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Hello, Mr. Michelmore. What's your choice string library for a consistent natural arpeggiation? A lot of them appear to be loop-based and pre-programmed patterns rather than taking on any chords. Thank you.
I love your personality. I am 33, and I feel so much “older” watching this. You sir, might actually cure my own bad happit. And that is, dont be too serious about music, have fun with it and for god sake, be yourself and dont worry too much about what everyone else is thinking about when you go “public”. You sir are an amazing spirit. And seems like a wonderful human being. Its so rare to find an intelligent person and at the same time be down to earth and so alive. This video made my day. Subscribed! Best Regards Thomas, Denmark -PS Didnt drink, cause I was nursing my son while watching this :)
You really spoke my heart, some may be busy trying to talk you down, just be yourself, do you what you enjoy best, cause you are not in this world to live up to someone else expectation, even if I release my song at age of 90, that nobody's business, this man threw a lot of lights into my part
And now it is brought to my attention double thanks to you both have fun don't be serious I always end up frustrated and doubting myself when the point was the fact I enjoy it ! So have fun ! Be funky it'll show ! Patience is also key if I can add anything
I watched this two years ago, and getting this was the BEST start to my musical journey. It's so cheap for what it's for and it's available for Kontakt Player so a low barrier to entry. 10/10 library and works wonderfully for an orchestral foundation.
Not a musician, and don't know this software. But this is a genius at work. I suppose I could learn the software, but the EMOTION that this guy understands and brings out in music is priceless.
Hey Guy! Great review and nice track you've composed there in just 60 mins! On behalf of the Audio Imperia team, I want to say thank you for taking the time to create this :)
Oh shit you are on Audio Imperia team?!! Thank you so much for making it a kontakt "player" library (although i bought the full kontakt later), it really is a great library, for beginners and pros alike! I use it in all my compositions :D
Great kudos for this library. To me, as a hobbyist, who will never do a money out of music, as I'm doing it solely to my own pleasure, I would never buy a full version of Kontakt. Now, having to spend as little as $100 in total (as it's using Player) - I can afford this, finally (without being killed by my wife ;) ). So yeah, a big thank you!
@@mrutak3r That's great to hear! I'm glad you're finding the library useful for what you need it for as a hobbyist - I'll pass this onto the rest of the team :)
COme with us! You are already one! you just need to drag some ready made chord packs and send to the right people who prefer this over well crafted music lol.
I actually disagree with that. There have been several times where I've turned an initially unimpressive line into something interesting with a little tweaking
Hi Guy... love your videos! A quick tip for finding the tuning of a wave file - select the relevant range on the wave file, under the Audio menu select "Statistics" and it will give you the dominant pitch. cheers, Mark
Thank you. This is by far the most inspiring of your videos. Use what you've got and make the most of it. Great! I've just retired and started playing music again. Fourty five years ago I decided not to pursue a career in the music business and that was the right decision. Now I'm astonished how cheap good instruments are - virtual or not - and I'm having a great time playing again. I've spent less than half the money I spent when I was seventeen - and I've got way more possibilities now than I dreamed of then. I hope to see young people make bands again - it's so much more fun - but I enjoy being able to play a grand piano and conduct a big orchestra.
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Hey Guy, I like that you are attempting to do something for people that are starting out and short on budget. I would love to see you make a song (or score) with Spitfire LABS. It is completely free, including the sample player - and they add fantastic new sound packages all the time! You said that all that was used, except for Cubase was 500 - you didn't mention the cost of Kompakt though, which is quite expensive (although it gives you a lot). So that's why I'd love to see you using this entirely free library. Thanks for allowing us to look into your workflow, and showing us that even with a serious, big piece like this you can have fun - Enjoy!
Jesus ! A great professional composer who explains well, who has humour and who doesn't take his head in his stride. Thank you very much Guy! I subscribe right away!
I'd love to start a series of videos called "Composers in Studios Getting Coffee". In the first episode I'd have Guy Michelmore and Christian Henson from Spitfire Audio. Then, I'd get the popcorn going.
If this lockdown, isolation or whatever you want to call it has had any positive impact on my life it is finding your channel and watching your videos, giving me the realisation that I should pursue my dream of composing for film, games and TV. So thank you Guy!
Guy sold me on the library but more importantly he makes me understand that at 67 years old I can LEARN to orchestrate. THAT is PRICELESS! Well done sir. Well done!!
I swear I was expecting everything but when you stared talking in italian I completly lost it, this is my new favourite creator! Abbracci dall'Italia! :)
This was great. Learning a lot about tricks with Cubase I didn’t know. Thanks. I like using the chord track instead of markers. Less likely to forget which chord I should be playing 😊
I did this for a living for 10 years... I worked in solitude, never saw anyone do it. So it's weird to see someone actually do it real-time. It was frustrating as hell, composing, auditioning patches, making patches, orchestrating, midi editing/trying to make it sound 'real', audio mixing etc... It's one of the hardest jobs there is...
@@heliopijpe well I wanted to do more extensive work and be more involved with projects. Music is such a lonely job and usually an afterthought when it comes to creative groups. So I've since got more into game development (programming) and I do music and sound design where I can - usually its at the end of a project.
@@belljo Awesome! You are right, it can be very lonely, I experience that more with video editing, wich I avoid at all costs .. not so much with audio producing. Glad you found something much better for you ^^ Thx for sharing
a cool little trick I use in almost every one of my compositions (This is in regards to the reversing samples into each other) I get the initial transient and put an extremely abnormal amount of reverb on it. I then render that out into an audio file, cut off the transient so you are left with the reverb tail and reverse that. it makes a really cool effect to sweep into a section.
It's amazing that Guy has such a modest studio despite having scored HUGE BBC jobs and he's also SO humble and fun-loving... he's always a refreshing and entertaining watch.
I did it! I bought it...had problems installing but got there in the end. And I am impressed. Does the job! Especially for a newbie. I am using it on my indian folk music project. Thanks for sharing Guy you are great!
Thanks for the tip on resetting the bar numbers in Cubase. My OCD persona has always wanted to reset the number, and that has always bothered me, so now--in celebration--I throw my hands in the air and drink! (I'm sure it's in the 1000 + page manual, but many thanks for that little tidbit.) Nice work on the track--not too shabby for a $99 library!
Man, you are awesome, here in my country almost any old person only watch tv and talk shit about other people and stuff like that!, I hope i can be like you when i get old
Sergio. When your beard turns gray, and your face gets wrinkled, you will still be the same person on the inside. If you love music now, you will love music then. Don’t let the world steal that from you.
I don't know how I ended up here. I was not looking for "how to become a Scoring composer" at all, but I am glad your video pop up on my feed. you are quite a character and a very talented person. Thank you for such beautiful test scoring.
@@saporob On the contrary, I know some German elderly people who are pretty joyful and some really boring British old farts. This is why you don't judge people ONLY by their nationality or ethnicity. It almost always *doesn't* work. Not in this day and age at least. Also, I just noticed you said German people in general. Hah. Someone's never been to Germany and only riding on stereotypes.
@@Nostrum84 i don't know why you had to add that "especially" part, because I don't like judging people by their age and nationality. But for the first part, is it possible to completely not judge people at all? Lol it's human nature to judge.
makes magic: "I can live with that"... damn, that was a nice touch on the reverse thing, I'll start applying that technique as well, thank you for the tips
@@danavzaradel That's nice. I've never had a music lesson in my life. I did reverse music by turning the tape over. Don't be afraid to experiment. You can get really interesting results.
If ever I don't have enough decay on a sample or a recording take cuts short I try reversing the tail and cross-fading it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
This, debatably, is the best video on youtube. What's not debatable, is you are a phenomenal musician and Cubase wizard. As a cubase user and musician, I really appreciate this video. As a human and person that enjoys good quality entertainment, I loved this video. Mad subbed, mate. Great shit
I've no idea how or why the YT algorithm popped this into my purview, but I'm glad it did. No idea what Guy is talking about but I like the way he does it.
@@henrikpetersson3463 They would have instant feedback and complete control over their orchestrations without having to instruct others on how to play their music. It'd be like giving Picasso, Van Gogh, or Davinci an iPad Pro with Procreate. I'd just love to see their reactions and what they'd do with the tools. Their genius is undeniable.
The artist in me dreams about the great music, Chopin, Bach or Mozart could create with nowadays technology. The realist in me realizes, they probably would work in a dull office job in public service or in an insurance company to make a living. Cos there are no lords anymore, who support artists at their court and you need a lot of publicity, clever marketing (therefore a lot of money) and a bunch of connections to make it as a pop star* nowadays. * Mozart was a pop star at his time.
if you reach that level of composing, all you need is paper, pen, and piano (for example sound). Example, you work out orchestration and structure on your head. It takes me a while. i able to understand reading sheet music for symphony like a whole orchestra playing.
Here's the thing, those people could hear the music in their head and translate it directly to paper. This is a skill that most of the best musicians have. This is how Beethoven wrote four symphonies while he was deaf. These types of tools probably wouldn't have made their music better, as the biggest influence on their music was the culture they were surrounded by.
As luck would have it an unopened bottle of whisky was in the house. I changed the measures to sips with a ratio of 1 sip in 2 arm waves. In retrospect it should have been 1 in 3. There needs to be a warning at the beginning for newbie subscribers. Other than that, in a world were all news seems bad, here is yet another good guy. Thanks Guy,
I would LOVE to see what you can do with LMMS, Ardour, VCV Rack, Hydrogen, Rose Garden and other open source software that would be really interesting to see
I nearly spit out my coffee tho in the intro when you started throwing your arms in the air. thank you for this! love your videos. Does it work with the free version of Kontakt? I'm poor and can't afford the full version lol
Hi Guy, I really enjoyed this video. Speaking of cheaper libraries, I was wondering if you’ve ever tried any of the Garritan Libraries. I’ve been a GPO user since it came out in 2004 I think it was. They’re super simple to use and can sound pretty good. I built a huge template, based on your Template in a Weekend Program using several of Garritans libraries. Admittedly, they don’t compare in size to most of the Pro libraries, but the sheer amount of instruments you get and the efficiency of the Aria Sample Player is pretty amazing! I only bring it up because the price point is, comparable to the one you just used. It’s only $150 for GPO 5. It’s a good library for beginners, professionals and composers with limited resources. I hope you have a great day. Jonny
For the cheapest option, go to plugin boutique and get Sonivox Film Score Companion. Purchased today for £22. and something pence. Individually the cost for each instrument set is £44.95. Not sure how that works out but you get Strings, Woodwind, Brass Percussion and Piano for around half the price of one. For noobs like me seems a great way to try things and start off.
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Sounds good. It would be interesting if you could go into what the differences are between these lower price points and the high end samples like VSL. Good work and plenty of info on your channel. Thank you.
Guy, if you have a really tight neck then I suggest when you put both your arms on the desk to try and relax and drop your shoulders down ( 21:00 and at the end for example). When practicing piano my dad use to make me lift my shoulders and then drop them whilst saying 'I'm sick of practicing!' '... loving the energy you put into these vids!
I just needed to made a comparison. So.... Shot my Granny with a Glock and silencer. Should have left the silencer off as the sample sounded a bit too dull in the mix. Still, you live and learn (apart from Granny of course). Thanks for another fab vid Guy.👍
I've just begun taking classes from ThinkSpace and was beginning to look for an orchestral sample library to begin... it would appear that I've found it! Thanks for such a fun AND educational video, Guy!!
I used it a ton and absolutleyy you can achieve great things with it. Though the accessability regarding depth of that library might be offsetting for many. I especially love the Cellos and Oboe in the first Miroslav Philharmonik.
Yes! I thought I was the only one hearing this! There's a crackling sound. I have this same problem on my computer everytime a sound starts (from ANY sound source) and I don't know how to fix it!
It's probably caused by the low buffer size he is using. To demonstrate what he is doing while recording, he might have set the buffer size lower so that he doesn't have to deal with the delay.
Just love your nutty videos, you make them fun, interesting , and very very informative, I am a 67 year old fart who loves playing guitar, keyboard, drums, ALL VERY BADLEY, I am going to sign up for your course , just for the fun of it, I think one of the sky channels should have you on there teaching , thanks so much for posting, keep kn being crazy lol from Garry in the UK
115 people are so pissed already that they accidently pressed the dislike button aiming at like. Just stumbled on your channel this morning. Great work my man.
Hi Guy, I'm new to your channel, I'd be really glad if you could answer me this, I see that during your process you didn't touch a single compressor or EQ yet the track sounds absolutely majestic and full. Mixing has always been one of my weak points and I was wondering if you did any post processing after this video or if you can achieve a high quality sound with the presets alone just by adjusting volume while composing the score on the go like you did. Thank you,
Fascinating watching the process. I can afford the $99, but I have an extreme lack of education & training in music, and I'm too damn lazy to practice. I can however be proud that after 53+ years I still know how to play the same three cords on a guitar that I learned in the late 60s. I will be back to watch more of your videos however...
Thanks so much for posting this - it's exactly what I needed and affordable to help jump start my return to making music after 16 years away. I've always enjoyed epic sounding music and with this library and a plethora of your other videos, I can now make music like this. Who knew quarantine could be so exciting?
Love these videos and the passion and enthusiasm he shows for making music. Inspires me to jump back into the studio after I feel defeated from a long session.
Sorry for this Guy but I absolutely fucking love you. I thought I was the only one who uses their arm's in the way you do. I love the way you know in your heart but mainly the ear, what sounds right. Looks like I'll be taking my time up this weekend watching your whole channel. Really love this video 🎼🎼🎼🎼
Good points - this one is for Kontakt Player, so no additional costs. I found the sound on my RU-vid video congested - so not sure if that would be the case with the real thing, but the supposedly loud thumps sounded as though a compressor was kicking in just before the thump. Might protect one's ears but the sucking out effect is not something I'd want to have.
