Live instrumentalists rock my world

[harpiegirl4]

Here's a link to a short piece I wrote over the weekend. It features the brilliant and lovely mixophrygian  on clarinet. And me on harp. The rest is virtual orchestra, but I really feel like this is one of those cases where the ear gets pulled to the live solo instrument and unless you're a composer or particularly have a critical ear for these things, you don

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[madbard]

Pretty!

I was going to say it was all mature and slightly bittersweet, until allofasudden the orc army got released at the end.

[mixophrygian]

You are so sweet!

[harpiegirl4]

Hehe. Yeah... fooled ya, didn't I? ;)

[marinshellstone]

beautiful...so poignant and delicate and then ass kicking. She did an amazing job. Was this remote - as in, she recorded in LA and sent an audio file to you, which you mixed in? Sounds gorgeous - I love it.

[harpiegirl4]

Yup! All remote. :)

Thanks! Glad you like it. It's about the dichotomy of despair and rage that happens during heartbreak. (not really about orcs like Mike suggested) ;)

[netsearcher]

I'm amazed what can be done on a computer for music. And I love the piece!

[papavic]

good!

the virtual orchestra's lack of natural sustain is only noticeable because of the great phrasing of the real instruments