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EricValette said:
Hi @ricoderks

Some new information on the progress of this exciting project?

Many thanks!
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Hi Eric!

My normal work got in the way a tiny bit, haha! But.. Im currently still doing some small eq changes and fixing some weird VCA behavior. Next to that I'm working on a incredible demo a friend wrote for this project. When that is finished i do the walkthrough video. And the first version is probably for sale right then! Cubase Keyswitch and Vienna Keyswitch version. Split patches should follow somewhat soon after that. Maybe even a Logic version!

R
 
ricoderks said:
Hi Eric!

My normal work got in the way a tiny bit, haha! But.. Im currently still doing some small eq changes and fixing some weird VCA behavior. Next to that I'm working on a incredible demo a friend wrote for this project. When that is finished i do the walkthrough video. And the first version is probably for sale right then! Cubase Keyswitch and Vienna Keyswitch version. Split patches should follow somewhat soon after that. Maybe even a Logic version!

R
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That sounds great! Can't wait to play with it.

The equalization of the cinematic studio series has always been a huge problem for me. Each time I think I have solved a problem (its too dark or too bright sections or dynamics, lack of presence for the low sections of the strings, its "boxy sound" out of the box and or the noises of the strings samples, another replaces it ... it annoys me a lot because the playability and consistency of the series is fantastic ... but I've never gotten to sound the whole thing as good as my current OT or Spitfire templates.

Your template and its presets, judging from what we hear in the trailer, seems to have just the sound I'm looking for in addition to my existing tools: a modern cinematic sound but not "trailerish XXL" at all, neither too big nor too small, very detailed and more upfront than what I have but not too much, with very good placement, balance and equalization.

An additional question: in the trailer, I thought I saw a screenshot of Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering chain plugin, the latter however not being listed in the description of the plugins used ... is it finally an optional requirement to optimally use your template?

Eric
 
EricValette said:
That sounds great! Can't wait to play with it.

The equalization of the cinematic studio series has always been a huge problem for me. Each time I think I have solved a problem (its too dark or too bright sections or dynamics, lack of presence for the low sections of the strings, its "boxy sound" out of the box and or the noises of the strings samples, another replaces it ... it annoys me a lot because the playability and consistency of the series is fantastic ... but I've never gotten to sound the whole thing as good as my current OT or Spitfire templates.

Your template and its presets, judging from what we hear in the trailer, seems to have just the sound I'm looking for in addition to my existing tools: a modern cinematic sound but not "trailerish XXL" at all, neither too big nor too small, very detailed and more upfront than what I have but not too much, with very good placement, balance and equalization.

An additional question: in the trailer, I thought I saw a screenshot of Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering chain plugin, the latter however not being listed in the description of the plugins used ... is it finally an optional requirement to optimally use your template?

Eric
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To me its still difficult to eq. But the main problem was dark/boxy-ness in the decca. And harshness in the close mics. At least, for the sound i want :)

I did a couple projects already with this template and absolutely love it. I DID encounter a very annoying cubase bug with VCA faders. So i need some time to reroute/link all channels AGAIN. First cubase kept crashing over and over when i wanted to link channels to vca's. Now they are set and i stumble across this new bug. Cubase lowers the connected channels each time when reopening a project. That means the close mics were lowered a couple db each time i reopened my session. sigh.... Oh well!

The TG chain was my mistake to edit in the video. BUT i will include it anyway as a non mandatory plugin. Its easy to further shape the master sound before boucing. But that can be done with any plugin really. Some folks use ozone or just fabfilter stuff. It just happens i used this one for the trailer. Tiny cut for bass on the side channels. and slight boost for the treble also on the sides. couple percent widening. nothing special! And really project-dependend.
 
Hi Everyone,

Proud to present you the first official demo written by Julien & Vitaly Jardon!
All "Project Colossal" except for the percussion. On the master bus there is some subtle eq, compression and limiting, the rest is directly from the template!




The release is June 7th! It will sell for $‎149,- excluding VAT.


More info soon.

Rico
 
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Interesting project, but this is not for me because I use mainly Studio One and have only the CSS strings.

But the sound was great and it inspired me to test some mixing of my own using the three mics. I usually have used only the mix mic, but you really can polish the sound with custom and detailed mix. Bad news however is my old PC can’t take it while composing with other instruments, but I wanted to say thanks for the inspiration! Now I have a great mixing template in the works. I’m sure Project Colossal will offer a great value for many.

I hope the fast legato would come soon for CSS!
 
tabulius said:
Interesting project, but this is not for me because I use mainly Studio One and have only the CSS strings.

But the sound was great and it inspired me to test some mixing of my own using the three mics. I usually have used only the mix mic, but you really can polish the sound with custom and detailed mix. Bad news however is my old PC can’t take it while composing with other instruments, but I wanted to say thanks for the inspiration! Now I have a great mixing template in the works. I’m sure Project Colossal will offer a great value for many.

I hope the fast legato would come soon for CSS!
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Thabks for the comment anyway! Who nows maybe one day there will be a version for that as well :)

Glad it inspired you to dig in to mixing a bit more!
Makes me wonder too about my old samples collecting dust. :D

Good luck with your template and thabks for the kind words.

R
 
It would be awesome for Studio One and I think it's not hard to convert the project from Cubase to Studio One. (VePro remains the same)
 
muziksculp said:
A Studio One Pro 5 version would be great. It's my DAW.

If I didn't have VE-Pro 7, I wouldn't be able to use this project's template.
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aka70 said:
It would be awesome for Studio One and I think it's not hard to convert the project from Cubase to Studio One. (VePro remains the same)
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Who knows! I do hope I can make a Studio One version one day. That would be very cool!
I don't own the software (yet).


For now.... Project Colossal is released!





You can order it here:
GOOGLE FORM


Rico
 
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ricoderks said:
Who knows! I do hope I can make a Studio One version one day. That would be very cool!
I don't own the software (yet).


For now.... Project Colossal is released!





You can order it here:
GOOGLE FORM


Rico
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Heyo, nice! Congrats on the release!
Would you mind linking to the exact plugins needed. Sometimes there are multible versions, like with the reverb. Which Cubase Version can this run on. 10.5? Or does it need the latest?
 
MA-Simon said:
Heyo, nice! Congrats on the release!
Would you mind linking to the exact plugins needed. Sometimes there are multible versions, like with the reverb. Which Cubase Version can this run on. 10.5? Or does it need the latest?
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Thanks!

MANDATORY:
Fabfilter Pro Q3
2cAudio Precedence


OTHER:
Cinematic Rooms (small one)
Seventh Heaven (Small one)
Fabfilter Pro R
Soothe 2
Gullfoss
Waves J37
Fabfilter Pro L-2
Waves - Abbey Road TG Mastering.

Runs on CUBASE 11 and VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 7

Good question. Totally forgot to mention it ANYWHERE (sorry for that).

Rico
 
So I can buy this template and run it on VEPro in Studio One? :)
Guess I need to buy VEPro then, as I only have Studio One :D
 
ricoderks said:
Thabks for the comment anyway! Who nows maybe one day there will be a version for that as well :)
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That would be very welcomed. I would rather use the template in S1Pro 5 than in VE-Pro 7.

Studio One Pro 5 is becoming a very popular DAW, and widely used by film/media composers. Please don't ignore it. I would highly recommend you buy it, there are always special discount deal on it. I recently saw one, but can't recall where, I will post it here if I find it.

Now, I will watch the new release video you posted to know more about it.

Cheers,
Muziksculp
 
Will you be posting more videos about Proj. Colossal ?

With more details, i.e. Negative Track-Delay settings if one uses VE-Pro 7 locally using i.e. S1Pro 5 ? and other details, especially when using VE-Pro 7 to host the template.

Thanks & Congratulations 😎 👏
 
Kurosawa said:
So I can buy this template and run it on VEPro in Studio One? :)
Guess I need to buy VEPro then, as I only have Studio One :D
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Yes! And as long as your computer has enough RAM for it you're good to go!
You will need to make the midi tracks yourself though in Studio One. But IF there will be a studio one version of the template you'll get acces to that immediately too when released!


muziksculp said:
That would be very welcomed. I would rather use the template in S1Pro 5 than in VE-Pro 7.

Studio One Pro 5 is becoming a very popular DAW, and widely used by film/media composers. Please don't ignore it. I would highly recommend you buy it, there are always special discount deal on it. I recently saw one, but can't recall where, I will post it here if I find it.

Now, I will watch the new release video you posted to know more about it.

Cheers,
Muziksculp
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That would be amazing! Please do! Not ignoring it ;)
 
muziksculp said:
Will you be posting more videos about Proj. Colossal ?

With more details, i.e. Negative Track-Delay settings if one uses VE-Pro 7 locally using i.e. S1Pro 5 ? and other details, especially when using VE-Pro 7 to host the template.

Thanks & Congratulations 😎 👏
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Not publicly! I personally don't use negative track delay at all. But the setup for Vienna with the routing for the reverbs and master channel is available as a video after purchasing. Of course when i missed something important i will clarify it or make an even more in depth video. So as mentioned, those video's will be available after the initial purchase :)
 
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