Syneast
Active Member
I love wet libraries.
I have learned that putting ER and tail reverbs on a dry recording or even a sound stage recording will not make it sound like it was recorded in a large hall or a church. A large space like a symphony hall does more to the sound than simply add reverbation. Without getting into the science of it, a large space seems to smooth out harsh frequencies that a smaller space would instead accentuate.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good studio or sound stage sound just as much as the next guy, but for some things it's just not appropriate. For this reason I invite you to list your favorite wet (orchestral) libraries with long tails baked into the recordings. I'll start with the obvious ones that I know of:
- East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra
- Anything by Spitfire Audio that's recorded at Air Lyndhurst
- Orchestral Tools Berlin Series
- Native Instruments Symphony Series Brass
P.S. I know some libraries can have a sort of distant sound even if they are recorded in a dry space, like Red Room Audio Palette series for instance, but this post is all about the libraries recorded in big spaces with tails around 2 seconds or longer.
I have learned that putting ER and tail reverbs on a dry recording or even a sound stage recording will not make it sound like it was recorded in a large hall or a church. A large space like a symphony hall does more to the sound than simply add reverbation. Without getting into the science of it, a large space seems to smooth out harsh frequencies that a smaller space would instead accentuate.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good studio or sound stage sound just as much as the next guy, but for some things it's just not appropriate. For this reason I invite you to list your favorite wet (orchestral) libraries with long tails baked into the recordings. I'll start with the obvious ones that I know of:
- East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra
- Anything by Spitfire Audio that's recorded at Air Lyndhurst
- Orchestral Tools Berlin Series
- Native Instruments Symphony Series Brass
P.S. I know some libraries can have a sort of distant sound even if they are recorded in a dry space, like Red Room Audio Palette series for instance, but this post is all about the libraries recorded in big spaces with tails around 2 seconds or longer.
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