Creating Complex Syncopated Rhythms with Spitfire Symphonic Motions

[@playz1234]

IMHO, Christian has done a fabulous job in this video by demonstrating that Motions is far deeper and more versatile than what many thought. And the way he brings everything together is complex and also fascinating to watch. I've always found his communication skills to be excellent as well, and I've certainly learned from his presentations over the years. And the kindness he showed to me in the past was far beyond expectations. Well worth watching this.

[@DavidJohnAshman]

You knocked it out the park with that one Christian. That's now my favourite track written with Spitfire Libraries!

[@DavidHilowitzMusic]

Really enjoyed this. Those brassy accents sounds amazing, too.

[@desoconnor7445]

I really found this presentation valuable as I just have purchased Symphonic motions , Additionally I recently acquired Albion , Kepler orchestra , Fragile string evolutions and Symphonic evolutions so my learning curve has presented as an Everest of a project. My point is these YT tutorials are invaluable in targeting the importances in the use of such libraries and they have definitely engaged me in starting to use ,explore and understand my new instruments , with less reliance on the manuals. So thanks for this 👍🙏🏿🙏👏👏🎩

[@leejamesmusicandfilm]

Thank You, for the demonstration. Symphonic Motions is definitely on my wish list. Chamber Strings has always been on my list. My God These Are Good! Great Demo.

[@joecantdance494]

Incredible piece of music too

[@TheCrowHillCo]

Thanks!

[@AKGreen]

The low strikes with Symphonic Orchestra sounds like the remake of “I got Five on it” from the movie Us.

[@fercomposer]

What a fantastic video!!! It is not only about MOTIONS but also Albion and the combination with things like 808!!! Insanely great!!!

[@chrisharrison809]

The low string layer with the chamber strings thing is a crazy trick. It sounds real. Much more full bow stroke kind of sound with the attack of the beginning of the bow.

[@RickMcGuireMusic]

One of the best Spitfire demos. Can’t wait for the summer sale!

[@jedeyemastar5648]

Greetings.. Is the sale every summer? 😁

[@RickMcGuireMusic]

@@jedeyemastar5648 Usually!

[@colinwight6995]

Excellent video Christian! Thank you.

[@weschilton]

Wow, Christian... you sold me. I just bought SM. I was on the fence, but you really drove home the usefulness and breadth of capability. Not to mention you really wrote a KILLER piece there!

[@saedsounds493]

you killed me with "naughty biscuits"

[@vojkoversnik800]

Great explanation and ideas for composing of cinematic music . Thank you.

[@jeffhijlkema]

Apart from the Motion libr even, just very inspiring content Christian. And the power of fine layering never ends. This stuff is what I like to see you do most on YT. An upward modulation would sure raise the tension also. Maybe even a little sidechaining to accentuate a certain pressure? Thanks for sharing.

[@richdewhittaker1746]

This is the track that sold the library to me...nice one! 🎶✨

[@emanueldivillarosa5701]

As always, wonderful tutorial!!! Thank you for taking the time to inspire and educate. Seems like I'll have to add Symphonic Motions to the wish list. This is an incredibly well thought out library! I've been attempting to make a few of these articulations manually, what a pain and not organic...this libray solves that problem...simply BRILLIANT!

[@JeffHarden]

Love this walkthrough! At the end of the video when you bounce you chose OFFLINE. I've been getting jittery/glitchy bounces that way (never used to) which results in missed subtle nuances of the strings, in my case Albion Tundra Sul Tasto. However it bounces fine if I do a REALTIME bounce. Thoughts?

[@jameslewisfox1221]

Man, what a groove! Loved the tutorial too.

[@thedeepmeditationcenter9257]

Well Done Christian - This Is Amazing - Thank you

[@crouge]

Does it work on M1?

[@silverworks7]

Thanks again for the lesson/tips which goes beyond SSM.

[@christopher_hopper]

The master at work

[@marcoiozziart]

great piece and as always thanks for the walkthrough

[@miltonsesenton4151]

Thank you. What model is that slider you use That substitute the modulation wheel?

[@rodrigogarciamz]

the "Symphonic Motions" Spitfire Official M1 patches link is down. please update. it's been weeks now. we need it working.

[@wyshwood]

A great big, fat, chocolate box of sonic confection. YUM!

[@ChuloRecords]

This sounds amazing! I think that if you automated the tempo in the first section, ie slight ritardandos and accelerandos, it would further enhance the realism of the symphonic motions.

[@adriannewton6688]

Love it...... Anything that slaps by bones silly from the inside is in my opinion 'good to go....'

[@RedAvery1]

goddamn that was fanfookintastic

[@acebass123]

That was epic

[@sunnyschramm9650]

Hey Christian, did you use the standard SCS in this or the Pro-Version with some additional mic-positions on top?

[@arianahmadnezhad4786]

the ultra kicks sound amazing is it possible for you to share it with us?

[@TheCrowHillCo]

I can't because they were a preset from Ultrabeat?

[@arianahmadnezhad4786]

@@TheCrowHillCo got it thank you

[@chickwonderdocs]

What is the Name of the Controller on the left of your Cpu Keyboard? Thank you

[@TomLiron]

it's "palette gear". currently out of stock. the new product of this type of modular controller is "monogram creative console". same company though

[@chickwonderdocs]

@@TomLiron Thank you very much

[@jonathanbeaudette]

What about the space between the notes? Spitfire says that can't be changed. We are stuck to the perfect grid? That makes it sound not real and isn't the reason for the library to sound as real as possible. The transitions between notes sound fantastic, but the perfect space between them is not. Something simple like a random variation/swing knob would be a great start. I'm surprised that was not though of. Do we really want perfect, tight, on the grid music?

[@gagsmedia]

Excellent once again...xx

[@cesmcmyth]

Very nice. I do that with the arpeggiator of my impulse actually.... you can input the velocity through the drum pads and so far it works. I htink these motions shall be one step above. Shall yry

[@Warrenvidalspella]

Hello Christian, I have a question : is there a reason you only use modulation and not expression? Thanks

[@russellaustincomposer1664]

Why don't you make some of these libraries for Sibelius - Dorico or Finale ?

[@Justin.Franks]

They all already can be used in all three. All of Spitfire's libraries run in Kontakt (with most of the big ones being licensed Kontakt Player libraries) or Spitfire's own VST plugin.

[@russellaustincomposer1664]

@@Justin.Franks Yes you're right they can - but unlike for eg: Note Performer - Sibelius has to have a separate stave for each articulation - also Dynamics are very variable !

[@HewWagner]

@@russellaustincomposer1664 another option is that you could sync Sibelius/Dorico up to your DAW using ReWire. Might be worth a try?

[@4kfreelance]

Also like the epic film Platoon. I can see that, and hear it in a Hollywood classic.

[@mikewilliamsmusic]

What is the controller you're using at 4:35?

[@TheCrowHillCo]

It's called a palette gear.... TBH I wouldn't recommend as it drops out all the time.

[@jeremiahis]

Christian - can I ask what you're using for a mouse pad? Almost looks like some kind of plastic or glass? Also I many need to plunk down for this library. Thanks as always for the demo.)

[@mogopolo]

Inspirational stuff!!

[@dafingaz]

Let's go!

[@keiththeodosiou]

The more i hear this library, the more i think it should be a part of every composers collection. Just for what you can do with it.

[@awpqq]

One of the best demo tracks - ever. Great video - full of useful tips. Really great stuff - thanks.

[@TheSBhatty]

Don't suppose you have another competition happening anytime soon..... I have my Mario Kart/Pac-Man instrumentation at the ready!

[@AynenMakino]

Yeah, this is definitely a playing technique I need among my sample libraries. It's actually quite remarkable that it's such a niche thing in the world of sample libraries, as the technique itself is very common. What took everyone so long? Now the only thing left is: Can I use this library in a way where I can use a few notes of this playing technique within a larger musical phrase in a way that makes it sound like it was actually the same instrument playing the whole phrase? In conjunction with other Spitfire string libraries I suspect so, but for strings I'm predominently using VSL. I imagine if the close mics are used exclusively, I can match the reverb relatively well perhaps. The composition itself is a spot-on demonstration of how this technique is commonly used in Hollywood. But I imagine this would also be a fantastic library for doing phase shifting a la Steve Reich!

[@marksadventures3889]

Good speed change there, slowing down. Too many people are slaves to the metronome, I do like a change in tempo.

[@mybiggrin]

This sounds so good! Fully happy I purchased it.

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Excellent video! Thank you sir. What is that small slide pot controller you use for mod control?

[@TomLiron]

it's "palette gear". currently out of stock. the new product of this type of modular controller is "monogram creative console". same company though

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

@@TomLiron thank you.

[@spectraflycam815]

EPIC!!! Thanks for sharing Christian!

[@thiagodalpoz]

Thanks for the video Christian! Is this running with a Core i9?

[@tivermusic]

The iMac Pro has a Xeon processor. I think his model has 10 cores if I remember correctly.

[@davidwhite2949]

The problem with Spitfire audio is it can’t read a score without a ton of tweaking They need to start including some defaults for the shapes of notes (Attack, delay, articulation, dynamics) In other words, it has to be able to perform a score as written

[@cheekynuke]

Can anybody tell me what workstation/Keyboard he is using please ?

[@Dan-kb2oz]

The keyboard is by Doepfer. LMK4+ I believe.

[@cheekynuke]

Dan thank you so much for responding. I’ll take a look at that. 👍🏻

[@Dan-kb2oz]

@@cheekynuke No worries, they're not cheap. ha

[@WillWilson]

Chocolately Welly

[@OliKember]

12:54

[@45067daddymac]

How much RAM does that Mac have?!

[@tivermusic]

I think his iMac Pro has 128GBs.

[@yasseralbanna7102]

My macMini i7 with 64gb of ram and cant use 4 tracks of symphony motion .. must I freeze them .

[@samecoff2788]

Yasser Al Banna have you tried reducing the quality within the plugin? Really, it’s not so much about RAM, but more about processor speed.

[@rdru2ner82]

Where have you been teacher? Another great tutorial...

[@rdru2ner82]

Wow, you can tell the emotions he was thinking through the music, amazing. We sorry, Christian!

[@salatproduction4477]

Nice 8-bit sound 👏👍

[@iliatilev]

Next septuplet over quintuplets 😁

[@jingleskhanaudioproductions]

cool!

[@JeffDouglas_]

Spectacular, Christian!! Thanks for the little tidbits on the accenting of low drums and the saving of CPU by bouncing in Offline.

[@lincolnmoanei8324]

The ingenuity of orchestration

[@akcel1211]

I haven't bought it yet but this video makes you want to, it sounds hell! Why do I hear the beginning of Eye of the Tiger?

[@joecantdance494]

So why has no one done this before? It's literally impossible to program this with individual samples, or at least to make it sound realistic. Even getting a synth sound to make this rebowing /strumming effect would be difficult.

[@noice7381]

"Complex syncopated rhythms" so what you're saying is that this does djent.

[@duncanthompson957]

Yummm... tasty! Very very tasty. Very verrrry more-ish. Yum. I think I might have to get some hangar doors built into my solar plexus, to really let a few slices of that slinky chunky yummy damage through. "A chainsaw to the head, sir?" Oh, go on. Why not. Yes please, thank you!!

[@SteveProbst]

Answered a question I had at 2:50. Okay I can stop watching now! LoI ...I would imagine this works with BBC Core as that's "all I have" at the moment. :) Anybody else?

[@marksadventures3889]

Quantization?! Surely the tool of Satan Christian. And lo it sucketh the soul from all music. I'm just getting to grips with learning the BBC SO sample library and wow it's big! (that's what she said, when she saw the size of the library and function). Beating someone up with a very dry haystack - sounds fun! loved the brass thing - a bit Alien 3 - in the furnaces?

[@4kfreelance]

Royals vibe going on there. Epic high tea time.

[@Reprodestruxion]

I’d sample the ornamentation and then reverse it

[@Reprodestruxion]

Or just reverse the reverb

[@jamescornelius6036]

Man I gotta have this, it will level me way up

[@PaulZambranoCreations]

Too much RAM being used,

[@glennrueger8689]

All hail Master & Commander of the Grid! This vid sold me.

[@ashsen7664]

Action strings still does it for me.

[@willsworld57]

This music style isn't really his kind of thing? Wow! OK.

[@weschilton]

I think some of his Christian's compositions are when he does something thats out of his wheelhouse.

[@chrisrevel2801]

These orchestral sounds are boring , cliché and unoriginal ... unlike 8bit square waves they force people not to think outside the box .

[@Reprodestruxion]

Noooo , no quantisation

[@KleineErdbeben]

Boring. Where´s the 8bit tune, to makes it interesting and special?