Romance for Violin & Orchestra // Revisited // BBCSO Pro performance

Maybe you know the feeling of listening to a former track of yourself and wanting to upgrade it, improving it, using some developed knowledge together with some new mixing and master plugins. It’s what I did with my Romance for Violin & Orchestra. My former 2022 version is still to be found on my channel (linked below).

Using only BBCSO Pro instruments in this Romance, featuring the violins 1 leader as a soloist. Made my own mic balances, that differs per instrument or section, using Close (35-40%), Tree (78-82%), Outriggers (60-65%), Sides (40%). On all sections I’m using also the Spill mics (50%). For the solo violin I’m using Close-Wide (90%), Tree (75%), Outriggers (55%), Stereo (40%) and no Spill mics

In this upgraded version I did my best to work on the solo violin performance and on improving and smoothing all the seperate instrument tracks, as well as performing together in their sections. With mixing and mastering I wanted to achieve a more cohesive orchestra playing ‘live’ on stage, where there is a dynamic balance between the soloist and the orchestra. When mixing I choose the practical standing point of the conductor, having the solo violon pretty nearby.

In the screenflow score (the 2008 original) you don’t see the later added timpani. This Romance was originally composed back in 2008, using Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra 3. What a difference it is with todays music software.

My reverb chain:
1. Seventh Heaven – Scoring Stage, 2.20 sec. (-10db)
2. Fabfilter Pro-R – Amsterdam Classic Hall, 2.90 sec. (-9db to -11db)

Mastering chain:
1.Fabfilter EQ2 - parametric high-low
2. Fabfilter EQ2 – parametric mid-side
3. Manley Massive Passive MST warming the 68hz low end and boosting 16k high end.
4. Avalon VT 747 sp, for a touch of EQ colouring (low-mid-high) and little punch
5. Manley Variable MU Compressor -1db
6. SSL Fusion Stereo Image, widening 1.8 db
7. Fabfilter C2 Compressor, for final compression -1.5db
8. Fabfilter L2 Limiter, -11LUFS, 16x oversampling, -0.6 dBTP, boosting 9db.

Romance for Violin & Orchestra, 2022 version:
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Be well,
Jeff