Got LA Scoring Strings for my Birthday...ok, it's early

[DwaneHollands]

Well I'm a very lucky boy, because I got LA Scoring Strings for my birthday...and it's not my birthday for another month. But the dollar is so good at the moment, it makes sense to get it now.

Man, these strings are good. I've had about 3 hours with them to play, so I made this brief piece. The violins are so playable. Particularily the Xtra Violin Legato. Wow. The violin part does not use the Mod wheel until the very last note, that I edited in the piano roll. You use the sustain pedal to go from sans legato to legato. Man it's like butter!

Oh, I had fun running the master buss through the UBK Fatso with no compression, just using the warmth circuit. Man it rounds everything off. This piece to me - as ignorant I am of period pieces - sounds a little 1950/60's film score (yeah, for the 40 seconds it's playing. lol). So the rounding made it......all old school like. One thing I noticed is it made the pan positions more apparent and separated. In fact quite dramatic. I've probably got something wired up wrong or something.

Oh, I than ran the piece through my API 527 comps to compress it a little. I can't hear any artifacts, just brought the ambience a little higher.

http://www.hollands.com.au/R21Studios/A ... ttempt.mp3

Oh, and if you're looking for info on LA scoring Strings (not affiliated)
www.audiobro.com

[Ben M]

Hey Dwane
It's getting really good isn't it. And that is a lovely piece. Well done.

Ben

P.S. Now...Could you try a version of the soft rock track you do...you know the " pro screen 101" with these strings (no vocal in this version). I just want to hear it.

.......please.

[DwaneHollands]

P.S. Now...Could you try a version of the soft rock track you do...you know the " pro screen 101" with these strings (no vocal in this version). I just want to hear it.
.......please.

Yeah cool man, I'll get right on it. I'll see if I can pull out some spicatto/staccatto riffs in the cellos and some legato with violas etc. Lass has a great auto rhythm tool for spic/stac parts. So I'll give that a whirl.

[DwaneHollands]

Ben,

For your listening pleasure...

http://www.hollands.com.au/R21Studios/A ... nMoore.mp3

[Ben M]

Pm'd ya Dwane