The sequel episode is out - Easy Cinematic Music like John Williams 🎼 Orchestration kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5ifk5OGqLrIodY.html

Great video! My favorite trick for creating "epicness" is to have the melody and bass go in opposite directions, so when the melody goes up the bass goes down and vice versa. It really creates both interesting tension and smoothness at the same time, in my opinion.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Yeah counter movement is awesome! Thanks! 🌞

@GoaWay4Sanity

Жыл бұрын

*I hear what you are saying and I do agree but I just don’t see it: can you explain with a (4) chord progression?*

@mobeltass

Жыл бұрын

@@GoaWay4Sanity A bit hard to explain but if you want to go from, say, C to F, you can either go up 3 or down 4 steps. Same for the next chord, whichever it is. And if the melody and bass goes in different directions (which I've now know is called "counter movement") it sounds...better, generally. A good example in my opinion is Pachelbel's canon in D (a.k.a. "See you when you get there" for us who grew up in the 90's), that goes D-A-Bm-F#m, G-D-G-A. If you listen to it you hear that whenever the chords go up the bass goes down.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its important to study and learn various composing techniques. The more tools you have, the better suited you are for any writing situation. 🎉🥁

@ivansoto9723

Жыл бұрын

@@mobeltass Pretty sure your describing first species counterpoint, which is something I just recently learned.

it's too rare to find good videos like this

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh, thank you. Yeah its super hard to reach an audience through the KZread noise. Glad you found my videos. ☀️Please share them with your friends. 🙏🥳🥁

Hands down one of the best Bitwig master out there.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh I don’t know about that. But flad u enjoy the video my friend! 👌🥁🎉😄

Enjoy the FULL VIDEO. Please let me know what you think about the episode! Happy watch! Welcome producers & friends. Today I will teach you how to make those big hollywood cinematic chords. You will learn about orchestrating chord notes from a very basic piano progression. Learn how to beef up those small triad chords into wonderful, dramatic and epic scores like Hans Zimmer and the big guys over in Hollywood. Enjoy!

CONTENTS 00:00 Intro 00:40 Chords 01:57 Re-arrange the notes 02:15 Double the root (bass) notes 02:43 Add cello bass notes 8va below 03:02 ...even deeper bass 03:13 Voice leading 04:40 Orchestration rules. 04:51 Double the root note 05:04 Double the fifth 05:12 Do not double the third! 06:05 Avoid closed voicing in the low end / bass 06:23 Strings - replace the piano 07:00 Expression 07:47 Modwheel - dynamics expression 08:00 Epic Female Choirs melody 09:55 Alternative melody 10:14 Epic Male Choirs (chords) 11:25 FINAL RESULT 11:38 Summary and ending notes 12:22 How do you make epic music?

5:38 This actually helps me a lot. I'm more from a Jazz and RnB background so my first instinct is to omit fifths and to even just use the root in the bass. Basically to omit anything harmonically redundant. So it makes sense why I had no clue how to get 'this' sound.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, I'm making some sequal episodes to this one which will be out soon ;)

This video deserves millions of view. Thanks Mattias for detailed step by step explanation with intuitive video editing and sharing reference links.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a million Yashodhan, welcome onboard my channel! 🎉🌱🍿🙏😄

In my Newbie ear, Zimmer was kind of pop music simple and effective John W. Kind of Jazz music. 😊

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Very much so. Quite descriptive from a zoomed out perspective. ✌️🥁😄

Very good tutorial. I learned something helpful.

@MattiasHolmgren

3 ай бұрын

Wonderful 🎉🚀😄☕️

I just want to record The Outer Limits signature chord bash at the beginning of the show, which reminds me of "The Hard Days Night" chord.

Hello Matthias, thank you very much for this video. I have never seen such a good and understandable explanation when it comes to turning a piano scatch into a nice rich orchestral sound.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Greetz Detlef, happy to hear you enjoy my content and presentation. I've been educating for quite some time now, trying to improve on the way I present, and I'm glad to hear the points come across in this clip. Orchestral composition and arranging is close to heart, love it! So many colors to work with... so many paintings to paint!

I really appreciate how you showed both sides the piano side and drawing in

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Yeah not everybody is skilled with piano / keyboard playing so I thought about showing both ways so anybody can follow along! Thanks! 🍿🌞

Fantastic video, thank you. How do you like those headphones? Those are the S4 mixing, correct?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dee, its the Ollo Audio S4X headphones, i love em. Superb sound!

As I begin my journey into orchestration this video (after the dozens upon dozens that I have viewed thus far) is undoubtedly most valuable. This is a wonderful presentation that should be required viewing for ANY music lover. Thank you 100 times, Mattais!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you PJ! I'm so glad this video is starting to get viral, I'm gonna produce more in the series! Love back! 🍿☕🙏🌞

@PJ-ee5mc

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren- Thank you, Mattias. We must be on different DAWs :) I can't find a way to double the size of my chords as easily as you did here without the notes overlapping! I wonder if Logic has this feature. I have tried everything... I think!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can definitely do this in Logic. I do it all the time. Logic Pro is my main DAW too 👌😃🥁

@PJ-ee5mc

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren Good news! Now all I have to do is figure out how to do it :) By the way, I went through your video today with a young guy that I have been teaching some of my old guitar licks to and we recreated your entire lesson with brilliant results using my Abbey Road One library and Spitfire's Choir. There is a great lesson there. You have a couple of new fans.

@SergeGolikov

Жыл бұрын

Agree whole heartedly!

Best practical video I found until now about easy orchestration! This is gold to me. thank you so much for sharing.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thanks! 🙏💎😄

A big fat thanks!, just a tip to keep it rolling!! when you are done and finished in E, instead of repeating and starting from A again you can do a transition a couple of times going to F and go on (F D E) and then start again in A. It sounds good and you can repeat the chord maybe forever. 😁

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ;)

Loving your content. Thank you. Especially enjoyed the video production in this one with the split shot format.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks happy to hear you enjoy the format. I will make more episodes in similar approach then. ☀️🍿🎻🥁🥳☕️

AMAZING video!!!!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Salo 😄🙏💎

Wow first video I’ve seen of yours…SUBSCRIBED!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Travis! Thanks for subscribing. Hope you'll like my other content too! 🙏🍿😃

Gracias, Maestro!! I always learn something new in your channel. Thanks for your amazing content and I hope your channel keeps on stacking more views. 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much Juan! I'm working hard on the content!🙏🍿🌞☕😃

I'm just learning composition and my teacher asked me to get someone to give me a colour,a feeling and a location as a prompt/theme for the music ( 4 bars ).It's a good start and worked well for me - restriction !

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you dont need more to get started. Keep it simple at writing stage. 🥁😄

Thank you. I really appreciate how you patiently broke it down into simple bites for beginners like me.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful Kathleen, appreciate the kind feedback. I think its super fun to share these small tips and techniques. 🙏🎉😄🥁

Thanks a lot. Really useful video!!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Superb! Happy to inspire with some chords and melodies! 🙏🎉

Thanks Mattias for this easy to understand video on fattening the harmony. Your videos are clear and easy to understand. And yes, I have already subscribed. Have a Blessed day!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sanjay, very warm words! Glad to hear you enjoy my content. Keep any comments, questions and feedback coming! 👍🥳☀️☕️🥁🌱💎 thx for the sub!!

Thanks so much for all the detailed information. Very well done. I am trying out these concepts tonight.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to inspire Stephen! ☕️🥁🥳 Thanks for writing!

Thank you very much Mattias! I plan on applying these really good techniques in some of my orchestral jams

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, happy to inspire! 🙏🥁😄🎉

Even more magnificent with the choir and melody : )

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks MLH, the choirs does the trick. Fools anyone. lol, nah, but you always hear the human character (choir) in most epic pieces. At least in the climax...always. Love it! It's the final spice to sparkle on top of the arrangement. ;)

Great video and good to see how you arrange the notes of your chords..... thanks for your effort

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Arjen! Yeah it's a good practise in any music to re-arrange the notes for smooth voice leading. It instantly sounds...smoother. ;) THanks for the watch!

Great video Mattias! Thanks for the inspiration! 🎉

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Carl!!

Epic. Very easy to follow - thanks for this content!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sweet feedback Simon! 🥁✌️😄☀️

Great teacher always

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the feedback! 🙏🍿😃☕️🥁

@humblemai2211

Жыл бұрын

Please make more tutorial like this...thanks

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Here is the next episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5ifk5OGqLrIodY.html 🍿 More is coming! 😉💫

from angolan, your lesson today wos as amazing as the other day

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear you got inspired by my little cinematic chord video Huggo! 🙏🍿🎉

Amazing, Thank you

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

You are Welcome! 😋

LIKED and SUBSCRIBED! You deserve every success, your teaching style and production quality is EPIC! Thank you🍷

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Sergei. Thanks for the kind words and the subscribe. 🙏☕😄 I'm just rolling out memberships here on my KZread channel so people can support my channel and get exclusive perks - check it out here: kzread.info/dron/PI1x2iyASeNaeRYVSGXTqA.htmljoin

Hi! Ha, I am a drummer and pretty proud that I got everything you said. 🙂 The company 8DIO has a very cool choir library for sale right now. Requiem Pro. I am still thinking of grabbing that ...

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, drummer here too. 😂 yeah 8DIO has lovely sounds, I use insolidus and Lacrimosa. 👌😄🥁

I've learned much more from this video than what you intended to teach. Thank you.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hidden agenda, 😂 thats the intention of my content! Happy to hear you enjoy my content! 🎻☕️🥳🥁🍿

great explanation! I learned smth :)

@MattiasHolmgren

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the video Mattias. I'm new to Bitwig and this is so much BETTER than Ableton. Glad these guys chose to go the right way!!!!!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you onboard this musical ship! 🏴‍☠️🥁🥳

thank you for the video! gotta love your content!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to inspire!😁🥁

Really well done. Thank you Mattias.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steph, so glad u enjoy my content! ☕️☀️🥳

Great vid! I’d love to see you continue this track to a finished project! Make it a series!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea Jay. There are so many topics rolling but thats a good one. 🥁👌☀️thanks!

so breaking rules of theory here and progression, my music theory professor is screaming at you

Wow this is epic man. Subcribed

@MattiasHolmgren

9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thx! Lemme know what you think of my other videos!

Magnífico tutorial. Muchas gracias.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome my friend! 🥁💎☕️☀️👌

BREAKING NEWS! Enroll my Logic Pro for Beginners Course 👉 bit.ly/3yYtSDI

tnx for this..this is very great bro...Love from Oman..i am learning a lot from you

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, good to have you onboard. Love to hear what music concept videos the community like. Ill make more of these for sure! Thanks Chris! 🎹☀️📦🥁

Great video!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Ronald!

Very good thank you so much

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad u enjoy my little orchestration clip!

Awesome, I didn't know about metropolis ark but I'll have to check it out now!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Great, the Ark series is a really powerful suite and they (Orchestral Tools) now offer them in a bundle which is nice! Thanks for writing Thomas!

man you are doing epic service to mankind

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad u like my content! 🙏👌💎

@basicinfo7582

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren The quality of tutorial is much more amazing I have started to make my own youtube content for which I needed some bg music and i have zero knowledge of chords but know fl studio a little . I know the effort it takes to edit and upload a video like this. Thanks your channel is a big help .If you have time do put a video for content makers like us on how to process or record crisp voice like yours . In your case i am presuming its natural talent😃

Nice tut

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☕️

Nice vídeo! Thanks

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for writing Santiago. 🙏 happy to hear you like my cinematic chords video! 💎

What a good explanation and beautiful dialect. You got a sub from me easy

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, welcome 🙏

Thanks Mattias, I use that metod all time.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent David, it really improves the sound!

Amazingly valuable tutorial!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mallardo! 🙏 My film scoring series contain similar tips! kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6qhqKZwqKibhps.html

Great input!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed! ☕️☀️

Thanks, this was so helpful!! I love this approach of showing how to take some chords and make them bigger. I'm wondering if there are any techniques to make the chords even bigger? like is it ok in orchestral rules to double both the root and the fifth? Maybe drop the low notes into a third octave down?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph, yes we only touched on ”the orchestral rules” in the video because they should only be treated as guides and Is the universal approach in traditional orchestral music, more specifically four part writing. Most commonly you use doubling of root, fifth when you have more colored notes in the following chords…like 7th chord. When you transition from a triad (3 note) to a more colored 7th chord (4 note) things become a bit more tricky and you need to do doubling in root, fifth etc between chords to get a smoother transition between the notes. Hehe, and so every note has ”somewhere to go” I didnt go to far into explaining these concepts but I hope to do so in upcoming episodes. Happy to hear you enjoy this video format. I had a blast! 🎻🥳🥁☕️

@josephbutler8772

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren thanks for the informative reply. That makes perfect sense. I feel like I'm one step closer to achieving the kind of pads I'm after. Keeping the low notes sparse and not doubling the thirds are both such simple and helpful concepts to be aware of for that lush sound! BTW it was great that you started by playing those chords at the start. I would love to see more videos like this that take a really cool cinematic sound and then break it down into its core concepts.

I feel using higher voicing to create and release tension related to the chord below each degree could be a useful tool. Bringing tension and resolution within the chords is also more moving for the listener. Some say that some scales are more epics than others also. Good video anyway. simple and efficient.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely in classical pieces I like to ”selectively and to taste” use closed voicings (1-2 semitones apart) in the higher register which goes into resolution. Its very effective. I did that in the piano playing in the very beginning of the video when I played the soft piano live at the very last chord. Suspended chords are also awesome. Anything goes as long it fits the song at hand. 🎻🎹🥁🍿☕️🥳 Thanks for the kind feedback!

Thank you

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed my little clip Phyllisienne!

Legend!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Shane 👌🎉👑

If you like my Cinematic Chords video you might like❤ this one too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zal81suHacu-k5s.html

Epic Tutorial ❤🙏

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

You know it Sangita, when we go epic we do it full on! 🌞🎉👌😀

*Am, F, Dm, E aka the Eminor chord, just add a flat(2)*

Thankyou Sir

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Mehul! 😄☕

Nice video, probably worth noting that rearranging the notes of the chords is also called chord inversions.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

You are right Nathan. We were indeed tossing the chords in 1st and 2nd inversions.🎻

Super vidéo, merci Mattias, c'est vraiment très intéressant.👍👏👏👏👏

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank tou Antoine! More is coming and hope you like my previous episodes too! 🙏🥁😄☕️

@Antoine-dk5fs

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren oui je suis fasciné par toutes ces techniques, je pourrais regarder tes vidéos pendant des heures 😁, merci encore 👍👏👏👏

Mycket bra video Mattias 👍

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Tackar, kul att inspirera med lite musikteori. 🎉

Thanks for sharing this tutorial,to me it sounds a bit like part of a James Bond Movie maybe Skyfall.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, love the Skyfall film. 👌🍿you are welcome.

Very very good video! But so strange that i learned all these tricks by my self when i heard about chord-inversions when i was young. I really didn't know that it was correct 🙂 Thank you for a really good explaining.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, yeah chord inversions is key to a smooth voice leading and professional sound. Glad you enjoyed the cinematic chords video!

I watch succession too much but this sounds like the intro

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🌱 yeah succession is lovely but never knew it sounded similar 😄🥳💎

Hi Mattias, another great video from you, learned a lot today. What is that background music of this video?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, background music is always my own themes and songs. This video begins with my track ”Icarienna”. Its on most streaming platforms. Very happy with that song.

Hey guys, My LOGIC PRO Course will soon launch 👉 store.morningdewmedia.com/

very good explanation

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Hope you like my other episodes too! 🍿🙏😀

@MoonWalkersbin

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren i am sbuscribed already 🙂

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

🙏🍿🥳

NIC ONE

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

THX!

Great Video!🙌🏻 A „Making of“ of one of your Epic soundtracks would be very interessting

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, all in due time. I will go through some tracks from Diabolical Lilith double album soon. 🎻☕️🥳

@Canqwertz1

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren Hell Yeah💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 I have a question, is the m1 pro (8 or 10 cores) with 16gb of ram capable of running complex orchestral/hybrid music? I am considering buying one for my setup. I use Nucleus, Spitfire Albion, Native Instruments Symphony Series, Forzo, Heavyocity Gravity, Symphonic Destruction, Strings Quartett, Project Sam Symphobia 1. does the m1 pro with 16gb of ram is enough (with swap memory) or do you recommend going higher?

Great content! Subscribed. What is the pad stylus you are using?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I am using a Wacom Intous because its ergonomic and easy on the body when you edit a lot. No going back to mouses after that. I did a few videos on why, one is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIGrtM6sd7DHdcY.html

@Daddytang67

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren Thanks. I am experiencing tennis elbow and need to make a change.

Nice

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

🙏 thanks

@dafingaz

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren You're welcome! Thank you too!

its really easy. just get best samples and double the 5th :D

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

😂🎉👌😄

Great vid mate! Slightly off the topic of the video, but how do you find the Metropolis Ark libraries? And which is your fav/one to recommend if you don't have any of them? I have a few spitfire libraries (BBCSO, Albion Solstice/Tundra) but could do with an epic orchestral library with choirs! Ark 1 sounded fantastic in this.

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, Metropolis Ark sample library series is developed by Orchestral Tools. They recently released Ark 5 which is a library I covered a few weeks back. Metropolis, especiall Ark 1, is among the best when it comes to fff (fortissimo, as loud as possible). It's insanely impactful, Albion One is another alternative which I also use all over the place on my double album Diabolical Lilith. Ark 2 goes into smoother softer territory. I believe they have a bundle now for the whole collection, check on their website.

@ctd_audio

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren Cheers, will check your vid out but sounds like Ark 1 fits the bill. Thanks for the info!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, give it a check! I'm thinking about doing a coverage of Metropolis Ark 1 in some upcoming video, it's a nice lib for "full on" epic music.

HI Mattias...What's the name of the pad you are using to compose in your DAW?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am using a Wacom Intous Pro medium sized drawing tablet. Highly recommend it. You can check my gear with affiliate links at this page: www.morningdewmedia.com/resources-for-music-production-and-video/

Hi Mattias, the link to your Discord in this video description is not working for me, has it expired?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, odd, this Discord invite link should not expire: discord.gg/fkDw4uu

Clicked for the the Summit thumbnail . Got an ableton piano roll instead 😥

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Summit review and tutorial is in the next video. Don’t worry.all in due time. That one takes longer to prepare and shoot since the Novation Summit is such a beast. ☀️🥁☕️🍿

if you double the fith, you should not also take the fifh is the deep notes? ;-)

Hi Mattias, I'm Robert from Hungary! What do you think about Artiria Minilab Mk2? Do you used it? Maybe have you got a vlog with it?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert, I do have a Arturia Keystep 37 which I use in many of my late videos (past year or so) but have no experience with a Minilab. ☕️ Do you use one yourself?

@robertsimondj

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren I just ordered :) I heard good things about the company and Minilab as well. I love your videos, I recently found you, but I try to watch your older videos as well. Thank you for the fast answer :)

Did you use the Am Scale? But I can not find Emajor in there, that you use? I find only Em? So does scale not matter in cinematic film score? I am a beginner, so maybe I am wrong. Best wishes to you!

@MattiasHolmgren

11 ай бұрын

Yes, scale is always in the works. 😄 This is "A Dorian" scale. The chords are constructed from a minor scale, with a raised 6th (F becomes F#)

@MattiasHolmgren

11 ай бұрын

Dorian is W,H,W,W,W,H,W (w = wholestep, h = halfstep) in A, that's: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G, A

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I'm still amazed that this man is using a touch pad!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

😂👌😄

what exactly is "dynamic expression" in Bitwig ? you wrote an automation, but for what ? is it velocity, or volume ?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

CC1 - Modwheel (somwtimes CC11 - Expression). Expression is a parameter in a sampler / synth which controls the volume and intensity of an instrument. Not just volume, but intensity.

@marcelfrehse

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren i see. thank you. because CC1 is Modulation (Vibrato) by default.

Nice video, but I can't get one thing... Please, what does the note at 5:40 mean?

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stepan, it's an E (the root note of the E major chord) . In normal (root position) the E chord is E, G#, B. But I have the chord in 1st inversion, E is an octave up. So we have G#, B, E instead. At 5:40 we double that E (chord root note) and put it another octave up. In orchestration doubling of root and fifth is very common. One of the traditional "orchestration rules" is to not double the third, which is already such a strong note in a chord. Did that make any more sense? ;)

@StepanTrnka

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren Thank you very much!

I Really like your content Mattias! For those hobbyists like me that don't want to break their wallet (nor go the Sparrow way) Here is a list of free VSTs you can use to follow this tutorial: Full orchestra with strings of course: BCCSO Discover (free with a survey and a short waiting time, totally worth it imho!) Choir: LABS - Choir by Spitfire Audio And for piano there are several options: LABS - Soft piano by Spitfire Audio again Bigcat pianos Soundmagic Piano One Enjoy!

@MattiasHolmgren

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, thanks happy to hear you enjoy my little channel and content! Great tips on those free libraries. I intend to do an episode on what libs I use and free / cheap alternatives.

@mikecodev

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren That would be awesome! By the way, I use the same midi keyboard as yours, love it! I just wish I could deactivate the blinking lights on the octave buttons tho haha

I see you're using a bamboo pad-like device as your mouse. What is it and how you like using that over a mouse?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, Im using a Wacom Intous (multi touch enabled) tablet. Its very ergonomic, supports gestures and is very convenient for most editing tasks. Been working computers since 1990, In the past with mouse I started to get problem with shoulders, the famous tennis elbow, neck etc. So I started using a Wacom because it gives a more natural working position. Give it a try! 🥁😃🎉

Interesting stuff, but I wish the Metropolis Ark 1 pack didn't cost EUR550. Anybody know a free / lower cost alternative choir/vocal pack to follow along?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

8DiO Insolidus was $80 a few days back. Its one of the best choirs… and Lacrimosa. I love em!

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Did u check Project Sam Essentials?

@msmith2961

Жыл бұрын

I will now, thanks for the suggestions.

I’m confused why the thumbnail for this video was a Novation Summit. Did I miss something?

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Its’ just a keybed. I love playing on it, could have been any keyboard though. Just happened to use the Novation Summit in this video. 😁🥳☕️

@alienanxiety

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren I enjoyed the video. I just didn’t see a Summit anywhere in it. Haha I was waiting for the Summit part. All I saw in this video was the Keystep. It’s all good though. Super informative music theory is always appreciated!! ❤

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Haha oh totallt forgot. But it was probably because it looks good in picture in this thumb! 😁😂 glad u enjoyed it. 🌱

Sir ..i want to learn music composition ..if you have any course related ...plz guide me ..iam from India sir .. I want to compose music ..

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I currently have two courses out on Logic Pro and Bitwig. I am preparing more courses on music theory and composition. 🌱😄🍿

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

What instrument do you primarily play? Do you know music theory basics?

@indradhanush5444

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren yes sir ..i know the basics...and i play piano

Sequencer! I kinda hate how every one calls it a DAW these days

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, how come? 😄🥁

@jimmylaze

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren you have to explain what daw stands for and, in a round about way, end up saying sequencer anyway. It just sounds cooler basically

Atmos please

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Atmos on what? 😋🍿

The best school is listening 17 and 19th century music in minor keys. Russians are good doing dark music.

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? My fav of the old composer guard; Chopin, Tjajkovsij, Stravinski, Paganini, Holst, Dvorak, Debussy.

Dont get me wrong.. vis like this are amazing but not everyone can afford orchestral pack worth hundred and hundreds

@MattiasHolmgren

Жыл бұрын

You don’t have to use expensive packs to get that great sound. Both Logic pro and Ableton got decent strings built in. Check this sequal episode with Logic stock instruments - kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5ifk5OGqLrIodY.html

@mrmeboxbuilder2710

Жыл бұрын

@@MattiasHolmgren I use cubase 12 pro