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Thanks John. Glad it was both a listening pleasure, and an improvement to your state of wellbeing 🙂

Anyone interested in learning more about orchestration might want to have a look at this http://northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/77-Principles-of-Orchestration-On-line I didn't expect it to still be available, but I'm glad it is. I went through it a long time ago and while I don't remember everything from it, I did pick up some useful tips that I still use every now and then.

The Arrival was an opportunity to use my library of cinematic whacks/drops, and I had to do them justice 😀 Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening and the kind words SPAK, Eric, and Michael. I’m glad you liked it. The whole piece sort of derived from the piano riff, and I initially had the clarinet/bassoon in the middle section playing the riff too. It was after a little while that I realised it was an opportunity to build on it melodically to hit a few other notes as well; I think it’s because of that that makes the original riff returning in the end feel more like ‘coming home’. I’m also pleased that Pianoteq was able to bring across the feeling I was trying to convey on my MIDI piano. Thanks again!

Thanks for the video Zo! Any opinions on how it compares with u-he Satin?

Is it possible to write to it, i.e. could I use the extra free space to back up some of my other sample libraries?

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Did it take long for them to reply to you? I emailed them two days ago and haven't received a reply; slightly surprising, as they're usually quite prompt in responding.

Could someone elaborate on a typically usage of Neutron in a project? Is it a case of putting an instance on each track/bus and using Neutron's built in modules? If so, does that mean that it becomes impractical to use other 3rd party effects (e.g. EQ/compressors)?

Sounds like Apple just want to split iTunes up into multiple new services/apps, each charging new extortionate prices and installing a variety of bloatware.

I think that's probably a bug in their system: I remember they had the Dronar offer a while ago

Also keep in mind that any mechanical HDD is going to be louder than an SSD: SSDs don't have any physically moving parts (and so will probably generate less heat; meaning less cooling overall is needed for your PC [in turn possibly meaning quieter PC case fans]). If you can, go for a newer processor architecture, i.e. an i9 if you're going for Intel. If you're after an M2 for speed, I'd recommend using it for the OS/program data, and one or more SSDs for your sample libraries. If you have the chance to spec out the case fans, larger fans provide more cooling with less movement so opt for 12cm fans if available; I also recommend Noctua fans for quietness.

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It'd be really nice if T&S sold the download version as well. It can be nice to have install media, but it kind of becomes redundant as soon as the next version comes out.

The Audio Modeling (SWAM) Saxophones are modelled (rather than sampled), so you should be able to get a more realistic performance if programmed/played correctly.

It's interesting you mention that. At the moment, the only (full) orchestral libraries I have are GPO5 and Miroslav (the first one). I've been wanting to upgrade my sound for a while, and was tempted by both this offer, and the recent ProjectSAM Easter sale. I only do this as a hobby, but I was worried about combined sections (despite sounding beautiful) being limiting in some way. In looking around a bit I thought the Chris Hein libraries looked interesting, but are a little to pricey for me at the moment; maybe Best Service will do a BOGOF offer towards the end of the year.

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Are there any snare ensembles in this, or would you have to 'build' them (maybe with multiple instances?) yourself?

I remember reading something similar to that too. As I remember, it was a case of the drummer hitting slightly before the beat to increase a sense of urgency and drive; hitting slightly after the beat would give a more relaxed groove. I tried it in one of my more recent pieces, where I delayed the drums a little during the verse, and pushed it slightly before the beat in the chorus.

Thanks Bjorn. Glad you liked it! The strings are CSS. I tried to make them sound bigger towards the end of the second section by subtly layering additional string ensemble patches from GPO 5, though I'm not sure the layering had much of an effect; any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks Daryl. I'm happy you enjoyed the listen!

I bought a korg nanopad a while back, thinking it might be nice to play my drum tracks to get a more human feel/happy accidents to make things sound more exciting. Finding the pads quite stiff, I ended up just continuing to program my drum tracks with a mouse. Fast forward a few years and I'm revisiting the idea of playing in my drum parts, and thought I might get either a Presonus ATOM, or an NI Maschine Mikro 3 for the quality of their pads (can't justify anything more expensive, and I don't have that much desk space). Having looked at some YouTube videos, it looks like these controllers only output a static range of MIDI notes that can't be configured; it looks like it would be problematic for Superior Drummer 3 (which I'm using), though I found a plugin called NoteMapper that looks like it might be able to help by mapping MIDI notes from one to another. Does anyone have any experience with using either of these controllers with third party drum libraries?

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As illustrated on the cover of that book! Also, I clearly have been learning my instruments in the wrong way: I don't ever remember having such a huge smile on my face during the learning phase.

Also, if anyone has experience with these libraries, how does using a library with 'baked in' sections (e.g. a single combined flutes and clarinets section) compare with something where you can play the e.g. flutes section and clarinets section separately? I can hear that the overall sound is very impressive, but does it also mean that the overall scope is more limited?