How to emulate: When in your DAW (Cubase, Logic Pro, GarageBand, etc.), adjust the panning of the strings like this: Take a look at the image above, and you will see the layout which we are most used to see and hear in concerts.
Panning the instruments gives your listener the impression that your piece is recorded in a real concert hall. That is why panning your instruments according to where the instruments are positioned is a brilliant idea. We are used to hearing it this way. That is why panning the instruments according to what the layout looks like, may give the listener a perceived feel of realism.Īlso, when recording strings, most composers do prefer the same instrument positioning as the layouts of live orchestras. You see, most orchestras do tend to follow the same layout. Whether you have been sitting in a concert hall, or just been listening to an orchestra on your headphones, you have probably noticed this: the sound of high strings like violins is often notably more present in your left ear, while the deeper-sounding cellos are more present in your right ear. Emulate the Positioning of a Real Orchestra Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 7 Helpful Ways To Make MIDI Strings Sound Real () 1.
I have also made a video about this topic, so feel free to check out the video below as well. Whether you have an expensive, high quality sampled orchestral library like Spitfire, Native Instruments, or if you only use GarageBand Strings, the tips and solutions provided in this post will ensure massive improvement in your sound. into different tracks, emulate real orchestra positioning by panning the instruments, automate them and embrace the mistakes that a real player might make. To make your MIDI sound more realistic you should divide cellos, violas, violins, etc. So how can you make MIDI strings sound realistic? Your main task is actually to emulate real humans playing an instrument. What can we do to make a MIDI Orchestra sound even more like a real orchestra? To feel that the instruments are actually being played by real musicians? That being said, they are not 100% perfect. The Symphonic Choirs Expansion (Voices of the Apocalypse content) was recorded separately, at 24-bit resolution with a single mic position.Some VST instrument libraries out there are just amazingly close to the real instruments they have sampled.
This is a must-have expansion! (PLAY Edition of Symphonic Choirs is required).
The Expansion also includes the ever-popular Angels and Demons samples from Voices of the Apocalypse. Because Voices of the Apocalypse was also recorded with wordbuilding in mind, these new expansion patches also work with Wordbuilder. The result is a sound that can only be described as massive. Voices of the Apocalypse has FFF, heavy vibrato vowels that go beyond what is currently in Symphonic Choirs, so the expansion lets you crossfade from the loudest Symphonic Choirs vowels into the FFF Voices of the Apocalypse vowels. The Symphonic Choirs Expansion expands the content of Symphonic Choirs with the best samples from Quantum Leap Voices of the Apocalypse. This is the most powerful vocals solution available. The phrases menu is customizable so you can add your own phrases to WordBuilder for quick and easy access. The phrases have been optimized for each Choir. This is a real time saver for those on a tight deadline.
This revolutionary software also includes a pop-down menu that includes popular pre-built phrases that you can load instantly. Wordbuilder, now built into EastWest's Play software, is the word building software that enables Symphonic Choirs and Symphonic Choirs Expansion users to type in words for the Choirs to sing. This eliminates the need for artificial reverb. By selecting different mic positions, users can mix these sounds together to create any kind of natural ambience their project requires. To achieve the feel of a live concert hall performance, each instrument and section was recorded with three mic positions: close, stage (conductor‘s position) and hall. The Choirs were recorded in the same concert hall, by the same team as the EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and blend perfectly with EWQLSO.
Gold edition has one mic position and is 16-bit. Imagine typing words into your computer, in any language, and hearing a world class Symphonic Choir sing those words in any key(s) you play "live" on your keyboard controller! Well imagine no more, that's exactly what this revolutionary "award-winning" virtual instrument does.