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Very nice tune Tim. A small criticism is that the flute and strings are quite tightly meshed. It might be an idea to try what Wookiee suggested, or maybe some complementary EQ: find the flute's principle frequency and boost it slightly, while cutting the same frequency in the strings. If you have a reverb, you could try giving the strings a bit more predelay (by routing them through a delay plugin) than the flute to help 'push' it into the background a little.

Sorry yes - the KeepForest ones are pricy. When I wrote my response, I was thinking more about the Ethera series which is more modestly priced, especially during the sales periods.

Thanks Tom My competition entries were all good fun and learning experiences anyway - plus, I never knew that I could crank out music so quickly before ?

To be fair, Keepforest did update SFX Designer Toolkit to v2. Downside of going Player is that their libraries would probably go up a little in price, though they might offset that with number of sales.

This is crazy - there were ~350 left just a few mins ago; there's now < 30!

Very atmospheric - I enjoyed that! If you don't mind me asking, which scale/mode are you using for the plucked melody? It's quite different from what I usually listen to.

Nice work, David. Very well put together, with some 'surprise' sections too. I enjoyed that.

Great song Paul! Some nice melodies and chords in there that you don't hear much in typical modern music.

I enjoyed that; it has a fun feel to it - the lyrics flow well too. Well done!

Very nice. I like the edginess that the slight dissonance in the melody gives it - very evocative.

Hi Mark. Great song - love the vibe. You've got some really good playing there. Two very minor things: I thought the bass was a tad quiet (as mentioned above); also, it seems like there's a cymbal crash on the first beat of nearly every bar - it might have a bit more emphasis if played a little more sparingly.

Seems like an ok deal to me if you're starting out - instant access to some big name synths at a relatively low monthly cost, and the option to cancel at any time. It's not something for me, but that's ok because I wasn't keen on the idea of a subscription anyway (and I did mention it in the NI customer survey they did a while back); I get to continue buying perpetual licenses as I used to. I think this is a good outcome from the subscription theories - NI get to grow their customer base with subscriptions aimed at newcomers; the rest of us get to continue with our previous purchasing patterns, avoiding the subscriptions that we seemingly express dislike for. If NI get more revenue from this, that's good news for both them, and their customers.

A short piece to start getting people into the holiday spirit. Hope you enjoy! Disclaimer: it's also my entry for Spitfire Audio's 12 Scores Of Christmas

I can't remember which DAW it was, but there was a claim from a user on the old forums that that DAW sounded around 40% better; not quite sure how this measurement was qualified though. ? More on topic - I completely agree that this forum is a great place with lots of people willing to share tips, tricks, and other information. I joined a few years ago now, because I didn't have the first clue about how to process audio or what plugins (in general) did. I like to think I'm (just a little bit) wiser now - thanks everyone!

Out of interest (I have neither the budget nor the disk space), does anyone know if BBCSO Pro works well on Windows? I heard it was a bit shaky when first released.

Nice bundle. What do you think about the Wedge Force plugins?

I thought it was only a certain company that likes to advertise on YouTube that sold this type of product. You could try something like reMIDI; not sure how many different variations you could load at once though https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/72-Utility/5935-reMIDI

You could try this (for Linux): https://rosegardenmusic.com/

Passing up the chance to buy more plugins... Ed - are you ok? ?

You know - you can still stick around even if you decide to use to another DAW ?

Great song Barry. Some great vocal harmonies in the chorus and a smoking guitar solo!

Thanks again for listening everyone! I didn't even make runner-up, but that's ok: it was both fun and a learning experience to score the trailer.

It doesn't at all; it's actually mostly 8Dio libraries. That's ok though - all instruments were permitted. I only did the soundtrack - the video was Heavyocity's, which they used for their official trailer.

Great song, Philip. There's a classic vibe about this one, and I love how the drums mimic the sound of riding on a train.

Hi Tim. While this piece was 9.5 minutes long, it didn't feel like it to me. Sounded elegant, and well thought through.