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I made multiple little tweaks and improvements today (at least I think they're improvements?) Frank Bridge - The Dew Fairy #31.mp3 Frank Bridge - The Dew Fairy #31.pdf

Thanks Kyle, I'm so glad you enjoy the piece, as I don't think it's very well known. The tuplets are crazy; but I was just reflecting what was in the original score. Bridge writes them as reduced size notes, rather like Chopin's flourishes; but this was the only way I could think to translate them into midi. One thing I'd like to fix is the tenuto accents in the harp part, as they're too strong at the moment. Will have to see if I can tweak the properties. Anyway, many thanks for listening and commenting. Alex

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Hello It’s quite a pleasant piece. But I agree. There’s some technical issue I’m not aware of, but it all sounds very unbalanced. On another note, I don’t know what your background or training is. But I think there are certain pitfalls we all fall into when we’re beginners (and even until we’ve gained enough experience). And that is: we put a large orchestra on paper (or screen) and think that by filling it up as much as possible, we’re orchestrating. But that’s not how it works. I think your first orchestrations should be with small, chamber orchestras.

Hi Sam, The first problem I notice with this, is a technical one. It sounds like you have your master level set too high in the mixer, and it's causing a lot of peak level distortion. There's also quite a lot of octave doubling across the orchestra. This is notorious for causing distortion, because the instrument libraries are artificially adjusted to be perfectly in tune. So you get lots of frequency build up that you wouldn't have in a real orchestra. Some more expensive libraries allow random detuning, which helps circumvent this problem. Octave doubling is something forbidden in strict counterpoint, because it sounds weak. So it's probably best avoided where possible. (I'm being a bit of hypocrite here, because I've made exactly the same mistake in the latest piece I've posted!) Anyway, hope that helps a little. Alex