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Recording Strings for a Re-branding Project

by VaughanJones ― 16 Apr, 11

String Section ― On Friday, five of us entered the studio to recording strings for the re-branding campaign of a large company. The music had been carefully scored for double basses, cellos, violas and violins and was already well notated, meaning that we could simply turn up and play without us doing any additional work on the parts [...] .

Tags: Recording Projects, Layering Live Strings Over Samples, Live Or Synthesised Strings, Overdubbing Strings, Overlayering Strings, Programming Sampled Strings

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