@lamontg said:
Hello Paul,
Yes, Lookout Mountain is still here but I am in the northern corner of Tennessee, almost Virginia -- just minutes away from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Any pointers would be welcomed.
Warm regards from the mountains of Tennessee,
-Lamont
Hi Lamont - now you're just trying to make me jealous! [:D]
I listened to all the tracks that you requested and for what it' s worth from me, track 2 is a bit of a clue. I realise you're a sensitive soul Lamont so no worries about anything like real composers or musicians. Don't really understand what that means actually. Fun and enjoyment is always the main criteria for me too.
Very relaxing music and a nice genre to follow btw.
The only thing maybe, is that the string lines, albeit something like a Kurzweil maybe, are quite high in the register and sound a little thin.
Although in track 2 there is more in the way of orchestration. This may be the issue rather than choice of patches - or at least partly. A lot of the string lines are sort of pads and this, I find, quite difficult to do with orchestral samples. because basically you're holding down a note or notes for quite a period of time. Contrarily, choosing a VSL patch and holding down a chord doesn't work for me either, so it then gets difficult - and even more difficult to explain.
Others may do much better than I, I'm thinking.
But splitting a chord up into string parts has got to be an idea you probably have already tried. For instance - a pad chord of D - G - A - D could be cellos, violas, second violins and first violins, with the correct ranges of these instruments adhered to. Then, maybe adding other colours, like horns, and woodwinds into the pad equation.
Different instances of Space Designer i.e buss 1 buss 2 etc can be used to place the positional aspects of seperate instruments -not necessarily as an orchestra would set up. Whatever you like really -but certainly breathing space. Panning across the stereo image obviously.
Do you get phasing problems when you use the same VSL patch btw?
Real musicians tell you that you have a way to go? Oh yeah? I met a real musician once, but I think I got away with it. [:D]
I would share anything musical you wanted Lamont, but I use First Ed with the perf set and Horizon series - this would not help with Opus 1. Also, I never use an orchestral template of any kind -always start everything from scratch. Maybe I have misunderstood your request and yes I use Logic 6.4 with Space Designer -but mostly Altiverb now. I don't think your'e wasting anything - I think it's maybe more an orchestration thing, which can easily be learned.
Anyway, this is interesting and the others should come up with better ideas than I have - and less muddled also. [:)]
Come back on anything Lamont, in case I've misunderstood anything, which I generally do. And nice talking with you again.
Regards from the Moors of Devonshire
PR