Peregrine W.
Well worth it
I've recorded piano, cello, violin, vibraphone, and flugelhorn so far with my Musiversal subscription. As a film composer starting out, it's been both a great investment and a fantastic learning experience. The Musiversal support team has been super quick and friendly. Whether it was getting a buyout waiver sent to me (for film festivals) or providing a quote for custom sessions, or even helping me communicate with a musician whose power had gone out, they've gone above and beyond. The Musiversal musicians I've worked with so far have been a diverse and delightful bunch. Several of them even gave me repertoire recommendations and demonstrated special extended techniques I could use in my writing, making such sessions pedagogical in addition to practical. And of course their impeccable musicianship has helped bring my pieces to life every time. The platform is constantly being tweaked and improved in response to user feedback (I was amazed to see that barely more than a month after I'd mentioned on the Facebook group that it'd be nice to be able to view which files you'd uploaded, they had implemented that feature!). So while some aspects of the interface might be sometimes a little wonky, I'm confident that they'll handle it given time. A word of warning: don't expect the impossible. If you have a complex piece, it'll require a custom session (with rehearsal time). And if you write unidiomatically, it'll likely be frustrating for both you and the musician.
Response from MusiversalJun 7, 2022
Thank you for writing this detailed review, and great tip for your fellow composers!



