Very interesting and enjoyable rendition of this classic theme. It's a bit different from the versions I've heard--somehow your woodwinds are more pronounced perhaps, and your strings more demarcated. In some places it sounds you've used tempo rubato (a Rachmaninov hallmark)...did you do that by ch...

Idiot savant, have you ever had a look on Vocaloid Prima? this virtual singer would shine with such melody... Yves, thanks, I've been thinking about getting into vocal synthesis. Unfortunately, Vocaloid Prima is a windows-only program and I'm on Mac. :( My friend Philippe Bayac on the VSL Board use...

Johnny, welcome! I don't feel qualified to judge your work compositionally speaking, but I agree with John's comment. Sonically the parts would sit better in different places; either by changing the instrumentation as John suggested, or by changing the space in which they live in the recording (fron...

Alain, thanks so much! I tried MIRx. I own only the Studios and Sound Stages Room Packs for MIRPro and so I only have the Teldex Studio MIRx versions available. I wasn't overly impressed by the sound. Also, my workflow is to use multiple Vienna Ensemble instances (I use one for Violins I, one for Vi...

There is also an option under Tools > Hide Resting Staves. This hides any staves on a page that don't have notes.

I often say that some of these midi performances can stand in quality alongside with many actual recorded ones (I mean from a expression standpoint, not sonically). Fabio, it's interesting that you say that. My ears are still evolving to hear the subtle sonic quality differences between the referen...

First recording of this piece. I've been transcribing and mixing it for about three weeks now. Always a favorite. This piece is sometimes played with a violin solo for the melody. I took the approach used by Stokowski in his recording from the early 50's, which was how it was originally arranged for...

I really like the sound of this little reverb plug-in. Continuing with a sample of using it on a large orchestral piece. It really warms up my mixes and adds great depth.

Let me know what you think!

https://soundcloud.com/tensivity/rachmaninov-vocalise-appassionata-solo-valhalla-5-31-14

Here's a link to a recording of this quartet piece using VSL Dimension Strings with MIRPro and ValhallaRoom for reverb tail.

Download for best sound quality. Feedback always greatly appreciated.

https://soundcloud.com/tensivity/grainger-molly-on-the-shore-1

As promised, here's a link to a quartet piece using Valhalla Room. This also uses Native Instruments Passive EQ for mastering.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

https://soundcloud.com/tensivity/grainger-molly-on-the-shore-1