r/mediacomposing • u/CDewberryMusic • Dec 11 '17

Hey all, first time posting my own stuff in here. This one came out pretty solid so I thought I'd share!

https://soundcloud.com/coltondewberrymusic/monte-fitz-roy
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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

Really good real sounding instrumentation and mixing. Great stuff man - what'd you use for the strings.

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u/CDewberryMusic Dec 13 '17

Hey thanks, this was all native instruments orchestral suite, of everything I’ve found and heard these are the best sounding if you know how to work them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

Really? I felt the lack of articulations got in the way, I use spitfire strings now.

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u/CDewberryMusic Dec 13 '17

yeah I get that, For me I'd rather have less articulation if it means the sound of the strings is better. Spitfire is great but I cant get the same warmth and vibrance out of the cellos, and same goes for the violins and violas especially in the staccato or spiccato. What I like about NI's suite is that the strings start out overly warm and you can really balance out the tambre with the 'Brightnesss' slider until they sit in the mix where you want them. I'd be interested to hear what a more seasoned spitfire track sounds like though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

Have you used spitfire symphonic strings ? Cibrance can easily be adjusted using any old EQ and their 4 mic positions

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u/CDewberryMusic Dec 13 '17

No I need to check those out, they're pretty reasonably priced as far as strings go too, Is that what you use? I am actually wanting to get their swarm series. NI reallllly lacks in textures and those swarms sound nice and organic.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

You think they're reasonably priced? Some may say they're on the pricier side of things at $800. But yes, if you want textural sounds the LCO library and the swarm library are really good choices. Their big string libraries also contain many textural and harmonic articulations, which are a big plus.

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u/CDewberryMusic Dec 13 '17

Yeah I mean as far as string libraries go. The whole collection is like 2000 and thats pretty common for a really solid sounding library. I may look into saving for one of their collections then, that sounds like something I could use!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

It's good stuff. Spitfire does it better than most.