Simon Passmore 31/12/2023 Simon Passmore 31/12/2023

MIDI Programming Tips (String Ostinatos)

Midi programming tips (string ostinatos). Music featured in this video: Superman March - John Williams, Why So Serious? - Hans Zimmer, Main Titles from Bourne Identity - John Powell, Main Titles from Spiderman - Danny Elfman

Simon Passmore 31/12/2023 Simon Passmore 31/12/2023

MIDI Programming Tips (Legato Strings) (Dom Sewell #13 - Romantic String Writing)

Programming tips to accompany Dominic Sewell’s tutural on Orchestral Action Music. Aimed at a wide range of abilities. Part 3: Legato Strings.

Simon Passmore 31/12/2023 Simon Passmore 31/12/2023

MIDI Programming Tips (Brass) (Dom Sewell #12 - Orchestral Action Music)

Programming tips to accompany Dominic Sewell’s tutural on Orchestral Action Music. Aimed at a wide range of abilities. Part 2: Brass.

Simon Passmore 31/12/2023 Simon Passmore 31/12/2023

MIDI Programming Tips (Strings) (Dom Sewell #12 - Orchestral Action Music)

Programming tips to accompany Dominic Sewell’s tutural on Orchestral Action Music. Aimed at a wide range of abilities. Part 2: Strings.

Simon Passmore 24/09/2023 Simon Passmore 24/09/2023

VSeries Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1: i. Allegro

Bach: Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, BWV 525: i. Allegro.

Bach wrote his 6 Organ Sonatas as practice exercises for his son Wilhelm Friedmann, but they ended up being perfect masterpieces and are now generally regarded as some of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

Simon Passmore 30/07/2023 Simon Passmore 30/07/2023

Mock-up Test No. 3: Unplayable String Runs

3rd and final mock-up experiment before I go back to work. I was curious to know how realistic Cinematic Studio Strings sounds in context at unrealistic speeds (so not just the 'actually playable' rapid notes like in Hedwig's Theme - there are loads of great mock-ups of that online using CSS & they sound fantastic to me).

Simon Passmore 28/07/2023 Simon Passmore 28/07/2023

Mock-up Test No. 2: 1930's Big Band

A short trial to try and replicate the sound of classic 1930's big bands without just resorting to adding Vinyl-emulating plug-ins etc.

Simon Passmore 24/07/2023 Simon Passmore 24/07/2023

Mock-up Test No. 1: Mozart/Classical

A short trial to try and replicate the sound of orchestras playing 18th C music, in preparation for a long review/demos/tips video on Infinite Brass.

Simon Passmore 21/07/2023 Simon Passmore 21/07/2023

Cinematic Studio Series: Which Mic Positions Should You Use?

I made this video before programming the Asteroid Field mock-up to help try and decide which mic positions to use for CSS & CSW, so just thought I might as well share it here now in case it's useful to anyone else. This is for the most recent versions of CSS & CSW at the time of posting this.

Simon Passmore 10/06/2023 Simon Passmore 10/06/2023

Acoustic Samples: VHorns Saxophones (Overview | Demos | Tips)

An overview, 10 demos and 10 tips/tricks for Acoustic Samples' magnificent 'VHorns Saxophones' from their VSeries. I'm not an expert in saxophones or in jazz music by any means, but I've really enjoyed learning more about them since I bought the library last year.