3 More Hacks for Better MIDI Mockups - Curves, Automations Among Other Programming Stuff

[@calebshannon11]

I have watched countless hours of videos looking for this information. Thank you so much!!

[@TheCoolj1212]

Hey Mattia, great video! If I'm being honest I love watching your mind work in action. So, if you could make more videos of you creating a full piece I would love it, even if it's more long form content.

[@StopmotionStudios13]

This is reallyy interesting keep this coming id say

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks I’m glad!

[@darrenjeromemusic]

Thank you for sharing this was so informative, I would love for there to be a plugin that can not just position instruments in a space with an IR but to have an algorithm that can blend the sounds of multiple sources sampled or live recorded and the mics pick up the sounds within the space like a real recording

[@MattiaChiappa]

Check out virtual soundstage. I had the free trial and was a really interesting little plugin

[@christock1973]

@@MattiaChiappa vienna MIR

[@3082frank]

Very helpful video. I was wondering if you have a tutorial that explains, what type of orchestra instruments to use on certain verses. I am very interested in learning about composing scores for games. Would you ever contemplate making a tutorial on making a very basic orchestra score for beginners. Great vdo and subscribing. Thank you. I just started learning about orchestration.

[@64guatemala]

Dang it, man! This video is, without doubt, a "save" instruction video. A LOT of valuable information. 🙂 Two thumbs up 👍! Thank you 😊.

[@PavelSemin]

Thank you! I tried to write mod-wheel curves same as many educators on youtube, but it sounded just awful so I had to stick with more flatter lines, but I never understood why it's working for them but not working for me!

[@paulthiebaut]

Please, I'd like to know at 9:18 what shortcut you were using to offset the whole automation curve without changing the dynamic ?? I can only compress or expand the curves when I select all automation nodes.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Oh that’s simple. If you drag up or down by clicking on the nodes it compresses the curve but by doing the same and clicking in between nodes instead, it moves the whole curve keeping the same shape

[@paulthiebaut]

@@MattiaChiappa OMG thanks so much Mattia, it's so simple yet I was going crazy because I couldn't make it work before

[@MattiaChiappa]

@@paulthiebaut Ahah no worries man. I know these things are easy to overlook

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

this thing of close= + dynamics looks like a very interesting law!

[@DCPImages]

Great advice and deep understanding. Thanks Mattia :-)

[@MattiaChiappa]

You’re welcome, glad it’s helpful!

[@arionikolaussgroi8821]

Amazing! Grazie Mattia :)

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks!

[@ClaudeRuelle]

Awesome! It seems like Spitfire libraries are almost intended to be used with at least two faders.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Oh yeah, that's how Spitfire uses them. I picked this up by watching their videos

[@DepressedCapitalist]

Hello! Great video! Lately, I've been having trouble making mi midi strings (and woodwinds for that matter) sound natural and realistic. This helps. I was wondering if u could elaborate more on when it is important for midi notes to overlap or not? Thank you for your dedication and help. Cheers from Argentina.

[@MattiaChiappa]

If there’s isn’t an overlap in theory that signifies a bow change or a re-tongue. I wouldn’t overthink it though, even with notation where the placement of a slur is much much more important, players will make changes to adapt the music and make it more idiomatic for their instrument. I don’t have a rule for where to apply a slur on a musical phrase because it depends on the phrase, but a starting point could be try separating downbeats or the beginning of a bar. My best advice is to use your ears and use a little separation if you want a slight accent. That said though it’s always going to be an approximation so don’t overthink it as lots of times it might be more appropriate to perform a long phrase in one breath or one bow even if that’s in theory non realistic. Don’t worry about it too much!

[@DepressedCapitalist]

@@MattiaChiappa Thank you Mattia for taking the time to answer. I'll follow your advice. Use my ears and try to make it natural without overthinking it too much. I appreciate your answer. Cheers.

[@nickvareymusic]

Thanks for this, Mattia! I had a quick question regarding CSS. I’ve got the solo strings but there seems to be a strange bug in it where, in legato, notes are missed out when playing faster passages. Is this something you’ve ever encountered? Thank you!!!

[@MattiaChiappa]

On occasion. For faster passages I’d recommend using the marcato legato patch

[@EdCosico]

Thanks for this tutorial, I was just asking on Reddit what parameters people automate when orchestrating

[@MattiaChiappa]

Glad it’s helpful! Feel free to share it if you want

[@thomasbutton2716]

Pure gold dust

[@boblimaorchestra]

Hi Mattia, thanks for your tutorials.They are very inspiring for me. I have a question about double,triple and quadruple stops with stringed instruments. How do you achieve believable results with sample libraries. I find it a very difficult thing to achieve:-( Thanks a lot! Regards Bob:-)

[@MattiaChiappa]

Hi Bob, thanks good question. I’m afraid I don’t have an immediate answer. I never had this necessity myself but let’s see maybe someone else can help you. Actually I’d be interested to know more about this myself

[@boblimaorchestra]

@@MattiaChiappa Thanks for your answer. I will also ask other mockup "specialists". So far I am not getting very convincing results with marcato or sforzato patches. Maybe layering with a solo patch (Joshua Bell or similar) could work. Cheers:-)

[@BillPollackMusic]

Hi Mattia. I'm sure that most who watch your channel think they have a great short piece for a TV show or a movie. Me too...hah! Can you recommend a way for us to 'put a short composition out there' for exposure to amazing composers/arrangers like you, who have connections? I'm sure i'm dreaming, but hey, why not :-)

[@MattiaChiappa]

Hi Bill, I should be the last person to give carrier advice but I can tell you what worked for me so far. Submitting to production libraries is a good way to start. There’s a big learning curve, lots of rejections and unless you’re lucky I would consider any money an optional. It’s real experience though and it will teach you a lot about getting your music up to professional standards, what the trends are and how to find your place in such a big market. For building contacts, I’d say use social media. KZbin for me made a massive difference and slowly but surely introduced me to lots of different people some of which I now consider friends and truly enjoy working with. No doubt it’s a massive grind but I 100% guarantee it’s worth anybody’s time. There’s no shortcut my friend and I’m still learning things myself but persistence is key and with time you’ll slowly work your way in.

[@BillPollackMusic]

@@MattiaChiappa Thank you so much Mattia for your generous and well thought out advice!

[@FranzFMusic]

Ciao Mattia ho una domanda, il sistema che usi per scrivere la dinamica è valido per le singole linee melodiche tipo i soli ma quando si tratta di assegnare una sola dinamica a tutta l' orchestra (es un mf) come fai? Finora ho suddiviso la mod wheel da 1 a 127 in layers dinamici procedendo di 20 in 20, ad esempio 120 ff, 100 f, 80 mf ecc. Ho sbagliato? Come faresti?

[@MattiaChiappa]

Mmm non saprei, non mi sono mai trovato in questa situazione. Ottengo risultati migliori con dinamiche diverse per ogni strumento. I’m not sure, I was never in this situation myself. I get much better results with different dynamics for each instrument

[@FranzFMusic]

@@MattiaChiappa quindi suoni e crei le dinamiche singolarmente al momento.. interessante.. Volevo chiederti un'altra cosa. Come gestisci direttamente la mod wheel dalla tastiera? C'è un controller specifico o l' hai impostata tu così? Se l' hai fatto, mi diresti come si fa? Grazie mille complimenti comunque musica solida e video stimolante.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Utilizzo un cc controller esterno con diversi fader, ciascuno assegnato ad valore diverso (modularion, espression, vibrato, ecc). È abbastanza vecchio non so se esiste ancora in commercio, si chiama Jb Cooper fadermaster pro. I use an external cc controller that’s has some faders assigned to different parameters (modulation, expression, vibrato, etc) It’s quite old, I’m not sure whether it’s still for sale, its called Jb cooper fadermaster pro

[@FranzFMusic]

@@MattiaChiappa ciao grazie delle pronte risposte volevo farti giusto un' altra domanda.. con il performance legato (true legato) ho un delay notevole anche mentre suono in tempo reale.. così con il metronomo mi trovo sempre in disaccordo e non è piacevole.. esiste un modo per risolvere? Thanks 😀

[@MattiaChiappa]

@@FranzFMusic che io sappia no purtroppo. È un problema molto comune

[@rubenmolino1480]

excelent ¡¡

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks!

[@rubenmolino1480]

@@MattiaChiappa tankyou MATTIA !!