Hi,
I've only been working on composing orchestral music with samples for about 6 months now and I've got a few VSL products.
Up until now I had been learning the orchestra section by section and I'd been avoiding most of the brass and getting by with 'just' the Epic Horns (which sound fantastic).
Now I've started using the brass from Opus 1 and I'm finding the sounds difficult to use.
To be absolutely honest, I was surprised at the basic brass sounds of trumpets and trombones. Given that I know the quality of these samples is great and I haven't seen a post complaining about the brass in Opus 1, I know that it must be something I'm doing.
I was thinking that the brass really needs reverb added to get it's full sound. Due to the nature of recording French Horn I guess there may be some room sound already in there (because they normally face away from the audience) and they sound great without any post-production.
Now I'm not particularly experienced at arranging or mixing orchestras so don't be worried about posting up novice advice, I won't be offended.
So, I'd really appreciate any advice on how to get the best out of the brass samples.
I've only been working on composing orchestral music with samples for about 6 months now and I've got a few VSL products.
Up until now I had been learning the orchestra section by section and I'd been avoiding most of the brass and getting by with 'just' the Epic Horns (which sound fantastic).
Now I've started using the brass from Opus 1 and I'm finding the sounds difficult to use.
To be absolutely honest, I was surprised at the basic brass sounds of trumpets and trombones. Given that I know the quality of these samples is great and I haven't seen a post complaining about the brass in Opus 1, I know that it must be something I'm doing.
I was thinking that the brass really needs reverb added to get it's full sound. Due to the nature of recording French Horn I guess there may be some room sound already in there (because they normally face away from the audience) and they sound great without any post-production.
Now I'm not particularly experienced at arranging or mixing orchestras so don't be worried about posting up novice advice, I won't be offended.
So, I'd really appreciate any advice on how to get the best out of the brass samples.