ok, sorry to bug everybody with more updates to the song. I'm just trying to figure out this whole GPO thing, and fresh ears are really helpful in getting it to sound right. So I made the following changes:
1) De-un-quantized the strings a little, especially the violins. I think it sounds a bit tighter now, but comments appreciated.
2) Changed
the solo strings to solo KS so I could get better attack out of them when layering. I also did some mod wheeling on to to try to naturalate them a little more.
3) Started the next section. Far from finished, I was just trying to get an idea of where the song should go. The strings on this part are far from natural, so you don't need to tell me yet that they don't sound right.
4) Brought the horns up quite a bit and added more brass. I need opinions on how these sound. I always have a hard time with brass, so if anything sounds off or unnatural, let me know.
There are a few things that I need to do that I haven't yet:
1) The bass drums seems to disappear and sound unnatural at times. I still have to look into that.
2) I guess I dragged the bass drum loop out for a long time, because the last couple minutes is just bass drum over and over again. Don't expect the song to pick up, because it doesn't yet.
Any comments/suggestions are very appreciated.
Update: Actually, the cello section on the second part is done. The violas on top of the cellos are not, but if anything sounds unnatural about the cellos, please let me know and I'll mess with them more.