I will say Audio Imperia is absolutely clearing table with their libraries since Jaeger, all of it sounds amazing!

love how the changing notes gets intertwined flawlessly....thanks daniel

such a nice person you are,not only composer,daniel...im so proud to learn from you...

I just realized- you could get the combo of Areia Lite and Nucleus Lite for 200 dollars, and you would have a full orchestra with legato string sections, brass ensemble, winds ensemble, and percussion....that's honestly insane value.

The best strings ensemble I've done so far is multi-layering Bohemian Violin and Cello into a Ensemble, Ill make a tutorial one day.

Great walkthrough

The Hans memes never get old. lol

Thank you very much again. This library came out quite a surprise. Maybe I would use this more than Jaeger which I sometimes find too strong

Too many laughs and lines to quote in this vid! Another great play through 👍

the dog agree with me 🤣😅 love this

Really enjoyed that. I've spent a fortune on libraries since this bloody virus started and now I think I'm going to spend more. Thanks a fucking bunch, Daniel.

DJ, love you bro.

I note you have an M-Audio Keystation. It seems perfect for this sort of stuff, not complicated or overladen with knobs etc. Could I ask you what the keypad on this keyboard is like? It seems from your playing that it is very responsive?

Already missing the “Today” here

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

Folks who caught it live got it haha

@yasseralbanna7102

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel ,, the audio quality that you broadcasting is really makes the library shine .. as I listened to AI demos and didn’t hear all this beautiful patches as you played .. And TODAY I will get mine 😅.. thnx for all your vids and reviews .

Thank you for sharing Daniel. I was glad to have a fellow beardsman here, please consider not shaving it. The transcending must continue until we transcend the transcending. Though even then it should go on.

Fun fact: In Portuguese, "Areia" (pronounced "array-ah") means "Sand". Daniel, you're the man!! ;)

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

Saaaaaand

@MappingFreak

3 жыл бұрын

Was gonna comment that haha

@marvinschluckauf6783

3 жыл бұрын

I don't like sand

I died at the "bit of a dodgy question" xD

@arrik1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ul9mt6wb7b It is xD

Hello Daniel, new subscriber here! Could you please tell me what instrument do you use for the beautiful piano at 3:17? Thank you

36:08....i didn't come here for the feels Daniel!

When are we getting a Daniel James Mouth Trumpet library?

Great review Daniel! If I could only get one, should I get Cinematic Studio Strings or Areia?

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

Do you already have Jaeger?

@femiagunbiade582

3 жыл бұрын

@@caladrius.official No, I don't

@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm asking the same question right now while Areia is $300 in this NI sale, CSS or Areia?

@femiagunbiade582

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy I decided to go with Nucleus

How do you use the modulation wheel while playing with both hands? Thanks 👍🏻

What kind of piano are you using? from which library?

Great video bro

Holst, the true litmus test 😉

Oh my god, I want a complete score of you playing strings, but doing trumpet and percussion by mouth... plus commentary... for literally any war epic.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤘

Daniel what do you feel i the best library for fast string runs, Spiccatos and Staccatos, etc. Thanks for this!

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

He made a string shorts shootout video showing how different libraries perfom.

What kinds of reverb are you using in your project? I like the sound a lot. 👍🏻 Thanks, Greetings from Germany. 🙂

@stubbornostinmusic2540

3 жыл бұрын

Just noticed nobody answered this but just in case he uses a plugin called Blackhole by Eventide. Different from a lot of plate reverb its very big and spacey :)

@murai831

3 жыл бұрын

@@stubbornostinmusic2540 he uses art acoustic reverb

Yeah I would love to purchase this but who knows when work will come back, so I better hang on to my money!

@jensjensen4038

3 жыл бұрын

Stay strong 🤘 lemme know if mission fails xD

@sourcefor

3 жыл бұрын

Ah screw it I bought it ..you can’t take it with you!

1:48:17 FULL ENS sounds perfectoo.. 13:18 what piano library u used DANIEL? 1:58:19 planet of the APES... :D 2:01:53 just wonder how many SSDzz you got :)

@EHartmann

3 жыл бұрын

The Gentleman (Native Instruments)

@djmag4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@EHartmann Thank you..

Can you please do a series with structuring an orchestral composition.

Curious...the CC controller data you are inputting with your thumb...is that expression or volume?

@5ammy13

3 жыл бұрын

It's Mod Wheel data (CC1). You can see that on the left side of the keyboard interface in the Kontakt window.

@tonyr.4778

3 жыл бұрын

@@5ammy13 thanks. Yes, I noticed that. I was wondering what it was controlling. I saw it was dynamics, not expression.

Thanks for the stream Daniel. The big question... Do you think this will replace CSS in your projects?

@TiagoNugentComposer

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly i can't really see a reason why anyone would buy Areia over CSS besides weirder articulation/sound design. The legato and consistency of CSS is just so much better.

@5ammy13

3 жыл бұрын

@@TiagoNugentComposer I agree. As a user if CSS I just can't see how this legato beats CSS. But at the same time, when you look at tracks from like Thomas Bergersen, or other epic music, you never see long flowing legatos. The legatos in Areia work for that kind of music, but in terms of legato CSS is unbeatable so far. CSS has got a bit of a darker tone, while these strings sound really great out of th box. That's probably the only advantage I can think of... Also, I heard Jaeger is going to get a free update... So, the strings would certainly be improved, and I predict they will implement the 2nd Violins technique there as well. Oh and the engine is gonna get an upgrade. They would like to standardize their gui and engine I'm guessing.

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I have been comparing them directly today. CSS has a softer attack so is my goto for writing dramatic stuff. Areia has a harder attack and is cleaner so I will be loading that for big epic tracks. I am set because I have both, but TBH they both work the opposite way round too, thats just what I am going to do :)

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

@@5ammy13 Yeah, Jaeger will get an update and at least the viola legatos should come to J as well. After all, Nucleus, Jaeger and Areia share the same samples afaik.

@5ammy13

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJLA yeah I agree. I think at least for me, CSS is great and works both ways, especially the classic legato patch. Also, I know that CSS and Jaeger both will be getting updates soon so I would definitely want to wait for those. I have Jaeger for the dry layering as you mentioned Daniel, so I feel I might have to pass on Areia. Can't wait for those updates though. Gonna be good I hope 😁

ahhh i want but have absolutely no justification in buying it lol

Anyone having Crashes with Aeria and Cubase?? i cant reopen session thats contains Aeria.. i wrote to audio imperia, they working on something but it takes forever... so frustrating

7:33 exactly

The sound is nice...hey Daniel your look is Cool bro haha bravo.

could this one compare with CSS? I am not sure which one to buy, CSS sounds more classic, Areia sounds epic and modern...

What piano plugin do you use at 13:45?

@JamesButcher

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's Kontakt's "The Gentleman" with extra reverb

I'd say this guy will be the next Hanz Zimmer, but he's gonna be the first Daniel James. Already one of my top five composers.

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man, and yeah i'd much rather be the Daniel James...much more my tempo.

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJLA I mean, HZ himself said he can't keep up with your tempo 🤷‍♂️

@ashsen7664

3 жыл бұрын

Dan is purely diff breed, he is gonna out rule them along with his beast of fellow composers ..

@SheepdogColumbus

3 жыл бұрын

Ash Sen Man, I’ve been composing for 20 years and scoring for about 6 and I could only WISH to be on his team. He’s badass, but mostly because he’s such a cool ass dude and I am very glad to have him in these united states.

@SheepdogColumbus

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel James Hey, coming from a composer with five kids and a drive that has died somewhat, due to a couple of notable projects that fell through, you really lit a fire under my ass and I hope we can work together one day. I wish all the best to you and your wife and I’ll see you in a stream soon.

My besst heard comment of the week....."It's the same old Wanky Shit!!!" lol Love It and love your videos Daniel. #legend

As a Nucleus owner, I can get this for $199. Wondering if Areia is a decent CSS equivalent when half the price...

@rossycomposing4098

3 жыл бұрын

I just got the same email and was wondering the same? I have nucleus and BBCSO core and was wondering if it's worth buying.

@TomHelps

3 жыл бұрын

Same boat!!!

JADE is also there ;p

1:12:00 Holst bringer of Jollity.

Just bought =P

"They wanted to play violin but their hands were too big" haha

Daniel, what's that noise in background ? It's terrible :(

@NickChase

3 жыл бұрын

Most probably air-conditioning.

Thank you Daniel for this extensive review of Audio Imperia Areia, what a great sound library. I've been following you with a lot of interest for a while now because you often play pieces of music that touch me and besides that I also learn a lot from you. What I regret is that sometimes you are a bit derogatory about certain pieces of music you play, like for example the piece on 33:22 (kind of band or brothers melody). It may sound like the same 'WW2 shit', but isn't this true for almost all contemporary music? Most simple (recognizable) melodies can evoke the most beautiful emotions and that's what music is all about, isn't it? I think it's such a shame because as far as I'm concerned you're a gifted composer and this way the music you play and people get knocked down right away. Further only compliments about your youtube channel.

OK video quality is 1080 P Now.

why this and not Jaeger? cuz the description on website says "from soft delicate sound to aggressive and epic"

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

Jaeger I hear as a drier more 'middle' sounding. Areia is similar but has a more cinematic sound out of the box, and a little bit more in the playing (3 lengths of short is good!)

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

Areia is an expansion to Jaeger. It expands the articulations and features stuff like perfomance patches as well as the modern mix that is pre-processed. Also reverb is turned on by default just like for Nucleus, but the samples are just as dry afaik. Generally in terms of aggressiveness Nucleus, Jaeger and Areia should be identical.

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously stuff like the modern mix influence the aggressiveness a bit, but recorded dynamics are either identical or almost identical.

yeay another string library,nothing new here,its been done by sonuscore the orchetstra and with more possibillities to change your sound,5 slots,arpegiators and ADSR's,and most of all,it doesnt contain just strings,maybe the sounds are better,but the price for just one group of instruments is too high,ill stick with the orchestra complete and elysion :-) another one is AI symphonic,wich resembles elysion in what it can do,but also more pricy,and the mention of AI is confusing,because its not artifficial intelligence but ARP intelligence,for the low instruments i have monster low winds from cinesamples,and lmusca from VS,nice breakdown Daniel

beard? .. check!!, woolly hat...check!!, sunglasses indoors in dark room... check!!! whaaazappnin???????????

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

I am transcending

Do you really think all these libraries re-record this stuff..I don't..I think they just remix and re-use stuff from before! It's way too expensive and with the current situation does not seem feasible! Just a speculation!

@AudioImperia

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not quite how we approach this stuff. We re-recorded quite a few of the articulations that are also in Jaeger/Nucleus actually (sustains, spiccatos, etc) and then recorded all of that additional material of course that is new for Areia. Always looking to improve! And all of it was recorded in 2019 well before the current pandemic started.

@sourcefor

3 жыл бұрын

@@AudioImperia Ok thanks..Just curious as to how this stuff is done...and so much content put out....Love this by the way!!!

hollywood is changing you.... lmao nice shadez

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

I am transcending XD

Thanks for the first look, but the quality of the video is 360 P

@aaronmaust5554

3 жыл бұрын

That's only because he recently uploaded it, give it some time and it will be full quality :D

@muziksculp2r

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronmaust5554 Yes, I didn't realize it was just uploaded. Thanks HQ now.

Your surrounding looks like an indoor room - why do you need the hat and dark glasses?

@leonwillett4645

3 жыл бұрын

Firstly, he is streaming from the center of a black hole, where there is lots of UV light. So he needs the glasses. Secondly, it's actually deceptively-windy in black holes, so he uses the hat to preserve the gorgeousness of his hairstyle, since hair product shops inside black holes only stock low-to-medium hold hairspray.

seems like it should default to Classic mix, NOT modern.. I absolutely HATE that hyped up processed sound. And seems that if you forget to change it and save it per patch, you can easily track things not sounding right...then have to re-track it. PITA.

@DJLA

3 жыл бұрын

I like the classic mix too, although tried it on some bigger tracks today, its nice to have that extra 'ummmph' when you need it :)

@jaketanner109

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJLA so the hyped up sound works in some aspects?

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

Others prefer the modern mix. Defaults were always debated just like for the sample start or reverb. There's no objective right or wrong.

@jaketanner109

3 жыл бұрын

@@caladrius.official not from what I'm reading...people are asking for the classic mix to be the default.

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaketanner109 The last sentence of my answer stands, though. I don't really care tbh as changing it is unproblematic, so w/e. They can change it if they want. I kinda doubt it tho.

They are to many VST library I wish someone could tell us what we really need and stop selling VST

@chonkypixel1006

3 жыл бұрын

The trouble is that the technology keeps improving, so to keep up with the current sound you need the latest VSTs I hope it will slow down soon TBH.

@RichardBoyer

3 жыл бұрын

@@chonkypixel1006 Yes I agree but there's an over sale

@chonkypixel1006

3 жыл бұрын

Movie trailers and film and TV work are the gold rush. Selling VSTs is like selling shovels. But the market is getting saturated. If it isn't already. For example, every other Facebook advert I see sems to be for a different piano VST.

@caladrius.official

3 жыл бұрын

There are many Libraries so that you have many options to choose from. Unfortunately, everyone will prefer different libs and for all of them you will find someone who ran into problems eith it.

@RichardBoyer

3 жыл бұрын

@@chonkypixel1006 .. Exactly and now they selling GURU'S (Master class) that are complete idiocy Learning takes time and dedication to the craft ( except for very rare talented person) which most of us are not . I just have a hard time with the ZIMMER gang

Why do the violas sound like they are played by cave men lol, because violas suck thats why lol