How to write an epic fantasy track with The Free Orchestra by Project SAM

[@rumar4u]

This shows that once you have your head straight, it’s up to you to compose and not the lack of expensive libraries. Amazing in my opinion

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much! Yes right, I also wanted to do a video to show that aspiring composers don't need to worry (too much) when they still have no tools.

[@DavidKudellMusic]

Great video Alex! The quality of the Project Sam free library is so good! I think this video is inspiring to many composers starting out or even experienced ones...you can do a lot without spending much.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much David! Also for being on my stream! :)

[@ricgus3]

As soon as I see your videos i instantly watch them! You are such a great guy for this community and sharing your experience! Very heroic feel with the horns! Getting LOTR return of the king vibes!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Awww, thank you so much! A comment like yours is way more worth than any BMI payment check :D

[@ricgus3]

@@AlexPfeffer Very kind of you Alex! :) Keep inspiring us to create music and mentor us through the process! :)

[@MartinHeidenreichMusic]

WOW, unglaublich was ein Genie wie Du aus der Library rausholen kann! Hut ab

[@AlexPfeffer]

Vielen lieben Dank. Genie, ich weiss nicht :D ... aber ich finde es gut, das Libs existieren die Startups ne Chance geben, gleich loszulegen :)

[@AlexeySolovievMusic]

Super wonderful video! Very inspiring! Proves that you can compose great epic music with free orchestral stuff too! You are super Pro Alex!

[@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio]

Very inspiring.... watching you make this one was a kick in my rear end to use PS after downloading it a month ago! Thank you!

[@kashitokiba7490]

thanks a lot. that was amazing composition . love to see more of your compositions please

[@kashitokiba7490]

After watching the whole scene . How i love to subscribe your channel to see more of your composition. Really learn a lot . Thanks

[@sparkytheguy1220]

this is amazing! I can't believe that this a free vst and it is super high quality. I don't know how i haven't seen your channel before, but i am subscribing right now.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Wow thank you, I really appreciate! :)

[@magdielrodriguez6437]

Excellent video. Alex, I liked the order that you were adding the instruments.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much!

[@muhammadfaheem294]

Your music like super hero. 👌👌👍

[@jimprior180762]

Really entertaining watching you work so quickly with your ideas. I learned quite a few things from this, thanks!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you!

[@Kibbik]

Thx for the video, was a pleasure to watch.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much! :)

[@thetej2000]

great video sir Alex , it's really awesome and helpful to learn the arrangement.thanks for the video ❤️

[@joshuathomas8778]

Awesome video as always Alex, especially for people who don't have access to more expensive libraries. Looking forward to the next one.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you!

[@petertremblay3725]

Thank for making this since i am a game developer and believe it or not i learn how to make my own gaming score by looking at people like you orchestrating and my score is almost finish. I have a bit of theory but use it very minimally, i go by ear and if it sound good then I'm happy with it. The hardest part for me was to make dark middle eastern melodies but with a few learning on the phrygian dominant scale and the Maquam scale i was able to pull it out.

[@danielrhoads8676]

I love how you made this in the key of E because that's exactly what i'm working on right now in this moment too in my session. Coming to your channel for intro inspiration for my Drum and Bass track

[@AlexPfeffer]

You got this! Thank you so much Daniel!

[@abiosis007]

Great epic soundtrack ! Loved it

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you!

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Great track Alex, thanks for sharing!! 👍

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you Frank!

[@jaroslawtrzybinski]

This is what I was exactly looking for. Good track.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you Jarek!

[@sudibyoslamet5016]

Thx man for this video

[@stolenname94]

My favourite plugin

[@DineshVikramadityaVarman]

😍😍A Legend🙏🙏❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@mogeekie2082]

Great Video!!!

[@guitarrazen]

wow, sounds really immense and powerful!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much bro! :)

[@AlexPfeffer]

subscribed back btw! :)

[@guitarrazen]

@@AlexPfeffer yeah! DANKE!!!

[@ComboVeracruzOrquesta]

¡Fantástico vídeo! ¡Muchas gracias por compartirlo! ¿Tienes más vídeos tutoriales hechos así con librerías gratuitas? 💪🎶👌 ¡Siempre Salud y Éxitos!

[@ambientdave]

Great video Alex!! A free Orchestra library by Project Sam,?Wow thats really nice! And a good marketing strategy to capture new customers,heh,heh Yes we musicians and hobbyists know all the tricks, these companies play,ha,ha Noticed straight away with my eagle eyes!! Why are you using the the junior version of Cubase aka Studio One,lol. Thought you would be using Cubase Pro,ha,ha .Anyways goes to show what can be done,without spending lots of money of expensive libraries. Great stuff!!

[@AlexPfeffer]

I am using Cubase for around but 20 years but also use Studio One. It needs two little fixes in Studio One and then it is finally good bye to Cubase. The workflow in Studio One is phenomenal compared to Cubase.

[@ambientdave]

@@AlexPfeffer Good to hear, that you like the workflow in Studio One I have been using Cubase only 2 years and started to notice things are clunky. Been using FL Studio before that,so prob switch back for a while,till bugs and stuff are dealt with

[@dafingaz]

This is awesome man!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you Marcus!

[@dafingaz]

Alex Pfeffer no problem!

[@mamakimusic]

Project Sam Orchestra is really cool. And though Freeware, it allowed me to get a crossgrade for the kontakt7 full version. Didn't expect that. Great video 👍

[@pjdahmen]

Sauber ,gut gemacht

[@AlexPfeffer]

Dankeschön Paul!

[@wilckaudio3280]

Vielen Dank für das coole Video. Guter Track! Würdest du den Track auch so "ungemixt" in Libraries hochladen?

[@AlexPfeffer]

Danke dir! Was meinst du mix ungemixt?

[@wilckaudio3280]

@@AlexPfeffer Ich meine damit, dass du "nur" den Master Bus mit Plugins bearbeitet hast, aber nicht die einzelnen Spuren/Instrumente.

[@AlexPfeffer]

@@wilckaudio3280 Ah ok. Eine kurze Gegenfrage, ... aber wenn ich dir den Track gezeigt hätte ohne WIE ich ihn geschrieben bzw gemixt habe, wäre dir mixtechnisch was aufgefallen? Klar, ist mixen sehr viel Geschmackssache, aber muss ich die Einzelspuren bearbeiten? Prinzipiell höre ich mir immer erstmal das Gesamtergebnis an und entscheide dann ob ich überhaupt was machen muss. Ich bin der Überzeugung es wird einfach total viel Zeit verschwendet um "ein Protokoll auszuführen" .. weil man es halt so macht :)

[@wilckaudio3280]

@@AlexPfeffer Vielen lieben Dank für deine Antwort. Ich hab gemerkt, dass ich in diesem "Protokoll" feststecke, es muss alles penibel gemixt und gemastert werden. Es ist toll von einem Profi zu hören, dass Dinge einfach auch so gut sein können, wie sie sind. Danke!

[@gensone4125]

Nice video! This free library sounds pretty amazing. New to your channel -really like the frame you use for your PIP. . Briefly - did you use Cubase before and change to Studio One? I'm an Ableton user but need a more full-featured DAW so woking on a choice. Thank you again!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey Charles and welcome, no I actually use both! I would prefer Studio One but for now stick to Cubase for orchestral stuff and video.

[@kaustavsart913]

Excellent tutorial, Alex. I'm just curious about anything you used in the inserts or in the master channel? The sounds, particularly the tutti hits, power strike and bombastic basses sound so rich and thick. Love from India. . .

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you, I have an upcoming trailer course where I am talking a lot about the mastering. It is more towards trailer music but I more or less use a similar approach on all of my tracks

[@jpierre05]

hello Alex excellent tutorial, how do you put the velocity in color in studio one, thank you :o)

[@seventearsofhope]

Hey Alex, thank you for this very nice video. I loved watching it, and it is quite nice to see, that my workflow does not much differ from yours in the video. How much more would you need for a "real" trailer cue?

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey, well of course way longer and I would also take more time to polish the sounds, EQ a bit more. It would of course also be longer with a normal trailer cue. So something around 2:30 mins

[@LuizCarlosJesusdosSantos]

Uau.. imponente!

[@AlexPfeffer]

Gracias!

[@peterelfman]

Watching a creator make something is like magic, even when I know how the tricks work. Bravo, nice job, and thank you for making the video. A quick aside, I just started using Studio One 5 Artist, which version are you running?

[@AlexPfeffer]

This is the full version of Studio One.

[@connorshort4847]

This is pretty crazy for just using one free library

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you! 😊

[@takamusicbatu]

Thank you Alex! Like it! I guess ProjectSAM library doesnot multiply out, so we cant load one KONTAKT and distribute the output for each sound. Every track will need kontakt loaded

[@AlexPfeffer]

In these times I think opening an additional track is not that ressource intensive. As far as I know you can also deactivate individual sounds, so loading the same patch doesn't take additional ressources.

[@fidgetjones4493]

This video is amazing! It really helps a lot. Question. How much planning did this take? Did you have an idea for a melody, progressions etc before you started recording? I'd really like to know more about your process. If you can share.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hey man, to be honest I didn't really prepare for this. Just a quick idea about that rhythm and that's it. The rest is just recording and editing on the fly.

[@franciscoaragao5398]

How can we listen the entire piece without interruption?

[@BenThatcherMusic]

Hey Alex, how have you got the FO in the main panel of Kontakt?, I have to navigate the file browser to find mine?,

[@AlexPfeffer]

I think I got a serial number in my Project Sam account that let's you add it to Native Access

[@OneShortMoment]

Lycan Studios - maybe you‘ve just got the „old“ version of TFO: When Project Sam first released it (on a piece by piece / monthly basis), the instruments were in fact only available for full Kontakt - so opening them in the file browser was the only way. A few months ago though, Project Sam „re-released“ all the TFO instruments (as one big bundle) for Kontakt Player... So depending on WHEN you downloaded the TFO, your experience might be totally normal/expected. (If that‘s indeed the case for you, you can go to the Project Sam website and just request the TFO again, which would give you the „new“ version which shows up in the library panel. Be aware though, that the instruments and the samples are exactly the same... so, apart from those „cosmetics“, there’s no need to do so.)

[@aleksey7386]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you!

[@mukulkataria9128]

I've some questions. Are this library pre panned? Also in orchestral or cinematic music do we need side chain?

[@AlexPfeffer]

Not sure about prepanned, you may want to check the website. I think sidechaining isn't that much needed in orchestral/cinematic music, unless you want to create the typical BD pumping sound.

[@mukulkataria9128]

@@AlexPfeffer thank you for the information. Can you make tutorial about trailer Chords / harmony ? Also for epic Melody sort of stuffs. Thanks again.

[@muhammadhangtuah9746]

It is pre panned

[@muhammadhangtuah9746]

Which is good

[@instrumentosvirtuales9129]

Ok i soy this: U ARE THE F.... BOSS MEN....

[@AlexPfeffer]

Haha, thank you!

[@chrismassa5891]

I'm watching and...then it hits me...this isn't cubase. lol.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Hahaha, thank you! :)

[@rene-pedersen-music]

No it's Studio One aka the future of music production software ;)

[@AndrewPRoberts]

The Free Orchestra 2 just added Sul Tasto strings and LEGATO HORNS. For FREE.

[@constantismedia857]

Great theme, for me sounds more like a warrior theme and a little bit patriotic.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much!

[@aashudubeyofficial1446]

Woooow..i think they (presonus)have improved the audio engine in S1-5 , it sounds so clean, warm yet bright.

[@AlexPfeffer]

Thank you so much! To be honest, I don't hear any different in no matter what DAW. Wether it is ProTools, Cubase, Logic or whatever is out there. They sound absolutely the same. If you experience a difference the issue is probably your internal pan laws. The only DAW which sounds completely different is Mixbus because it offers all those fancy console thingies. Of course Studio One got those console fx too but in this video I had them turned off.

[@Hehhhhhhhavvvv]

How this is free ? 😐

[@广宽廖]

Why you can compose so quickly

[@cartsin4787]

too bad the software wont let you sell the actual tune.

[@instrumentosvirtuales9129]

you not are a producer or musician,,,, YOU ARE ODIN !!!