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  • Bach's Air on G String - new MIR demo

    The link below leads to my last three masters of Bach's Air on G String (the 2nd audio-chart), all done with MIR. The first two are VSL strings only, the last is a combination of VSL and HSO strings.

    http://www.digital-orchestra-production.com/en/demos/index.html

    Comments and criticisms are, as always, welcome ;-)


  • Hi Goran,

    Beautifully done. I perfer the modern master 1 because it breaths as if real players were performing. The slow rise and fall of volume in the phrases have a mesmerizing effect on the listener, which I think you captured in this performance. 

    Stephen W. Beatty


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    @Stephen W. Beatty said:

    Hi Goran,

    Beautifully done. I perfer the modern master 1 because it breaths as if real players were performing. The slow rise and fall of volume in the phrases have a mesmerizing effect on the listener, which I think you captured in this performance. 

    Stephen W. Beatty

    Hi Stephen,


  • Hi Goran,

    I'm just listening now to the modern master 1, and this sounds very very nice! Thanks for sharing this. By the way, I'm not sure what HSO stands for?

    Also, what vsl strings are you using for the modern master 1 demo?  This is beautifully done and very expressive.

    Thanks again for sharing your work with us on the forum.

    best,

    Steve[:D]


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    @Steve Martin said:

    Hi Goran,

    I'm just listening now to the modern master 1, and this sounds very very nice! Thanks for sharing this. By the way, I'm not sure what HSO stands for?

    Also, what vsl strings are you using for the modern master 1 demo?  This is beautifully done and very expressive.

    Thanks again for sharing your work with us on the forum.

    best,

    Steve

    Hi Steve,

    thanks for the compliments.

    HSO stands for Halion Symphonic Orchestra, a very good orchestra library made bei Steinberg. I like to use it in combination with VSL for particular purposes, as this can sometimes yield very good results.

    The strings used in "modern" masters are orchestral and solo strings of the VSL SE.


    With best regards from Berlin to Queensland 😉,

    Goran


  • Hi Goran,

    thank you kindly for letting me know the other details.

    best,

    Steve [:D]


  • Hi Goran,

    I'm still catching up with left-over work after a short vacation, that's why I didn't reply earlier. This is _very, very_ good, not only programming-wise, but also in respect of sound. Especially "Modern Master II" is much to my taste. :-) Congratulations!

    ( The funny thing is that the "analog" master - while still on a very high quality level! - is the one that sounds most "digital" and EQed for my ears.)

    Thanks for posting the link!

    Kind regards,


    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
  • That sounds great.  though one purely musical criticism -  I have never heard the first long sustain note of the melody crescendo THEN decrescendo before the shorter notes.  It was always simply a slow crescendo building up to the shorter notes. 

    But the  performance and audio sound extremely good and prove how huge the effect of a lot of dynamics can be on a virtual performance. 


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    @Steve Martin said:

    Hi Goran,

    thank you kindly for letting me know the other details.

    best,

    Steve

    Hi Steve,

    you're very welcome.

    best,

    Goran


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    @Dietz said:

    Hi Goran,

    I'm still catching up with left-over work after a short vacation, that's why I didn't reply earlier. This is _very, very_ good, not only programming-wise, but also in respect of sound. Especially "Modern Master II" is much to my taste. 😊 Congratulations!

    ( The funny thing is that the "analog" master - while still on a very high quality level! - is the one that sounds most "digital" and EQed for my ears.)

    Thanks for posting the link!

    Kind regards,

    Hi Dietz,

    thanks.

    That is funny with the 3rd version, to me it sounds more like "old school" - a bigger string orchestra and slightly saturated sound. I did it mixing the VSL and HSO strings together (using the new 64-bit compatible HSO interface you found for me 😉 (thanks again for that one)), and this mix actually did require more EQ work with the same MIR setup.


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    @William said:

    That sounds great.  though one purely musical criticism -  I have never heard the first long sustain note of the melody crescendo THEN decrescendo before the shorter notes.  It was always simply a slow crescendo building up to the shorter notes. 

    But the  performance and audio sound extremely good and prove how huge the effect of a lot of dynamics can be on a virtual performance. 

    Hi William,

    thank you.

    Perhaps one day I'll even do an optimized version with a more pronounced decrescendo for the first note 😉.


  • It's alright. I play a lot a Bach everyday - that's basically all I play these days. This is a not bad interpretation - but I still want to offer someone a cigar every time I hear it.

    To be honest I prefer this on a harpsichord (or at a push on the piano). I still have lot trouble with hearing Bach's keyboard works being played on a piano. Doesn't sound right afaic.


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    @PaulR said:

    [...] but I still want to offer someone a cigar every time I hear it. [...]

    Your unique sense of humour is unrivalled here. 😄


    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
  •  Paul, as long as you make the crescendo on that first sustain note harpsichord would be an excellent choice.


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    @PaulR said:

    This is a not bad interpretation - but I still want to offer someone a cigar every time I hear it.

    Nihil humani a me alienum puto 😉


    (WTH? Why is the last word automatically converted into three asterisks?)


  • That's the SkyNet computers taking over the world after Judgment Day. [co]


    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
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    @Dietz said:

    That's the SkyNet computers taking over the world after Judgment Day.

    Well, they sure as hell shouldn't have started messing with my Latin. [H]


  • hi Goran,

    Just listened. Beautiful tone and balance! Excellent work on the string sound, Can't wait to try MIR.

    I have a bit of trouble with the slow pace of it, but we hear this piece from super slow to much faster.

    You sent me to this link, now I'll send you back to the other thread. lithophone demo in. :)

    http://community.vsl.co.at/forums/p/28812/186749.aspx#186749


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    @Guy Bacos said:

    hi Goran,

    Just listened. Beautiful tone and balance! Excellent work on the string sound, Can't wait to try MIR.

    I have a bit of trouble with the slow pace of it, but we hear this piece from super slow to much faster.

    You sent me to this link, now I'll send you back to the other thread. lithophone demo in. 😊

    http://community.vsl.co.at/forums/p/28812/186749.aspx#186749

    Hi Guy,

    thanks.

    Well, that's true, I do have a weakness for the slower side of the tempo spectrum as far as this piece is concerned 😉


  • Sorry to bother everyone with an email but I HAD to post here. I just came upon this thread while searching to see if the Audiocation EQ was also 64-bit. Anyway, I listened to these demo's. That second "master II" file is outstanding! Really really really oustanding! The sonic quality is just phenominal!

    Again, sorry but I had to post. I had no choice, this was just too good not to!

    -Sean