Real Oboes?

[Brave.Archangel]

So any confirmation weather or not these are synthesized symphonic arrangements or real instruments (on Porcelian Heart of course, I'm not talking about the album)

 

[noura]

Mike said they got help (from people) with these instrumental bits.

Me: Oh I really like that you've used oboies, flutes and the violins and the organ
Mike: Yes, we got some help with that
Me (stupidly stuck in my idolatry of him): Really??!
Mike: Yeh, I can't play everything!!

Or words to that effect. So i'm guessing not synthesized.

 

[soundave]

Interesting. I'd love to hear more about it. I kind of thought it was Per, tbh.

 

[noura]

The organ, most probably. Not sure about the other instruments, maybe Per was one of the others.

 

[Brave.Archangel]

I have somewhat of a classical background... to the best of my knowledge they sound synthesized... With technology these days electronics can almost completely imitate acoustic sounds but the real thing is unmatched... It would be great if Mike could give us some info on this but I suppose there will be "credits" on the album booklet

 

[noura]

Maybe he got help synthesizing it

 

[Brave.Archangel]

Maybe they just all farted and it came out perfect

 

[noura]

Maybe.

 

[Ermz]

Don't know. Those Oboes sound pretty darn real to me (the ones on Porcelain Heart anyway). If they're fake, it's from a synthesizer or sampler I've yet to come to know about.

 

[Iki-ilkkuja]

It sounded quite real, but with money you can generate authentic sounds. Nord Leads tend to have all kinds of goodies within.

 

[Victorialand]

All accompaniment instruments -- oboe, flute, etc. -- are real, played by real people, who breathe real air and eat real food. Live, Per will handle those sounds.

 

[Brave.Archangel]

wheres your proof mister? lawl

 

[Exocaster]

You can hear the breath/reed noises from the oboes pretty clearly.

 

[Luann]

This is a good question, I've wondered the same.
To my ears it doesn't sound like a sampler, but mike never said anything about it.
It sounds soo cool.

 

[Godhead59]

I know someone who plays the oboe. On Porcelain Heart it sounds pretty real to me.

 

[Victorialand]

wheres your proof mister? lawl

From the horse's mouth, so to speak. Just wait until June 3rd. You can read the credits in the booklet and then this notion of fake vs. real can be over. How's that?

 

[Whisper and Weep]

^I remember when Victorialand posted some stuff about WS way back when about certain elements of the album which was all true.. so I bet this

 

[The_Yeti]

Maybe they just all farted and it came out perfect

Hopefully they'll release a bonus DVD with that recording footage included.

 

[Metalstrm]

Something like this maybe?:

 

[Exocaster]

And is it just me, or is that a bassoon accompanying Mike at the beginning of The Lotus Eater?