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  • Blending VSL with East West Gold

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    Hi,

    I very recently purchased VSL Cube and am now working on my first arrangement using the Vienna sounds. I'm also using a number of my EWQLSO instruments in the arrangement, but am currently finding that the different sample sets aren't blending together naturally in the mix. I have switched off the reverb release trails in EWQLSO and am routing the Cube and EWQLSO sounds through the same reverb. However, the VSL samples still sound somewhat "fatter", "brighter" and have more presence, even when I drop them down in the mix to compensate. I'm guessing that this is at least partly because the reverb will be embodied within all parts of the EWQLSO samples, not just the release trails, although the release trails are where it is at its most obvious. My question is: does anyone have any experience/advice for combining these very different sounding samples in a mix, in order to give the impression they are originating from the same orchestra?
    Thanks in advance,

    Vische
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    You just have to slap more reverb on VSL and possibly filter some of the brightness, fatness, and presence out if it's bothering you.

    I personally haven't had any problems blending the two, but I've always wanted the VSL samples to be in front. That plays to the strengths of both libs: performance details in VSL and real hall in EWQLSO.
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    Hi Nick,

    Sorry it's taken me so long, but just to say thanks for the reply and advice.
    Regards,

    Paul
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    I agree with Nick. The EWQLSO stuff is very processed and reverberant, I also find the default velocity curve on its patches to be a little unnatural. I'd tend to use EWQLSO for big dramatic sounds and VSL for more intimate solo instruments. When you need a smooth melody line, use VSL's performance legatos.