11 ай бұрын
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@tsites1 7 сағат бұрын
A note on doubling: As a general rule, do not assume that someone proficient on the primary woodwind (flute, oboe. clarinet, bassoon) will also be proficient on the other members of that woodwind family (or that they even own those instruments). If you write parts for these other instruments and they involve important solos or are technically difficult, consider writing these as separate parts rather than asking someone to double. That said, most people proficient on these other instruments usually both own and are also proficient on the standard instrument of their family. So for example, you can usually trust that most English horn players own and are proficient on oboe and it is therefore OK to ask the English horn player to double oboe, but not necessarily OK to ask your 2nd oboist to play English horn. And please don't ask the bass clarinetist to double on Eb clarinet ever (I'm talking to you Mahler <1st Sym>).
@lucasgust7720 Күн бұрын
Why you call C3 to the C4 (middle C)?
@justspectator9963 2 күн бұрын
May I use in other cases woodwinds and brass instruments for Horror music?
@YuvalRon 2 күн бұрын
This stuff is priceless.
@MikaelRatilainen 7 күн бұрын
I am curious to know how do you balance different publisher libraries together? :)
@anidiot4702 10 күн бұрын
ah yes, contrabasson. Every composer's favorite instrument to forget
@user-dq3by5hj9f 11 күн бұрын
It's amazing what you know. However, as a harpist, at first I thought the glissando, by itself, had too many lower notes and needed to be cut by around 5 notes. It sounded a little muddy and something you may not know if you don't play. This glissando is only being played with the right hand. But then, when you played with the other instrumentation, it sounded fine.
@Harlem55 14 күн бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYOuaaN5ftKXosUfeature=shared
@jerrychau94 14 күн бұрын
6:51 I see cc21 for Spitfire Vibrato hahaha
@alexlamymusic 14 күн бұрын
Haha! Yes, these are a bit outdated now, I think. I see BWW vibrato for the Kontakt versions of that library too. Pretty much all covered by CC2 or CC3 these days
@thegamedude9883 16 күн бұрын
Great vid just wanted to say bassoons can only go down to a Bb1 not a Bb0, and contrabassoons can only go down to a Bb0 not a Bb-1
@alexlamymusic 3 сағат бұрын
The numbering here is using the standard MIDI system of Middle C = C3. So we do get -1's for the lowest registers. It's frustrating for musicians, but it's better to use this system as the focus of the channel is programming virtual orchestrations with sampled instruments, and that's what you're going to see in a DAW as default.
@ransbarger 20 күн бұрын
I didnt know Harry Potter was a musician.
@alexlamymusic 16 күн бұрын
Fun fact, I'm basically the same age as Dan Radcliffe, and when the first HP film came out I had people actually stop me in the cinema thinking I was really Harry Potter!
@ransbarger 15 күн бұрын
@@alexlamymusic All kidding aside, you are doing an outstanding job. Thank you.
@rakatafly1978 25 күн бұрын
0:14 Does anyone understand what samples she's using? It's NOT the "glissandi" of Berlin Strings, because you can't choose to have vibrato on them or not. THANK YOU!
@zvscoringlab 26 күн бұрын
Great explanation of an elusive and challenging topic. Thanks.
@Joshua_Griffin 26 күн бұрын
Great video, thanks
@chickenbone7418 28 күн бұрын
justice for the contra atlo (Eb) clarinet! I played it recently in a clarinet choir :(
@brentmarquez9057 29 күн бұрын
Didn't realize I need an audio interface - can't I just plug my midi keyboard into the computer via USB? What is the audio interface for? (I am new to this and am looking to get into orchestral composition as a hobby/amateur).
@alexlamymusic 27 күн бұрын
MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces are unrelated here. You can simply plug a midi keyboard in via USB, the audio side of things doesn’t factor in to that. The audio interface is for connecting your computer to speakers, headphones, microphones, and other external audio equipment, as well as providing a dedicated driver for audio which will reduce latency, and potentially provide monitoring and/or loop-back software as well - not to mention providing better quality digital to analogue conversion than any built-in audio device.
@brentmarquez9057 27 күн бұрын
@@alexlamymusic got it. Thank you.
@satinrules Ай бұрын
It’s nice to have those great samples to use
@JulianHamlin Ай бұрын
Such a useful, clear video. Thank you!
@user-wz3lq6ej5f Ай бұрын
Woodwinds are not difficult I found the brass are the most difficult one in the whole orchestra section.
@tolisgamer Ай бұрын
What benefits you have with NVME sample drives?external or internal
@alexlamymusic 27 күн бұрын
They’re faster than SATA SSDs, and physically smaller. Externals are more portable, external chassis for multiple drives are better, smaller, and faster. Internally they’re between 7-20 times faster than SATA drives.
@DmitryTimofeev Ай бұрын
❤
@MahlonBouldin Ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial!
@jpsned Ай бұрын
6:20 "And you can hear the slight change in the clarinet from around mezzo-forte and above..." Actually, we can't hear it because you're talking over the solo. 🙂
@e-orchestral_ Ай бұрын
Спасибо! Жалко, что про слайд тромбона не сказали и сочетания валторн с тромбонами. Интересно ваше мнение.
@fishoscine1220 Ай бұрын
Bonus Tips: - The harp is diatonic. Therefore if you want a chromatic or octatonic scale, you'll need to either choose 7 notes or use two harps tuned differently. - Harpists need time to change pedals, so the piece requires harp modulating keys quickly, you should write for two harps.
@therealwayballer Ай бұрын
Great information. Up 'til now, I always took "portato" to be a potato cooked in port, which made my music orchestrations rather odd.
@jpsned Ай бұрын
I play all the woodwinds: clarinets, oboe, cor anglais, flute, piccolo, bassoon and saxophones. I will point out that in your discussion of the clarinet family, you left out the contralto clarinet--half way between the bass clarinet and the contrabass clarinet. Also, when you mentioned the Bb and A clarinets, you referred to them as "twins." I've played them both in orchestras and they are completely different instruments. Lastly, you said that the altissimo of the clarinet is similar to the saxophone in tone quality. This is completely untrue--the clarinet altissimo is quite loud, piercing and even screechy. The saxophone's tone quality is warm and rounded. 🙂
@jihanjoo Ай бұрын
6:39 What is the name of that keyboard right there? Looks nice.
@alexlamymusic Ай бұрын
StudioLogic SL88
@fabiotaranto6379 Ай бұрын
The quality of this content is off the charts. Thank you so much!
@alexlamymusic Ай бұрын
🙏 thank you!
@fabiotaranto6379 Ай бұрын
This video is absolutetly amazing!
@Andysmusicaljourney Ай бұрын
Isn't modern technology great? Here I am sitting at home getting a University-level education on orchestration without any gatekeepers.
@jensmadsen6766 Ай бұрын
Gorgeous! Where can I get these other sample libraries?!
@alexlamymusic Ай бұрын
Over at Orchestral Tools site. Mainly using Metropolis Ark 2, 5, and Berlin Strings as far as I remember
@MatthewGriffin-xl2jg Ай бұрын
overload of winds? percussion has way more instruments
@Lambicky 2 ай бұрын
Exactly what I needed! Thank you! I guess this is why the pro's also have a track for every articulation, the timing wouldn't work otherwise I guess.
@ejw1234 2 ай бұрын
Are you playing those other instruments and their individual melodies or are you using the loops to play over your main theme?
@Yestey 2 ай бұрын
I've learned more about orchestral arranging here than I've did in my music technology Diploma program. Big ups to the team for such a perfectly explained educational video on orchestration. Thanks!
@StubbornPoint 2 ай бұрын
This channel is so high quality in both information and production quality. Thanks for sharing this with us! I wrote my first 8 bar wind quintet right before watching this and the part about how the oboe dynamics vs register is the reverse of the flute really helped me to fix mistakes in my score.
@GitFiddler 2 ай бұрын
What if you don't compose in a DAW, nor play piano? Let's face it, the only real need for a MIDI keyboard is if you either play piano, or you use it for programming 'beats' and such. And the really good sample libraries are created with the idea of MIDI keyboard input (especially the new Spitfire Orchestra library with Performance samples). I'm a guitar player, but I've studied music theory using the music staff to compose with, the old school method, and which I prefer. If I had to compose on piano I'd be very limited because I don't have the technical ability of a pianist. Even with a MIDI guitar I don't play 'clean' enough all the time for accurate MIDI input. Half my time would be spent with editing extra MIDI notes accidentally added while playing in a part. Also, even the MIDI keyboard can be a limiting device when trying to simulate different instruments of the orchestra, or even with trying to simulate a guitar. At present -- I'm using Notepeformer in Sibelius. Haven't tried it yet, but I plan to export my NotePerformer as MIDI files to Cubase, or as XML into StaffPad. And if to StaffPad, I would then export all the tracks as Audio into Cubase, and mix, use different reverb, etc. I don't see coverage here about any method for those who do not play a MIDI keyboard.
@alexlamymusic 2 ай бұрын
If you don’t compose in a DAW then these concepts still apply, they’re the very basics of orchestration. You’re right: Sample libraries are created with midi in mind, both in terms of keyboard layout and use of MIDI CC’s. But I don’t look at the midi keyboard like a piano - it can be, but it can also just be an input device. My keys playing is nothing to brag about. I’ll usually play lines in one at a time, and fixing notes, deleting mistakes etc. is just part of programming. When you’re using a notation program, you’re not doing any programming, you’re relying on the program to translate your dynamics and technique markings into the sound you want. When you transfer the midi over to a DAW, you’ll need to reprogram it to get it sounding decent, there’s nothing automatic about that process. If you’re thinking about mix and reverb then you’re already way ahead of yourself at that point - it has to be music first. You can input notes however you like, with keyboards, pads, wind controllers, or mouse and keyboard, I don’t think it makes any difference at the end of the day, other than you’ll do better with whatever you’re comfortable with.
@michaelhackethal8187 2 ай бұрын
Dear Alex, thank you for letting me sit in with you and Clara. I felt like being with you in the room. It gave me so much motivation and a new focus on details. Were it not for my advanced age, I'd try and do whatever I could to study this material myself at a university. These discussions are so enlightening. Very well done! Keep going and all the best for you and your projects!
@etiennedodge 2 ай бұрын
I also heard his 5th symphony is supposed to be played twice as fast.
@TIGUFSUPMET 2 ай бұрын
Track delay may be ok if you have one articulation on each track, eg lower strings chugging away staccato with a legato melody over the track. This works for film music, however for standalone composition you would want different articulations; it does not seem feasible to have one note on one track and the next on another!
@douglasromayne328 2 ай бұрын
Scott was a great teacher. Glad to hear you're passing the zed clef wisdom to your students. I use it all the time.
@alexanderhobson5585 2 ай бұрын
Alex, great information! What Ohm rating are your Beyerdynamic 250’s? Thanks again great work!
@alexlamymusic Ай бұрын
250 ohm 👍🏻
@gondiulaurentiu3804 2 ай бұрын
Great work, thank you
@ejw1234 2 ай бұрын
Would you only take this care with commissioned work? I know that the big players have full on teams.
@alexlamymusic 2 ай бұрын
I would take this care with any work, music still has to sound like music. Composers with teams don’t rely on other people to improve their programming, it’s just too slow working that way. The programming has to be good from the start, otherwise you don’t have the sound you need further down the line, and you’re not communicating properly to the listener, whether that’s a client, director, producer, or somebody that found your music at random. Too much of the same thing (e.g. in this case, fake legato) and it all becomes mush.
@ejw1234 2 ай бұрын
excellent! Thanks for the insight. @@alexlamymusic
@ejw1234 2 ай бұрын
Deader ringer for a video game...Definitely journeying to this.
@ejw1234 2 ай бұрын
This is commitment to the craft. It's a bit demoralizing for start ups as we're literally working on the melodies, harmonies, and integration of other instruments, let alone perfecting the parts to match their natural instrumentation.