(03-23-2018, 10:24 PM)Michael Willis Wrote:(03-23-2018, 08:54 PM)Samulis Wrote: Sample yourself anyway! There's no way to learn this stuff except by doing it and experimenting with different methods.
Ha, I think I got scared by the `Third Party Contributions` section on the github page, with specifications about ideally using a NOS stereo array; I've only ever recorded in mono. To somebody unfamiliar with the vernacular like me it wasn't clear what you meant by "unless idiomatic".
Some instruments are traditionally recorded mono regularly, such as a solo vocalist or electric guitar through an amp. For others (e.g. flute, trombone, etc.) it's desirable to have it all recorded in stereo in a similar fashion to the rest of the collection. I personally like NOS and I think it's a great pattern to start out with, although AB is also quite easy, it requires more tuning and adjustment to get right (often people go too wide, and I have been as guilty as anyone else of this). Stereo recording can be quite easy with some cheap small diaphragm condensers. As part of that video series I'm working on, I'll try to go over some super-budget mics that may be of interest. I subscribed to the B&H (electronics store out of NY) daily special sale, and about once a month or so they put some mics on sale, often some really cheap Chinese thing, but for like $20 a piece. I'm sure they're not very good and probably have a high noise floor, but hey, if you're just getting going, don't have a budget beyond what's in your wallet, and need a stereo recording, why not? I started off using a set of borrowed SM-57's and assorted random mics that were in the auditorium mic closet.
The idea behind the collection is to have a set of quality samples that people can go to, something folks will have a harder time complaining about than VSCO 2 CE, which despite all the good it's done, has given me a whole lot of grief every time I try to do a google search for it and get pages of forum posts of people complaining about every part of the library- this too wide, that to narrow, this too coarse, this too bright, a click in this sample, a breath in that. I just get tired of hearing all of this, so I figured I would make something that I can keep building on and replace things if they don't work out, rather than VSCO 2 CE, which was always sort of "fixed" since launch because of its affiliation with its big brothers. Part of this is making sure the contributions to the collection mesh well with the others from the get-go, so that's why those criteria are kind of specific, so if someone wants to record something for it, there's a suggested starting point. Obviously if something isn't what is suggested but sounds good, I won't say no.
(03-23-2018, 10:29 PM)bigcat1969 Wrote: I'm pretty sure I was called idiomatic once.
Hum might have messed this all up Sam. Don't think I've ever done a harmonica before? Can't remember which is kinda scary.
Wasn't sure what to do with the release samples, never been that good at release samples. Might be too soft or too loud.
Cut some of the breath from the front of some of the normal samples, not sure if that is good or bad.
Anyway call it Take 1.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/aamvwgby0h...ontakt.zip
Came out nice, I think! I'm really happy with how the vibrato sounds when playing slow melodies, even if it's perhaps not the proper technique. As always, your call in how you want to treat the samples.
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.
