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Mark Himley
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This channel is for anyone who wants to learn more about music production and composition, music licensing, sound design, working in Logic Pro X, and mixing/mastering from the eyes of a producer.
I have spent the last several years working behind the scenes as a composer and producer for tv & film. My music has been heard by many millions of people on a long list of tv shows, short films, UA-cam channels, ads & promos, etc.
Now I'm finally stepping out from behind the scenes and building my own brand and a new business, working with artists who want to get into the sync world, and teaching you what I've learned along the way.
Want to work with me? Contact me via my website: www.markhimley.com
I have spent the last several years working behind the scenes as a composer and producer for tv & film. My music has been heard by many millions of people on a long list of tv shows, short films, UA-cam channels, ads & promos, etc.
Now I'm finally stepping out from behind the scenes and building my own brand and a new business, working with artists who want to get into the sync world, and teaching you what I've learned along the way.
Want to work with me? Contact me via my website: www.markhimley.com
Landing Custom Scoring Work for National Geographic and Disney+ with Andrew Jordan | @clb_podcast
Watch the full episode here: ua-cam.com/video/KEtqGsHza-o/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Creativity%2CLife%2C%26Business
This clip is from my new podcast, "Creativity, Life, & Business"
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Website: www.andrewjordanmusic.com/
Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
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This clip is from my new podcast, "Creativity, Life, & Business"
Connect with Andrew here:
Website: www.andrewjordanmusic.com/
Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Instagram: music_by_andrew
Twitter/X: Music_by_Andrew
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Want to see the gear I use to make this podcast? kit.co/markhimley/video-podcast-gear
Have a suggestion for a future episode or a future guest? DM me on Instagram @clb_podcast
Connect with me here:
Instagram: clb_podcast
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markhimley/
Join the Creativity, Life, & Business Newsletter: clbpodcast.markhimley.com/
*Some of the above links are affiliate links; if you make a purchase with these links I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This is a great way for you to support this channel and get some great stuff at the same time. I will NEVER recommend anything that I don’t personally use, like, and trust.*
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I Turned a Harley Into a Trap Drum Kit | Sound Design Tutorial feat @YoPaulieMusic
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Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8 Paul’s video: ua-cam.com/video/xQz3R5fLks0/v-deo.html The Virtual Riot Snare Video: ua-cam.com/video/FYOPiPICCMA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TrapTherapy Plugins featured in this video: Decap’s Knock: pluginsthatknock.com/knock Fabfilter Pro Q 3 : www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-3-equalizer...
Make Your Music Christmassy INSTANTLY | FREE Samples & Loops
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Sign Up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ The 9 piece sleigh bell set shown in this video: geni.us/SleighBells-MH Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8 If you're interested in making guitar textures and layers like I did in the post rock example, I recorded those with my eBow. You can pick one up here if you'd like: geni.us/eBow-MH Stream Deck : geni....
7 Tips for REALISTIC Midi Strings
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The 2 Part Series I Mentioned: Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/Jng-vCgJblQ/v-deo.html Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/3iPb7X-ojss/v-deo.html Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great oppo...
70 Logic Pro Tips In Action | Save Time and Improve Your Workflow
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Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8 In this video, I'm going to show you 70 Logic Pro tips in a...
Our Song Got Used in 2 Yamaha Ads.. Here's How It Happened and How I Produced the Song
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Watch Part 1 Here: ua-cam.com/video/Jng-vCgJblQ/v-deo.html The 60 second Yamaha ad: ua-cam.com/video/iNb6XjgpIRU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=YamahaBoatsandWaveRunners Stream "On My Mind": distrokid.com/hyperfollow/candaceleca/on-my-mind Other Videos Mentioned: Logic Template: ua-cam.com/video/tKOfPEjhOCc/v-deo.html Vocal Mix Tips: ua-cam.com/video/1REdMVmCCaI/v-deo.html Sign up for Free Samples Frida...
How I Landed 2 Custom Ads with Cinematic Music & How I Made The Tracks
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Watch Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/3iPb7X-ojss/v-deo.html Save 40% ($1,500) on the "Making Music For Brands" Masterclass with coupon code: MARK1500 Apply for the Masterclass here: tommyzee.teachable.com/a/aff_gk3w74w8/external?affcode=170775_zbknabfi Or you can first check out the free one hour training here: tommyzee.teachable.com/a/aff_57kjy6l3/external?affcode=170775_zbknabfi The 60 second Yamah...
Want To Land Sync Placements? You NEED These Assets | One-Stop Split Sheets, WFH and much more
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Want To Land Sync Placements? You NEED These Assets | One-Stop Split Sheets, WFH and much more
Learn From My Mistake, Back Up Your Files | External Hard Drives &Cloud Storage for Music Production
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Learn From My Mistake, Back Up Your Files | External Hard Drives &Cloud Storage for Music Production
How To Create A Template In Logic Pro | Save TIME and MAKE MORE Music (FREE TEMPLATE DOWNLOAD)
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How To Create A Template In Logic Pro | Save TIME and MAKE MORE Music (FREE TEMPLATE DOWNLOAD)
New To Music Licensing? | My Best Advice For Sync Success
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New To Music Licensing? | My Best Advice For Sync Success
3 TIPS For Getting CLEAR Vocals When Using Delay & Reverb | Pro Pop Vocal Mixing Tips
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3 TIPS For Getting CLEAR Vocals When Using Delay & Reverb | Pro Pop Vocal Mixing Tips
Indigenia - Wixarika Mundus 2014 Gallery Exhibition
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Indigenia - Wixarika Mundus 2014 Gallery Exhibition
Sandlot Main Title/Main Theme on Piano by Mark Himley
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Sandlot Main Title/Main Theme on Piano by Mark Himley
Mark Himley - El Vuelo del Venado Azul
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Mark Himley - El Vuelo del Venado Azul
The Crowing- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria Ensemble
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The Crowing- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria Ensemble
Away We Go- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria ensemble
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Away We Go- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria ensemble
The Telling Truth- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria ensemble
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The Telling Truth- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria ensemble
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Here We Are Juggernaut- Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria ensemble
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Domino the Destitute - Live Cover By the MSCM Coheed & Cambria Ensemble
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McNally Smith Express Your Talent- Mark Himley
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McNally Smith Express Your Talent- Mark Himley
Hey Mark, not sure if you know or not, hitting that link no longer sends you that folder you speak of in this video. Gives you links to other stuff but not the folder with the syncassets with the contracts, work for hire stuff. I sent you an email about this as well. Thanks for the great info.
Emailing you back now. Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks Mark, I literally just to a chance on your video and WOW nothing happens by coincidence. You're an inspiration and hope to learn more and network with you! Great video, thanks again!
Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it!
A very well-done video! Thank you.
@@johncfoster7949 thanks for the kind words!
sheet with delays is what i was really looking for but couldn’t find and you really saved my life right here. 🤌🤌🤌🤌
I followed every step and my template looks so beautiful now, so excited to tweak my template to fit my sound perfectly! This is exactly what I needed to take my production to the next level, thank you man and bless you Mark!! Would be such a joy to see how you tweak your own drums and percussion, piano, synths etc too!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I’m very happy to hear it was so helpful, that’s exactly why I made this video. Any specific things you’d like to see in terms of tweaking drums and perc, piano, synths, etc? Not sure how soon I’ll be able to get another video out on this channel but I’m keeping a list of ideas for videos for when I have the time!
MAN this is SO helpful!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Glad to hear it, you’re welcome!
Hi thanks for this! Please do an eq tips for strings (orchestral) samples
Great suggestion! Will add it to the list :)
Thanks Mark and congrats Andrew!!❤
Informative....but....sometimes you go on and on and on about things that are not needed.
Thanks for the feedback, Wesley. Can you give me and example or two please? My goal is to make these videos as valuable as possible
@@MarkHimley As a complete beginner with DAWs I didn't find anything not needed in this video. It was encouraging, and has given me things I can do to get more out of the DAW I use than I have so far been able to. I have been cursing 8Dio, even with their massive 90%+ discount. Now I can take a step forward. If someone doesn't need 7 tips to achieve realism why are they watching what is clearly meant as something for someone who does need them? Experienced and insightful people could perhaps be more judicious in how they spend their time online.
Whats the advantage of bussing the verb vs slapping it in the summed stack?
There are a few. One of the biggest is to save CPU. Let's say you want the same reverb on all your orchestral instruments, for example if you're using a scoring stage reverb. Instead of having to load that reverb on all of them, or all of the stacks, you can simply send them all to that one reverb bus. This is the same if you're using any other delays/reverbs that many tracks are using and sharing. Another big reason is that it's much easier to control the dry/wet balance and it often sounds a bit more realistic. To my ears - it's much easier to achieve the sound of "putting something in a physical space/place" with using reverb sends. If I'm really wanting the sound of the reverb though, like really washing something out or using the reverb super heavily, I'll just go ahead and put it right on the track or stack. More simply - if I'm just looking to use reverb to achieve a realistic sound, I'll use a send. If I'm using the reverb more as an effect and for a specific vibe/sound, I'll often use it as in insert on the track. Hope that helps! As with anything - do what sounds best and gets you closest to what you're trying to achieve.
@@MarkHimley makes sense! Thanks for the speedy reply brother! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
@@FrankBell My pleasure, you're welcome! I am indeed; hope you're having a great weekend also!
What if you cut them up and match different segments together? If so how long do you think the segments could be? I’m wondering if 3 seconds here and there is ok
Chopping them up is a great way to use them! Also consider changing the bpm/tempo, changing the key, and processing it. The more you process it the better. Also - just think how likely someone else got the exact same sound as you.
Halo 3🥹
Did something in the video sound similar? I haven’t listened to those soundtracks in years, but I used to LOVE them growing up!
@@MarkHimleyat 0:20 sec. Sounds similar to halo 3 main menu theme bro! Very very close
@@alexismacias3567 oh very cool! I’ll have to go back and listen. That example from this video was based on “Nuvole Bianche” by Ludovico Einaudi
Thanks brother, best lesson I have watched on this subject and helped me out .
That’s a huge compliment, thanks! Glad it was helpful!
can you please drop this template?
I’ll add that to my list and get a download ready as soon as I can 👍🏼
Just recreated this today for you, will add to the description for everyone else also. Thanks for the suggestion! You can download this template for free here :) www.markhimley.com/logictemplate
Great video, was already doing everything except expression automation
Sounds like you were already on the right path, automating expression will help a ton though! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
yes this is a very tricky situation but rest assured you can generate the license for you specific works. Everyone else can also use the sound hence the non exclusive rights. If applied in commercial use it is best to submit the license because the studio producer for movies or commercials or whatever should not be held liable if the Splicer (Splicer meaning the person who uploaded the sample or loop) seeks out compensation from said studio. Key take away from this video is that you can not and should not claim a sample as your own, so he is right about that.
You’re not wrong, but it’s too many headaches. You’ll lose out on deals and money if you use melodic and harmonic loops unaltered. A lot of music libraries, publishers, sync agents, etc now all Shazam music before they sign it. Have heard this directly from them. If other songs come up with the same loops it’s an instant rejection. If a song gets used, or worse yet a stem is that song (perhaps the loop isolated) and there is a battle between whose song it is.. likely no one gets paid. The money enters a black hole and no one wants to work with that artists again. Is it legal to use royalty free loops? Yes. The cons far outweigh the pros within sync though. If you have to submit your license for the samples everytime you use them people are just gonna pass on you and use someone else’s music.
@@MarkHimley You're not wrong about the Shazam thing either. There is a work around that though. Also, just take a look at how record labels sample music all the time, it"s in the credits there's no denying it. Personally I don't think it"s a headache. Like that Jermain guy who shows the samples through out time. Take a look at Will I Am, Dr Dre, Kanye Ed Sheeran, etc.. those guys weren't afraid so why should we? Don't get me wrong, I am not saying to sample on Syncing Works per say, but just to not be afraid to sample to gain exposure. Look at all the history of all DJ's and what they're doing now on the "turntables/music software programs" with the Algo's doing all the heavy lifting. I could go on BeatStars Tracklib etc. It's laughable at times but yet there they are selling out shows playing samples and what not. I know I am opening a can of worms here lol but we must use what we know to our advantage not disadvantage. Lastly, I agree with you about not sampling on syncing works, most people wont know that though unless they've been in a real studio. Just cross your t's and dot your i's when sampling and you never know, one sample might outweigh the other and take off and the records labels or execs would not care that it's a sample but a good rendition.
The negative delay tip really, really, really helped me out. Thank you. I know and use the other tips, but just assumed that the delay thing was something I had to live with.
You’re welcome, glad to hear this was helpful! Negative delay is a complete game changer that’s for sure.
Amazing Video and explaination, thank you so much!! Just one question: how do you preset your different reverb- and delay-buses (e.g. Dual Mono or Stereo-preset..?).
Thank you for the kind words! It's absolutely my pleasure. For buses I only ever use Stereo. I can't imagine a reason I would need to use Dual Mono for a bus. Typically I've only ever used Dual Mono if I need to correct something in an audio file like one side being louder than the other, one side having harsh high end that the other doesn't, or something similar with mid/side issues. I very rarely use Dual Mono for that though. Usually I rely on plugins that can do similar things, just seems to be a better fit for my workflow.
Thank you for the great video. I got a lot out of it.
Glad to hear it, you're very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment
Great tutorial. Many Thanks
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
"Getting orchestral samples to sound good is something we all struggle with.. working with sample libraries is a completely different skillset.." - Tip #2 "Use realistic sounding samples" duuuh 🤦♂
I understand the criticism and it’s a fair point, but I stand by what I said and showed in this video. I’ve heard plenty of tracks where people can’t figure out why their orchestral music doesn’t sound good and it sometimes it is that simple - they’re using horrible sounding samples. At least as a starting point, it’s important. None of the other tips matter really if your samples sound like a Casio keyboard. Thanks for your time and feedback.
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is it possible to use royalty free single instrument percussion loops in sync licensing without issues?
Yes it absolutely is. I actually give away free royalty-free samples every single week that are all sync friendly. Sign up for Free Samples Friday if you're interested: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/
Excellent video, Mark. Thanks. Love your putty cat!!
Thanks for watching!
A workflow question: What happens when you are working on a project and you determine that a couple of the things you've done in the project need to also be in your template. Do you stop everything you're doing in the project, open the template, add the new things to the template, re-save the template, then carry on with the project?
Usually I just make a note of it and save it for later. I don’t particularly like to stop mid session to go do busy work. I’ll have a dedicated time set aside for template updates and other similar tasks
Do you have anything about short staccato, sharp midi strings or how to use the articulation menu in GarageBand or Logic?
I do not yet, but will add it to the list
Bob Ross 😅
Not sure why you commented Bob Ross, but I'm a fan!
Trying to get brass to sound right is the worst, i swear i have less hair
Haha totally know that feeling!
Add some real brass over the top of fake brass. Works to fool the ear that it's all real. Learn or drag an ok player off the street.
A truly beautiful song, I’d be proud of this…speaking from 30+ years of writing music myself. Thank you so much for sharing this. Subscribed and liked.
Thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time to watch and comment! I am proud indeed.
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
Want free samples delivered straight to your inbox every single Friday along with additional bonuses? Sign up for Free Samples Friday: freesamplesfriday.markhimley.com/ Want to join a free online sync community where you can network, learn, and have access to great opportunities? Join the Sync Hole Discord Server: discord.gg/pjHQg4rsg8
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This video is absolute 🔥please continue making videos!
Thanks! I have tons more planned, just gotta find the time to make them.
I find this video very insightful and I really appreciate the approach. One thing that I find confusing about voice leading is that I understand that it makes strings sound more natural but I find that sometimes, including in your example, it somewhat changes the identity of the chord progression. In the "bad strings", the last chord with the Aflat going into G, it gives a sense (at least to me) of a triumphant vibe, whereas the voice leading turns it into a melodramatic vibe. Would you add another instrument to retain that energy or would it better to progress from the initial chord upwards towards the last one?
Thank you for taking the time to comment! You make a very, very good point. It is one that I actually agree with. The way I look at voice leading is sort of the same way I look at music theory. I see it as a tool that you can use and lean on to your benefit, but not one that should control you or box you in. I think understanding voice leading is very helpful, as is understanding music theory, but you should feel free to "break the rules" if it serves the piece of music you are creating. I agree that changing the voicing of the chords can totally change the mood. You should always serve the music first in my opinion. In this video I was more so focusing on the technique of voice leading as a tool you can use for more natural and smooth string writing (instead of having notes jump all over the place). It wasn't meant to be a hard and solid rule to follow for creativity. To answer your question directly - do whatever sounds best and best serves the music you're making. Either option you presented could work just fine. There are no true rules, only guidelines and suggestions. Hope that helps and makes sense!
so cool! i have a hd 48 and def going to try this
You should do one with a dry clutch ducati and flat four ss next!
Man, that was fun to watch! I love seeing fellow creative's workflow. And as often happens when we talk shop, I now have a list of several plug-ins I need to add to my toolkit. (R-Bass, Knock, SurferEQ32, Blackhole Reverb, Rolling Sampler, Movement,Valhalla Shimmer). Your lowkey Melodyne knowledge popped up, I had never thought of removing extra pitches by usijg the amplitude tool to turn them off. Great job, Mark!
Thanks, Paul! Haha sorry for adding to your plugin wishlist, those are all great tools though! Use them all very regularly. Speaking of Surfer EQ 2 - I found that one originally in a video where Oak Felder was breaking down the production for Demi Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry”. It has this really cool feature where it “surfs” and follows frequencies. So like for an 808 it’ll follow the 808 around ducking the right frequencies when sidechained. Super helpful for hip hop and anything with big 808s. The harmonic filter was just a cool secret bonus I found. Check out that video here: ua-cam.com/video/RD1tIcDlunE/v-deo.htmlsi=_vibqcgJlqeOiH96 Re: Melodyne - yes I use it all the time in unconventional ways. It’s such an underrated tool that can do so much more than just vocal tuning. Thanks again, Paul!!
Thank You so much, this video has help me alot, I am glad that I came across with your content, I just started in this world of creat music 🎶.
Glad it helped!! Thanks for commenting
I find writing for strings in a DAW so frustrating that I have just stopped doing it. They never sound real to me, and it takes an immense amount of time. I'd rather use obviously "wrong" synths and change the kind of music to fit what I'm capable of doing. I love real strings, but I just abhor digital ones.
Totally get this. It deterred me for a long time too and honestly is a huge part of the reason I don’t make more orchestral music. A LOT of the time goes to midi editing and all the digital stuff.. I wish I had the funds to just hire real players every time.
Yep.. just use obvious synths. Nothing to try and fool the listener.. They've made some serious strides when it comes to emulating orchestral sounds, but it ain't there yet. Drums and bass sounds have gotten there ... guitars, and layered chordal type instruments still sound fake.
@@Fiveash-Art You got that right. I'm a guitar player, and the guitars are still laughable; even the strings are better, lol.
I don't know that anyone would prefer to use orchestral sample libraries over the real thing, but most people (myself included) can't afford to hire and record real players every single time. I would much rather use real players, no question. But I can't afford it. Sample libraries bridge that gap for those of us who want to still make orchestral music. Usually I prefer to make hybrid orchestral music so I can blend in obvious synthesized sounds and such.
@@MarkHimley Not criticizing .. I've heard a lot of programmed orchestration where I'm hard pressed to tell. It's why a lot of television and video game developers employ this method for the scores all the time. People who know what they're doing with them I say yeah man. Keep working that stuff. People who don't .. like myself.. I'd rather got to obvious sounding synths because it feels less contrived. The technology is getting exponentially better all the time and I'd bet they'll even have guitar emulations that sound real in a few years from now.
As far as the delay is concerned, I find it unacceptable that at the price these libraries cost, the delay is not corrected by the producers of these libraries when they are created!
Totally understand the frustration! That's a common complaint, however it is a flawed one. I hope I can properly explain it and help alleviate your frustration. It might be worth watching other videos on negative delay and how orchestral libraries are sampled and scripted. The reason for the delay is that you want the notes, depending on the articulation, to sort of ease into the full velocity. If you recorded top level orchestral players to a metronome, and then zoomed in on their performance inside Logic, you would see that for most of their articulations they are actually starting their notes *ahead* of the beat. This is natural. A violin bow, for example, is not like a synth in its attack timing. When you bow a note, it doesn't instantly start at full velocity. You ease into it, and that has to be in the sample. If they just cut off the beginning attack, and started the sample at full velocity so it played perfectly in time with no adjustments, it would sound very fake and non-human. Yes, it would be "easier" to use, but it would be an inferior product and sound very fake and digital. Think even when you strum a guitar chord, or play a piano chord. All of those notes aren't hitting exactly at the same time. They sort of have a flam effect (the notes are staggered in their attack and transients). As a musician you naturally account for this and adjust your timing to play "in time". The beginning of your attack might be ahead of the beat super slightly, but the accent where you hit full velocity will be on beat. Hope that makes sense. These companies actually put a TON of time into getting that negative delay perfectly, and they document it accordingly. The point of this is so that for example when you add -60ms to your negative delay, it's taking into account that 60ms of attack time to get to the full velocity. This allows for the most authentic and natural sounding samples possible. Hope that makes sense!
@@MarkHimleyWau, thank you so much for explaining this 🙏🏻🎶🌸
The big problem is that nowadays newer generations are more concentrated on quantity vs quality. As well as esthetics vs quality. Imagine modern musicians making music in the 60's and 70's... then everything you heard was unique and different, now everything sounds alike... to much copying and use of prerecorded material (samples)..
I don’t disagree with your statement at all, in fact I mostly agree with it. While I packaged this around quantity sort of (make more music in less time), that’s not the only benefit of using a template. That is a huge benefit for media composers and those focused on making high volumes of music for licensing. However, a bigger benefit in my opinion, is eliminating the non creative and analytical work. Templates like this allow me to be more creative as I don’t waste time setting up different tracks, my reverbs and delays, etc. it’s just ready for me to make music and stay creating and in the creative flow. I’ve gone through phases in my life as we all do, and I am much more now in a phase and season of focusing on quality and actually trying to spend time doing meaningful work. I don’t do much music for licensing at this current time. A quote you and others may enjoy… quality beats quantity, but quality quantity beats quality. However, the only way to get to quality is through quantity, that’s the irony. Thanks for your comment! I do appreciate it.
this is crazy
Hopefully a good crazy!
Thank you!
My pleasure, you’re welcome!
Fucking Thank You!!!
You're welcome!
So when I set this all up I notice that all the reverbs and delays are set to Stereo Out. Shouldn't they be directed to Bus 10 to hit the PREMASTER or am I not following this correctly? Thanks 😊
Great catch and great question! That is somewhat optional, it just depends on how you want things routed. If you're doing a lot on the Premaster channel (like big volume changes or unique processing) and you want your delays and reverbs to be affected by those same changes, then definitely route them through the Premaster channel. I have done this before for that reason.. I should probably change this in my template because 99% of the time it makes more sense to have those sends routed through the Premaster channel. Thank you for pointing this out!