Any tips on mic placement etc. please for recording bowed strings (folk fiddles, cello) with Crown GLM subminiature mics? Reason is I've got a some GLM-100s and a 200 for gigs, and I read that the Turtle Island String Quartet recorded their 1st CD using GLM's. For gigs I wedge the pop shield between the strings back of the bridge or velcro them to the bottom of the tailpiece.

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Hey peeps!

What program(s) out there produces the nicest and most realistic strings and guitar sounds?

Arleon Bivins

anyone know of any really god synth plugins i can get my hands on? I'm looking for something dxi or vst something that will sound like a full orchestra string setting or something along those lines... (y)

- andy

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the imposing a MIDI topic but I need some help...

I'm not a MIDI guy at all but I have to use MIDI strings for a project that I'm doing. I got my hands on the Quantum Leap samples (which sound really good), but I'm just finding that I don't have the "MIDI chops" to make them sound as good as I know they can.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I want your opinions about a specific recording session .
I'm recording a new album for a very well known old-school pop singer, and we are going to record strings on Monday, there are 10 philharmonic strings players :
2x 1st Violin
2x 2nd Violin
2x Violas
2x Cellos

Hi all,

I want your opinions about a specific recording session .
I'm recording a new album for a very well known old-school pop singer, and we are going to record strings on Monday, there are 10 philharmonic strings players :
2x 1st Violin
2x 2nd Violin
2x Violas
2x Cellos

I'm trying to work out getting strings like "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" by Lenny Kravitz on Mama Said. I've never recorded / hired strings before, so I have a few lame questions:

1. What size section do you think this was to get this sound?
2. What kind of room you think?
3. What kind of Micing - individual, or whole section, etc.

How does one get really good realistic strings in a project studio? I have only a couple of synths and the strings aren't very good. Can anyone advise? I also have a sampler at my disposal.

Please don't suggest hiring the Berliner Philharmonic I'm on a tight budget here! :D

Loaded question here. I have a part in a song with 3 strings and electric guitar sharing a lead. Each are doing their own thing butit works. Problem is I cant seem to get proper seperation to hear all parts. I have tried scrolling thru with a paremetric and still cant find the sweet spot.

Electric Guitar-chello-viola-violin.

Maybe I could email a MP3 to someone to hear it.