Star Wars belongs to our cultural heritage. The music is truly phenomenal! Written by John Williams, the man that plays in his own league. He is one of my biggest examples and a never ending inspiration source. How great it is then to attend a live performance of the International Symphony Orchestra of Lviv and […]
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Orchestration Choices
A good orchestral composition with bad orchestration choices will never give you the great result you had in mind. So you need to learn some basic skills of orchestration. That means you have to read some stuff, analyse film scores and learn to transcribe. In this video I’ll address my orchestration choices which hopefully are […]
Mics – Orchestral Mockup
In this video we get a little bit personal. The microphone balance (settings) is a matter of taste. Some people like the big stage sound with lush strings and ambience. While others love the intimate much more dryer sound of a small room. In my opinion there’s no wrong or right, it’s a matter of […]
Timing – Orchestral Mockup
This video is about ‘How to get a tight sounding orchestra’. A topic that many of you were waiting for. Cause when you do this right, you will be able to get that PRO orchestral sound that we all want. Just by simply using the delay functionality in your DAW to get that spot on […]
EQ Clean Up – Orchestral Mockup
When you apply EQ clean up tactics in the beginning of your work process, you’ll save up a huge amount of time afterwards. So let’s get rid of the low rumble, the unwanted floor sounds, etc.. And create a nice and clean orchestral sound that we can use as a perfect basis for our compositions, […]