07-21-2019, 04:54 AM
Makes me want to stop what I'm doing and play some M&B Warband. XD
Could use a little more quantizing in the area of 0:58 for strings.
In most cases, orchestral recordings are combinations of close (spot), main, and far (room) mics. Compression or other methods of dynamic control are not uncommon, as otherwise quiet portions of orchestral tracks would be unintelligible at a 'comfortable' listening level.
I think the low brass and woodwinds could use a little more low frequencies, same with that bass drum. Additionally, woodwinds generally read as rather dry and clean in recordings due to their placement, and the usual use of mics above/slightly behind the conductor's head, so I might go easy on the reverb on these and slightly exaggerate their panning. Overall I think the instruments in the center could be panned slightly more outward.
Arnold Bax might be a good place to start for a reference with lots of instrumental and dynamic contrast, and because almost all the recordings of his music have been done in the past 20 years-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-gFuNi8Doo
Could use a little more quantizing in the area of 0:58 for strings.
In most cases, orchestral recordings are combinations of close (spot), main, and far (room) mics. Compression or other methods of dynamic control are not uncommon, as otherwise quiet portions of orchestral tracks would be unintelligible at a 'comfortable' listening level.
I think the low brass and woodwinds could use a little more low frequencies, same with that bass drum. Additionally, woodwinds generally read as rather dry and clean in recordings due to their placement, and the usual use of mics above/slightly behind the conductor's head, so I might go easy on the reverb on these and slightly exaggerate their panning. Overall I think the instruments in the center could be panned slightly more outward.
Arnold Bax might be a good place to start for a reference with lots of instrumental and dynamic contrast, and because almost all the recordings of his music have been done in the past 20 years-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-gFuNi8Doo
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.
