The best tip is to use a reference track indeed, thank you for your video !

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks a lot Simon!! Was really interesting.

Thank you, Simon! I appreciate you sharing your talent and gift for composing music. Great video! ~Tree

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Teresea, Thanks so much for your support and time last week - it was great to chat!

Simple, informative, competent !!! Thank you.

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

I am really pleased you are finding the videos useful, thank you so much for watching!

Than You Gracias

Simon, thank you so much for another great video! You covered everything I had questions on. Oh, btw I’m sure you may have already been told this but I love the clean & straightforward approach to your videos and also your speech is nice, clear & concise. Please keep up the great work :)

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback and great to hear that my speech is coming across clear. I'm always trying to find the balance between talking too fast and keeping the pacing going, so thank you!

@MoodScores7538

Жыл бұрын

This is 100% true.

very good !!

Thank you for Tutorial

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thank you Simon. And with some little delay we can give some depth. A short delay gives percussion punchiness without giving it too much room in the mix. Or a long delay on an organ playing sustained chords can give a thicker sound.

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great suggestion. I'll admit that I've mostly used delay to aid in the composition process, e.g. having a delay in eighths or sixteenths to add a 'musical' effect. I'll definitely try using it more in a mixing context though - thank you for the tip!

I needed this when I started out xD Great video!

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that, thank you!

Excelentes dicas... 👏🎼 Thank you

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Awesome Simon, new fan here; great insights for starters like me; we share the same plugins BBCSO & EW Spaces btw

Brother, very nice 🎉❤

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, appreciate it.

Awesome

@composingacademy8270

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it, thank you for watching!

Wow! Thank you for another great video! Btw, do you plan on doing a video on tips about using dynamics and modulation?

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thanks for watching! Do you mean using dynamics with modulation and expression Midi CCs? If so, check out this video on the channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZhtx66in82cn7Q.html

@nicolaberti7698

2 жыл бұрын

@@composingacademy8270 Yes that's what I meant! Thank you for the link!

Hey Simon, long time the saw your videos ... I might say I was quite busy with upgrades to my studio plus some maintenance ... as separating myself from the position of a drummer and talking as sound engineer I can tell you 1-2 secrets that will also have huge impact in your music. 1) the idea of using a reverb is as you said to give to the audience the feeling of space and to make sounds bigger but also to glue pieces together and making them sound being in the same room at the same time :) 2) moving forward with what I previously said it would be better if you nave a dedicated channel with the reverb of your flavour ( cathedral, hall, room etc ) and instead of placing the reverb effect on each channel separately to use the send feature to send a portion of your signal to the reverb and create a separate mix of the instruments you have in your song. Keep in mind that the more you send to reverb of a signal of an insttrument it goes back and the less you send you make it sound closer, also as a tip in some if not all reverbs you have the predelay factor that if set in 20 milliseconds the reberb will start acting with 20 milliseconds of delay which with the correct setting will make the reverb channel brighter and the decay softer ... 3) As about the level of the reverb channel I told you on tip 2 is to start lowering the level so that when you mute it the difference will be way less noticed ... will do the trick as a reverb to glue things together and make the sound bigger but will also keep the balance to the point or even better give more presence on it. And of course as you already said ... no matter how good a sound engineer is if the arrangement is full of mud it will still sound like a swamp so the best approach is the song to sound balanced from the very beginning :) Happy new year bro, hope my tips to help you out and keep those excellent videos coming :)

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks so much for the feedback-I really appreciate your comment and will have a go at implementing it into my mixing. Like with composing, I'm sure mixing is a lifelong pursuit in improving!

@SKDrumming

2 жыл бұрын

@@composingacademy8270 I completely agree with you as about the mixing ... is an art ... of what elements to keep in a sonic signal of a source so that it will be like a puzzle piece and match with the rest of the sounds and blend together in the bigger picture ... there are tons of techniques to apply ... but the rule is one ... there are no rules ... if it sounds good keep it that way ... for example in the drums others use the compressor in the toms right after the EQ ( the vast majority does that ) there are others using one EQ before the comp and one after and others that simply use only one right after the comp. Which one is the correct ? Well all of them ... if you get the sonic result you want you keep that ... techniques are tools in a toolchest to be used for a purpose ... Some times a signal may sound good on it's own but when mixed with the others to sound crappy ... that's another big chapter in our mixing conversation ...

Very informative. Quick question tho if you're reading this or anyone else for the matter. Should I use the reverb that comes with the library as a room reverb and then some on top for a hall reverb or how should i approach this?

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Great question - I should have addressed that in the video! If I'm adding a hall reverb on top, I'll generally try to dial down the built in room reverb. Put for some pieces, I do find myself using just the room reverb that comes with the library (especially spitfire libraries recorded at Air). I'm still learning myself though :-)

I happened to see one of your videos by chance and I really enjoyed it and watched the rest of the series and it was really great and I want to compose music in the same way and I have so many tones in my head that I want to make it come to life but I don't know anything about music theory and I can't play Piano or keyboard, what I mean is I don't want to become a professional piano player but I want to be able to play various musical instruments with MIDI Keyboard whether piano, violin, trumpet, etc. What is the correct way to start with this and how can I find the right resources for it? Thanks a lot in advance!

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for reaching out. I would try searching KZread for 'Beginner Piano Tutorials'. I have a video about basic chords, with uses a Piano on screen, which may help? kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3en2bikZ9Kxd6g.html. I've also seen that Christopher Siu (kzread.info) has an awesome channel with a course on his website devoted to 'Piano Skills for the Composer or Songwriter' which may be what you are looking for?

Thanks for this nice summary. Concerning reverb - I has been in the usual habit of zeroing the built-in reverb of the instruments pretty much (except choir) and then applying the one reverb to the rest of the tracks, as in your send reverb, to glue them all together for orchestral music. Also track EQ - is that done best of the bounced file or the midi track? Similarly is mixing done on bounced audio tracks or the collected midi tracks? It may have unstated because of usual practice and common knowledge (very much a novice myself)? I saw no audio in your DAW but then I'm not familiar with Cubase. Thanks again.

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, thanks so much for watching. Most of the time I'll lower the built in reverb, before adding one reverb over the top. I should probably have mentioned that in the video! With track EQ you can of course bounce the audio tracks into stems and mix those after the composing process. I generally prefer to mix as I go through and I've found using instrument tracks in Cubase makes this the easiest way, workflow wise. I know I could make more use out of grouping channels together though, which would probably make it easier. I hope that helps!

@petercooney9156

2 жыл бұрын

@@composingacademy8270 Thanks for the reply. I shall try mixing with the instrument tracks, it certainly will help with the workflow as you say.

Do you put the spaces reverb on group tracks or the final master out?

Do you use the EQ as an insert or put it on the group track and use it as a sin for the various strings brass etc.?

Wonderful! Once again a very helpful video. Thank you Simon! 🙂 With most libraries, the sections are already positioned in the stereo image. If you additionally use your panning, is that to leave more space for possible dialogue, or do you simply want to bring the listeners more into the centre of the action, i.e. spatially closer to the orchestra? And when you send individual stems of the sections to your mixing engineer, do you reset all panning controls to "C" beforehand?

@treebannister2015

2 жыл бұрын

I have this question as well. I noticed that with some of the higher end libraries, they are already panned and wanted to know if you recommend additional panning or if you I should just check the panning to make sure it is there and then I also wanted to clarify something you said in your video. Did you say you center your basses? In other genres, I always center them but wondered about this in orchestral music. Thank you Frank for letting me, join in on your question. :-)

@Frank.Zimmermann

2 жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure Teresea! :-)

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, Thanks for watching and apologies for the delay in replying. Yes indeed in most libraries, the instruments are placed in their normal positions in the stereo field. I will generally apply 'additional' panning though, as I almost always use some degree of close mics (if they are available!) as I like the extra detail they give. But with most of the libraries, you can get away with limited panning in your DAW, especially if the sound is mostly coming from Tree mics. Its just the way I do it though and I'm sure there are other ways which are more effective! I don't tend to think about the stereo placement with regards to how it works with dialogue - maybe I should🙂 As for centering the panning for a mixing engineer.....my experience is that every engineer has different ways of working, but in the past I have indeed 'reset' the panning on the stems I send, so that they are all centered. I also have sent them a stereo reference file of my mix with my original panning , so that they have a good idea of what I was intending from my own mix. Hopefully that all makes sense!

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Teresea, see below for my reply to Frank, but generally I always do some additional panning even if the libraries are already positioned in the stereo field. And yes I'll always try to keep the basses close to the center With a lot of libraries, they are panned to the right, especially if Tree mics are mostly used. I just like to try and keep it in the centre as much as I can! Maybe I should try experimenting though?

@Frank.Zimmermann

2 жыл бұрын

Dear Simon, You don't have to apologise for delays. But I appreciate it very much, thank you. Oh yes, it does indeed all make sense to me. Giving the mixing engineer a reference track as well is also a good and important hint. Thank you Simon!

Could you please let us know which software instrument application do you use? I have just a simple Halion (Cubase Ellements) and i would like to have another one better

Hi simon, do you not render into audio before mixing? I thought it was kinda mandatory to make it easier with your cpu and ram. Thanks for your tutorials, they are masteripieces

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

Hi, occasionally when it is a really large project, like an action cue, I will export into individual stems to mix. Usually though I just keep it in the same project. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!

Simon, first of all THANK YOU! Second of all, I always see most of the composers using Cubase Pro. I use Logic Pro to compose my scores. What is the diference between then and why the composers prefers the Cubase?

@composingacademy8270

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan. I don't really know Logic, but I know that some A list composers, such as John Powell and Henry Jackman use it. Cubase's strength lies in its midi capabilities and of course Hans Zimmer's influence as a Cubase user probably hasn't harmed sales! In reality though, they both have the capabilities to produce demanding film scores. The best DAW is the one you know best!

@danaraujomusic

Жыл бұрын

@@composingacademy8270 huuuuge thanks man!!!

Great tips but I have to say something and I do it only to make things better not to put you down in any way I appreciate you and all other creators that help us get better but, this cue looks insanely disorganized to me. My OCD is giving me a stroke. I need to have all my instruments organized by color so I know right away what each track is. How in the name is Hans (Zimmer the one true God LOL) do you not organize your tracks better??? You are clearly a better man then I. Keep up the good work I love the channel.

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Apologies for the delay - thanks for the feedback! So I went back over and rewatched the video, and I realised that I just stayed in the Cubase Mixer, which I think doesn't help! Normally in the arranger view, I have dividers between tracks to help keep them organised. I don't tend to organise the sections into the same colour though, as I've found it hard to find say the vlns legato 1 from Metropolis, because I have so many legato patches loaded! But I'm definitely going to make sure elements like track names are better for future videos. Once again thank you for the feedback.

Nice video sir. ❤ I am from India. I am learning orchestration. Can you review my music. If yes, how can I send it to you?

What is this software?

@composingacademy8270

2 жыл бұрын

Its Cubase 11

I see the answer further down in the video.