How I Record, Edit and Mix LIVE STRINGS

My process for recording, editing and mixing live strings at RAK studios for my album ’Journeys’. Thank you to the incredible musicians who played on the track! Strings - (see below for personnel) Violin Solo - Jonathan Morton Strings Engineer - Isabel Gracefield Mastering - Cicely Balston LISTEN HERE: __________ Join me on my journey to release my first studio album. Is there a way to release an album in 2024 and make it financially viable? This is the seventh part to my journey - producing and mixing live strings. Thank you to the incredible musicians who played on my music and the talented engineers who helped me get it over the finish line: Track listing: 1 - A Home From Home 2 - Ecstatic Skies 3 - Golden Hour 4 - Summer Heat 5 - Ballet Of The Snow 6 - Dreaming Of The Lights 7 - City Of Angels 8 - Into The Void 9 - Cloudburst 10 - Moonrise Dew 11 - Melancholy 12 - Nocturne All tracks written, produced and mixed by Paul Thomson Recorded at The Bull Pen and The Lane Strings recorded by Isabel Gracefield at RAK Studio 1 Strings contracted by Hilary Skewes Transcriptions by Ben Foskett Mastered by Cicely Balston at AIR Mastering Musicians Tina Guo: Cello (5) Ash Soan: Drums (9) Mike Georgiades: Guitar (9) Anthony Weeden: Conductor (2,3,8,9,11) Jonathan Morton: Leader (2,3,8,9) Violin solo (11) Anna Blackmur, Magdalena Filipczak, Raja Halder, Magnus Johnston, Antonia Kesel, Eloisa-Fleur Thom: Violin (2,3,8,9,11) Laurie Anderson, Meghan Cassidy, Gary Pomeroy: Viola (2,3,8,9,11) Richard Harwood, Brian O’Kane, Jessie Ann Richardson: Cello (2,3,8,9,11) Leon Bosch, Lucy Shaw: Contrabass (2,3,8,9,11) JOURNEYS sound pack - heres a fun sound pack of some of my favourite sounds that I created to use while making the record. (And a few extra!) Includes some great playable Logic Pro Sampler and Kontakt (full version) instruments of sounds including Balalaika, Psaltery Pads, Cello FX, DFAM basses, fx and drums samples, Nylon Guitar, Wine Glasses, Studio Drumkit, Flute Air FX, Clarinet texture pad, Electric guitar FX and pads, Ride Cymbal taps. over 600 MB of content across 62 patches. REQUIRES either LOGIC PRO in ’Sampler’ format *or* FULL VERSION OF KONTAKT or later. Does NOT work in free Kontakt PLAYER. Both formats included in download. Also sample content is WAV format so you can just drag audio into your sessions if you prefer. CD DELIVERY INFORMATION - please read before ordering: we ship using ROYAL MAIL TRACKED only. Tracked shipping will provide you with a tracking number. If lost during shipping we will provide a replacement free of charge. Sound Pack content: Journeys - Journeys - Breath fx Journeys - Cello Journeys - Cello Drop Journeys - Clarinets Journeys - Cym Bell Journeys - Cym Edge Open Journeys - Cym Large Journeys - Cym Splash Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Bass Journeys - DFAM Chime Journeys - DFAM Chime Journeys - DFAM Chime Journeys - DFAM Chime Journeys - DFAM Chime Journeys - DFAM Journeys - DFAM Journeys - DFAM Journeys - DFAM Journeys - DFAM Journeys - Gtr fx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Chug Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Grind Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrfx Journeys - Gtrpad Journeys - Gtrpad Journeys - Gtrpad Journeys - Gtrpad Journeys - Huge Match Journeys - Kit BD and Journeys - Kit Journeys - Kit Journeys - Kit Dub Breaks Journeys - Kit Journeys - Metal Gate Journeys - Nylon Journeys - Pen Desk Journeys - Perc Breath n Journeys - Perc knock n Journeys - Piano Low Staccato Journeys - Psaltery Cluster Journeys - Psaltery Cluster Journeys - Psaltery Journeys - Roller Perc Journeys - Wine Glass Journeys - Wine Glass