EastWest Hollywood Orchestrator Walkthrough

[@Notmehimorthem]

Do people know that since the first edition of this program a new hand icon has been added to the orchestrator which hugely magnifies its usefulness and greatly enhances it's educational possibilities. I think this had is incredible. What does it do? It let's you drag any Orchestrator composition into your sequencer and expand all the individual parts so that you have one track per instrument. From here, if your sequencer has a score package (Cubase/ Logic) , you can study the scorre in notation, or you can study in the key editor if this is your way. You also have the full control over changing the score, adding other tracks etc. Not only are MIDI notes preserved but also custom articulations, control lane CC data etc. Finally, within the Orchestrator you can create your own custom presets from scratch. This is hugely useful - for example, you may wish to design your own ostinatos or themes that you can tuck away as a preset and drag out (literally) when you so desire

[@davidbrussard-composer7372]

I have to admit, I wasn't exactly that interested in the Orchestrator, since I thought that it would be restrictive of my creativity. However, I am very impressed by this. It won't be something I use constantly, but for creating realistic sounding ostinatos, or for a bit of inspiration, this is fantastic. Very good work guys! I'm excited for the other videos. Also, I'm really liking the layout of these videos. It looks very professional. Well dones all around!

[@Bashanvibe]

What’s crazy about this update is I’m watching how he is playing block chords like a regular keyboard player but the play back spreads like a live orchestra.

[@stevemartinalmonds]

sounds amazing! And that you can export your midi files - great for using in Sibelius or Dorico or other notation or DAW programs also. I'm in awe of what's been accomplished here.

[@AutoBotAM]

Pre-ordered after watching this. I'm going to learn a lot about orchestration just through all the knowledge programmed into this Orchestrator utility. Well done!

[@wernervannuffel2608]

I just have that same feeling about this perfect orchestration learning tool.

[@hakanl135]

Now that's what i call a masterpiece !

[@JeffShuck]

This is absolutely incredible. It's damn wizardry. Downloading it now. Bar has been raised, considerably.

[@cyrilpatouillard9215]

Que va penser john williams de toi?

[@wernervannuffel2608]

This is a perfect orchestration learning tool for reverse engineering the 500 presets and in this way, little by little, build up your own melodic lines, rhythms, arpeggiations and total orchestral movements.

[@imajnmusicsongs9072]

This is so cool , I’m loving the long awaited version of Opus. Took a few hours of downloading but it was worth the wait. I’m digging the workflow!

[@zeroshadow6803]

oh wow 😍😍😍 you can create some great pieces quickly with this..its great if you have a quick idea and want to get something out of it fast and conviently. i cant wait to try this one out 😍

[@Markrspooner]

Really impressed by this. Can't wait for the next walkthroughs to drop

[@masterstacker2833]

Orchestrator is very helpful for us noobs. The ability to create our own presets and patterns turns it from a diversion into a tool. Quite an innovation. Up there with you type it and they sing.

[@dilzaaaa]

I can't wait till this drops on the 20th. This looks so much more fun than staring at a blank sequencer wondering where to start. You can just get stuck in and see where it takes you. I wasn't that interested in orchestrator until I saw this video. Jaw has well and truly dropped !

[@yugenstudio]

It doesn't seem to have a "bounce to midi" function. Would be great to export to midi each track.

[@johnhill762]

Yes!

[@yugenstudio]

@@johnhill762 Turns out it's possible. Just read the FAQs in their website. That makes this really interesting especially for quick mockups.

[@GrumpyM]

Wow. This looks pretty powerful - can’t wait to try it out!

[@NikolaiMusicChannel]

Excellent! I don't see myself using it as perscribed out of the box for my final compositions, but what a great tool for both learning and getting inspiration when you are stuck! And what a great learning tool! Thanks to EW for going through 500 different orchestral and textural ideas for all of us to be inspired and learn 😊👏👏 Will definitly use this a lot to draw ideas from, and learn new textures! And by the way, if this is a prelude to how great Opus is programmed, I can't wait to get my hands on both this and Opus 😁 The programming sounds stellar!

[@cristianpopa3866]

Absolutely Amazing.It is perfect,no other plugins can be better than this in the world 100%.Real

[@eugenekun]

Can't wait to try this out myself

[@jasonsavory9748]

Can you export to your DAW these orchestrated midi files?

[@EWQLTutorials]

Yes!

[@learningideas]

That’s brilliant. So you could also generate scores then for a real orchestra to perform you composition as well?

[@tommasoannoni481]

@@learningideas Well, once you have the exported the midi, you can just import it into a music notation software. Add dynamics, articulations, etc, fix the layout, and you have your score. Then remember to export the parts, print them, ad hand them to the players XD

[@amylavoie7307]

Great concept but I have a question! If you want to use several orchestrator scores to make a 2 minute track for example is it possible to do it without having to add another Opus in our DAW ?

[@Tateshi-Starwalker]

It looks interesting and helpful but I have some questions. First, can it do multiple outputs? Second, can a player change the mic positions of individual instruments? Thank you in advance ☺️

[@ChrisHendricks]

Since no one responded: you can change the mics of individual instruments. Each instrument can also have a different output, though I don't think you can assign a single instrument patch to have multiple outputs. (I might be wrong.)

[@jacquelinebishop8465]

Those strings are lush .. just what I've been wanting ..

[@rongletherow2682]

What MIDI controller is being used in this video?

[@ronnyb5890]

great,but what about the symphonic library? how about an update to symphonic orchestra and choir so they also have an orchestrator,doens have to be as powerful as the hollywood one,but for people who cant afford (like me) the hollywood libraries it would be a great udate

[@wolfganglipper3308]

When will it be available in Composer Cloud and is it natively compatible with Apple M1 Devices?

[@Endeleas]

Ordering this tomorrow. Sounds amazing, can't wait!

[@tahaalajami2918]

Incredible .. Incredible ,, Incredible,,, this what i call by reaching another level of electronic music WELL DONE WITH THIS AMAZING ENGINE

[@marcotronic]

Awesome! So will this be part of Composer Cloud X or do I need Composer Cloud Plus for the Opus Orchestra and the Orchestrator? Thanks.

[@davidbrussard-composer7372]

If you go onto the page for Opus, then you can see what different editions you need. I believe X gets the Gold content plus an extra mic position, while X gets the full product (I might have remembered incorrectly though).

[@charne]

It's Composer Cloud Plus only, according to the website

[@Christian.Ohlberg]

As far as I know the whole Opus Edition is included in the same way like every other EW product with gold and diamond. Composer Cloud has the Gold, Composer Cloud X the Gold + one mic position everything in 16 bit and Composer Plus has Diamond with all mic positions an 24 bit. You can read it in the FAQ section of the Opus Edition.

[@beaumontmusic2040]

It seems available with the "X" subscription. We have to wait only five days

[@jeffbird5082]

I have composer cloud x too and I’m not sure what I need to upgrade to to get this as well as opus

[@mistergrooveman1018]

Good job guys ! It was long , very long , but thé résults look like you te gonna make a kick !! Amazing !! Can’t wait !!! 👍👍👍

[@kingslaphappy1533]

Just bought it and I am loving it! I have already created 3 new “ score” style presets by keeping things that i liked and chsngingba whole bunch if other parameters. The pencil is super useful for msking your own stuff. QUESTION: can users share the presets that they create with other users? Is there a site or a forum where we can post our own preset creations and also download new ones from others? That would be awesome!

[@justinbeamon6624]

Looks like it's very similar to Sonuscore's The Orchestra engine but improved even more. Makes sense since they helped develop this. Looks fantastic!

[@wernervannuffel2608]

This is good to know. I was looking for Sonuscore The Orchestra but this Hollywood Orchestrator is amazing.

[@mikaelhatzis]

Thank you so much for this. Very helpful. Can I ask what keys you're using. I'll be upgrading my old yami and I like the simplicity and volume control of the one you are using. Cheers Mikael

[@paazpad7522]

Great product... can't wait to see next video before buying it .

[@DanielRomeros]

You guys better win ALL the awards! Wow!!

[@MathiasFritsche]

Really really great!! I will give it a try :)

[@tjp1451]

Wow EastWest! Just...WOW!!!

[@SerdanDaProducer]

Today I installed Hollywood Orchestrator and the banks, I'm still testing it...at the moment I'm fascinated, congratulations. This Orchestrator is brilliant for classical music. Do you think EW will make orchestrator presets for other musical genres as well? Orchestrator for Hip Hop, POP, TRAP... and other modern genres?

[@EWQLTutorials]

Stay tuned…

[@JDH_MUSIC]

omg this is amazing

[@Crimzan4]

Dang, this must be My favorite sound Designer Akash Thakkar narrating here. Awesome to see him with EastWest! Also very interesting plugin!

[@Garyyost]

Fantastic! I'm sold. And hey... what is that midi controller you're using in this video? I like the lit mod wheel levels. THANKS.

[@DIGGY_DUBAI]

I am gonna go nuts scoring thanks EW I didn't quite know what to expect but now I have seen the light lol can't wait Doug and NIck you Rock!!

[@thekingsown10]

Can the midi data be transferred to normal midi files outside of the orchestrator? Are these sounds out of the box or have they been heavily processed?

[@EWQLTutorials]

You can export the MIDI sure. These are the sounds out of the box.

[@thecasualreviewer2148]

I just simply need Opus to recognize my MIDI Keyboard Controller (Novation Launchkey 49). Never had this problem with other DAW's. Any suggestions?

[@WoodyPak]

wow, game changer. much more versatile and intuitive than Sonokinetic's series

[@XLGPROSOUND]

This is incredible! Great video. But where are the actual samples coming from? Are the sounds from hollywood strings? Can you also do an ensemble using the fantasy library?

[@EWQLTutorials]

This is making use of the libraries from the Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition (including the strings). There is a separate Fantasy Orchestrator also - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5i5cpSHbqqYhLM

[@SergioBlackDolphin]

The quality is amazing. The possibilities too. I hope I will soon learn music that minimum possible I can justify paying for the privilege. I wish to compose something before my father is taken over by Alzheimer’s. He is already affected but if I could compose something that he can listen to and relate to me it would be for him. He always loved classical and contemporary (Berio for example) music and would love to hear something I compose with such quality and power supported by your beautiful work. Thank you.

[@YungstarProd]

Also: what’s the intro theme music by and where to stream it? It sounds BEAUTIFUL!

[@bjornzimmermann6554]

Will this be available with the composer cloud X subscription or only in the composer cloud plus?

[@TheFjMartinmusic]

Awesome....love Opus...SILK waiting for new update like this new Interface Opus engine and more instruments add

[@c-m-laurin-lenschow]

resisting this might be harder than I expected...

[@kitmateyawa7829]

This is amazing.

[@AndrewBarracloughComposer]

Incredible! Can't wait for OPUS! ❤️

[@phillipjones3766]

I purchased the Opus Diamond package with Orchestrator. I have installed it but Orchestrator does not appear in the Opus browser. Where is the installation video? What am I doing wrong?

[@brettchassen2888]

Sounds really great ,and the orchestrator seems very well implemented. The patches sound more ‘processed’ and less ‘raw’ then in the current play engine. (In a good way....they sound terrific) Have you guys created ready to go ‘out of the box’ sounding presets in Opus ? Great Job 👍🏻

[@DJLA]

Ok that's pretty cool.

[@kathearsis]

Hello! What would be an affordable keyboard to use with this? Would any USB/midi keyboard work? I notice the volume is also done on the fly.

[@ptah23]

Looking forward to see how you can split this out into daw tracks

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

Anyone aware of what keyboard this is, or something similar with a vertical light up touch strip?

[@ErickMcNerney]

I've gotta be honest. As someone who primarily composes improvisationaly, this could be a very useful and inspiring tool for me. I usually steer clear of automatic orchestrators and things like that (unless it's dirt cheap). But I don't know. I may just get this.

[@rossthemusicandguitarteacher]

What an amazing tool!

[@indyartmusic1142]

This product is awesome!! Unfortunately, Hollywood Opus and the Orchestrator are too powerful for my machine to handle, don't have the spec to cope with it? Such a shame, cos this be be great thing to own and use?

[@scent_from_another_realm]

hi there, can external sounds say from kontakt be routed to ewqlso opus player to match reverb and panning so that they blend in with ewqlso?

[@poldreborn4281]

Question: Can I just use automation clips for dynamics rather then modwheel? I'm using FL Studio. In terms of jamming, eyah modwheel is great, but for composing, I would need to have much more control and ability to correct things.

[@cubicdalek8607]

Awesome...We CAN do polyphonic legato with divisi ???????? Am i right ? 1 instrument per note....polyphonic....legato ? INCREDIBLE. Has nobody noticed that feature ?

[@roger.jenchieh]

Hi! May I know which keyboard controller was used in this video? Thank you!

[@ZackeryWalls]

Yeah This is Dope I’m Pre-Ordering Right Now 🤩🤩🤩

[@jimyeomans6373]

Really well thought out, and the results are phenomenal. Well done, EW! Now, can you take sections and modify the midi notes and create a truly customized movement?

[@EWQLTutorials]

MIDI Export: with MIDI export, you can record complete passages with any Orchestrator preset with all data as MIDI region and change the material afterwards. This enables you to adjust your recorded material, change notes in any detailed way to create 100% individual compositions.

[@StamatisSeraphim]

@@EWQLTutorials That is brilliant. What a powerful tool, I can't wait to see more walkthroughs and for Opus to come out!

[@cubicdalek8607]

Hoping for old libraries to be optmized for Orchestrator soon !!!

[@cymbals1111]

Which libraries does it use? I tried using it and it kept complaining about missing libraries. Google didn't help.

[@RP14_Music]

So the sound that's being made by my simple midi input makes this great orchestration thats awesome but do we have access to the midi of the final orchestrated sound laid out in its proper parts?

[@KJT3000]

Thanks for the walkthrough, but there's a little more I'd like to know. I'm experimenting with it now so I get to know it inside and out. This thing is pure genius though.

[@Kervinou12]

Wow...so impressiv 😯 !

[@Kiddisturlu]

Can we please have this for more banks as well? ie. Gypsy, Stormdrum etc. I can´t say how happy I am to see you´ve created Opus, Play was genuinely a horrific instrument to work with!

[@MaxFleye]

No drag and drop MIDI like the Sonuscore Orchestra?

[@dougd1573]

How do I set up orchestrator so the 4 sections (Wind, Brass, Perc, String) all go to separate output all of the time?

[@ericdyer3883]

Is John Tess the instructor in these videos?? Lol Good stuff!!

[@RodKruz]

This is mind blowing.

[@jacqueattaque1844]

Is just work with ensembles or can use with individual instruments?

[@iamthatiam1]

Holy WOW!!! Major kudos to EastWest on this!! Can someone please show a link that will show the differences between the OPUS Gold and OPUS Diamond? Thank you!

[@ookamimusic4019]

Programming own Structures into the Orchestrator could be a very Powerful Tool, especially, 😝

[@DawayneKingMusic]

Did you watch the video?

[@frattuncbas]

so,when we buy Hollywood Orchestrator,will we need another libraries for these presets to play or some of sound will be missing?

[@EWQLTutorials]

Currently you can only get Hollywood Orchestrator with Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition, which includes all the instruments needed to run the Hollywood Orchestrator presets.

[@cd78]

Does this record straight into the DAW. IE logic pro

[@MilesOnSound]

Great job EastWest, this looks amazing! I can see myself purchasing this very soon.

[@kablah19]

But how does all of the notes that the orchestrator is generating get recorded into actual midi in your daw? Seems like you only covered the live playing aspects of it.

[@thomasshredster4627]

exactly what i want to know aswell , is there a way to drag the midi part into the daw ?

[@EWQLTutorials]

MIDI Export: with MIDI export, you can record complete passages with any Orchestrator preset with all data as MIDI region and change the material afterwards. This enables you to adjust your recorded material, change notes in any detailed way to create 100% individual compositions.

[@kablah19]

@@EWQLTutorials awesome! Can’t wait to try it out!

[@M4T]

I've been waiting for that for years! Not only it will hepl arranging tracks fast, it will teach me the how to and the rules of orchestration in a fun way (compared to boring and dry books only). One day to go ! Can't wait! I can see casualties here: Competitors and my CPU :)

[@Wayne_Robinson]

Competitors will just develop their own increasing more elaborate tools. The race is on.

[@berniehcc]

😳😳😳 wow wow .... allready updatet 🥰🚀🚀🚀

[@grailgnosticism2342]

Along with listening to art music pieces, I would use this once a week to gain ideas' but I would continue to use my own method of composition and orchestration. Sometimes, my methods don't produce the results I want.

[@shawn_bullock]

How did you get your 61 key keyboard to work with this? By default all the keys are mapped to an 88 key range and I can't hit some notes, the mapping is out of range.

[@swarajya.55]

Easwest rocks!

[@MartinAslaksen]

I have composercloud X, will I get Opus? Or do I need plus

[@oddfellow8366]

Yes, we will get Opus in Composer Cloud X, but not the Moods feature which is only included in the Opus Diamond Version or Composer Cloud Plus.

[@dilzaaaa]

I asked support this a few weeks ago. We get it. 😊

[@EWQLTutorials]

The Moods feature is included in all versions actually. They just sound the best when you have all the microphone positions included in Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition Diamond or ComposerCloud Plus.

[@oddfellow8366]

@@EWQLTutorials Oh wow! The wording on your website convinced me that I had to upgrade from Composer Cloud X to Plus. I am extremely overjoyed to hear that I was wrong. Thanks guys! ""The MOODS feature was programmed for the Diamond editions that include all mic positions mixed by Shawn Murphy. Accordingly, we advise our Gold users to upgrade to Diamond, and ComposerCloud and ComposerCloud X subscribers to upgrade to ComposerCloud Plus""

[@MOMO-zg8ll]

is it possible to use this in some music productions for singers, Thanks

[@noble_rosethorn]

I'm hyped for this but I have a couple questions... Will it be compatible with the choirs at some point? Or even the older libraries like Ra, Ministry of Rock, etc.? Is it possible to program chromatically in the Midi Editor? It seems to be following the steps diatonically. Does it recognize extended chords? Is it possible to play with both hands and program dynamics later? Does it have divisi? Thank you for developing this awesome product!

[@BigGiantCircles]

Akash is that you?

[@EWQLTutorials]

Yes! Akash Thakkar is the host for this walkthrough.

[@BigGiantCircles]

@@EWQLTutorials haha I just hit him up after watching this, I had no idea he did VO stuff for you guys, that's super cool. He's such a great guy! :)

[@macavalon]

Unbelievable !

[@JohnJewel]

Can a score be transcribed from the finished file or files?

[@EWQLTutorials]

You can export the midi data (either through the Drag/drop from the hand icon in the orchestrator or if you use Cubase/Nuendo/Studio One/Protools you can capture Opus' Midi out) to separate tracks and then the DAW has minimal notation/midi data you could use to then transfer to a more thorough notation software

[@Sen3D]

YESS!!!! Looks awesome!

[@eliebenoit8089]

does someone knows how he used his pitch wheel to control the velocity of the chords he plays ?

[@Blancoflare]

Unbelievable..

[@Starglance]

How can you record with the Orchestrator in a DAW?

[@ollid.5590]

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