Ólafur Arnalds breaks down his Grammy-nominated track Loom (feat. Bonobo)

[@spitfireaudiollp]

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[@lucrougy1509]

We are looking for the stratus midi Kontakt script ;)

[@sym214]

his studio is such a vibe

[@AndreasArianto]

the whole desk is soo perfectly designed!

[@Helena081107]

exactly that. I'm in the middle of having a main desk designed to my personal needs, and I really thought I had my design nailed... then I saw this one... The way the 88 keys are just kind of embedded into the wood, as if they are part of the desk itself... God I love it !! :O

[@kavokei1337]

Ah Ólafur, so gentle and laid-back these days that it's hard to imagine you drumming hardcore, but in some ways you're the most punk of them all.

[@Husmanmusic]

Watching and listening to Olafur is so relaxing

[@StephenGood]

This is incredible. A little insight into my favorite artist.

[@alissonbolo2844]

Thank you both for all this amazing composition, music. It's like a breath from earth from the first note of your music and keep on dancing, classical contemporary jazz .❤❤❤

[@ansmfella]

Olafur, his work, his studio and his philosophies on sound and music,,are all so sublime yet humble

[@starcisismusic]

This is absolutely breathtaking. Ólafur's music is way more than it seems, you really need to listen and not just hear to understand the feelings he's conveying. Spitfire has made it possible to get a piece of his genius in our computers. I'm very delighted to see his process and how the essense of simplicity fills up more than we imagine. Gotta love Spitfire for making this possible

[@yanapiano]

Totally ❤️

[@falconhoof6]

I could watch him work all day. Just wonderful.

[@lazarj]

That ambient section halfway through was absolutely heavenly. Hopefully he expands on that for more of his work.

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

The little tip on reducing the voice number on a big patch is a super cool one. Lot of love for voice stealing. Beautifully made video. What a relaxing watch and listen. Lovely stuff :)

[@blupatches3030]

i just enjoy so much listening to him speak

[@youloveme163]

Just discovered olafur’s work recently and immediately fell in love so it’s lovely to have a look into his creative process like this!!! :)

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

The open voicings help leave room for all the motion and echo. Genius.

[@michaeloreillymusic]

I dig these breakdowns and seeing how, and with what, Ólafur works. One thing I've noticed in a few, is that he'll play the string sections done with the samples, and then compare it to the recording done with live players. Yes, the live players always sound better, but, call me crazy, not by THAT much. Sure, if I had more time or money or access to players, I would also use live recordings. Since I don't, it is inspiring to hear how "good enough" the samples are - for me at least. Keep these coming! Thanks!

[@aworist2411]

Thank you both Spitfire and Ólafur for making this video. Loved the song, how it was made and loved to see him playing around with different sounds. This inspired me a lot with my own music so thank you!

[@Banquet...]

Fascinating, inspiring, brilliant.

[@craigferguson9250]

makes me very proud to be Icelandic, which is interesting, given the fact that I’m Scottish.

[@djnodj]

19:41 BIG AMBIENT PART 20:43 always name your tracks

[@ElJoellito]

Thank you so much, Ólafur. This was exhilarating and hugely informative. And thank you, Spitfire, for capturing this for us!

[@anshomestudio]

Man I love your simplicity as a person and attention to details as an artists. Really enjoyed and learned a lot. Such pure soul you have. Thank you for sharing your brilliance :)

[@v.i.n.o]

Thank you thank you thank you I don't know how to describe my joy from this heavenly piece of art; and this video is another level of satisfying, just like I'm found a treasure.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

That was incredible!!!!!!

[@shakutsi5304]

Really nice to see Ólafur's process and workflow, thank you Spitfire!

[@leemski]

Thanks, that was amazing to see the process! More, please!

[@ike2404]

Never seen someone play a piano from their midi keyboard. Mind blowing

[@MarkDanov]

Not even that, the pianos plays a rhythm from the Stratus, he's just laying down chords. WHAAAATTTTT

[@ike2404]

Insane!

[@inspisiavideos8542]

What he is talking on minute 11 is completely true. When I compose I usually combine 2 or 3 different sounds but I make sure the main sound becomes persistent. Example: I make music from landscapes of different games especially Zelda games. I have the main music sound plus the ambiental sound of wind, water or fire in the woods.

[@whatafterthis]

Wonderful, just the inspiration I needed!

[@davidlbte1889]

The trick about changing the number of voices to make it match the Juno, thank you for that 🙏 It could get really overwhelming for my ears and cpu, it make sense for a lot of people to do that but for me it is changing the way I’m approaching every VST synth now. Thanks again

[@10freekie2]

Amazing :)! What a work for such a work!

[@blankeybeats8785]

Amazing. More of these please! :)

[@dmitriygrigoriev]

Ólafur's voice goes so nice with his music on the background 😊

[@PL-px3gw]

Absolutely floored.

[@JakenFren]

Videos like this never fail to inspire something in me.

[@jimsanger]

Why have I never thought of limiting voice number in kontakt? Great video

[@kavokei1337]

Lightbulb moment for me, too

[@seansley]

Brilliant. One of the most enlightening and refreshing music production videos I've ever seen - aided by a lengthy affinity for Bonobo (and more recently Arnalds). Well done

[@seansley]

and what a bonus ending

[@pittan86]

Thanks Olafur and Spitfire. Very helpful stuff.

[@Renaxelo]

everywhere is his stage. no one is gonna mess with him.

[@herbiehan3992]

Omg im so ready for this video

[@spitfireaudiollp]

See you soon!

[@BarranteMotion]

Thoroughly enjoyed this… fantastic! Makes it look so easy. Show us more!

[@Ragnar.Iceland]

Brilliant! Thank you :)

[@OCTAVIANZAGARIN]

What a briliant man!!

[@Oliasn8]

Excellent insights! Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@wicksimmons]

would love to see this pulled off live

[@carlosdearquer3921]

protools, dude! to have that giant display and not being able to use it... omg! the video is absolutely wonderful

[@kavokei1337]

Good grief, is there anybody at Avid these days still on ProTools dev team? It's like they've just given up, left some poor intern in charge and gone to the pub... for five years

[@GuidoGautsch]

Haha, was thinking the same thing 😁

[@yanapiano]

Wow, this is so inspiring ❤️❤️❤️

[@FFFFFFUUUUUUDDDDGGGEEEE]

LOVE the Stratus library. I just posted a demo using it, although it does ‘go big’...can’t wait to use it again for a more intimate track. So much to do! Thank you for sharing this, Spitfire! Watching Ólafur work is inspiring.

[@blancagarcia9403]

Mr. Arnalds This change only made me want even more.

[@Justinolsontunes]

Love!!! :) Thank you

[@LOU.mp3]

it was an amazing watch (and listen), thank you !

[@mrwhitemantv]

You can hear how alive the actual track sounds and how robotic is the plugin ending

[@GuidoGautsch]

How is it that something this warm can come out of place called Iceland? 😁 Loved it, thank you for sharing this! Is it just me or was the unsung hero of this track that 808 bass line? It was so fat, rhythmic and carved perfectly in the mix.

[@basilomusic__]

Thank you❤❤

[@dadankarambolo6412]

grazie!

[@ruir5416]

any breaks in between? somehow to my personal opinion, it always help my decisions. Great work, both you and Frahm are trully an inspiration. Thank you

[@vlayde70]

That smile at 5:46... a techno album would be amazing!

[@billswick8842]

In the video to Olafur's left is what appears to be a 2 channel volume control or midi control. Does anyone recognize this device, know the manufacturer, or where it can be purchased?

[@rodterrell304]

Nice sounds , I could visualise a kid sitting down at the piano to practice 200 years from now along with Bach an Chopin.

[@Scriabin_fan]

Assuming humanity survives the next 2 centuries lol.

[@delborrell]

So good!

[@graftedbars7184]

Amazing!

[@saifbartar8205]

Excited and just excited I am 💯💯

[@spitfireaudiollp]

See you soon!

[@chris5375]

Excellent 👍🏻

[@DavidFedele]

Brilliant insight into Olafur's working process - Huge thanks Olafur and Spitfire! I love the sound of the "Chamber Evolutions" library, but I am wanting to know .... Can this Chamber Evolutions library also be played as "regular string instruments", as opposed to just "evolutions"? (ie: to play melody lines, legato, etc). If not - can anyone advise on the best solo strings library to get as close to the "sound" that Olafur Arnalds gets, also in these evolutions? Don't suppose there is a "Olafur Arnalds Solo Strings" library in the pipeline? :-)

[@lch7145]

It is what it is !

[@brendandooney3121]

Unreasonably good!

[@nicholaskozushko]

does anyone know how he is running that midi sample through his korg? The korg doesnt have midi correct?

[@bernsense]

Very inspiring - thank you @spitfireaudio and of course the genius that is Mr. Arnalds!

[@brucegelman5582]

Loom is a track from YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA as well.Check it out.

[@MichaalHell]

well, this was super inspiring

[@louiss.6775]

I wish the end would be endless

[@simonmavin]

nice studio

[@nesofearth]

Beau✨

[@maramé.r]

Subtitles being enabled would be good for those who are hearing impaired or do not understand spoken English

[@colemancahill8695]

Can I ask how they were able to work together remotely, midi synced, and through single speakers?

[@solvikarlsson542]

He said he was on the sofa, so it wasn't remotely. So I guess the Ableton sessions were synced up, and Bonobo's audio was routed through his mixer?

[@RASIZMUSIC]

How Can I send the MIDI information from Stratus to my synth?

[@SixMissing]

Not sure Stratus is capable of doing that, unfortunately.

[@novachord1]

Love this!!!

[@AbrahamOsoriomusic]

Inspiring :)

[@dafingaz]

So dope!

[@thisismidi]

OMG……… i cant wait

[@christodec]

oh my f amazing

[@starjeweller]

Music creating emotions-chemical reactions in our bodies-demodelling characters, EQ-IQ-CQ, opening imaginational thinking.

[@technicyan]

Very nice

[@musicstuff]

Will this be available to watch after it's finished?

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

I bet yes.

[@kvlkar]

I'm watching this after it ended so my guess is yes

[@drakestar13]

6 People are event close to music or feelings or what love and harmony is!!

[@rodterrell304]

No 6 people are not into this kind of “music” , that’s all. They should have just moved on like I’m getting ready to do. It’s cool for those that fond it so. , I’m a little bit more on the organic side.

[@makximumlive]

Ólafur can make music for movies.

[@andrewsmith8762]

He already does :-)

[@MrRayinsf]

Inspiring. I have the Olafur Arnalds spitfire collection. How can I route his Stratus to my analog synths? I believe there must be a step I am missing.

[@MrJansteiner]

I have asked the same question. Waiting for an answer from Spitfire… That would be something else if it would send MIDI data or something like that!!

[@hazzajohnson]

The Stratus VST Olafur is using is a custom built VST. The Spitfire plugin was based off of his version, they're not the same. Sadly, you can't route the Spitfire VST to anything other than the sounds it's provided you with at the moment. Hoping that they'll add this feature, but I really doubt they will

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

The synths must be retrofitted with MIDI. A polyphonic MIDI-to-CV converter of some sort. Either that, or he has a special computer interface that translates the Stratus notes into CV. It is a shame that the Spitfire version doesn’t send the matrix signals as MIDI. That would make it a no-brainer purchase.

[@hazzajohnson]

@@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 I was very torn about buying it for that reason. In the end, I did, but I find without the MIDI capability, it's too recognisable as Spitfire's Stratus. Giving us the opportunity to use our own sounds would take it to the next level.

[@MrRayinsf]

@@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Thank you!

[@gaborfekete890]

He is a genius.

[@skyleaned]

5:15 ❤️

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

I have this question that I don't seem to get an answer to. Why on earth do blockbuster composers still rely on old hardware synths and hardware gears in general if everything is virtualized into software synths, samples and plugins?!

[@zbronstein3901]

Go to gearspace and you’ll find plenty of discussion about this ;) In short it’s because computers can’t mimic the creativity and liveliness of analog gear and physical instruments.

[@andrewsmith8762]

As 18 Hands says, it's mostly about hands on control, imperfections in oscillators, happy accidents, all leading to more creativity. Also, for some people, they want to get away from the computer. Also, limitations can intensify the creative process. But also there is sound. Tom Holkenborg, who scored Justice League, Mad Max:Fury Road, will do his initial demos for the studio on virtual orchestras. But for the final version, the studio will hire a full real orchestra which he scores and records. Sometimes, synthetic sounds can't cut it, and for Hollywood even, they wold rather spend $500k recording a real orchestra than save money on a virtual orchestra, because they feel the money is well spent and the audience will notice the difference Horses for courses though. Some of the greatest artists work entirely in the box and get fantastic results.

[@LornWandrr]

Not totally unrelated - it seems to be the same with guitar amps to some extent nowadazs. Today the VST processors sound outright incredible (I use several), but nothing gives you the buzz and response of 100W of valves/tubes purring, ready to blast anything in the way ;)

[@kavokei1337]

@@andrewsmith8762 Completely agree, and for some it's a creative advantage to work in the box, not a limitation. We all have our own preferences and comfort zones - horses for courses, as you say. Someone with a background in IT, for example, might be way more comfortable with a keyboard and mouse than twiddling knobs when it comes to expressing themselves musically. Doesn't mean their approach yields less valid results (as much as some would like to suggest) 👍

[@elowine]

22:00 SoftEntrance trick we meet again :D

[@paopis]

SoftEntrance

[@fredbarnes196]

What would be interesting is how was created the original synth loop

[@music_creator_capable]

Good!

[@Stefanune]

Those stems look so normalized and compressed, is that a good thing? If Olafur did it I suppose that's the way 😅

[@feltzmusic1684]

I think they're just zoomed

[@DannyCocke]

It’s just Pro-Tools waveform zoomed heavy and full!

[@andrewsmith8762]

Yes but he also wasn't looking for sonic perfection. he may have wanted clipping on the track. There's a ton of noise and crackle but it sounds fantastic

[@setvice]

This was incredible.

[@carstensorensen154]

Is it possible to route midi out of the Spitfire version of Stratos, or is it only on Ólafur's own version? I think I tried and failed....?

[@efernandezabril]

I'd love to know this aswell.

[@papapilar3]

This is what i just read on the Spitfire site: Stratus is made up of curated loops which were programmed at the time of recording. Our library recorded the audio outputs from the two Pianos and Synths. Stratus therefore does not send MIDI outputs. An alternative is to use Stratus as a clock for your synths. Send the audio output of Stratus to a separate output of your Audio Interface. Patch this output into the clock input of your hardware synth. When this synth is then in Arpeggio modes, it will then respond in time with the random patterns of Stratus.

[@carstensorensen154]

@@papapilar3 Great, thanks a million!

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

@@papapilar3 , that answer boils down to, “Learn to code.” 😂

[@midsoulmusic]

Can you Route midi to other vsts ?

[@emmas.h386]

Am I right that the stratus library can’t do what he is doing and control anything external ?

[@marvindrake5874]

the next generation