this the best I can get from MA1 strings (totally don't think so, never heard a demo sound this bad).
I have other string libs but as I'm starting out, I want to learn one lib before jumping to another one.
Thank you, your help is much appreciated!
I'm trying to make my strings from Metropolis Ark I sound "good". Whatever I do, it always sounds like robotic crap.
I've made a little example to show you what I mean:
I use the "High Strings Legato 8va" patch for the melody and the "Low Strings Sus 8va" for the harmony.
This is what it looks like in Cubase:
High Strings:
Low Strings:
Here's everything I tried in this short example:
- Added a reverb on a group channel (QL Spaces, NY Strings Hall, 3.2) and added a -6dB send from each track.
- As I can't play keys, I used the Cubase Chord Track for the harmony. I then shortened each MIDI note as you can see in the screenshot.
- I moved the starting point of each chord note manually.
- Changed the velocity for each note individually but it seems that MA1 strings don't really respond to the velocity setting.
- Drawn a CC1 pattern (shown in the screenshots).
...and that's where I'm at right now. Can you please point me to where I should look to make this sound right?
Is it due to the chord inversions? Is my CC1 totally off? Not enough reverb? Is this the best I can get from MA1 strings (totally don't think so, never heard a demo sound this bad).
I have other string libs but as I'm starting out, I want to learn one lib before jumping to another one.
Thank you, your help is much appreciated!