biskwikman

Thanks for the input guys. I realize it's very mechanical sounding at the moment. I haven't done very much with that yet except in parts where it was really bothering me. But I'll look into that guide stevo wrote because I'm probably not very good at it. And Nostalvania, thanks for your in-depth chord analysis. I'll try your ideas out to see what they sound like. I'm not so good with chord structures and music theory in general so I wouldn't be surprised if there's something a little off sounding that I didn't pick up. Any advice on other mixing techniques to get a better sound out of it? Any instruments that stand out as to dull sounding?

Hey guys, this is a "Jazz" remix of Wind Scene from Chrono Trigger I'm working on. I think I'm nearly done with the arrangement but it's very minimally mixed. Mostly just to give it the general sound I want(some reverb and eq in some places pretty much). I'm don't consider myself as good of a producer as an arranger/writer; so if you guys could give me some tips with the production here I'd be really thankful. Also of course feel free to comment on any aspect of it. Here it is: https://soundcloud.com/danielhenri/breezy

Wow, thanks for the replies. I'm most used to writing in ableton but just started using the built in sampler for stuff like this. I'll have to toy around with it more/look at tutorials to see if it can do those things.

I'm just wondering what you guys use for symphonic/orchestral instruments when going for a realistic or at least semi-realistic sound. I'm mostly using samples packs (soundfonts I think?), which are great for lots of purposes but the sound is not very customizable as unless you're talking about effects. I'd really love to know what you all use!