Will Spitfire Audio's Ricotti Mallets help give me this sound or should I find something else?
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bleupalmtree
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Yea, I don't hear it either. Someone told me they heard xylophone but thought I was the only one that didn't hear one.
Would you know a good glockenspiel & harp that I can buy a la carte from someplace?
Would you know a good glockenspiel & harp that I can buy a la carte from someplace?
José Herring
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Ricotti takes a little setup and getting use to but those mallets have some twinkly magic to them that I've had a hard time getting with other libraries.
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bleupalmtree
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"Twinkly magic" is what I want lol
Hey, do you know a library that has a good harp?
José Herring
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Yeah so many. Believe it or not the Harps in EWQLSO is still the best all around. It's the one I still use. VSL Harps are also good. Dry sound but doesn't seem to suffer too much from that silent stage they use to have.
All the usual suspects like Cinesamples, Orchestral Tools, ect have great harps really. So depends on if you want that hall sound, studio sound or close up and dry. Even the free harp from VSL in Kontakt is great used that successfully for years on some fairly big projects when I use to ghost more than I do now. Nobody ever complained.
mussnig
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If I may ask, what mics and reverbs do you use if you want to blend Ricotti Mallets with something that was recorded in a more ambient space (e.g. Air Lyndhurst)?
José Herring
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I use the ones called V, CO and RI (no idea what those mean) and then I run that through a room reverb from 7th heaven and a hall reverb which for now is R2 but that changes depending on my mood.
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mussnig
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Thank you! I will definitely try that.
José Herring
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I noodled in 3 minutes a little 8 bar demo. I took it down after posting it because well, it really is nothing, but it will give you a little bit of an idea of what it all sounds like in an orchestral context. So I figured I might as well post it back up.
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So right now I'm looking at the harp from Cinesamples & Orchestral Tools. Not sure which one to really go with really but for CS & OT do I need a full version of Kontakt? I don't have it so that's going to play a factor on my buying decision as well.
Also I know Black Friday is over but does CS & OT have another sale the week of Christmas or anytime later?
Thanks for your time.
José Herring
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Not sure if you need the full Kontakt for either. I would assume so but you can check the specs of each.
CS has way more sales that OT. So I'd expect that CS will have a sale around Christmas lasting for a few weeks. OT on the other hand may or may not have a sale and if they do it will last for 3 minutes, so be ready
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bleupalmtree
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So because of your help I've decided to go with CineHarps. Has the sound that I'm looking for. I'm going to wait until the week of Christmas week to see if it goes on sale, if not then I'll just buy it. for full price.
Now for glockenspiel, right now I'm deciding on Spitfire Audio Ricotti Mallets, Soniccouture Orchestral Chimes Collection or buy A La Carte from Orchestral Tools.
For something with a twinkly magic sound, which would be better to go with?
Again, thank you for your time. I really appreciate your help
José Herring
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Not sure I can help but I'd give you my opinions.
If you can get all 3 then get all 3. They are unique in their own way and all of them are excellent sounding.
If you could get 2 I would get Soniculture and OT. Soniculture gives you three instrument and 3 choices of beaters. It's recorded in a less ambient room like Ricotti is while OT Glock is recorded in a large room if you want that depth. The price of both is the same as Ricotti.
If you only wanted one I'd get Ricotti. Dryer room but you get a lot more instruments than both the other choices combined, more choices of betters and overall a great package though pricier at full price. Also Ricotti has tons of articulations which I rather like.
My thoughts.
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bleupalmtree
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Well I just realized I need full version of Kontakt for Ricotti. Looks like I'm going with the next best thing. Soniccouture it is then.
If I ever find myself in the position where I need full version of Kontakt where it makes enough sense financially and I've earned a few bread crumbs then I'll move up to that. I'm still wet behind the ears and new to this so I'll just focus on what makes sense in my budget and get the best or second best I could get.
I really appreciate your help Jose. You've been patient, courteous and answered all my questions; even nudged me in the right direction on what libraries to get.
I very much appreciate your help.
Take care and Merry Christmas!
David Yanez
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bleupalmtree
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I’m using ricotti mallets. Do you have any tips for mixing Glock with Logic Pro stock plugins?
José Herring
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Hi,
I don't have Logic. But if you have a power panner or what cubase calls a "combined panner" use that or any plugin to narrow the stereo width. Then use two revebs. One for a room reverb set at around 1.7 or seconds, the second reverb use as a hall reverb 2.7 or longer to taste.
