Zubaru
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The only one I know of is the one from Akai. AKAI EWI USB. There is also model with a built in synth, so you can use it without a computer. The USB one comes with samples and such for using it with, so I think looking into that one might be worth it. I don't really think there are any other options on the market.
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On 03/14/2017 at 1:56 AM, Garpocalypse said:
Already have a closed pair of Sennheiser HD280 Pro's. Wouldn't use them for mixing an entire track but I do use them for recording and tweaking the lows. I bought those suckers 8 or 9 years ago and they have outlasted just about everything. For that reason I decided to go with Sennheiser HD 600's which seem to be a step above the Beyerdynamic DT990s. Sennheiser Veil be damned!
Seriously though their frequency response graph on headphones.com was extremely impressive for something that's only $288.00.
Ahahaha, I see. That's fair enough, I didn't know you had a good closed pair already. Thankfully there are some headphones that just last forever (my AKG cans). I think HD600 was the right choice between the two.
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19 hours ago, Meteo Xavier said:
Don't you love when people pull this website out just to be asinine and smug in the laziest way possible? It's kinda hard to relate and agree that PLAY engine is horrible if you've never had the experience of it being horrible to you personally in a topic that asks for your opinions and experience with cinematic samples.
This has also been my experience - I've had Play (well, an archaic version of it by now) for quite a long time and I've had pretty minimal fuss with it. Even now as I have newer and better things with everyone's favorite child Kontakt 5, I still end up using EWQLSO for a lot of my orchestral needs. PLAY could be a lot better, but in my experience, so could Kontakt. I stagger to think East West would've become such an industry player in the virtual sample world if their flagship engine really is as bad as all the elite hivemind composers say it is, but I'm sure that's a different logical fallacy on it's own since everything that disagree with the hivemind is...
Let's not throw accusations or anything, I do agree with it not necessarily being true that PLAY is. Both sides of the table are anecdotal (And saying the conclusion is wrong because it's anecdotal would be fallacy fallacy xD) and besides the problems with PLAY could be fixed now, the other side of the discussion wouldn't know because they've dropped this.
I think the obvious benefit of CSS is the practicality for smaller producers like me. It's smaller in size, it's easy to learn and it has a much more affordable price -
On 9/3/2017 at 11:30 PM, AngelCityOutlaw said:
Not trying to "start anything", but I've seen this complaint for years and I still don't get it. The PLAY engine works great; I've never had a problem with it in the years that I've been using it. So I would not use PLAY (aside from the ilok) as a reason NOT to get Hollywood.
In fact, the only reason I wouldn't recommend Hollywood Strings is because of the price and it's the Diamond Edition that gives you all of the Mics and it's a pretty demanding setup. Most guys I know who use it are using slave machines. That being said, East West does do a fantastic job with their samples and those libraries usually contain unique samples not found too often elsewhere. Even with Symphonic Orchestra, the "lyrical" and "expressive" patches are really great.
On a related note,
Zubaru wants strings with a "cinematic" sound. I'd argue that no library inherently sounds "cinematic" as that sound is more just a style of orchestration and including ethnic percussion and sound design in the music. The only thing that makes a real difference with the samples is if they were recorded on a scoring stage instead of a hall. There's also 2 kinds of "cinematic", in my opinion.
1) The "Old Hollywood" sound, characterized by soaring strings and brass with lots of woodwind flourishes, fx and ornaments and fast string runs within the lydian mode.
2) The "Hans Zimmer" sound which is largely ostinato based and as such, those close mics are important.
Most libraries these days seem to cater to option 2.
I do agree that a specific string library is not cinematic, you make it sound cinematic with the composition and mixing. I expressed myself badly, I meant I wanted a library with a lot dynamic range, that can do both subtle and grand sounding things. I think I'll go with CSS because the price is right and I love Kontakt, works very well I think.
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I would probably get a closed pair of headphones for mixing and mastering, since it has better low end response. The wide soundstage on the open headphones mostly good for mixing and setting your stereo image up. But I would go with a good pair of closed headphones with a replaceable cable. I heard the SRH1540 from Shure are an amazing choice for around the same price as the HD 650.
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This looks pretty awesome, I wish I had more money xD
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So I've been looking for a good string ensemble library for a while now, something that is versatile but sounds cinematic. My price range is not very high, so that disqualifies most of the libraries, I looked at Cinematic Strings 2.0 and they were priced well and sounded great to me. Then I discovered that the same guys that made Cinematic Strings 2.0 made something even higher end in this new "Cinematic Studio" series that they are creating.
So basically I was just wondering what you guys think about this library, it's only 400$, so 100$ more than cinematic strings 2.0, they sound great to me honestly. Would you recommend these for a someone new to composing with orchestral sample libraries? They're supposed to be easy to use and such.
Link to library: http://www.cinematicstudioseries.com/strings.html
Good demonstration video:
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Well, it all depends on what you need them for?
If you're looking for synths and such for electronic music, I highly recommend Synth1.
I'd also suggest SPAN for Spectrum Analysis, for balancing your mix and such.
For other things, I'd suggest just looking at the top rated plugins on vst4free.com in the different categories
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For a free piano sample library, to get you started I would really recommend using http://ivyaudio.com/Piano-in-162, use it with the free sforzando sampler and put a good reverb on, it's close to giving the paid Kontakt libraries a run for their money.
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Saw this some time back, looks really interesting, though I'm not sure if it's more of a thing where he just shows off or if it's actually helpful for learning, all depends on how much he talks about everything he does in detail and shows it. I'd be interested to see a review. I've considered enrolling, since I'm a fan of Hans Zimmer and would love to learn more about creating cinematic stuff.
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This might be a bit of late reply to the question, but I can warmly recommend the free synth vst called Synth1. It can do a lot, even though it is simple, but it's very solid and has an awesome sound. You can also find a lot of preset packages for it.
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Well, me and one of my friends at my school had a bunch of fun, making a song together, it turned out pretty good we think. Though I would like to know what others think. I feel a bit nervous posting this, since I'm pretty new to making music, and I only have 1 year of music experience.
All critique is welcome, though constructive critique tends to be the most useful...
I really hope it's okay that I post my song, hopefully you'll like it...
https://soundcloud.com/oliverbilgravnisgaard/breathe-my-atmosphere
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Something from runescape would also be awesome
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I think you're right, the song had made a great atmosphere, not only peaceful but also very mysterious.
But which direction would the remix go? the song could be converted into many genres.
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Haven't played Phantasia, but an updated version of this song was also the overworld/map theme in the Symphonia sequel. Even without Phantasia nostalgia, the track stuck out to me. Good request.
(And if you haven't heard the reworked track, Zubaru - here.)
Well its good but does not quite have the epic and long journey feeling, just isn't the same, its not quite energetic enough.
Edit: i guess you can say its too calm so it does not have the same feeling.
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I really like this theme, it plays in the intro of the gba and when something emotionally epic or quest defining happens, its just really awesome and i would love to have a remix that could make it a bit more updated and make sound more impressive with more detail.
so if it gets remixed, thank you.
Which version to get - Fruity vs. Producer
in Music Composition & Production
Posted · Edited by Zubaru
This is incorrect, the boxed version just gives you a key to register on your account and a cool usb drive with the files for installing. But you still get lifetime free upgrades, since the license will work with all versions. I bought it boxed myself just because the box looked cool, so if you want that voucher it's not a bad idea, but shipping does take time compared to downloading.
Yes, you can download and install any vst you want in FL Studio producer edition, which is also listed on the official website btw.
Here is a link to the official site with a comparison of what is included in which version: https://www.image-line.com/flstudio-feature-comparison/
As a last note I completely agree with the others in avoiding the fruity edition of FL Studio, audio clips are essential for music production and so is recording for a lot of genres. If you want something cheaper that is fully featured, check out Reaper, though it isn't as good for producing electronic music, it has everything you'd need and is better for recording at the very least. Might be an option to consider. Good luck.