sergeidave
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to make the most of out the Piano available in EWQLSO Silver Edition library, but I'm finding that my final piano sounds sound a bit dull, weak and kind of small, all smashed together in the center. But then I listen to professionally recorded and mixed sounds for pieces of similar style and they sound full and clear, wide and spacious... Here's an example:
This is my WEAK and TINY sound on a piece of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuNsv3PfvA
This is the NICE sound on a piece by David Hicken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlnDOmBWDKU
How can I make my EWQLSO Silver piano sound like that Hicken's recording?? Or is it just that Silver can't be molded to get to that level?
I'm starting to get familiar with EQ and Compression because I thought if I added some dynamic range processing my sound could improve, but... either I'm not doing the EQ/Compression right, or dynamic range processing doesn't have anything to do with what I'm trying to achieve...
Finally, after reading that microphone position during recording is also key, I looked up what's out there regarding microphones for EWQLSO, and sure enough, Silver Edition only has a default mic position and no other options... So, if I wanted to make my Silver Edition piano sound wide and not all squashed into the center... what do I have to do? I was thinking, what if I double the tracks of my piano and on one track I get rid of most high frequencies to only capture low range notes... and in the second track I do the opposite... then finally, I mix both tracks, having the low range notes track panned to the left and the high range notes track panned to the right... I have a feeling that could make my piano sound bigger and wider... but is that just a wrong way to do this? Is there an easier way? Or simply I can't escape from having to upgrade my EWQLSO to a most recent upgrade or different library altogether?
Thank you very so much for you help in advance!! Any tips you might have for me will be immensely appreciated!
Cheers,
David
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MIDI Interface --> Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
MIDI Controller --> Casio Privia PX-200
I'm trying to make the most of out the Piano available in EWQLSO Silver Edition library, but I'm finding that my final piano sounds sound a bit dull, weak and kind of small, all smashed together in the center. But then I listen to professionally recorded and mixed sounds for pieces of similar style and they sound full and clear, wide and spacious... Here's an example:
This is my WEAK and TINY sound on a piece of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuNsv3PfvA
This is the NICE sound on a piece by David Hicken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlnDOmBWDKU
How can I make my EWQLSO Silver piano sound like that Hicken's recording?? Or is it just that Silver can't be molded to get to that level?
I'm starting to get familiar with EQ and Compression because I thought if I added some dynamic range processing my sound could improve, but... either I'm not doing the EQ/Compression right, or dynamic range processing doesn't have anything to do with what I'm trying to achieve...
Finally, after reading that microphone position during recording is also key, I looked up what's out there regarding microphones for EWQLSO, and sure enough, Silver Edition only has a default mic position and no other options... So, if I wanted to make my Silver Edition piano sound wide and not all squashed into the center... what do I have to do? I was thinking, what if I double the tracks of my piano and on one track I get rid of most high frequencies to only capture low range notes... and in the second track I do the opposite... then finally, I mix both tracks, having the low range notes track panned to the left and the high range notes track panned to the right... I have a feeling that could make my piano sound bigger and wider... but is that just a wrong way to do this? Is there an easier way? Or simply I can't escape from having to upgrade my EWQLSO to a most recent upgrade or different library altogether?
Thank you very so much for you help in advance!! Any tips you might have for me will be immensely appreciated!
Cheers,
David
__________________
Youtube --> https://goo.gl/2Syx4u
Facebook--> https://goo.gl/e3aQbg
SoundCloud--> https://goo.gl/W702LI
DAW --> Cubase Elements 8
EWQL --> Symphonic Orchestra Silver Edition
MIDI Interface --> Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
MIDI Controller --> Casio Privia PX-200