Trailer Music is a specific genre with its own ‘language, rules and structures’. You have orchestral, hybrid and a mix of them called ‘hybrid orchestral trailer music’. In this video I’ll kick off with three tips and I give you the chance to ask me questions – give me topics – that you want me […]
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Orchestral Strings – Layering
We all want the best orchestral sounds. Lush and full sounding strings like we know from Hollywood. How hard we try, it is difficult (maybe even impossible) to get that sound straight out of a library. Definitely when you’re on a budget and you don’t have access to the high quality libraries. But maybe there […]
Harmonics – How to control
When we compose orchestral music we can use a variety of instruments. All beautiful instruments! But some of them can have certain harmonics that are too much. Your mix gets unbalanced. And you end up with a dissatisfying result. No need to! In this video I show you how you can control these harmonics. Don’t […]
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 […]