Mixing Kontakt strings to sound like 1970s music
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- KVRer
- 29 posts since 12 Feb, 2022
So I can get pretty close. I cut a little of the highs and lows, use some room reverb and then some tape saturation but something is still off. Any recommendations or odd tricks?
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- KVRist
- 290 posts since 4 Jul, 2020
Maybe add some effect for tube warmth? And what reverb did you use? And did you do it in mono or stereo?macrosound wrote: Sat Mar 26, 2022 11:44 pm So I can get pretty close. I cut a little of the highs and lows, use some room reverb and then some tape saturation but something is still off. Any recommendations or odd tricks?
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- KVRian
- 792 posts since 9 Feb, 2019
You can definitely not generalize here, but I´d say that what matters most is the recording, so which Kontakt library you work with.
Most of "the acoustics" share the philosophy that you should just use EQ and FX when really needed. They prefer working with different mics, mic positions and recording techniques.
But I want to recommend a forgotten method anyway: double tracking, layering, stacking. I have had great results with it back in the 90s.
Most of "the acoustics" share the philosophy that you should just use EQ and FX when really needed. They prefer working with different mics, mic positions and recording techniques.
But I want to recommend a forgotten method anyway: double tracking, layering, stacking. I have had great results with it back in the 90s.