David Sprouse Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) En La Playa with ambient audio The English version is better. Originally, written by Albeniz for solo piano. I took the dots from a solo guitar arrangement. Arranged for strings. Let me know if the ocean sounds are corny. On the Beach Edited August 15, 2020 by David Sprouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 That was quite pleasant David - this is some nice work you did here. I thought the ocean sounds were fine. In the past I've listened to Granada by Albeniz - as performed by Julian Bream. I've never heard En La Playa before - so thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Douglas, thank you for taking the time to listen to this piece. It is a little obscure, although during albeniz's lifetime I believe it was popular. Julian Bream is One of my all time favorite players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 12 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said: I thought the ocean sounds were fine I agree, maybe a bit more ambiance or perhaps some stereo widening, or not... t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 David, Very pleasant and a nice touch with the ocean waves. Which orchestral library are you using? I ask because the strings esp violin sound so much better than what I've done. Also do you put in a lot of articulations on the instruments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Hi Bjorn! It's vsl chamber strings. The vsl chamber library is really easy to work with. I remixed and took out the ocean sounds, they really bugged me for some reason. I'm using five articulations here long, short, tremelo, and med. short. and port.It's spaces reverb...The piano piece is more of a barcarole feel but 3/8 instead of 6/8. I took alot of liberties with it. Thank you for taking the time to listen. Edited July 17, 2020 by David Sprouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) On 7/15/2020 at 5:01 PM, DeeringAmps said: I agree, maybe a bit more ambiance or perhaps some stereo widening, or not... t I ended up taking out the waves sounds. I try to get more ambience but I'm just not good enough at mixing yet. This piece isn't going to win any awards, but I really like the original so tackled it. Now I'm going to have two sips of wine to see if the spirits comply. Edited July 21, 2020 by David Sprouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 David . . . hopefully you're sipping some fine Pinot Noir (not that cheap other stuff) . . . it's a relaxing listen, introspective string piece. I tuned in late here, so I guess I never heard the ocean sounds you mention from an earlier mix . . . it sounds like you were trying to get more ambience or room to this mix, but I don't hear it here, and think it must be a very hard thing to do with just strings . . . ie. hard to know when too much ambience, or not enough . . . perhaps there is not enough percussiveness in a legato string piece to actually hear it . . . add too much and it would be swimming and distant. I think what you've done here sounds great on my speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Could this also be a soundtrack to Bjorn's Dracula movie??? I like your piece, it has a mellow yet dramatic vibe. I agree, for me I'd have some longer reverb tails and a bigger space on particularly the higher pitched elements. The lower register is nice as it is I'd say as far as a sense of space goes. Good one!!! cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 8 hours ago, emeraldsoul said: Could this also be a soundtrack to Bjorn's Dracula movie??? I like your piece, it has a mellow yet dramatic vibe. I agree, for me I'd have some longer reverb tails and a bigger space on particularly the higher pitched elements. The lower register is nice as it is I'd say as far as a sense of space goes. Good one!!! cheers, -Tom Ha, tom i listened it with new ears today and your right...it's like addam's family at the beach. :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 8:50 PM, noynekker said: David . . . hopefully you're sipping some fine Pinot Noir (not that cheap other stuff) . . . it's a relaxing listen, introspective string piece. I tuned in late here, so I guess I never heard the ocean sounds you mention from an earlier mix . . . it sounds like you were trying to get more ambience or room to this mix, but I don't hear it here, and think it must be a very hard thing to do with just strings . . . ie. hard to know when too much ambience, or not enough . . . perhaps there is not enough percussiveness in a legato string piece to actually hear it . . . add too much and it would be swimming and distant. I think what you've done here sounds great on my speakers. Noynekker, thanks for the objective listen. I think I need to redo parts of the beginning, but there are some goodies towards the end of the recording for sure. What did you think of the ending? It's kind of strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hi David . . . I gave it another couple of listens with the ending in mind, and it seems to me near the end where it builds and gets higher pitched, there's an opportunity in the recording to get a fuller sound (ie. more low end frequency - give us some more lower cellos ?) The very end part sounds like it's intended to be a very quiet fade, I don't find it "strange" for that era. Overall, recording wise, if you could add some more extreme dynamics through the piece it would add a lot for the listening experience. So, you've taken a a guitar version of a romantic piano piece, and transcribed it for strings . . . quite the project. Much admiration for that, and I always like what you contribute here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 9 hours ago, noynekker said: Hi David . . . I gave it another couple of listens with the ending in mind, and it seems to me near the end where it builds and gets higher pitched, there's an opportunity in the recording to get a fuller sound (ie. more low end frequency - give us some more lower cellos ?) The very end part sounds like it's intended to be a very quiet fade, I don't find it "strange" for that era. Overall, recording wise, if you could add some more extreme dynamics through the piece it would add a lot for the listening experience. So, you've taken a a guitar version of a romantic piano piece, and transcribed it for strings . . . quite the project. Much admiration for that, and I always like what you contribute here. I took all this to heart. It was firing on all cylinders for too long so I got creative with the dynamics of the counterpoint. It does make it better. I think you mean the long tutti line at the end needs more bass, totally agree. Thank you so much for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I agree with Tom above. This song has a nice balance of mellow and full dramatic sounds working together. I particularly like that strong bass sound panned left. I must have been late to the listen because the ocean sounds were gone. Nice one David! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 When I close my eyes and listen to this, I feel right in the middle of it all. I love music like this, and this is quite an achievement! The strings do sound great, as Bjorn says, but I would have liked to have heard the waves ?;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 11:29 AM, freddy j said: I agree with Tom above. This song has a nice balance of mellow and full dramatic sounds working together. I particularly like that strong bass sound panned left. I must have been late to the listen because the ocean sounds were gone. Nice one David! Now I have one with ambient audio. Thanks for listening Freddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Lynn thanks for the listen. It's nice to know someone is listening closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Wow David that sounds really good. The string library you are using is really good. Nice arranging. If you are going for realistic, it is a little wide - like I was sitting in the orchestra instead of in the audience in front of them. You can spread the reverb wide. Ocean stuff was a nice touch. I always make my stuff too wide, don't know why. Max Arwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 10:50 PM, Max Arwood said: Wow David that sounds really good. The string library you are using is really good. Nice arranging. If you are going for realistic, it is a little wide - like I was sitting in the orchestra instead of in the audience in front of them. You can spread the reverb wide. Ocean stuff was a nice touch. I always make my stuff too wide, don't know why. Max Arwood Max, I need to spend time monkeying with the balance on this. As it is, it's just where the samples were.Itt does sound too wide. Thanks for the advice and close listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 This is a very pleasant listen David - I was enjoying the wave sounds then realised it was only my tinitus You do have seagulls in there though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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