5 Ways to Make Strings Sound More Cinematic

[@federicopezzatini1795]

Of course Dan got hired by Spitfire! Congrats!! Thank you for all your tutorials and the ones coming up ;)

[@Superduperond]

Congratulations on joining spritfrie Dan!

[@jacobsmith1877]

This composition is incredible. I love how it progresses into the dark chords in the middle and returns home at the end.

[@vittorioscalia]

Nice composition. It reminds me Mascagni's composition style.

[@NigelDThompson]

Absolutely exquisite Dan and Spitfire.🙌🏼

[@terrybarnes5343]

Nice one Dan well done, some really good tips thanks. Take care be safe and healthy

[@spadogs]

Thanks Dan.

[@daveaugustcomposes]

Loved the music. Can’t really relate to having a live recording and adding sampled strings. Maybe in the future.

[@RobertRodriguezMusic]

Always look forward to these types of videos! Awesome 👏🏼

[@edmasters4454]

Nice composition and helpful walk-through - thanks!

[@petersvan7880]

Great work Dan! I love the general tone achieved here, perhaps best described as a blend of 'Britishness' and 'Woody'.

[@Woogadahoomph]

Gorgeous music as always Dan

[@thorpe8138]

Complete natural. All the best

[@awpMusic1]

Nice video - and well done on the new job! Look forward to lots more from you.

[@alexthio_pianist]

Amazing. Just amazing. Thanks for sharing this with us, Dan.

[@jens1800]

Fantastic Dan! Great that you work at Spitfire now.

[@nativeVS]

Nice John Barry vibes in that piece. The Close Ribbons have always been my preferred choice over the Close mics in Sable as they just take a bit of the edge off the sound and make it more chocolatey.

[@rdru2ner82]

Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉🎈 new composers from Spitfire....you amazing composers and very talented as well. A new John Williams in the making. God Bless young man!!!

[@PotentStudios]

Well, you got some tears out of me.

[@MM4F]

Stunning as always Dan, really useful.. You lexicon is awesome also, great to follow.

[@almalaga3924]

great tutorial...despite i dont like spitfire audio..thanks

[@Wolfbabypuppylove]

Nice one Dan great tips

[@AndreaGiordaniComposer]

Well done, Dan 👌 and cheers for the tips and tricks 😎

[@oddgeirvestad]

Excellent work Dan.

[@EMASOUND]

AMAZING!

[@tonynekrews]

Fantastic composition Dan. Makes me kinda want to give up in despair 😀

[@jonnymoore9196]

Hey Dan, would love to get a tutorial of how you set up those mic buses so that each of the Live parts were affected? Great stuff man.

[@DanKeenMusic]

I'll do this on my own channel, thanks for the suggestion!

[@viscousprash]

Yes, please. Tip no. 3 went right over my head 😁

[@dafingaz]

Great sounds!

[@brandonvaughn2968]

Any possibility of sharing the Logic file for closer study?

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

They never do that. Rather suspicious.

[@timbeaton5045]

@@storiesreadaloud5635 Suspicious? What are you getting at?

[@YungstarProd]

@@storiesreadaloud5635 why should they? >.>

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

@@YungstarProd SIMPS

[@Mr.Verethron]

Aha! So basically the more unrealistic you go the more realistic it sounds xD

[@markbarnes4306]

Cinematic? maybe. Realistic? not at all.

[@DanKeenMusic]

@@markbarnes4306 Nothing's real in showbiz! 😜

[@RickatSonyRed]

@@DanKeenMusic Thats why they call it "Show" Business

[@JeffDouglas_]

I'd love to get that template, not sure how I'd go about bussing out various mics

[@chrismcluvn6138]

Yes this is truly amazing 👏thanks for sharing

[@StereaBeats]

This sounds so great. I couldn't find a sound as good when it's free VST...

[@Querenciatv]

Awesome Work ✌️

[@MikeUIibarri]

Good stuff.

[@matrix12x]

Dan, great idea with the EQ at 12KHz for the extra parts. I really like the idea of the compressor side chained a well.

[@music_creator_capable]

Very nice!

[@TheFjMartinmusic]

Total Real....congrats...waiting one Ethnic World Library

[@Murray_Browne]

I was hoping for some comment on the fluid tempo changes throughout the piece. Would be great to understand the reason and the technique.

[@catpeterson4577]

Mahalo from O’ahu!

[@temsuyjamir9829]

this music is created and assembled by a human or some ultra highly advanced alien species?? 😮😮❤❤❤

[@tutubeos]

Awesome tips. Very young and very talented man. The composition is a little derivative of one of the main themes from “Lost”, which, in turn, is derivative of something else, I know... Not a complain.

[@benedictnichols1539]

Nice little track. Are you sending those mics to an additional reverb? Or is this just the sound of SSSP?

[@nooneinparticular9868]

I’m having some issues getting spitfire active in pro tools. I’m using an m1 Mac. I’m also new to recording. I saw I had to set the app to open in Rosetta mode. Still cannot seem to make it work in pro tools. Any ideas??

[@aaronraghav3580]

Great tips but I think the string shorts are niche today in cinematic music. Im trying hard to NOT include an staccato pattern...

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Will these techniques work with the free versions of labs?

[@2infamouz475]

Subtle but effective. It's def the extra 1% that separates ok tracks from exceptional. Can get lost being overly creative and turn it into 99% of the work to do that polish tho lol. Nuanced variation seems to be vital in achieving to break from that overly computer / synthetic sound and move closer toward organic sound that resemblez what most identify as musical. Little pitch changes and expression controls etc don't actually turn a piece into something identical to "traditional" instruments but are enough to trick our ears into believing. Minor fluctuations to add back the human imperfection - ie; humanization

[@camilocoral]

Spitfire es lo mejor! hay alguna manera de que compartan el proyecto de logic?? pd: suenan genial!!

[@JohnMassari]

Excellent demonstration. Please balance the level of your VO and music.

[@seanashmore8785]

On. A. Different. Planet.

[@xXValomatXx]

The "dynamic waves" feel unnatural. The volume swells sound like production habits to me rather than musically induced... "just use the modwheel more"

[@tvs3497]

You do honor to the king, sir. May your music always be sweet to the ear and fat to your wallet.

[@russellaustincomposer1664]

Why don't you make SSO for those of us who continue to write in notation - ie: Sibelius, Finale etc rather than just busking a few colored lines on a screen ?

[@caradaly1661]

Ooh.. interesting idea. It would be nice to at least have a notation overlay on the screen somehow. The logic screen capture is getting very very boring

[@drjtwoodrow]

Studio One 5

[@theflep]

Is it me or the audio quality of the track is REALLY below the standard?

[@mustechnology]

Could you speak a little slower?

[@DanKeenMusic]

I'm just so excited!

[@coalescence3835]

@@DanKeenMusic Lol how long have you had the job at Spitfire? Great to see you in this vid!