5 lessons I learned using Cinematic Studio Strings

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In this video, we will be testing and composing with "Cinematic Studio Strings" library.
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[@artleiby7930]

A very objective and honest review of CSS, I'm always impressed by the free information that you deliver to the composing community. Thanks again.

[@alextorchio5625]

Thanks for this fantastic video!

[@henrik5284]

Please look at the road and not the camera when you're driving

[@michaelpersil6573]

Im not going to look at the road when driving too now

[@lahattec]

From what I have heard the CSS ensemble sounds really lovely. Great for sketching ideas.

[@flowa44]

Thank u Marc for instructions and great tips on cinema orchestration. Creating movement within the same string part it brings a big difference to one part or several parts, the movement is within automation, this is new to me and I love the challenge to make my musical creativity greater.., Expression, dynamics modulation, vibrato..What I'm paying close attention to is, when u end the first part then move to the second part which is the melody, then that melody movement is filled in with the right parts to make it sound full and rich, I understand the format, great work thank u again for your expertise in cinematic orchestra instruction, I will definitely keep watching, thx again for SHARING I'm working with Studio One 5 professional

[@pedrominton]

Thank you so much for this video! Very clear how this library works!

[@GODANMEDIA]

Thank you for this video. It’s always a pleasure to watch you compose.

[@Random-jj8ud]

When he did the adventure thing and said “this is basic” 😱😱 Music is exciting and so does Marc

[@wolfie8748]

Love your videos Marc!

[@slimyelow]

I luv the fact there there is no pfaffing about with a massive template and a thousand separate patches. CS Series all seem very intuitive, well scripted, nicely designed, recorded and consistent.

[@michellew.3691]

I am so looking forward to the cinematic studio percussion

[@flowa44]

I love that CINEMATIC STUDIO STRINGS PLUGIN I WILL GET IT WHEN I CAN ,PRACTICE, YES!! THX MARK FOR UR TEACHINGS🙏🏿💯

[@alistairmaccallumbagpipes6964]

Great info. Thanks

[@jaythansparksmusic]

Hi Marc, another OUTSTANDING informative lesson. Can you please share with me (us) the location of the training that teaches and demonstrates placing the CC information at the beginning of each trk...? I'm enrolled in the Cinematic Composing Group and can't seem to locate it... Thx

[@BNC593]

Splendid

[@EmadGhasemiDev]

It's nice to see you make more free videos on KZbin, Thanks .

[@nicolaberti7698]

Hi Marc! Very good video, thank you for sharing with us begginer composers! I have a question, how do you achieve such a massive sound on your strings? Is it reverb, compression or just the mod wheel? I ask bc I have CSS 2 but my strings sound weak compared to yours. Thank you!

[@theofficialdowbrain]

Man, you're nice with them faders!

[@rickmarques10]

Hey Marc, in the legato strings, this plugin have portamento function

[@bellinghammond]

Quick tech question? I use Logic with CSS and when the transport (Play) is stopped the mod wheel slider resets to zero. No sound is then heard from the midi keyboard...one always has to raise the modwheel to practice alternate line ideas etc. -Is there some way to set CSS midi behavior so that the modwheel remains in the position it was at in automation when the playhead stops? (most libraries work this way)

[@conforzo]

What I dont like with CSS is the fact the a string orchestra is supposed to sound harmonius but CSS sounds very muddy in its sound. A well orchestrated string section still sounds messy with CSS

[@levimark548]

Thats the same I also dont like about CSS. Its really hard to get a clean sound out of CSS. Good for blending with other libraries but not as a leading instrument. It has a good flexibility and legato engine but its the awful room sound of the samples which annoys me.

[@namansingh5788]

thnx sir❤️

[@michaelft78]

Marc…. Great video! What is that controller you’re using for dynamics, vibrato etc.

[@filmscorelife4225]

What recording program are you using? Can you please do a video about how you even record each track, or create each track?

[@JoyLordAUMNIMEDIA]

When shall the oboes should enter?

[@Dandiel_]

I made a keyswitch in cubase to automatic line up the legato notes to the beat without messing with the miliseconds delay.

[@rasputin1917]

would you like to share your idea?

[@Roland_Geyer]

Thank you for this great presentation of your video, especially using the CC controllers. With their numerous videos, they helped me a lot to learn how to compose for classical orchestra. And so I think it's a pity that the introduction to this video was filmed while driving.

[@GODANMEDIA]

Man. I want this library so badly. I need to figure out now how to do that expression recording with the slider after the notes are down.

[@kylegordonmusic]

Wonderful! Do you have the 3 faders set Mod, Expression, Vibrato?

[@CinematicComposing]

Yes!

[@LombokornyoSomachar]

I can hear Beethoven is writing.. 12:21.. much love

[@dshephardcomposer]

Marc vibrato'd the piano note at 10:32 with his finger out of instinct, just like any true musician.

[@surferbois]

I do it all the time, too bad it doesnt do shit.

[@danielranjitsingh1252]

Hello Marc. Came here to watch how to use CSS in multi track, but then I noticed you are using an Evolution UC33e controller. I have one of these I stopped using since I thought it didn't support windows 10. Can you give me your thoughts on how you're using this, as I'd like to use it with CSS like how you're doing. Drivers, enigma software etc. Your thoughts please. BTW, your videos and composition skills are simply amazing.

[@JoyLordAUMNIMEDIA]

What is the role of the oboe?

[@mountainorchestra6254]

Whats library - Orchestra hit (not css instrument?)

[@sujoybose77]

Nice demo. Only problem I have faced with similar libraries earlier that I could not find them supporting pitch bend range change.. If I need to make long slide or glide it does not allow that. What about this library - does it support change pitch bend range to perform large slides from one note to another (say 5-6 semitones apart)? I am not talking about legato.. Just pure glide/slide using my MPE controller.

[@googlewhackthis]

CSS doesn't react to pitcbend cc at all unfortunately

[@jillboyd7083]

I use CSS: my hugest problem is the timing of the notes; how do you get the Cello to land at the same time as the violins; especially the measured tremolo with the legato; it has taken me two hours to line up just 8 measures of strings; of a violin part with a cello part; it takes forever to line everything up... and I don't see what you're doing (if anything) to get those to like up. I'm assuming you have set the delay to -50 or so to make sure they're on the downbeat?

[@quangmusik]

I feel like they get delayed, like behind the beat... do you feel so, and do you compesate the delay offfset?

[@dksellou]

hi Mac, are the 3 faders you use for modulation, vibrato and expression? Thanks

[@CinematicComposing]

Yes :)

[@dksellou]

Sorry! 1 more question: Do you think since CSS guys say that they have the instruments panned already, we don't need to pan them in our DAW?

[@martin-raison-music-composer]

you don't :)

[@makna371]

When I click your video I got your own ads and for a moment I think that this video just a reaplouded content

[@flamelionstudio5934]

liVrary and... Biolins ) Thanks for good video.

[@tg-psalterstudios5408]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sourcefor]

This vs Modern Scoring Strings?

[@user-eh7pr5mu7t]

consult, How to solve the problem of different delay in CSS legato?

[@AlbertKimMusic]

onset delay

[@DanielCoe]

CSS is optimal with expression maps.

[@williamgeorge719]

Agree

[@unclejohn8520]

2:21 . what is the different between these staccato？

[@snarf1504]

The length of the note.

[@CinematicComposing]

Yup

[@mattbrandonauras]

I hate that vibrato of CSS... watched this video to check if was a problem of my CSS but i realized that was not.

[@norpfl]

Hi Marc, I'm very impressed with your energy, drive & elan, not to mention you absolutely know what you're talking about IMO. Allow me however to give some feedback about your videos in general. Maybe a small detail and no issue for some, but I frequently hear this pumping beat in the background, when you're talking. To me personally this is kind of disturbing. Is there a reason why you chose to do that?

[@CinematicComposing]

My editor just got fired! LOL... just kidding :) That's my fault actually... I thought it was helping (and I'm supposed to be a film composer! :P ) but I agree that if not done correctly it can be distracting and ANOYING! We're not using it any more in our later videos Thanks for the kind comment and for pointing this out!

[@norpfl]

@@CinematicComposing ok, thank U, all the best! N

[@soundsgoodtome]

What is he saying at 4:21 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aojPe3ior810hMk) I can't understand what he's saying. Something about not liking the big hit? But it also looks like he's referring to a *different* library. No offense intended, but the whole thing is confusing and hard to follow. And the constant edits don't help.

[@CinematicComposing]

I'm saying that when comparing CSS strings with the big hit (which is from another library... actually, it's a stack of multiple libraries) then it makes me feel like I don't like the orchestral hit as much.... I hope it makes sense

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

@@CinematicComposing I had no trouble following along at all, great review Marc, thank you!

[@elisabettamorkozzo6533]

PARLA ITALIANO CHE TI RIESCE MEGLIO HAHAHA

[@jordillach3222]

He has Spanish accent, not Italian.

[@jordillach3222]

@@elisabettamorkozzo6533 No, he's Spaniard.

[@jordillach3222]

@@elisabettamorkozzo6533 Here you have him talking in Spanish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoOmmISqp7-ebsU And here in Valencian, his mother tongue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX2UkqZ_pNGFmLM

[@yves2078]

speed man very bad