I was reading an article on Wikipedia about The Dungeon, and this section caught my eye:
"Symphony X spent a sum of money upgrading The Dungeon and buying state of the art orchestration software and tools for the rich symphonic arrangements in their songs."
I always thought they hired a real live Orchestra for use on the albums. I had no idea the orchestrations were all done electronically; They sound so real! So anyways, my questions would be: Does anyone know what kind of software MJR uses to orchestrate? I am particularly shocked that Oculus Ex Inferni isn't a real orchestra...
My second question, regarding vocals, is somewhat related to the last. Is it Russ or the rest of the band singing on the choir and Latin sections of orchestral parts? Or is this also part of the orchestration software?
Thanks in advance for any answers. I'm really hoping someone knows what software MJR uses. Right now I'm using Sibelius myself, and while it sounds good, it doesn't compare to the sounds from Oculus or any other Symph X song.
"Symphony X spent a sum of money upgrading The Dungeon and buying state of the art orchestration software and tools for the rich symphonic arrangements in their songs."
I always thought they hired a real live Orchestra for use on the albums. I had no idea the orchestrations were all done electronically; They sound so real! So anyways, my questions would be: Does anyone know what kind of software MJR uses to orchestrate? I am particularly shocked that Oculus Ex Inferni isn't a real orchestra...
My second question, regarding vocals, is somewhat related to the last. Is it Russ or the rest of the band singing on the choir and Latin sections of orchestral parts? Or is this also part of the orchestration software?
Thanks in advance for any answers. I'm really hoping someone knows what software MJR uses. Right now I'm using Sibelius myself, and while it sounds good, it doesn't compare to the sounds from Oculus or any other Symph X song.