On 1/30/07, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sunday 28 January 2007 22:31, Folderol wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:32:28 +0100 > > Atte André Jensen <atte.jensen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Folderol wrote: > > > I tried a flute originally but it was too smooth and got buried > > > by the other instruments later on. > > > > How are the different instruments panned? By placing instruments > > different places in the stereo image, you can really make them come out > > without turning everything up. In a way you could say they're not > > fighting for the same space in the stereo image. > > While I take your point about using stereo positioning to enhance the > music, I would never use it to assist instrument balance. Indeed I > make a point of listening in mono as a final check. > > Our listeners may be using a small portable, or moving from room to > room while using our music as background, so it should sound good with > all instruments as clear as possible under these conditions. > > I've made a few more adjustments to it, and think it is now in its final > form. While maybe not technically ideal, I think it works well. The deep > chimes have been softened and some timing errors in the 'choir' have > been put right, along with a general balancing of levels. > > The melody can be heard clearly all the way through, and some descant > note clashes have been corrected. > > As before: > > http://www.musically.me.uk/music/Celtic_Dream.ogg > http://www.musically.me.uk/music/Celtic_Dream.mp3 Hi Will. I think this is the best one yet, and sounds really nice. I'm not too sure of the bodhran sound though. It sounds a bit soft to me. From watching the Orangemen marching in Belfast on tv, the drums seemed to sound a lot harder. I have a cdrom with celtic stuff on it, but sadly no bodhran. Perhaps I'm thinking of a different drum here. Anyway, all in all a nice tune. Well done. Not having much success finding bodhran sounds on Google, but that's no surprise. Nigel.
I didn't have much trouble finding it for GigaStudio. Probably would work on LS if you have no issues with LS itself. Pricey, but Big Fish always is. http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?350 Here's a couple more. StormDrum is quite a good set. Again, both are pricey: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/3540 http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=383 Bodhran's are a pretty common drum for sound tracks. Resonant, deep, they ring nicely if set up well. They get used a lot. Not sure I've ever seen a free low end gig file but there might be one out there. You should ask on one of the good GigaStudio forums like Northern Sound Source: http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=15 Someone there will know for sure. Wizoo used to be good for this sort of stuff but I guess they are gone now? (Acquired by DigiDesign?) Good luck, Mark
