This is possibly the most convincing and well crafted sampled orchestration I've ever heard. The sound you get out of Spitfire Chamber Strings alone is simply mind blowing. Good lord, this is good! I would LOVE a breakdown video of this!
Commenting to ask this: From around 0:55 to 0:59, there are four really powerful trumpet (I think?) notes that are played in the order F#, G#, A#, and finally C (I'm not familiar with the program you use but I'm almost certain that the notes that are shown on screen are the ones I'm referring to given their placement relative to each other when they are played). What plugin are you using to get that sound? It reminds me alot of something from Super Mario Galaxy hahaha btw this deserves WAY more than 23 views, how have you not gone viral yet?
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. That sound you're hearing is VHorns Trumpet by AcousticSamples. I use that trumpet a lot. Since it's semi-modeled it gives me a lot of control, but it also has a great tone.
@@JuulusMusic Thanks for the response :) If I may ask another question, what program do you use? (and based on the price of those trumpets, it's looks like I'll just have to stick to listening for the time being lmao)
@@Red-777-k4t Ya sample libraries can be pretty pricey haha. There's nice alternatives though. Check out Musical Sampling. I think they have a nice free trumpet library. And I'm assuming you mean my DAW, which is Cubase.
Hey everyone. I know it's been awhile, but I hope you guys enjoy this video. Leave a like if you do, and let me know in the comments if you'd like to see a breakdown of this track! Thanks!!
@@JuulusMusic In terms of tone, how do you make them sing or (at least) sound less artificial? Is the top dynamic range still reserved for triple forte? I do not own the library yet but from the limited reviews I found that it is the perfect option for me. It makes me wonder why it isn't talked about more. Thank you for your tips btw.
Thanks for sharing ! Really enjoyed watching you composing directly in the DAW. Ideas flow differently from when one writes score before, but both approaches (maybe combined ?) look really interesting. Maybe sometimes we could see the VST window as well as the keyboard ? But maybe it'd clutter the screen, I don't know.
Thank you! And ya I've been meaning to practice scoring to film more often as well . Also, I would love to have a keyboard display. Unfortunately, there aren't many programs that work for Windows. Most of the good keyboard overlays seem to be made for Mac.
Fam this is soooo good!! Can't wait to watch your part 2. Are you studying this at university of self taught? I'd love to chat more with you about composing music for media. Is there a way I can reach you?
I have a much more this library for kontakt and toontrack because I got absolutely virtual more realistic orchestral track since has historic more nature on peruibe in my stades for our in 1959 🎻🦈
This is amazing, I subscribed ! I love the blend of sound design & orchestra. Is there any hope for a making-of ? =D I will watch your tutorial about anime music, maybe you cover some sound design there :)
Hello from VI-C. This definitely belongs in the top 3 finalists, if you ask me. Fantastic blend of gorgeous synths and old school romantic orchestra, doing Joe Hisaishi proud. The mix is also great. Would love to see a breakdown. Anyway - subscribed! 👍🏻👏🏻
Awesome stuff! Would love to be able to see what instruments/libraries you're using for each part. What's the lead violin at 7:50 if you don't mind me asking? :)
I watch a fair amount of software walkthrough/review videos and this is one of the finest presentations I've seen. Keep up the good work and please do more. I've found Aaron very responsive and helpful, along with being a talented developer. Thanks for the tip about vibrato rate/depth. Looking forward to his strings and percussion.
Nice tricks about Kontakt with Aaron Venture stuff...Both have replaced all my Spitfire, etc libraries because of flexibility and tremendous sound quality! And if you add the Nextmidi Divisimate...I am in Heaven!!
Interestingly, I have been thinking about making a video on the same subject, which would be my first on RU-vid by the way, to show that you can create a really great, and above all "classical" sound with Infinite Brass. Many people don't seem to like the library, but what I read between the lines every time is that they simply can't handle the library, or can only handle those that already sound good when freshly unpacked. But these libraries are usually not that flexible. With the right settings, tricks, filters and effect plug-ins (not to mention good orchestration), one can produce deceptively real mock-ups. Now I'm glad you made a video like that, because now I can relax! I don't really enjoy editing videos, syncing them, let alone recording myself. However, as far as mic positions are concerned, I only use the close mics because I work with MIR Pro 3D to unite Infinite Brass with other libraries in the same room. This plug-in takes away the typical sound of the close mics and simulates the depth of the room. So I especially am a big fan of the VI series libraries from VSL. I also appreciate the Synchron series, especially since VSL has finally released some really good string libraries, but the VI series is fart-dry, which helps a lot when working with MIR Pro 3D. Whether my method is better or not is unimportant for the time being, because it is much more interesting that one can achieve equally good results with different methods!
Separate instrument tracks is always the way to go due to how modern DAWs handle multi threading (one thread per track). Consolidated Kontakt sessions is a thing of the past. So totally correct approach :)
I thoroughly enjoyed this! It's so enlightening and entertaining. Thank you for sharing your process with us :) If I could subscribe twice, I would, haha.
Definitely huge Masashi Hamauzu vibes. This was absolute amazing and inspiring to see! It's very cool that you incorporate recordings of your own instruments into the piece. That breathes extra life into it. Love your quirkiness, too :~3 You're absolutely amazing~ Looking forward to watching the next part and, hopefully, there's more to come!
Do you ever struggle to conceptualize without putting things down in sheet music form? I really want to produce more big epic pieces like this, but it's so time consuming for me because I start with composing and arranging via sheet music and then record individual parts based on that and put it all together.
It can definitely take me a while to finish a piece of music. However, once I get into a flow it gets easier. It also helps to have a good idea of what I want before starting the composing process, as well as having a template with everything I need. I would probably be a lot slower writing sheet music first though. Maybe you could consider some workflow tools like Divisimate? That may help you work in the DAW faster. It's a bit expensive though.
Nice guide! I own IB and IW and love them both. The Velocity vs Dynamics relationship is really important to understand (among others) and Aaron has said that he's going to release a suite of short videos illustrating all the key programming tips. The midi automation one you have for vibrato is new to me, so thanks for that! I'm going to get CDB to have another good library with a different programming approach. Do you use CSW as well?
Yes, CSW is my main woodwinds library, primarily for the soloist. The flute in CSW is the most filmic flute I've found. IW blends better, so I usually use them to double certain aspects of a song and I prefer the low reeds in IW.
@@JuulusMusic That's exactly my plan for CSW. IW is an amazing bread and butter library and CSW will give me the expressive solos when I need them. Thanks for the reply!
One more question. I'm running into several situations where the brass (especially trumpet) sounds wavery and out of tune. I've experimented with vibrato depth and rate but it seems to be related to CC1 more than anything. I am using a breath controller so maybe the trumpet is more sensitive? I don't have any issues with the inifinite woodwinds.
This is great and thanks for posting. I'm a new owner of infinite brass and woodwinds and loving them. The outro you played highlights a problem I have sometimes which is almost the accordion effect where it's almost like it takes a few ms to get to the core of the sound. Sometimes bringing the attack time down at or near zero helps but haven't quite wrapped my head around how to fix that. Have you noticed that or have any thoughts how to tackle that one?
@@JuulusMusic When the full sound doesn't start right away but a few milliseconds later. It's like a little crescendo into every note that sounds unnatural. I don't think it's a playing technique because I sometimes get that without touching the mod wheel.
@winknotes Oh, I'm assuming you're talking about the trumpets at the end of the main phrase? This is some bad programming on my part. If your note velocity is lower than the current CC value, the insturment will crescendo into the note. The larger the disparity between CC value and velocity value, the longer the crescendo. To reduce this effect, bring your velocities near or above the current CC value. This should make the attack of the note shorter/faster.
Good walkthrough and tips 🙂 Have been using IB and IWW for about a year, and I love them. Had a problem with the tone and timbre of the brass at first that put me off, but when I learned that the top 20 % of the dynamic range is really FFF and should only be reserved to the loudest of passages, and to match the velocity and modulation, plus some EQ to tame the top end, I fell in love with the flexibility and playability, and they have one of the main spots in my template next to CSB which I love for its tone. The best of both worlds and a powerful combination 🙂And I actually love the shorts in IB and IWW, double, triple etc. tonguing with ease 😉 The midi automation trick was new to me, thanks for that! Went through and made CC21 (spitfires standard vibrato controller) the controller for both vibrato depth and rate in different % in the different instruments in my template 😊
