![Star Wars Episode VI: The Emperor's Death [Mock-Up]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1706009837550-ACQV6NDPP89PAE07YWA4/Simon-Passmore-Star-Wars-VI.png)
Star Wars Episode VI: The Emperor's Death [Mock-Up]
Programmed in a weekend in January, then fixed a few bits of grubby programming that were bothering me & re-uploaded.
![Teammates Monthly Midi Mock-up January](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1706010290600-GBHKMI912EOMUMCXHHCM/Simon-Passmore-Teammates-Monthly-Midi-Mock-up-January.png)
Teammates Monthly Midi Mock-up January
Very quick programming test for my new template for 2024, blending VSeries instruments with bigger room libraries using Oxford Reverb. Blank version of this template free for members at my Coffee page, template with all instruments & plug-ins settings will also be available once I’ve finished it.
![The Potential For A New Era with Anne-Kathrin Dern](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1704024319560-74K5UW0YQ70B7B1ID4H2/The+Potential+For+A+New+Era+with+Anne-Kathrin+Dern+featuring+Simon+Passmore.jpg)
The Potential For A New Era with Anne-Kathrin Dern
Film composer and music producer Anne-Kathrin Dern talks about VWinds by Acoustic Samples and the future of sampling in general mentioning Simon Passmore’s work.
![MIDI Programming Tips (String Ostinatos)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1704197765095-CKF4D4XJ9XQOYJ7DUF0D/Midi-Programming-Tips-String-Ostinatos.png)
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
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.
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.
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.
![Sonic Sorcery Podcast #03 | Simon Passmore - MIDI Mock-Up Wizard and Classical Pianist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1696536258778-41O9PEJLWG15YUCZCDZX/Sonic-Sorcery-Podcast-03-Simon-Passmore.png)
Sonic Sorcery Podcast #03 | Simon Passmore - MIDI Mock-Up Wizard and Classical Pianist
Composer and Midi Programmer Simon Passmore talks to Max Konyi from Sonic Sorcery Podcast about musical influences, midi-programming, mock-ups and composition.
![VSeries Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1: i. Allegro](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1695555089344-VPU44GHFSFV62DYO1OYZ/YouTube+Thumbnail+%28Mozart%29.png)
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.
![Mock-up Test No. 3: Unplayable String Runs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693163439981-WCPA1I3JNEAO966DNSD3/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Star-Wars-Wattos-Big-Deal.png)
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).
![Mock-up Test No. 2: 1930's Big Band](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693163348298-9QCM5FWSWGSX1VNZ3W8A/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Down-South-Camp-Meeting.png)
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.
![Mock-up Test No. 1: Mozart/Classical](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693165958157-K39R6NLHXQP7BXFL5NJH/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Mozart.jpeg)
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.
![Cinematic Studio Series: Which Mic Positions Should You Use?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1695110750485-Y7RT7FDA7ESSPZ0QX80N/Simon-Passmore-Which-Mic.jpeg)
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.
![Acoustic Samples: VHorns Saxophones (Overview | Demos | Tips)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693167699582-5I6OC350P2T4EPPMY34D/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Vhorns-Saxophone.jpeg)
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.
![VWinds: Contrabassoon Demo / Tips for Beginners](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693167841092-QZVEWSSWLURM7T9P6FWB/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Vwinds-ContraBassoon.jpeg)
VWinds: Contrabassoon Demo / Tips for Beginners
A short video demo and a few easy tips for Acoustic Samples' Contrabassoon, from their new VWinds library.
![VWinds: Bassoon Demo / Tips for Beginners](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693167889280-5KJJEJ0ABDX5X3UJB7YV/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Vwinds-Bassoon.jpeg)
VWinds: Bassoon Demo / Tips for Beginners
A short video demo and a few easy tips for Acoustic Samples' Bassoon, from their new VWinds library.
![Delius: 'To be sung of a Summer night' [Cinematic Studio Strings]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693162604805-UO6BQV3PPYZFPF5U3LYB/Delius+Website+Image.jpeg)
Delius: 'To be sung of a Summer night' [Cinematic Studio Strings]
Frederick Delius: 'To be sung of a Summer night on the water' (1917)
Transcribed note-for-note from the SATTBB vocal score for V1/V2/Vla/Vla/Vcl/Vcl, with some doubling on bass.
![Office Hours Global: Focus on MIDI Composing with Simon Passmore](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1686777161167-VP0Q98NLIDWLWFEXKBW7/Office-Hours-Global_Simon-Passmore.jpg)
![How to Customise Logic Pro's Colour Palette](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693162498652-XXV324NHYB9I7UCN22O3/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Customise-Logic-Pro-Colour-Palette.jpeg)
![Monsters Inc: Opening Titles [Mock-Up]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6235fb9685cf094946a1d846/1693162314681-HS8D7B5JX0A4XCVPGLAK/Web-Design_Simon-Passmore_Monsters-Inc-Mock-Up.png)
Monsters Inc: Opening Titles [Mock-Up]
Mock-up of the opening titles of Disney/Pixar's Monsters Inc. Oscar-winning music by Randy Newman, arranged by Ira Hearshen (I think)..
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