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Mics – Orchestral Mockup

Gh0stwrit3r · October 10, 2019

In this video we get a little bit personal. The microphone balance (settings) is a matter of taste. Some people like the big stage sound with lush strings and ambience. While others love the intimate much more dryer sound of a small room. In my opinion there’s no wrong or right, it’s a matter of what fits your composition the best.

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Microphone options: close, decca tree and ambient

Samples are recorded with microphones. Orchestral libraries give you most of the time different microphone options: close, decca tree and ambient. Some libraries go even further with outriggers or other mic settings. Besides that some libraries give you also the option to use different types of microphones (ribbons etc).

So getting a microphone balance is certainly one of the things you want to achieve as a composer. It also can help you to get a more recognizable and more unique personal sound.

Download this week’s project file

I started the Masterclass on Youtube with the video preparations. I shared my project files (midi mockup etc.) with you all. If you haven’t downloaded them yet, here is the direct link: http://bit.ly/show-opener-gh0stwrit3r-music

You can download the project file of this week here: http://bit.ly/33fqhiN

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  1. Mixing Orchestral Strings Part 2 ⋆ 2CAudio Precedence and Breeze2 says:
    April 10, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    […] mixing and not during the composing. The only thing I did during the composing, is setting up the mic mixes. Not only did I use the tree mic, but I also used the closed and ambient mics for the strings. This […]

    Reply
  2. Three Orchestral Mockup Versions ⋆ Which one sounds the best? says:
    June 5, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    […] I had a talk with a couple of professional film composers about using microphone settings. They told me that most of them only use good tree mic settings. No ambient, close, outriggers, […]

    Reply

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