Post #315737 by tikiyaki on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 10:17 AM

On 2007-06-29 09:04, Tiki Bill wrote:
Yo tikiyaki, your stuff is killer as well! nice work (I could go for a mai ti on the moon!)
The clello and flute ar from the "Synfull Orchestra" plug-in, and the vibes and upright bass are sample banks in the "halion 3" sampler plug-in. All parts were recorded in "Nuendo 3". Percussion and xylophone were recorded using a Neumann U89 mic with RME mic pres. A good friend is going to replace the bass parts on monday, and hopefully, Dave Coesh from the Florida Orchestra will do the real vibe parts when he gets back from their tour next week sometime. I'm going to re do the conga/bongo tracks when I get a good set in the studio here.

Tiki Bill.

[ Edited by: Tiki Bill 2007-06-29 09:19 ]

[ Edited by: Tiki Bill 2007-06-29 09:59 ]

Real Vibes...lucky guy.

Actually, I don't think the SOUNDS on your track sound synth-y at all. I was going to suggest, maybe not quantizing as heavily, so everything doesn't sound so in time with itself....Syncopation beween instruments is fine, but if they all strike at exactly the same time, it sounds mechanical....Like with the vibes, maybe make the notes of the chords not all hit so "together".... y'know, more loose. Working with samples, the trick is making the performance feel more "human"
Velocity settings come into play with this as well.

Also, more reverb helps to add to the the authenticity a bit, and especially helps percussion alot.
Exotica, I find, is all about the reverb....

To me, a little extra time spent "loosening" things up a bit, and you won't even need to hire real players...of course that's always best..... your sounds and writing are great. Just make it more sloppy :)

Look forward to more.