Well said!Joseph Burrell wrote:Hollywood sound?
That is less a 'sound', per se, and more a technique. Can the Hollywood sound be attained using the Philharmonik? Yes. The french horns are every bit as epic as what you'd hear in a blockbuster movie trailer. The strings as aggressive. And so on.
Will your compositions magically attain a Hollywood sound just because you own the Philharmonik? Oh if it were that simple, but alas, no. Provided you have good scoring technique and a competent grasp of orchestration, the 'Holy Grail' of Hollywood sound, could just as easily be yours using Miro. But, no amount of high quality sounds will turn a mediocre performance into a great one.
I believe what most people are thinking of is the very aggressive hard bowing and forceful brass tessaturas that are now a staple of the 'Hollywood' sound. It is simply technique. The orchestrator makes notation to the players accordingly.
Also, the huge orchestrations, like 12 or more horns and expanded woodwind sections.
The EWQLSO catered to this and very well done but as you imply Joseph, it can be achieved with any good library.
The greater question is, can one go the 'other way' and removed such aggression from the orchestral library? Not in my experience. The Miro has the expressive qualities that are just not possible in the Gold library, that is why I wanted it so badly!
Having these two outstanding libraries is just bliss!
I am installing the Miro now (just arrived!)