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Does the Virtual/MIDI harp sound the same as the Acoustic Harp? A Comparison
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2022
- This video illustrates that the computer playback does not factor in the additional resonance that you will hear on the acoustic instrument. The virtual harp will sound crisp and clear, whereas the live acoustic harp will have more of a "blur" as strings continue to ring after the initial pluck.
Would you like to see a more in-depth video comparison? Leave a comment and let me know! (This video was originally recorded for Instagram, hence the shorter length.)
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Very enlightening!
Thank you!
Love this video! I enjoyed hearing the differences especially for writing purposes!
Thank you! There's definitely a lot of differences to factor into the writing!
Great video - it’d be wonderful to have a more in-depth comparison, especially of specific registers on the harp! Thanks
Absolutely! On my agenda!
Great..!! Besides the main subject, this video can show, the harp real resonance in its different register when playing single notes scales or in octaves.
Thank you, Danielle. Grettings.!!
Absolutely! Such a huge difference!
Sibelius's default sounds are definitely absolutely garbage. But with all VSTs I think the worst thing is balance. If you don't know what the harp is like and are writing an orchestral score you will hear the harp as way louder than it actually is in real life. But overall I think Harp VSTs are among the worst out there for a variety of reasons.
Why not make it a challenge to make a digital harp that sounds closest to the live performance? And learn from that.
That would be fantastic! But probably a project from someone better versed in audio software than I am!
I agree that real > sampled (or modelled, in this case). However, this is a modelled sound. It would be a fairer comparison to compare your performance to an actually sampled instrument (e.g. Spitfire Harp, VSL Synchron Harp, etc.), perhaps done by an actual mock-up artist. Although it would be closer, I think your point about the resonances blooming through the room would still stand, because samples are ultimately just stitched 1-shots of one-note recordings. To capture that, you'd have to capture literrally every single note combination possible, which is impossible.
Absolutely! I still need to do more experimentation with some sound libraries. The Sibelius defaults are definitely inferior to what most orchestrators are using. But you are spot on: the resonance will still be different, even if the individual notes have the same quality, just because of how the instrument sustains throughout the different registers.
Next, a side-by-side with Noteperformer 3.0?! 😃
But, seriously, one will *never* achieve with tech subs the subtle but beautiful variations of tempo and phrasing a live player can produce! Not to mention, so many of the extended techniques aren't even available on the finest playback programs.
That sounds like a fun experiment!
@@daniellekuntz You could make countless comparison. Compare with the harp from Garritan's harps, Noterperformer, the harp that is included with logic pro, and harps that come in more expensive packages such as Vienna Orchestra Library, (and others). And how these latter sounds play when someone good at reverb works at it.
@@davidyoung6331 Definitely--it's going to be a fun research project!