05-25-2017, 12:20 PM
(05-24-2017, 08:57 PM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: The title had me expecting something dark and sad so I got quite a surprise!I have no idea how the title was chosen. The original composer had a finished version of this but he didn't like it so he stripped it down to just the guitars, synth and drums, then I came along and messed with it. Maybe the original version was darker.
(05-24-2017, 08:57 PM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: Lovely work on the orchestration, it really shows what VPO is capable of.
Thanks!
To address your comments on the mix (which I appreciate, thank you), I made the following changes:
- panned one guitar left, other right to better separate them from the orchestra (and each other)
- removed unneeded low and high frequencies from synth to make room for the orchestra at higher and lower frequencies
- added small db but wide range mid freq cut to entire orchestra to make room for the synth
- boosted synth volume
- boosted snare frequency in drum track
- added low shelf to drum track to increase kick volume
- changed the reverb plugin and increased it for the orchestra
As for the drums, unfortunately it is a single track so I don't have individual control over snare / kick but I added an EQ boost at the snare frequency and a low shelf for the kick. I never had trouble hearing either snare or kick in the mix but you are not the only one to comment on the drums so it seems there is something different about my monitors. I can certainly see the difference in the wave form.
Paul Battersby
My free orchestral sample library: Virtual Playing Orchestra @ http://virtualplaying.com
My free orchestral sample library: Virtual Playing Orchestra @ http://virtualplaying.com