(11-28-2020, 02:26 PM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: New version here.
First of all, I changed the reverb. Originally I used my standard ValhallaRoom custom presets, but as much as I love the lush denseness of the Valhalla verbs, they can sometimes make things a little too muddy. So I switched over to Exponential Audio's PhoenixVerb which is a lot cleaner and more natural sounding. Still might require some tweaking, but so far I like it better.
Secondly, Hyperion Strings has a sort of "stage positioning" feature that it uses in lieu of separate mic positions. Problem is, the feature appears to be using parallel stereo processing, since I noticed that when you pan things to the sides, you gradually lose half the stereo signal. Beyond a certain point, it's just a panned mono signal. So I set everything to the default mid positions and used the regular REAPER stereo panner instead.
Thirdly, I first used the built-in EQ in Hyperion Strings. But since flipping between Kontakt instrument slots and the different panes of the instruments was quickly driving me up the wall, I turned the EQ off and used an external one instead, one for each string instrument family. Still not happy with the sound of the strings, but I'm getting there.
On a related note, I have at long last joined the family of Kontakt users, which has opened up a lot of possibilities, but I'm also feeling a little overwhelmed. Right now I'm mainly trying to incorporate some nice freebies into this template (the Kontakt versions of them that is; previously I used a few SFZ-converted patches).
Apologies for not seeing this sooner... this sounds lovely! You said earlier that this is the "same old stuff" you always write but I think I must have a natural affinity for it because I really like it. The new strings sound good -- I'm not fully sold on the shorts at 2:05 but that may be unfamiliarity. I also use PhoenixVerb -- glad that you like it!
I don't know if you still use the G-Town percussion but there is a Kontakt version of them that I found so I've been using them -- it takes some volume fiddling and a heavy dose of Panagement to get it to fit into the virtual spaces but that's simple to the point of absurdity and it sounds excellent besides. It takes some digging up but if you want them and can't find them I can send them to you.
