String Trio demo

This is a string trio piece that I did with EWQLSO XP Pro samples. Please give it a listen and let me know what you think. I am particularly interested in getting the dynamics right.

Pastorale and March

Warning. This is not for everyone's taste. It is pretty much in the classical vein.

Marko

I think the music is nice. IMHO, the dynamics were not there. I felt the pizz sections should be more of dolce. The pizz section with the legato line should definitly swell. The intro into the next pizz section would make a better effect if there was a quick cres into it. that pizz section is nice. when it goes into the section after it, it reminds me of stravinsky, the change seems abrupt going back into the main theme. The rest is basicly the same. The first response you got was right, it is disjointed. One trick you could employ to add vibrato is to record each instrument on it's own track then use v-vocal and add vibrato with it. it is time consuming but worth it.

I think the tempo changes, especially ritardandi with pause then change of material, create the sense of disjointedness. Otherwise all the material is very tightly 'jointed', maybe even too little variation in the thematic basis. So, both too much and too little change -- how's that for criticism! Otherwise, it's attractive and fits the mezzo-piano pastel title "pastorale march". I'd re-visit the first 15 seconds and try to distinguish the voices better -- what is the viola doing exactly, and why? Is the 'cello part interesting enough? Can there be rhythm rather than just pulse? Would double stops with rests here and there be better than arpeggios?

Nice work Marco,
The composition level is too high for me to comment on. I was more interested in hearing how EWQL Silver Pro sounds. I have the regular version.

How do you like the Pro version?
Troy