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Old 04-23-2019, 02:34 PM   #2
bjohn
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Have you tried using reverb to effectively place the instruments in a larger space? Many sample library plugins come with reverb controls; I try not to use them but instead record them dry and put a good convolution reverb on a separate track and route all the tracks to it with varying degrees of volume in the sends so some instruments sound closer and others farther away.

I totally agree about close-miking, I don't like it in classical music. Proponents sometimes argue that if you play recordings of close-miked instruments in a good room with good speakers and put yourself a good distance away from the speakers, the listening experience should be similar to a live performance....it's not going to be very good with headphones, however. But it's really the conductor's job to control dynamic range and the balance among the instruments, and when engineers start spot-miking individual instruments they're basically taking over the conductor's job in the final mix.
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