Exploring Orchestral Tools sample library Time Micro

[@pieterbouws]

Thanks Alex for you guiding us through this amazing library! Great job.

[@23Alchemist23]

I loved Macro, pre ordered Micro, excited for its release today!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey Peter, thanks so much for checking out my video! Enjoy Time Micro! :)

[@PaulDoesIt]

I love how excited you are about the beauty of the sounds, I had the same reaction

[@AlexPfeffer]

The best! :)

[@OliKember]

Amazing walkthrough. Sold! I love the idea of creating all these textures completely organically with orchestral elements. Such a human way to add life and sparkle to a track. Thanks.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thanks for watching, Oliver! That's what I thought too. As mentioned a few times already here, it was really pleasing to see how much I was able to use this library within the last days to breathe more life into my tracks. It seems to work on anything! :)

[@DavidKudellMusic]

Got this one pre-ordered! Time Macro is so inspiring and always a great jumping off point for inspiration. I know Micro will be as well. Plus, when all you hear these days is "hybrid scoring" I love that these are REAL instruments and voices.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Yep! When I heard the "processed" patches at the very beginning, it really felt like sound design for a few milliseconds ... until I realized that it is all (or mostly) arranged orchestral instruments patches.

[@ComposerDavidBateman]

Hey Alex, thanks for sharing your experience with this. I really like the concept behind this library. It's perfect for my next film score.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you for checking it out, David! Yep, truly don't want to miss it anymore! I'd never thought that I would use it on so many different projects! :)

[@andrewbeckett4001]

I have too many libraries like most composers these days. BUT a few are just golden! 1- Albion Solstice - Mother of Inspiration, I call it. A “folk noir orchestra” sounds like a gimmick BUT IT REALLY IS A GOTHIC ORCHESTRA like the people from “Midsommer” would chant to. Gorgeous timbres you WILL NOT find elsewhere and very well done on the others. Ie yes you'll find a hurdy gurdy vst easy but 999/1000 sound like well you know. This one is a real organic sound quivering with harmonics and mechanisms- but the folk choir- the best choir outside expensive choral vsti. As good or better than Genesis, folk choir with ancient Celtic articulations. Solstice gives ideas when you have none. 2- Time micro (the video) has a SHWACK of many many curated combos with rich layered timbres as he shows off at the start. BUT ALSO!! That's the Time Orchestra made of instrument recordings. Then you also get another whole set of processed or hybrid sounds BUT the cool thing is you also get the instruments which make those sounds: Choir Contrabass clarinet Bass flute Zither Celeste Mandolin (and about 7 more individual instruments as well) ALSO! Combinations like Mandolin, Zither and Harp etx (isn't there also a string ensemble with many rare articulations?) Awesome stuff!!

[@MrBitterman75]

This library is so cool, that you have to put your beanie on to prevent hearing loss and earlobe frostbite:-). Seriously, great library.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hahah, exactly! :)

[@HyperNova137]

The first little mini-screencast that OT put out almost had me feeling a bit remorseful about impulsively pre-ordering; Kinda gave me a misleading impression about how many patches there are and how useful they might end up being for me and what I intended to use it for... But after making it halfway through this video you've not only put my mind to rest, but now I'm getting all kinds of giddy goosebumps in anticipation of it. I think I may have even just wet myself a bit. \*,*/

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hahaha, thanks so much for checking out my video and your awesome comment! This wins the internet for me today! :D

[@cubicdalek8607]

Thanks. Fantastic library !

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you for watching! It is! :)

[@stefanpodell1306]

Wow, what a cool lib. Thanks for the in depth walkthrough!

[@AlexPfeffer]

You're more than welcome, Stefan!

[@stefanpodell1306]

@@AlexPfeffer If there's a patch called "Clockwork Angels" I'm buying it just for the Rush reference 🙃

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@stefanpodell1306 xD

[@brainrussell6811]

Thanks, Alex. Amazingly, I don't own a single OT instrument/library... this will be my first.

[@AlexPfeffer]

You're welcome! It certainly is a great addition to my template. Hope Time Micro will serve you well! :)

[@sadblyte8404]

Cool library) reminds me a bit of the library from spitfire audio-SWARMS, OLAFUR and BRITISH DRAMA

[@AlexPfeffer]

To be honest, I don't have any of these yet ... but there can't be enough of these "life-infusors" :)

[@sadblyte8404]

@@AlexPfeffer but nevertheless I bought several libraries from 8Dio ))

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@sadblyte8404 with all kinds of respects for your situation, but I would keep your pirate stories to yourself and probably not share it on a channel which is featuring libraries, being in constant contact with developers (who also drop by once in a while) ... so I leave it to you and delete this comment or not ... however, I can feel you. I had phases in my life where I didn't even make 300 a month but instead of stealing something, I just waited until I was able to afford it!

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@sadblyte8404 regarding 8Dio .. that is very commendable! :)

[@sadblyte8404]

@@AlexPfeffer I understand you

[@JohnValhallaMusic]

I would love a metropolis ark more intimate version, like this is.

[@KegPatcha]

I want this so badly

[@AlexPfeffer]

Defihitely a great library. Adds So much life to an arrangement.

[@rubenmolino1480]

you could show how to work from a score of a string or wind quartet ... even if it is something short of 20 measures ..... and how to work with the different joints in the DAW ,,, from a sibelius for example .. ..thanks since now .

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thanks, Ruben, to be honest not a fan of writing music in a score editor because I feel limited when it comes to experimenting with sound, but I will definitely have some upcoming videos on getting a little bit creative with all those sample libs! :)

[@tomk6613]

Great idea!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you Tom!

[@johnbradley328]

Hi Alex! This is a very good library, very inspiring! You're a very nice guy ;-) Jon

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much, John!

[@johnbradley328]

@@AlexPfeffer You Tube ruined it for me :-( My name is Jon ... but never mind! Thanks

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@johnbradley328 xD

[@erland9187]

Great walkthrough and the announcement video music made this an easy sell for me! I have a small question that maybe someone here can help me with: I see the OT libraries visible in the kontakt libraries list here - is this something that works only with full libraries from OT (as in, I have to go into the files browser to find my Berlin strings add ons). Thanks!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey there, thank you! If you open Native Access and put in the serial number you should see it in your list of, I think, uninstalled libraries. If you then locate them on your drives, you should see it in the Kontakt library browser :)

[@gesslr]

Have you tried using this with any of Spitfire’s Swarm or Evolutions libraries? They seem like a natural fit....

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey, no actually not ... but my motto is, if it fits, it fits ... and if not, I make it fit :D

[@greateralexander]

I’ve been on a spitfire saving course but I definitely am feeling this. I just like how organic they sound out of the box and you did a pretty well informed walkthrough. How do you record your walkthroughs? Screenflow?

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey Greater of us! :D ... I totally hear ya. Usually, I record with Camtasia and the webcam but when I do exploring videos like this one, I use the feed of my Sony Alpha 6400 plus the recorded screen of Camtasia and put it back together. No Screenflow here! PC guy :)

[@ChipsyVT]

New at making orchestral/film music, so this might be a dumb question. Is Time Micro completely standalone or do you need the Berlin series first for example? Looks like a great library to get me started.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey there, no you don't need anything of the Berlin series. This is a completely standalone product. Everything I use in this video is from Time Micro. It even comes with the free Kontakt player, but also obviously works with the full version, just in case you got Kontakt 5 already.

[@ChipsyVT]

@@AlexPfeffer thanks. Seems like amazing value for the current price of 249 euro.

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@ChipsyVT it absolutely is. Definitely don't want to miss it anymore!

[@blankspace0000]

Absolutely stunning library! Unfortunately it has such a specific usage I can't justify paying so much for it :(

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey, to be honest, I had the same impression at the very beginning, but during the last days I had to work on a lot of game tracks and I was surprised how much life I was able to breathe into my tracks. I really don't want to sound like that typical sales guy and I am not getting any money from sales or so ... but I don't want to miss Time Micro anymore.

[@EvilStreaks]

"I am going to buy Time Micro for Evilstreaks in September 2019." - Alex Pfeffer 2001

[@EvilStreaks]

It's very kind of you to. You should do it soon because the offer ends tomorrow. :)

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@EvilStreaks Haha, so you finally found that message I buried at your grandfather's backyard 60 years ago! :D

[@d_lydian]

It must have been really cold in your room

[@AlexPfeffer]

Yes, it is actually the North Pole division of my empire. The main studio in Hamburg is currently getting its 94th floor!

[@sjm8931]

Is it not included in the Komplete 13 Ultimate Collection?

[@AlexPfeffer]

I don't know to be honest, you may want to check back with Orchestral Tools or Native Instruments.

[@EQMUSICSTATION]

wow

[@tomborner3842]

warum die Mütze?

[@AlexPfeffer]

warum ein Muscle Shirt auf dem Balkon?

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

For crying out loud START WITH THE MOD-WHEEL DOWN!!!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Haha thanks will do, unless someone starts shouting caps lock at me again to start with the mod wheel up!