as there has been a sudden rash of folk linking to their Dorico compositions under the new “made-with-Dorico” tag, I thought I’d take the liberty in getting in on the act. The original draft of the work in question I already linked to a while back as an illustration of the NotePerformer playback engine in action but as it’s probably my favourite piece of the year, I thought I’d give it it own thread.
It concludes my most recent string quartet but for those unused to my recent style is probably more easily assimilated being less chromatic and (hopefully) depressive than the rest of the quartet. It uses Cinematic Studio solo strings running under NPPE throughout.
Sitting listening to it now David, imagining I’m at the Wigmore Hall for its premiere. Really captivating, with so many inter-leaving parts threading together a wonderful sonic tapestry. Wish I could write like that! Well done.
very kind of you, Rob! In fact I do sometimes use the Wigmore Hall reverb from Altiverb for my chamber works and when I lived in London went to quite a few concerts there.
glad you enjoyed, thanks for listening! I’m afraid clarity is not one of the strengths of Cinematic Studio solo strings - I chose them here for their warmth and expressiveness. For the rest of the quartet, I actually used a different library but for this movement, they work the best of what I’ve currently got for what I was trying to achieve.
I’ve just enjoyed listening to this piece of music in the train. Congrats, it’s a very nice piece of art indeed. And I’m quite amazed at the life that you could bring into it, with such detailed articulations.
incidentally, a few months later, I created a version of this movement with the Chris Hein library. I’m not sure which I prefer and I know of one or two who are seriously allergic to the CH solo strings but it might be interesting to get further feedback from anyone who enjoyed this first time round.
I suspect perhaps the ultimate version might be with the Synchron solo strings but as this library isn’t yet complete I can’t do much about that in the meantime (the Synchronized solo strings are not expressive enough in this movement for me).
Hi @dko22,
Finally getting around to checking this out. It’s an interesting experiment, but the Cinematic Studio Solo Stings version at the top of this thread is smoother and more natural for me. Maybe that’s also because of the NPPE…I know the Chris Hein library is currently not supported by NPPE. Will look forward to your Synchron version!
thanks @Grainger2001. The Chris Hein library is far from that straightforward to programme because it mixes samples and modelling without all that much documentation which helps in shaping the sound. I’d be very interested indeed if Arne Wallander does manage to support it. If not, I’ll persevere with my experiments in trying to get rid of some of the more artificial-sounding aspects of the sound. Synchron will certainly be interesting, though no-one knows when the library will be complete (and it’s possible, if unlikely, I won’t want to acquire it)
I too feel fairly certain that I prefer the sound of the first version, as it brings the melodies and various voices together in a much more natural way. The work is simply more “alive” in that version, and sounds less like fragmented samples.
apologies, but for those who had a listen to this, I’d be interested in your feelings about a new library I’m testing out. The SWAM solo strings are entirely modelled so one wouldn’t expect an entirely natural timbre, nevertheless, I think in terms of phrasing they have something to offer (although I suspect I’d still go for Cinematic Studio here)
Secondly, are there any there any Doricians who have recently (in other words with v.3 of the solo strings) been playing around with these? I notice a template from @JesterMusician but this seems to be for a different version as it doesn’t work on my system.
Well, now I’m not sure, sorry. The appbox link above doesn’t work for me any more and I don’t remember where I clicked. I know you’re busy, but if you want to send me a link in a message, I will definitely check it out.
in any case, I think you’re a really good composer.
The appbox link above doesn’t work for me any more and I don’t remember where I clicked. I know you’re busy, but if you want to send me a link in a message, I will definitely check it out.