Top 5 FREE Orchestra Plugins

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024

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  • @orderd29
    @orderd29 2 роки тому +15

    Another great feature of the BBC Discovery plugin is how it still sounds SO good with just a tiny footprint - 200 MB!
    Go back five or ten years, and you would probably be paying hundreds for any one of the products featured here and be ploughing through a massive, dry user manual to find out how to operate your expensive DAW.
    What a great time we're living in to have a bedroom studio!

  • @5ammy13
    @5ammy13 Рік тому +50

    Tip: while using Orchestra Layers, you can go to the Performance tab and set up layered articulations such that you can have the Major Chords trigger at low velocities, Minor Chords at high velocities and Sus4 Chords at the highest. You can adjust the range as you please as well. This makes writing on a keyboard so much easier. Highly recommend it, especially for layering.

    • @eastercharles443
      @eastercharles443 2 місяці тому +1

      Can You explain it in a video?

    • @5ammy13
      @5ammy13 2 місяці тому

      @@eastercharles443 Sure, let me try whipping up a quick video and post it on my channel :)

  • @darrenhirst9900
    @darrenhirst9900 Рік тому +15

    The BBC Orchestra sounds amazing and that's why I love using it. Its good for any genre of music.

  • @MeWreck
    @MeWreck 2 роки тому +67

    I'll be the first to admit, that I've missed the possibility of moving the KS in BBCSO Discovery. Thanks Mike!

  • @stevenkaiser3837
    @stevenkaiser3837 2 роки тому +33

    Mike, just want to thank you for all that you do to bring us such great info. You are not only a great teacher, but a great source of quality free and/or low-priced plugins in a sea of plugin choices that are on the market. Thank you, sir!

  • @amarug
    @amarug 7 місяців тому +2

    The instruments/sounds inside SAM's Free Orchestra left me absolutely speechless, as in "ready to out into a big bombastic feature film score quality" - good. That being said, the selection is really limited and you can probably never score anything with it alone, it's just a really great freebie to complement your other libraries. The BBC Discover is amazing, you really get a full orchestra and a selection of articulations with that. All for free, which is just incredible. But the whole orchestra, with all it's articulations is a bit over 200 MB, which is less than many single instruments within Nucleus, Ark 1 or some other popular library. Considering its all in all just 200 MB is mind-blowing and for that it sounds fantastic, but you still hear that it's just miles and miles away from the sounds like within SAM (which are just a few selected instruments of Symphobia, that is a paid library). Since I own Nucleus Full and all the orchestral tools essentials (which are also great valie imo) I never use Discover, while I use SAMs free orchestra (now there is a version 2 even) all the time.

  • @rafik2910ify
    @rafik2910ify Рік тому +5

    This is the video I was looking for so many years, can’t thank you enough !

  • @MeWreck
    @MeWreck 2 роки тому +23

    Orchestral Tools SINE player lets you layer multiple patches.
    I like to combine both of their free pianos (Ratio & Spindle) with (also free) Helix Strings (sustain). Just for playing around.

    • @Justin.Franks
      @Justin.Franks 2 роки тому +3

      You can do some pretty advanced stuff in SINE too with the polymap feature. Morphing/crossfading between articulations, different articulations triggered based on note velocity or any MIDI CC (like staccatissimo for low velocities, staccato for mid velocities, and marcato for high velocities for automatic switching between short articulations based on how hard you hit the keys on your MIDI controller), and a lot more.

  • @ImNotFlawless
    @ImNotFlawless Рік тому +13

    This was actually helpful. Coming from me, a poor musician, free vsts that sound good go a very long way in the right hands. Thanks for this.

    • @adg9042
      @adg9042 6 місяців тому +2

      free vst’s are a godsend

  • @timothythomasmusic777
    @timothythomasmusic777 2 роки тому +12

    Did not know about the key switches being moveable. Learn something new everyday from you, Mike. Thanks!

  • @rox1601
    @rox1601 2 роки тому +5

    I'm glad not to be the only one missing the movable keyswitches. Thanks a lot.
    Great video from the 5th to the 1st plugin. Nice job!

  • @alwaysaplanb3993
    @alwaysaplanb3993 Рік тому +4

    Very useful overview. It could be my creative limits but the ProjectSam Free Orchestra definitely pushes people towards “epic” music, so I’m not sure it’s that versatile. I agree on #1 BBCSO Discovery is great. I would just like to be able to really tone down the built in reverb. You can turn it up but not take it off.
    But it’s FREE (and now you don’t have to wait to get it, like we did), so I should just be thankful, really.

  • @jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915

    I love the BBC Orchestra. My only criticism of it is that some of the sounds can be rather "muddy" in a mix because they have a lot of room ambience that can't be removed. The tuned percussion suffers from this in particular. However, the horns, trombones and celli are magnificent.

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 10 місяців тому

      I've just discovered that. The strings are absolutely useless for that reason.

  • @MenachemRosenberg
    @MenachemRosenberg Рік тому +2

    Would also be great if you could make a video about how to compose a simple orchestra symphony, just the very basics, I mean how the single sections interract with each other, with which one to begin or whatever would be noteworthy for a beginner.

  • @fredscaife6887
    @fredscaife6887 2 роки тому +1

    Had 5 and 4, but got rid of them in favour of 3,2, and 1. Thanks for the tip on BBC Discover

  • @MatthewSwasta
    @MatthewSwasta 2 роки тому +3

    I just downloaded BBCSOD and haven't had the chance to get stuck in just yet, however, the enormity of Spitfire Labs is amazing as well. So many cool sounds!!! Foghorn is quite Brahms-y...

  • @roqueavellaneda
    @roqueavellaneda 2 роки тому +4

    Oh Cheese! I've been using BBCO Discover very much lately, with different instances per articulation... Great tip with the keyswitches... Now i can build articulation maps in CWbB for it!
    I'll try the versillian one too...
    Cheers!

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  2 роки тому +1

      I knew people would have missed it. I did!

    • @roqueavellaneda
      @roqueavellaneda 2 роки тому

      @@CreativeSauce it was a pain setting 4 tracks for every string, or be held to just shorts and longs. It's an amazing plugin, but the legatos on the long notes must be crafted to be believable. Be well Mike!

  • @ployboy8587
    @ployboy8587 6 місяців тому

    Spitfire has so much good free stuff! it all looks clean and is easy to use too.

  • @quatermass8
    @quatermass8 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for showing us these !!!!! Note that Synchron player uses up a large quantity of CPU juice.

  • @raffaelesantabarbara1449
    @raffaelesantabarbara1449 Рік тому

    Oh my goodness. I did not know about the key switches on the BBCSO, at all! 🤯
    Thank you so much.

  • @danepaulstewart8464
    @danepaulstewart8464 Рік тому +2

    MIKE!!
    You do such excellent work here. It’s amazing how much you bring to an immense number of people who are best helped by the level and the pacing at which you do your teaching.
    THANK YOU SIR! 😎🤚

  • @ileryon4019
    @ileryon4019 6 місяців тому

    One of the best channels out there. Certified.

  • @zendakk
    @zendakk 2 роки тому +1

    I have only very occasional need for these, so reluctant to investment big. Great timing for this vid! Stay well and thanks, as always.

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren 6 місяців тому

    Very interesting mate. Been using BBCSO for two years and I didn’t know I could do that with it thank you!
    Also… I love your Welsh accent! 😉👍🇬🇧

  • @red_m8624
    @red_m8624 2 місяці тому

    Oh, I actually didn´t know about the function in Spitfire Audio, thanks for the tipp.

  • @brianfileman
    @brianfileman 2 роки тому +1

    I learned how to move the BBCSO key-switches after several messages back and forth with Spitfire. Obvious when know know. Not so much otherwise.
    Found some of the untuned percussion VERY quiet. And with my diminished hearing, the triangle is just about silent. But managed a workaround.

  • @ontrada
    @ontrada 10 місяців тому +1

    14:09 Great tip! Thank you!

  • @joegrint6280
    @joegrint6280 2 роки тому +3

    Great review Mike - like others I hadn't spotted the key switches in BBC SO Discover - probably because they are a bit hidden as you say! My only criticism of the BBC SO (which is great in many ways) is the baked in reverb. I have all the others (Project Sam Free Orchestra is amazing if slightly misnamed) apart from the Orchestools which I keep being tempted by but with Miroslav & Garritan (bought at huge discounts) in my armoury it seems a few Gb too far but I'd say it was essential for anyone without a full orchestra! Nice product placement at the end😉 Seriously, Mike's course is excellent for anyone getting into music production and there were things in there that I didn't know about Cakewalk after many years of use!

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  2 роки тому +2

      I hear yah on the reverb Joe. I want that under my control. Miroslav is still excellent I feel. Very undefeated.

  • @bdawg123
    @bdawg123 11 місяців тому

    ive never felt more compelled to need to give my gratitude as much as i feel now. thank you very much mike for this very informational and beneficial video

  • @jeremiahlyleseditor437
    @jeremiahlyleseditor437 2 роки тому

    I did not know about moving the key switches.
    Thanks Mike

  • @STEPHxCA
    @STEPHxCA 10 місяців тому

    Nice! I think the key to making good tracks with these is combining the best elements from them, I like how the strings in the VC Orchestra sound a lot more than in BBCSO

  • @zachary963
    @zachary963 2 роки тому +4

    Keyswitches in BBC Discover? Well my composition template just got 30 tracks smaller.
    Thanks so much for all the help and tips!!

  • @cadenzapetestudios
    @cadenzapetestudios 2 роки тому +6

    Thanks Mike, I had most of these but I always learn something new and your usage tips are very helpful too!!! 😀

  • @Did-You-Hear-About-This
    @Did-You-Hear-About-This 11 місяців тому

    I was just thinking about this question, did a search, and of course Mike did a video. I shoulda checked here first.

  • @Marco-HidalgoMusicRecords
    @Marco-HidalgoMusicRecords 2 роки тому

    GREAT VIDEO AS USUAL MIKE!!! THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US!!! BLESSINGS FROM URUGUAY ✌🏻😍

  • @VentureOffroadAustralia4x4
    @VentureOffroadAustralia4x4 2 роки тому +7

    Another great video Mike. Some fantastic free sounds that you've shared. Thanks

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks man. I hope the weather gets warmer for your adventures soon! BTW - loved seeing all them dolphins at Bremer Bay!

  • @billcornish8131
    @billcornish8131 2 роки тому

    Have had the Core version of BBC for some time and still did not know about the easy way to move the keyswitches. Thanks!

  • @nickellis9251
    @nickellis9251 2 роки тому

    Missed the key switches trick - Thanks yet again Mike!

  • @CaptainPhilipMusic
    @CaptainPhilipMusic Рік тому

    My search has brought me to your page and truly you have given me the answers I was seeking with respect to orchestra plugins.
    Thank you and Thank you and Thank you so very much indeed.❤🎉

  • @gordh5953
    @gordh5953 Рік тому

    Thanks for the info o the key switches. always chalk full of helpful information. love learning with you.

  • @Artur_Chernyavsky
    @Artur_Chernyavsky Рік тому

    Yes, yes, yes!!! I've just wanted to ask Spitfire support about KS!)) Mike, thanks a lot!)

  • @RikusLategan
    @RikusLategan Рік тому +1

    Your research is invaluable and I love your content

  • @clemenshartung6961
    @clemenshartung6961 2 роки тому

    Cool! I used to have an instance of BBC Discover for each articulation. :D Thank you for the great video!

  • @RobertoFassani-bt8nx
    @RobertoFassani-bt8nx Місяць тому

    Amazing Mike,thanks

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz 2 роки тому

    Yep. Didn't know about the key switches in BBC SO Discover! :)

  • @streamingvideo6654
    @streamingvideo6654 6 місяців тому

    Wow. This is so awesome! Thanks for the very informative and useful video.

  • @NoamStudio1
    @NoamStudio1 Рік тому +1

    The key switches!!!!! 🙏

  • @KarryConway
    @KarryConway 2 роки тому

    thanks again Mike i always learn something new from you cheers!

  • @Trapsoul8457
    @Trapsoul8457 2 роки тому

    Man Thank you some much a blessing your tutorials are great and helpful.

  • @ronnyjuliette3699
    @ronnyjuliette3699 Рік тому

    Happy New Year for you Mick

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz 2 роки тому

    What a time to be alive!

  • @CefinBeornMusic
    @CefinBeornMusic 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this video.

  • @Vockalibre97
    @Vockalibre97 9 місяців тому

    Makoto, viper and sean. I don't play them but I want to see how good they would be in SF6. And my favorite character of all time, M Bison!

  • @XNamelessXNill
    @XNamelessXNill 3 дні тому

    Honestly the 3&2 seem better than the number 1. I've had the #1 plug in for awhile it's extremely restrictive I hardly get any results with it.

  • @vewilli
    @vewilli 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Very good overview, but I don’t need to react as I‘m happy to have the number 1!

  • @outalingamcrap9366
    @outalingamcrap9366 5 місяців тому

    Fancy MIXING UP instruments of Orchestools/Versilian and Spitfire's BBC Discovery - VOILA!

  • @24hrMusic
    @24hrMusic 2 роки тому

    Love BBCO Discover! Yup... missed the ability to move the articulations. Thanks Mike

  • @tdismusic57
    @tdismusic57 2 роки тому +2

    I had Discover for a while.
    Then they had a sale on Core. Cool.
    But then they had sale on the full Professional version.
    Well, who can resist a sale? Right?
    😂

  • @Darkshine585
    @Darkshine585 День тому

    Thanks I missed the key switches tips lol

  • @heckensteiner4713
    @heckensteiner4713 11 місяців тому

    Awesome reviews! It's amazing that these companies are giving away such great quality libraries for free. LABS usually comes very highly recommended, but I found that their library artificial sounding. Especially the strings. It comes with of ton of stuff, which is great, but if I had to rate realism/sound quality only, I would put LABS last on this list.

    • @НикаК-ъ4ф
      @НикаК-ъ4ф 5 місяців тому

      There were no LABS here, it’s BBCO Discover. As for realism, I would recommend you to go to your local philharmonic and listen how a real orchestra sounds like in real life, not in all those Hollywood soundtracks. You would be surprised.

  • @tornado7002
    @tornado7002 8 місяців тому

    Excellent video. Thank you sir.

  • @97guitarzan
    @97guitarzan 2 роки тому

    Great information Mike!

  • @rainsound5811
    @rainsound5811 2 роки тому

    Used BBCSO Discover for a while and I really like it, in case I need to address some of the inconvenient, that is this version of BBCSO doesn't have legato articulation and the long artics are just pretty slow, so this may not be fit to pretty fast song while didn't want to use other artics (at least for my prespective)

  • @mimi-000
    @mimi-000 Рік тому

    super helpful stuff, thanks mike!

  • @AlenFekonja
    @AlenFekonja 2 роки тому

    Big up for BBC command key tip!!! 👋👍🙂

  • @haoshuaizhou6167
    @haoshuaizhou6167 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much dude.... Helped me a lot

  • @divi1700
    @divi1700 4 місяці тому

    Thank you 👐

  • @nickeddowes2629
    @nickeddowes2629 2 роки тому +2

    Thankfully I found BBC Symphony a few weeks ago. If anybody knows how to expand the Tubular Bells range there using the "Tune" feature I would be so thankful (I literally need a note to finish my track). It works with semitones, but for some reason it uses decimals, which makes it impossible for me to set it to the tone I need.

    • @nickeddowes2629
      @nickeddowes2629 Рік тому

      @mika L I actually tried many things so I reached out to Spitfire and they told me I can fine tune the plugin from -3 to +3 octaves from the default tuning point, in cents, holding Shift while using this Tune control, as otherwise, this will be in sts. The exact value is not possible to enter. I still have to try this but I think It'll do the job. Thanks for the help tho!

  • @ukerrorlogg
    @ukerrorlogg 2 роки тому

    Thank you! Great video!

  • @outalingamcrap9366
    @outalingamcrap9366 5 місяців тому

    WHAT? How DID I NOT see the adjustable Keyswitch map on BBC Discovery until I rediscovered this video - ?????

  • @Onemanband410899
    @Onemanband410899 10 місяців тому

    14:10 So THAT’S what that button is for! From someone who never reads instructions… Thank you!

  • @mikenaughton4298
    @mikenaughton4298 Рік тому

    Thanks! What excellent help.

  • @mr88cet
    @mr88cet 9 місяців тому

    Great topic, and demos! Thanks.
    Can any of these play microtones?

  • @CGMusicProduction975
    @CGMusicProduction975 Рік тому

    I've had the Spitfire BBC SO Discovery for a few months now the only complains I have is the bass drum just doesn't deliver the power i'd want and all the strings in the long setting have such a long build up it's really noticeable in faster pieces you feel like you have to slow down to compensate or over layer the midi to tray and get a "natural" note change with starting another long build up.

  • @abdessamadben2025
    @abdessamadben2025 Рік тому

    There's also Orchestral by Edirol also a good one

  • @SohaldSpike
    @SohaldSpike Рік тому

    Can't believe Spitfire hid us the keyswitches on Discover all this time

  • @hbrmetal
    @hbrmetal 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @brianbatie6650
    @brianbatie6650 Рік тому

    I am a Cakewalk user from ever since the MIDI-only "Twelve-Tone Cakewalk" DOS days. Over the years it grew more powerful, adding Cakewalk ProAudio, then it became Sonar, one of the top DAWS in terms of "bang for the buck". Then it went bankrupt, to the horror of thousands of users. To much surprise and celebration, it was bought out and resurrected by Bandlab as a free DAW.
    For that price, nothing even comes close, even Reaper, FLStudio, or any of the mega-dollar DAWs like ProTools, CUBASE, Magix, Sadie, and of course anything from Apple.

    • @JonathanKoops
      @JonathanKoops 10 місяців тому

      Thank you for this comment, I was looking for a new DAW, I’ve haven’t composed since Acid belonged to Sony. But I knew there had to be a DAW out there that supported 64bit VST3, and wasn’t a major gouge to your pocket book.

  • @jnelson508
    @jnelson508 Рік тому

    Sadly, I have read that the free version of Cakewalk will be discontinued and 2 paid DAW's will be released under the name Sonar

  • @petertremblay3725
    @petertremblay3725 Рік тому +2

    What i hate about instruments sellers is that they don't care at all about the indie developers that are struggling to make video games and we often skip meals just to pay for all the software we need and they don't even offer an indie license like most software companies are currently offering to the small guy's! Don't get me wrong i know there is a lot of free vst like the one shown here but they are very limited when you get yourself in a serious composition. These companies are still running on the gold wave but they are soon going to be out of a job with the advance in AI. I will never buy a game or an album done by AI but this is going to be very hard for the millionaires of music when it will hit at their doors, greed always lead to the abyss.

  • @imbailing
    @imbailing Рік тому

    thank you Mike

  • @Shivamtiwarijackie
    @Shivamtiwarijackie 9 місяців тому

    thank you

  • @StephSancia
    @StephSancia 10 місяців тому

    My problem here on UA-cam and the web with learning the fine arts of music production is that there's SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM IT'S INSANE in conjunction with EVERY SINGLE CHANNEL has different Faves and Different Ideas it's just MIND OVERLOAD !! It reminds me of walking down Carnaby Street London in the late 60s as a young teen when EVERY SINGLE BOUTIQUE HAD DIFFERENT TOP 50 SONGS BLASTING OUT THEIR SHOP DOORWAY to the public. Every Single UA-cam channel is TOUTING for their produce to download and try and it's Mind boggling DETRIMENTAL to actually moving forward and getting $H1T done with Music 🎵🎶 I'm pretty sure that many people will agree or know what I mean and I don't mean this as derogatory to your channel Mike but one spends all day every day chasing their own musical tail around UA-cam and the Gazillion Differing Opinions. Actually, I've found the most easiest DAW to use is Acoustica Mixcraft Pro 10, it's one of the cheapest and it's pretty cool and works straight out the box. Anyways, rant over. Any tips for the Black Friday sales ? LOL

  • @AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet
    @AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet Рік тому +1

    To be honest Spitfire Discovery, while having super convenient interface, sounds very muddy. The sound isn't good enough even for sketches imo. I once showed an old lady who never wrote a note in her life how music is done on my laptop, via built-in speakers (not the best ones, I forgot to bring headphones that day). And after listening to how this library sounds she said there's something off about it, but when I loaded same instrument from another library she said that it's much better.
    Yeah I know Spitfire gave something for free and I'm criticizing. But all I'm saying is I wouldn't put it on top-1 place, something like Palette would be much more fitting for it. And also Spitfire already has the most rich and absolutely great sounding free instrument there is - LABS - and their commercial libraries sound good too, so the company is great, and the product has amazing interface too, but I just wish it sounded a little bit better for the 1st place.

  • @VintageFlowers
    @VintageFlowers Рік тому

    Awesome video!

  • @monovibe5924
    @monovibe5924 10 днів тому

    The Versilian one is really confusing, the link to the page doesn't clarify what you should get as there are lots of things on that page. Would you be able to clarify the steps required please

  • @LARRYBEAR
    @LARRYBEAR 3 місяці тому

    Thanx!

  • @PeterPopoola
    @PeterPopoola 2 роки тому

    Hi, Mike. Thanks for the great list!
    I couldn't find the card to the full review for Project Sam, though. Not sure why...?

  • @GMTunes
    @GMTunes Рік тому

    Have you come across a double bass where a bow can be used? Been looking for one that can give me a nice low bass sound (more like a now on a bass guitar) BBCSO is awesome but realised note velocity cannot be controlled which Studio One could. Speaking of which I got one free with my Presonus Audiobox Go. Had great features but then realised it wouldn't let you use third party VSTs unless you paid for it which was a major disappointment. So Cakewalk it is 😊

  • @henkbiesterveld7248
    @henkbiesterveld7248 2 роки тому

    Thanks Mike! No we will make some great metal with Orchestral parts!

  • @GeorgFreese
    @GeorgFreese 2 роки тому +1

    Mike! You Rock!!! :D
    😃

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 Рік тому

    BBC spitfire is awesome

  • @peterwaringofficial
    @peterwaringofficial Місяць тому

    Yup! I missed the key switching tool 😶

  • @darrenhirst9900
    @darrenhirst9900 Рік тому

    This video is a little too orchestrated.
    Loved watching thanks.

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz 2 роки тому

    Great list. The top 3 are the top 3 free ones for me too! LOL

  • @JustineAndrew
    @JustineAndrew 2 роки тому +1

    am i the only one who has a problem with Sine.When i'm using it,it's decreasing the volume whenever i playback until it's gone.If there's someone who knows how to fix it,please let me know 🙏

  • @ivankojunalta
    @ivankojunalta Рік тому

    14:11 now i know, thanks!

  • @roopekivimaa
    @roopekivimaa Рік тому

    Thank You for these amazingly grea t videos and tips! About those keyswitches in BBCSO: When I add them to my tracks with Piano View, they don't usually work (for example, switching from violin long to violin spiccato C0 and C1). I just wonder, what am I missing?
    I've noticed that many people create separate tracks for different articulations, but is that necessary?

  • @IcedMelodies
    @IcedMelodies Рік тому

    Boosting this video❤❤❤❤

  • @thevinhnguyen2462
    @thevinhnguyen2462 2 роки тому

    Hi Mike can you shows us how to use komplete kontrol 13 please ...your video is very usefull