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Vienna Symphonic Library has released a new reverb based on IR's from their Synchron Stage. A free 30 days demo is available. Here is the ad text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCzSWTqaLf4 A true one-click solution! Add this reverb as insert to your dry source, select the position on stage, done ...

Maria Dueñas is exceptionally talented. Even at such a young age, her sound and technique are impeccable. In September she played Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with us. She's such an amazing musician and it was a joy to hear her live in concert. She's also modest and kind. It will be interesting to ...

Orchestral Tools have restructured their Berlin Series and lowered the prices considerably: https://www.orchestraltools.com/berlin-orchestra-compare https://www.orchestraltools.com/berlin-series I am not 100% sure if Full, Pro, and Max only differ in the libraries that they include, or if Full has ...

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This is probably a spoilsport position, but my enthusiasm to listen to his interviews has cooled noticeably since his deal with Saudi Arabia. I'm much more interested in what Raman Djawadi has to say. Unfortunately interviews with him are harder to find.

Thank you for the heads up Luke. After all the praise for the Sonnox Oxford Reverb in this thread, I just snapped it up.

It's not that bad, is it? They are not orchestral woodwinds. The room is to small for that. For chamber music and tv music I could imagine using them successfully if they had more dynamic range. But then again, they are up against Cinematic Studio Woodwinds for that.

Somehow I missed this release https://fracturesounds.com/product/emotive-woodwind-soloists/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR_nf5BSFtg Fracture Sounds Emotive Woodwinds. The library has many clever features. You can set the legato delay to match your playing. All other articulations are delayed by ...

Thank you for testing! That's interesting. I don't notice a louder fan on my project so far, and in everyday use my system is silent anyway. So there is not much of a tradeoff for me. I am not surprised that it's system dependent. As you write Guy, it's probably only worth trying if you need more ...

If I remember correctly, PBO was set to 'Auto' for me. I switched it to 'Enabled'. XMP was off.

If your PBO was set to 'off', let us know if switching it on made a noticeable difference.

Just a quick tip for AMD Ryzen users. I am a fairly average user. I am not a tweaker, but I can find my way around a BIOS. Anyway, I am working on a mockup with a large romantic orchestra. Lots of instruments playing at the same time, all with multiple mic positions. When playing back the tutti ...

The Clariphonic is also at the top of my list. I use it in one way or another on most of my mixes. Sometimes on a single instrument, sometimes on the mix bus. A good rule of thumb is to turn it up to your taste and then turn it down about 30%. It's very easy to overdo it. That's why it's important ...

The fantasy orchestra is really quite good. Incredible pricing. I'm astonished that they can make ends meet with prices so low. Apparently it's possible for EastWest.

Melisma doesn't use the uploaded music to train the algorithm. But there is also a desktop version. With that, your music stays on your pc and you don't have to upload it to a cloud.

A french horn is the next addition to Melisma. I'm still thinking what the potential of this technology is if a single person can get such results. The basis for the training are recordings in a small room. I assume that's why the strings sections don't sound convincing. I can only assume that the ...

One of the reasons I don't go to the blockbusters anymore is that there weren't any that really interested me. The Marvel universe or the umpteenth instalment of some superhero film or other just isn't that exciting. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was my most memorable blockbuster cinema experience ...

Another series to watch apart from The White Lotus 3 and The Traitors 25. Severance is definitely on my list now.

Using it tentatively to check my understanding of rulebooks and stuff. NotebookLM is quite good for this as it only links to the sources you upload. I have a notebook with all the legal texts and rules that apply to the orchestra I work for. If there is a question about a rule, I check what ...

Stunning and unique music. And the visuals are just as great. I don't know the show, and I'm going to talk about how I feel about the music without googling anything about it. The only background I have is the video Guy linked to. The pedal tone is cleverly used to make sharp dissonances digestible ...

It's a great instrument. I was a bit worried when I read that they recorded it in a small studio. A concert grand is built for the big stage and fills concert halls with its sound. Why record it in a small studio? But the end result works. For a dry studio sound, the Modern D will be my go-to. For a ...

The woodwinds sound very good. The strings don't. I find this approach very interesting. Sample libraries target the market of composers who compose in a DAW. If you compose in notation, you have twice the work. One step is the writing process, and then you have to create the mockup. If Melisma ...

If you haven't bought the Richard King book, don't. The first chapters are very good. I learned a lot about microphones and microphone configurations. But the second half about mixing I find disappointing. It's light on details, and it's little more than the broadest of introductions to the topic ...

Glad I could help!

9781003324607.jpg Richard King - Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles It's an illuminating book. I am only half way through and I can already recommend it highly. It explains every aspect of recording an orchestra. From the technical aspects of how different types of microphones ...

Hi Edu, welcome to the forum. The strings are all Cinematic Studio Strings, with Cinematic Studio Solo Strings mixed in at low volume. The woodwinds are Vienna Symphonic VI Woodwinds, Berlin Soloists Oboe, Spitfire BBCSO and Spitfire Symphonic Orchestra. The brass is Sample Modelling French Horn ...