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I Built An Entire Track From a Single Flute Sample Hello to everybody at VI-Control! In response to a challenge from a friend, I took a single flute sample and created an entire track including drums, bass, synth, guitar (sorta). Come check it out and let me know your thoughts! SMT

Hi everyone, Here is a new video where I talk about how I created a boss fight music for the video game Nocturnal. Lots of sounds from @audioimperia Musical Sampling and Cinematic Studio Series here. Hope you'll like it.

Hello! After much contemplation I decided to write a book describing the process I use for creating my 'room' sound with a variety of sample libraries. I don't just focus on my horror music though, as I'm a big John Williams fan and the book also covers how I went about creating an orchestra of...

I have learned a lot about cinematic and classical orchestral writing for when the orchestra is the main feature, but how do you adapt that to write something like this (click the play buttons on the songs)? https://www.lillenas.com/choral/new-musicals-and-collections/what-a-savior.html I...

Feedback appreciated from anyone whos taken the workshop by Anze Rozman please. https://evenant.com/windsbrass-workshop/

Not my video. Just thought this needed a lot more views.

Another great video series created by Marcus Huyskens. As of January 16th, 2022, already 8 videos:

Anybody who's taken the course and would like to share their thoughts on it?

As I understand it, Cinematic Studio Woodwinds has been quite heavily overhauled in its recent 1.3 patch. A lot of the issues potential customers and reviewers pointed out , seem to be addressed. With this in mind, does either Alex and his team, or anyone who has the newer 1.3 update plan on...

In this Tips & Tricks video, Craig Peters shows you how to utilize guitar pedals as plugins in Cubase. He demonstrates how to connect pedals into your audio interface, routing within Cubase Pro 11, creating FX tracks using sends, and much more. The pedal used in this video is the Flux Echo by...

A Piano piece I have composed in these Easter days. It is in 2 Movements, and in the key of D Major. It has a Chopin "flavour" , although the 1st Theme sounds as "Piano Bar".

Hi! Can you please recommend some video tutorials (on youtube, free, or paid) that explain how to make MIDI sound real? Especially for orchestral and piano sounds. Thanks a lot!

Hey everyone! Does anyone know any starting points, articles and such for composing music for VR games (or other VR situations)? Stuff like, if/how the music differs from traditional game audio, how it's usually implemented (2D/3D?), unique possibilities and challenges, etc. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, Just saw on Gavin's Instagram that he is (with Reuben) starting a Youtube Channel about mastering. Here are the first 3 videos:

LATEST UPDATE (JAN 2023): Beyond The Storm - demo project for Cubase and Hollywood Orchestra - now updated for OPUS! ======== ORIGINAL POST FROM JULY 2020 ============= Hi all, Earlier in the week I "re-launched" a website that I've had sitting in my lap for a little while now -...

So, I recently bought a Leap Motion specifically after watching the Cubase hidden gem video, but could not get it working with GECO at all. I had tried everything to sync GECO with Cubase, and had almost given up, until I came across an old unanswered post from @MarcusD, and the problem was...

Hi all! I recently started a video series on my Youtube channel where I’m deconstructing patches from my various soundbanks to show how I created them and, hopefully, spark some inspiration! In this weeks vid I deconstructed a guitar-style lead synth, from my Industrial soundbank Fractal. I hope...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corypelizzari Albums: https://corypelizzari.bandcamp.com/

Presets for Seventh Heaven Standard: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ap0tu4sraxjzj3s/CP%20Presets.rar?dl=0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corypelizzari Albums: https://corypelizzari.bandcamp.com/ The presets provided must be unzipped to you "user presets" folder for Seventh Heaven. These presets...

In this video Craig Peters shows you how to get the most out of Midi Mode using Native Instruments Maschine Mikro. Make sure you have the most recent version of Maschine in Native Access. You can download the link to the controller editor template and save some time or you can learn how to set...

Hey forum! Hope you are having a great quarantine time. Working at least :) So i tried to recreate this piece i mentioned in title. Let me know your thoughts and of course, if you have any questions let me know. This is the full version of first movement of 5th Simphony. Project is huge so...

How many people here are interested in immersive audio / surround?? I've just put together this video showcasing how to build a huge cinematic pad in surround using a synth I've made called BEYOND Provenance. It covers a number of important workflow tips including how to utilize the Output...

If you want to create your own Kontakt instruments but don't know where to start with Kontakt scripting then this is the deal for you! My KSP tutorial bundle is now discounted by an additional 30%! This is on top of the effective discount of 15% compared to buying the classes individually...

In this video I go in depth talking about the concepts of dynamics, balancing, panning and EQ clean up. Very important basic concepts that you need to apply when writing realistic orchestral midi-mockups. I use my orchestral music track 'Awakening' for this tutorial. I would love to welcome...

Hi everyone, This tutorial covers two different types of sub basses and how to layer them. Let me know what you think! RECIPES: Simple Oscillator: Sine Filter: If you want to bring in more mids to “hear” the pitch better, use a Lowpass filter and crank the Drive. Distortion: Again, if you want...

Two different FM bass patches - a simple and modern FM bass and a more complex and classic one as well (recipes in the Youtube video description) Let me know what you think!

This tutorial features four tracks: Two contrasting basses that magically get along, hi-hats with a LOT of bounce and an organ. Hope you enjoy it!

Today we’re taking a look at Evenant’s online course Cinematic Synthesis – Digital Sound Creation. This course, hosted by producer and Ableton-certified trainer Big Jerr, is focusing on the creation of cinematic synth sounds heard in soundtracks of recent blockbusters and TV series like Dunkirk...

In this video, I demonstrate two different approaches to adding simulated legato to your Kontakt instruments: SIPS and the Kontakt Factory Unisono-Portamento. In the process, I add new legato patches to the Box Cello sample library I released last week. The Box Cello library can be purchased...

In this video, I show how to make release triggers in Kontakt. In the process, I create a full-featured Kontakt library out of the whistle from a Chantal tea kettle. Also, there's a link to a FREE tea kettle whistle Kontakt library in the description to the video. You'll have to watch the video...

Hi! Where can I find tutorials that explain how to work with videos and other film scoring features in Cubase?

Film/TV composer Brandon Roberts invited us to his studio to demonstrate our Tuned Artillery library on his score for Unbroken: Path To Redemption. He walked us through his process of blending real artillery shells with Tuned Artillery to get the amazing final result. Brandon also gave us a...

Hi all, I have a simple question for you today. When it comes to learning how to play/read music, music production, orchestration, arranging, mixing, etc., what online courses have you purchased on these topics? One the one hand, I'd love to know what did you enjoyed most about these...

Hello fellow composers! Hope you’re doing awesome. :2thumbs: I’ve been thinking of creating a few online courses in the near future (hopefully by next year), with the first 2 being: 1. Learning the Piano for Composers and Songwriters 2. Writing and Producing an Uplifting Cinematic Orchestral...

Hey fellow composers! As some of you know, I just released a new soundtrack entitled ‘Chief Of The Sky’. I followed this with a theory and musical breakdown of the track, which you can watch here: In this 2nd part of my breakdown series, we will be talking about the arrangement and...

The tutorial "Mixing an Orchestra" tutorial uses files from whole orchestral pieces to solve a variety of tasks (compression, panning, EQ tasks, mixing whole instrument sections, etc.). I am happy to make all these orchestra-track- files available to you for free. Visit for download them...

Hey guys, I'm a noob in Kontakt scripting. I want to ask if eg 2 knob effects can be routed with 1 slider but each effect is set differ between minimum value and max value. Example steps. 1. Gain 1: min -6db and max 0db 2. Gain 2: min -12db and max -6db 3. then last, I want to set it in 1 knob...

Greetings! My name is Jason. I am a drummer and I love animals. I also have spent the the last twenty odd years making music. I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to share and give back, just a little bit, to the community I love being a part of so much. I lecture/teach...

Hey friends! If you've ever wondered what goes behind the music in a Disney/Fantasy style track, I've made a video dissecting exactly that: the chord structures, melodic contours, and overall theory behind an original score in this style. I hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone! I'd like to announce the release of my "Orchestral Mixing: Spitfire" video course. So you have your Spitfire Audio libraries and they sound great, you're just missing that expressive solo trumpet, prefer a different horn patch or you recorded one or more players in a smaller, dry...

Following on from the popular Toontrack UK Pop EZX tutorial he compiled for us back in February, Computer Music writer and reviewer Ronan Macdonald is back, this time taking a look at Rob Papen Go2 – the newest virtual synth offering from a synthesis supremo. This time Ronan walks you through...

Hi all I've made an hour long guide to using VIs to create realistic orchestral mock ups and recordings. Hope it's helpful.

Could you recommend me the best Cubase Orchestral Template video tutorial?

In this review, we're checking out Evenant's highly anticipated course Trailer Sound Design - From Source To Cinema. Hosted by sound designer and composer Karél Psota (Justice League, Spider-Man Homecoming, Fanstastic Beasts, Fallout 4), this comprehensive online sound design tutorial teaches...

Stranger Things music tutorial on sound synthesis for academic students of electronic music, sound engineering and computer music Reaktor Blocks Reaktor Monark 7 Retrologue 2 6 Massive Performed on Cubase Pro

Hello, I've been working with HISE for a couple of years now and I've been putting together some tutorial videos going over the basics. I'll be adding more when I have time and going into more complicated topics.

Hi everybody! This is Freddy and Gmo from PulseSetter-Sounds. We wanted to create a video thread for tutorials, walkthroughs and other random thoughts that might be useful to others. Here's our first video: Hope you enjoy!

We recently had the chance to talk with German composer and producer Dirk Ehlert (trailer music for The Hunger Games, Destiny 2, Assassin's Creed Unity) on the creation of his first solo album ELEMENTS, published by Dos Brains, L.A. In the course of the interview, Dirk was kind enough to...

These are some of the VEP 6 Tutorial threads which helped me. Feel free to add more links - 1) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6aLWBzbmWqoSuncsar1HrZLdHMnqGkcG 2) 3) Thank you Dirk Ehlert, Mihkel Zilmer and sounTH inside -JS

Some friends were curious about the sound design process on the INSTINCT library. Hence, I decided to do a little tutorial. All the raw sounds were recorded in Detroit. The sub hit was synthesized with Serum in another session. Let me know if you like the format. (I'm experimenting with the...

Hey all, My buddy Freddy's showcasing his main title session for Yu-Gi-Oh! latest movie and showing some music tips and his cubase session/info. Maybe there are some Yu-Gi-Oh! fans out there or just folks wanting to check out other composers sessions, but hopefully it will be helpful for...

Back to normality this week with a typically busy Samplecast show. I thought it was about time that I brought back the "tips and tricks" section of the show as it's been absent for a while. This week learn how to create evolving soundscapes from pretty much any sound source and a bare minimum of...

Hi VI Control, We've put up a new course on our site on 'Sound Design - Creating Audio Logos'. If you interested please check it out. Since getting into music production and doing some work for companies and advertisement agencies, I got interested in what goes into creating unique audio logos...

Hey Guys, I used to be a Logic user, but have moved over to Studio One. I'm really liking the user interface and some of its features. It may be lacking on some functions in comparison to Logic and Cubase, but I think its a real contender to these guys. I'm busy putting together a full course...

Hi Everyone, I’m starting up a weekly Cubase tutorial on Youtube. These videos will be short useful things that someone new to Cubase or has recently switched from another DAW may find useful - or even if you have used Cubase for a while there is always something new to learn. Please subscribe...

** A FULL 30% OFF! USE CODE BLACKFRIDAY DURING CHECKOUT ** Hi! Are you a beginner composer? Want to learn how to start composing, recording and mixing soundtrack music? I'm here to help you out! I've created an online music course where I'll Answer common questions like: How do you compose...

Hello Everybody. Thought you would enjoy this little article we wrote about 5 things that composers can do help better prepare themselves for a remote recording session (or recoding session of any kind for that matter). There will be a follow up to this so looking forward to your feedback...

Hi all! I've written up my first tutorial and wanted to share some orchestration ideas about ostinatos in strings I frequently use in my own compositions. Hope some of you will find it useful! You can find the tutorial on my blog: http://aeonata.com/tutorial-flowing-string-ostinatos/ Feel...

I'd love to find some new reading/watching material - what are your favorite music/composition/programming technique/orchestration blogs (YouTube channels etc)? I know a few members on VI have some great ones - Mike Verta's and Daniel James' YouTube come to mind. Anyone else from VI have...