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do you think this would be an appropriate first library for the style of FromSoftware music? (soulsbourne, elden ring, dark souls, bloodbourne etc) Im thinking if the close mic is enough for that

Wow. You just saved me $400. That is horrible sounding.

Hi Laurin, Since this upgrade has improved legatos, and the price has dropped I am considering buying it this year. Would you recommend it as a workhorse library? Are there any weaknesses in your opinion?

Cool comparison, I know which ones I prefer ;-)

Fantastic channel Laurin!!😊 Here’s a new subscriber - really glad to have found you here!;) Thanks a lot for this breakdown - very informative! The mockup is fabulous!!👏 I‘m also a great fan of Orchestral Tools - still missing the THB… but I‘m sure there will be an upcoming sale soon!;) I‘m really impressed by your passion to buy a Sopilka and perform it live - Awesome!!😅

Superb you must be work in hollywood

didn't find any sustains inside, shame

The shorts are too sluggish. I guess it's the usual Spitfire programming. Comparing this mockup with one in yt made with CSW and the one made with VSL Woods in their official page, well. This one is really not my favourite.

Hm... Its really good! But i feel Like you could have done a better job with the articulations. Not tight enough Shorts and too loose Sound... But a good mockup overall!!

Lovely as always Laurin! ❤ Congrats on 1000 subscribers mate. I’d love to see some woodwinds special, while we’re on that topic anyway. How about trying to find some uses for woodwind samples that were recorded dry? SstW come to mind, but there are more - the Claire series for instance - or the Chris Hein ones. There must be some examples of film- or anime scores that have a “drier” sound aesthetic? I sometimes wonder who uses Spitfire’s studio series, especially the winds and brass. And for what type of cues.

...it looks like I just reached 1000 subscribers - if you have any ideas for a 1k subs special make sure to let me know below! :)

It may be harsh but in all honesty- the percussion from ARO Orchestral foundations sounds a lot like the Originals version from Spitfire's old Albion, which is a 30€ library. That bright Abbey road tone is obviously present but the mics required to get it lends to the washy mud, like the Originals percussion. Different mics probably solves that mixing issue but then you kind of lose on the secondary reason for getting the library in the first place; that it sounds like Abbey Road. Primary function of being a sketching tool is still undisputed though. It's easy, it's quick, it's got all the essentials. It's a true successor to the idea of Albion One but I think ARO does it much better. Taking orchestration out of the equation is annoying but that isn't the point. The percussion could have been a bit more in-depth though, I don't think people would complain over an extra gigabyte or so.

As always I'm happy to read your questions, feedback and sugestions in the comments! If you like this kind of content, please consider giving the video a like and subscribing to my channel. Also check out my main channel if you want to hear my original compositions: www.youtube.com/@c-m-laurin-lenschow ...and consider following me on Instagram for more music content: instagram.com/laurinlenschow.music/

Is this a one patch with all articulations and microphones available in a one performance or is there any form of additional maneuvers in the keyboard? Nice preview btw

May I ask which Cinematic Rooms Pro preset you use here, and how you apply it? I'm just curious how best to apply CRP to an already wet library like SSO. Also, have you used the solo oboe performance patch much? I'm finding it very inconsistent and difficult to use. Thanks.

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Well done. The choir fits the piece ❤

Hmm, sounds hyped and trailery. Tired of hearing yet another "epic" piece. Substance, subtlety, anyone?

Really cool

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Beautiful

Holy crap this is so good man. It sounds so damn accurate! Great job on "Jack Sparrow" as well. Keep it up!

and btw what VST and libraries did you use?

midi please?

Amazing music, congrats!

would love too see a breakdown.. great track

so you need both core and pro for the full libraries? i assumed pro included all core patches.

Ohhh . I need the extended part. Also love that you work in ableton

Awesome!

I hear a lot of praise for the Tina Guo solo cello. I don't own that myself, so I can't say if it would fare well here or not, but it might be worth exploring the sound of that one too in one of your alternative versions.

This was Fire🔥.You should extend this. I recommend you to try other bgm from same movie: 1)The Medallion Calls. 2)The Black Pearl.

You know this will be good within 10s !

Let me know if you want me to expand on this mockup and maybe even cover the entire piece! I also intend to make alternate versions of this mockup, using different libraries for the solo Cello - consider subscribing if you don't want to miss that :) As always I'm happy to read your questions, feedback and sugestions in the comments! If you like this kind of content, please consider giving the video a like and subscribing to my channel. Also check out my main channel if you want to hear my original compositions: www.youtube.com/@c-m-laurin-lenschow ...and consider following me on Instagram for more music content: instagram.com/laurinlenschow.music/

Breakdown please!!!! This is believable!!!!

I can see why this did so well on your main channel! Amazing job!

This sounds great! I didn't know you had a second channel, thank you for sharing.

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Would you mind sharing midi of the toms & timpani tracks?

Very good Mockup, i think you can be a bit more generous on the reverb, its fairly dry, with a bit more "splosh" it might feel even less l ike a virtual Orchestra ;)

I think you've done a great job so far! I absolutely love this song. I myself am a composer and arranger of my favorite film scores. I did a complete arrangement of this song myself. I'd love for you to hear it! th-cam.com/video/PaLlPQfZ9PA/w-d-xo.html

Beautiful realism!!! I may have to pull the plug and buy this!!!

As per your request for thoughts on the sound of the trumpets @12:30, I would argue that the Berlin Brass Trumpets do indeed sound more classical. I had my doubts about them as you were simply comparing the individual sound of them to the Tom Holkenborg trumpets, but once you played them in the final mix, I gotta say I love the sound of the Berlin Brass trumpets better. In terms of realism, especially in regards to sounding as similar to the original soundtrack recording as possible, the sound of the trumpets in the full mix is as close to the sound of the original track as I think you can get it. So, long story short, my vote is with the Berlin Brass in terms of better sound quality, and better realism in comparison with the recording from the original score. Keep it up, I love this track!

So, after working with SSO for a couple years now I'd have to say what they say in the manual is spot on. I'd only use tightness for playing notes in and turn tightness to 0% for playback/bounce however you also need to know the negative delays which I took a lot of time to find for each short. This is especially important for strings because, yes, they sound quite bad at anything beyond 50% tightness. However, the non random RR is quite noticeable and unfortunately using the "borrow neighbor RR" toggle creates pitch issues while adding more fake random. For long straight 16ths, I highly recommend their timed tremolo patches as they are quite useful for many scenarios.

0:18 So....the problem with string's 16s in pulse is never ending story......

I agree with you, RR randomization as an option would be a welcome and rather easy "workaround" to the issues shown here. Thank you for the video!

Spitfire's short articulations often suffer from inconsistent timing across round robins, so this video is a technical test of how well they hold up. The aim of this video is not to create a musical, realistic or somewhat pleasing performance but to see how consistent the editing of these short articulations is. Various things can be learned from this video; here are a few things that you may want to pay attention to: 0:18 - 0:58 the strings start to stumble at higher dynamics 2:15 - 2:24 the dynamics of the Trumpets a2 feel quite uneven at high dynamics 2:43 - 3:02 turning up the tightness slider for the Horns a2 notably cuts into the samples... 3:02 - 3:22 ...while it doesn't seem to have any effect on the Trumpets a2, thus working inconsistantly across instruments.

I don't know exactly which type of audio magic Andy Blaney did with editing but the brass in general and performance legatos are noticeably improved. I popped the new patches into old sessions I was having problems in and bam, most of the problems are gone. There are a few tweaks still needed to get a good sound on some legato lines but this is normal level with every sample library. All the weird random script glitches I got on certain lines disappeared. No more random "whooshing"

Wow, those string runs sound very nice to me! And the tone of the strings and brass sound really good to me. I do feel like I can hear some bad crossfades but nothing that ruins the sound. In a mix I think it would be fine.