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Canon Moderne

Post by johndalenow » Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:38 pm

I kinda got into the "canon thing." Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!


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Knives Out

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The Courier

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Re: Canon Moderne

Post by AlanHall » Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:52 pm

Super realistic, John. Nice work!

Two comments: The first big BOOM that comes in sounds a bit too hot - clipped - to my ears. And the violins before that sound like you're using a saturation plugin that's also giving a bit much. If you're not using a saturator, then something else is going on :lol: I'd humbly suggest the levels of the percussion stem and the saturation effect could be pulled back in the first third or so of the cue. The build works, don't rush it!

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Re: Canon Moderne

Post by johndalenow » Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:42 pm

AlanHall wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:52 pm
Super realistic, John. Nice work!

Two comments: The first big BOOM that comes in sounds a bit too hot - clipped - to my ears. And the violins before that sound like you're using a saturation plugin that's also giving a bit much. If you're not using a saturator, then something else is going on :lol: I'd humbly suggest the levels of the percussion stem and the saturation effect could be pulled back in the first third or so of the cue. The build works, don't rush it!
Alan,

Thanks for the most helpful comments. I've enclosed a screenshot of the opening viola and its settings in Cinematic Studio Strings if that is any help in discovering the "saturation and percussion stem" issues you noted. The only things I've added have been modulation and expression adjustments. There's always so much to learn, but that's a good thing. Thanks again. John

I just found that the screenshot, even when compressed, is too large for this site to accommodate. Sorry!

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