IK Multimedia Philharmonik 2 Scoring Fun

[@TerenceKearns]

Wow. Some one with actual musical talent. What a difference it makes. Lovely work.

[@PraiseTracks]

So glad you enjoyed the video, it was one of my earliest and certainly was a lot of fun to do. Thanks so much for watching and the kind words. All the best.

[@tiklemontetikleddesa]

Maaaannnnn..... This is sooooo beautiful!!! I literally shed a tear! Must be these damn onions. Thanks brother

[@davem7632]

U are incredibly talented, and have a relaxing voice that certainly lends itself well to narrations.

[@PraiseTracks]

Thank you so much. It’s funny that my wife mentioned in some later videos I sort of reminded her of Bob Ross (the painter). I really get pulled into working with things and really enjoy sharing. I am so glad you enjoyed watching. All the best.

[@Avant5]

Thanks Simeon. I listen to this over and over, it's a great song and amazes me that you can just improvise something 20x better than anything I've ever written. IK Multimedia and Sweetwater owe you a thanks. I was leaning towards Garritan Personal Orchestra, but this video pushed me the other way and I bought this product, and am totally thrilled. It sounds amazing and your natural, unpolished walkthru was a great selling point! Funny thing - when you changed the piano note, we both said "that sounds worse" in unison!

[@PraiseTracks]

So glad you enjoyed watching and found it helpful. I am so encouraged by your comments as it helps me to keep going. Stay tuned....

[@RykComerford]

That piano sound is a good reason to upgrade alone.

[@Capt-Cran]

We are so fortunate for you to share your talent, insight, and knowledge ... a kind spirit and all of the videos are great ... thank you again ... Donnie ...

[@jamminwithjambo7729]

Sir your on the fly improv shows your creative genius. Wow!!!

[@PraiseTracks]

Thank you so much, I just enjoy going where the music takes me, it is very exciting. I really appreciate the kind support.

[@clydesight]

Thanks for this walkthrough! It was perfect for me. I was considering buying this product but wanted to see a walkthrough demo that showed off the instrument features and sound. Your explanations and video illustrations -- as well as the amazing music you created -- made a video that totally convinced me -- and I have bought the product. I am very excited and thank you for helping me make this decision! Your little improvisation is so beautiful... what a talent you have, to have done this on the fly while explaining the software. Absolutely brilliant. MANY THANKS!

[@PraiseTracks]

I hope you enjoy discovering so much more. Philharmonik still has potential, even being one of the older orchestral libraries. Thank you for watching, along with your kind words. Joyfully!🎹

[@Virtual-Media]

Your composition skills are an inspiration 🙌🏽

[@PraiseTracks]

That is so kind. Thanks so much for watching and I hope to continue discovering and exploring much more in the future.

[@tommysuditomo8943]

beautiful composition, tender... you do a great presentation of sound with your composition!

[@PraiseTracks]

I just posted a link to a MIDI file I generated from the SONAR project. The link is in the description. Enjoy!

[@jimmymacfarland3724]

Absolute joy to view and listen to one with such expertise compose on virtual instruments.

[@PraiseTracks]

Jimmy MacFarland , thanks so much for watching and for your generous comments. More coming so please subscribe and let me know what you would like to see in the future.

[@lauropaulette]

Hermosos, hermoso. Felicitaciones. Saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay.

[@pianoplayer7899]

Really lovely demo - thankyou!

[@PraiseTracks]

My pleasure. This was the beginning of my KZbin journey. I am so amazed and grateful to have been able to travel through so many amazing instruments and libraries. Thank you so much for watching.

[@larryotismusic]

Philharmonik is nice. I ended up buying orchestral suite from uvi by the way so i have plenty orchestral instruments 😍 i have world suite and toy suite as well. I love ik multimedia tho. Sampletank 4 is a beast by itself but modo bass and syntronik to go with philharmonik what more does one need?

[@PraiseTracks]

Well, MODO Drum and B3-X of course 😂 MODO drum is especially nice, having a lot of ways to customize the drumkits. I really like the "air" I feel when playing them. Thanks again for watching and supporting the channel. All the best.

[@eraldolima1962]

Short, nice and inspiring song. Congratulations!

[@PraiseTracks]

This was such a special video for me in so many ways. Fast forward and the idea became what I call Seasons: Spring. Someone heard this and paired it with a beautiful time lapse. You can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaO1hJmIm95qbtk Thanks so much for watching and the kind words.

[@marshallartsentertainment3741]

Awesome video! I wish I could play as well as you, sir. True story. ;-)

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks for watching and for the encouragement.

[@evoprox1]

I just purchased MS2 today and your beautiful demo is a great piece of motivation. Well done, Simeon - keep those videos coming!

[@homeofcreation]

Must underrate lib ever. The snares from version one alone are worth the price. Some instruments like the Oboe solo sounds a bit strange, but put in an orchestra they suddenly sound beautiful and human. In my experience you have to use it multitimbral because unlike Kontakt and Sine, this each instance of this player really adds up resources.

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, IK was doing multitimbral early on which allowed for a lot of flexibility. This instrument is indeed a classic, remembering the original Miroslav library was on many CDs 💿 and was very expensive. Thank you for watching and the kind support.

[@user-id4sx9oi7l]

you play really well. You have a pure heart i can feel that

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I have been very blessed and I am so grateful to be able to share with all of you.

[@ryevick]

That section of piano at the beginning is also used in the movie First Sight with Val Kilmer or the movie In Search of Bobby Fischer I can't remember but it's in one of those, love it.

[@PraiseTracks]

So glad you enjoyed it. Actually I was not thinking about anything in particular and was just improvising but with hearing all of the music I have over the years it is inevitable that one of those random melodies gets accessed and comes forward 😎 I will have to check those other movie soundtracks out as well 🤓

[@PraiseTracks]

OK, just listening to these. I did not realize Diana Krall did the First Sight; I enjoy listening to her music. Bobby Fischer was closer but i think it was David Foster and the love theme from St Elmo’s fire 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’’a amazing how we can store so much I formation and all the more reason to be mindful of what we listen to as you never know what you might find yourself playing in this unguarded moments. 😎 Beat regards!

[@ryevick]

@@PraiseTracks I know, right? If you haven't watched those two movies you should. Really great!

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

People out there often say.There are some libraries as this one,that dont sound good,powerfull,natural and HQ.Miroslav has many dislikes as a library.But You make it sound good somehow i dont know how

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, it does have many miles and years in it and can be considered very dated BUT a Minimoog built decades ago, while it might be dated by age, it still has a sound that is a part of its existence. When Miroslav created these original samples, he was able to capture something with very limited resources. What you have to do is realize what are the instruments strong points and sweet spots and try and work inside of that. The frustration comes when you are trying to do something with a library that it honestly cannot do. Find what it can do successfully and enjoy making music inside that world. Thanks so much for watching. I appreciate the kind support. Joyfully!🎹

[@vovindequasahi]

Great video. Thank you! This is why this software is so great... It is so easy to just get into it and let the inspiration guide you, without getting bogged down in menus and stuff like with East / West, which just tends to destroy my inspiration. Kudos also to your composition! Sounds wonderful!

[@PraiseTracks]

Miroslav was groundbreaking when it was originally released and talk about expensive, it was over $1,000 but that was the beginning. Things have indeed come along so far thanks to all of these pioneers. This was actually one of the first videos I published in the channel and again, so amazing the possibilities we have available today. Thanks so much for watching and for the helpful feedback. Joyfully!

[@PraiseTracks]

I need to look into East West a little more, I am just a little hesitant on the subscription models but we shall see. Thanks again for watching.

[@vovindequasahi]

@Nathaniel Walker It's still a nightmare to use. I don't do classical composition, so I don't think the headache is worth it personally. There will be a heavy wall of guitars in front of any orchestration I do, I promise! ;-)

[@chopin4525]

Lol! I was like "what the hell is wrong with his chair?" but it was just the cat. Thanks for the overview video. xD

[@Superkeyruns]

REALLY appreciate this overview/demo. Extremely helpful. Enjoyed it!

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much for watching. If you have any additional questions please let me know.

[@samsancheziii]

Absolutely Awesome!

[@kaitsu9608]

im checking on miroslav after getting the total bundle. i kinda shrug it off before, thinking its inferior. you make a great point that the sounds are coherent together. ive a bunch of kontakt libraries and its a mixed bag what fits together without processing. if nothing else miroslav is still great writing tool with how light it is, but i feel the sounds have charm

[@spencer456cometh]

Wow this song is beautiful, hats off to you. I am part of a choir that is a virtual on line choir with participants from all over the world. I would like to have a go at finishing this song & writing words for it, for our choir to sing (Sing Out Strong). Would that be OK?

[@PraiseTracks]

Mike, sorry for my delay in replying. This is basically a scratch demo and I think we might could do something more complete in regards to your idea. Please send me an email with more details about your group and idea and let's see what happens. Thanks for the kind support. Joyfully!🎹

[@criddycriddy]

Lovely and informative, a great way to spend 20 minutes of my life, thank you very much, I learnt some nice things.

[@MusicAMG]

Yes, enjoyed this for sure. You may know this already, but, did you know you can create your own Multi's? All you do is next to the slot were the instruments go, hold and drag your mouse over the midi channel to change the port. You can have several slots with the same midi port to create a combo. Works in ST3 as well.. cheers

[@Capt-Cran]

So nice .... your kindness is palpable ... thank you for sharing ... :)

[@PraiseTracks]

DC-Friends , thanks so much. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more 😎

[@navidhendrix]

Out of all the libraries this one sounds the best. Will buy this one.

[@jackstallings1772]

Sampletank 3 is also here very cheap if interested: www.webstore.com/selling,page,open,section,members_area

[@cdh79]

Thanks so much.. i bought it a while ago, but haven't really gotten around to use it properly, but this video will definitely give me a jump-start.. and you came up with a beautiful piece as well!

[@flamethrower82]

14:09 - I almost thought you were playing the intro to a Star Trek classic episode.

[@PraiseTracks]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Yes, it’s crazy what your musical memory will inspire you to play. Thanks so much for watching and for subscribing as well!

[@vaughank11]

loved this and loved the short composition. I currently use Windows and Cubase with a very old programme called Edirol Orchestral (originally made by Roland) Miroslav would allow me to make the move to Mac. But - it looks like having to learn all over again). Simeon, great music and a great Video too. Thank you :-)

[@PraiseTracks]

Vaughan Kennedy , so glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I loved the Edirol products as well. Since Cubase is cross platform (Mac/ Windows) you would not necessarily have to learn everything from scratch. I would say the various virtual instruments serve as an artists palette where you can choose different colors and textures from. Since you can also move Cubase products on both operations systems you could re route the sounds to Philharmonik or other VSTs as you like. I hope I understood you correctly but things are amazing these days for musicians. Thanks again for watching and for the encouraging words. If there is anything I could assist you with further please let me know.

[@vaughank11]

Simeon Amburgey - maybe by having a quick listen to a short composition of mine that I did a little while ago. That's why I liked your short piece so much, because I consider our styles to be very similar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6WwdpmDrNiCnNU Let's keep in touch via KZbin etc, and I will look out for other compositions by you 😊 Thank you again

[@mikeandmichellemusic1431]

Very nice demonstration Thanks for the inspiration.

[@bkmusicman]

Thank u for posting and your talent is superb. I appreciate the time you took to explain and share your gift . I diffinitely see another lane(scoring)I would like to explore, and music theory is something I must take to achieve it. Thank u sir

[@PraiseTracks]

It is my pleasure, I look forward to continuing to share much more as we go along. Thanks so much for the kind support. All the best.

[@granpajogi]

This composition is so very nice and the Sond its Amazing! Thnk You Simeon and have a good Time!👍

[@paultumelty]

Sounds great. I'm thinking about getting this as part of the latest IK Group Buy. I noticed at 17:00 you seem to have lost your Violas, at least the fader isn't showing any output :)

[@PraiseTracks]

Paul, just looked back through this and thinking I might have lost the Violas earlier somehow, possibly recorded over them by mistake. 😲 You can pull the MIDI file down from the description and take a look. Do you already have any IK Instruments? Philharmonik 2 is very nice and SampleTank 4 MAX adds many of the Philharmonik sounds as well as some newly recorded instruments as well, so check that out. The Group Buy is very exciting as you can really get in on some great values. Be sure to use the link in the description as it helps to support the channel. Thanks so much for watching and please let me know if I can ever be of assistance.

[@paultumelty]

@@PraiseTracks Hi Simeon, I've got Sample Tank 4 SE which came bundled with either my AXE IO or MTM speakers, so I can get SampleTank 4 MAX upgrade for 299EUR and then get Syntronik Deluxe + Philharmonik 2 for free, plus maybe one other if enough people join the group buy. I have 96 Jam points to offset against the purchase too :) Just need to find 400GB of SSD space now!

[@PraiseTracks]

Paul Tumelty , that sounds like a plan. You would definitely be all set. I know what you mean about drive space, I have about 3 terabytes full and looking for more 🤓 These libraries are hungry. I remember loading samples from a 720k floppy disk 💾

[@dezinerAhmad]

Thanks For this Lovely Piece of Music and the Tutorial .....

[@causeno1048]

8:40 I particularly liked that note you "fixed" there. It was.... funky :D

[@PraiseTracks]

and funky not in that Stevie Wonder way ;^) Thanks so much for watching.

[@TheOGs1]

Wow this is so good. You are incredible talented! I hope you keep going

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much! Oh yes, we are just getting started 😎

[@sandhavesong]

I love this song ❤

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

I love this guy

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the love. Some exciting things on the horizon!

[@FatLoveIceCream]

That’s really beautiful

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much, I am so glad you enjoyed watching and listening. All the best.

[@Falkon303]

Hey thanks so much for this video, I was looking all around for something that showed off the sound of this plugin.

[@ofamaasi5557]

WOW. Sounds so authentic

[@dezinerAhmad]

Hi once again Simeon Let me start by saying that your Sense of Orchestral Music is too good... I have watched this video number of Times and I still want to see more because of its musical content.... It is a very nice Tutorial too... I too have this Software and I m trying to get fluent with it.... Also My Harmony skills are very weak and in this TUTORIAL YOU HAVE USED THE HARMONIES BEAUTIFULLY. ... I would like to put in A REQUEST to you if it is not too much to ask for. ... can you share the MIDI file of this Composition purely for the learning purpose as it would be a great HELP to me. ... I m learning music as a part of my passion and hobby and your tune has lot to teach in terms of LAYERING AND HARMONIES. ...PLEASE IT IS A HUMBLE REQUEST

[@PraiseTracks]

Md Ahmad Thank you so much for your kind words. I will see about posting the link to the midi file for you and others to enjoy. It is so funny listening back to this tonight as it triggered a musical memory of David Foster's arrangement of the St. Elmo's Fire love theme. My playing is primarily by ear so the library of soundtracks and other music I have been exposed to over the past 51 years gets stored in a strange musical database and so when you start to improvise something it might actually be like pulling memory fragments of a tune or idea from long ago. Very amazing and wonderful how we process the music and sounds around us.

[@dezinerAhmad]

Simeon Amburgey You DESERVED EBERY WORD I SAID.. yes YOU rightly said are influencers play a great role in what we produce. You haven't received any formal training in piano playing?? you play beautifully though.....

[@awesomeniak7190]

@@PraiseTracks That's CRYPTOMNESIA my man, i'm in the same boat "kind of unfortunately" That's why i'm doing electronic stuff, cuz my compositions are Biased despite me.. Ravel, Debussy.. huh

[@PraiseTracks]

@@awesomeniak7190 , that is incredibly interesting. I find it so awe inspiring how things work. I believe even the great composers used sounds they heard in nature and their surroundings that influenced them to create their masterworks. We sort of do the same as we process our audio memories and somehow create things that while sounding a little familiar carry with them our own personal touch. I say this all the time but put 10 piano players in a room playing the same piece of music and inevitably you will hear 10 different interpretations. I am so grateful for the gifts and opportunity to share my music and experiences, it is amazing! Thanks so much for watching.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

well, I know what I'm buying next month. Sounds amazing! Especially those pianos.

[@gabet3754]

That glockenspiel was the chefs kiss

[@PraiseTracks]

So fast forward a few years and this is the result of an arrangement that was inspired by this first improv. I hope you enjoy; Seasons Spring Simeon Amburgey Relaxing Instrumental music kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqq1epKhgLlqiKs

[@randymoffin7801]

Superb !!! great demonstration

[@ChakrasMusicLab]

Can we have control on the dynamics with modwheel?

[@PraiseTracks]

I just looked at this and it seems that the patches out of the box do not have anything assigned to the Mod Wheel. However, I was able to assign the mod wheel to expression and that seemed to be an easy workaround. You can assign MIDI controls to the MACROS to have control over many of the dynamic and tone controls. Philharmonik has been around for quite some time and so many of the techniques used today were not available in the usual way when this library was produced. The samples still have a very beautiful quality about them, you just might have to work with them a little more in certain situations. Thanks so much for watching.

[@ChakrasMusicLab]

@@PraiseTracks Thanks mate. I have been using MP1 long time back. So it seems same thing but in 64bit and new samples. Sad there is no trial version for this. I want to know how is the harps while trying to create gliss. And the legato. Will you be able to show that?

[@PraiseTracks]

@@ChakrasMusicLab, I can tell you the legato seems very confusing as the legato samples are presented as separate presets so it looks like you have to do some extra work with those. There does not seem to be any new Harps for MP2, so you are left with the harps you had in the original MP1. It seems the glissandos are all in the key of C and you have to use the STRETCH feature to place them in other keys. Many times what I tend to do is transpose the C scale to whatever note I am wanting and are able to do some nice major scale glisses ;^) Hope that helps.

[@ChakrasMusicLab]

@@PraiseTracks Thanks for your help in confirming that. Much appreciate. What is the main reason MP2 is worth to buy? I mean for you personally which is much satisfying with MP2 in comparison with other Kontakt libraries?

[@PraiseTracks]

I think that it has a distinctive sound. Being an older library there are limitations but is a good way for possible first time users to get started. The current IK Multimedia Group Buy is crazy that you can get several instruments free for the price of one. That being the case it would be a great addition to SampleTank 4 to use the Philharmonik sounds in the ST4 engine. The SampleTank platform has a lot to catch up on as far as scripting and such but it has a lot of interesting possibilities.

[@bobbybongo5918]

I liked as soon as I saw Sonar Platinum 😊

[@Nathan-Curtis]

Beautiful Simeon, Blessings

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much; there is so much more to come. Thanks for the prayers and support.

[@Nathan-Curtis]

@@PraiseTracks You are welcome sir

[@grannypotproduction]

Wow that piano sound great

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

Nice work! Although your piano skills exceed mine those last notes originally were bothering me too, but as my jazz teacher often said, "there are no wrong notes just wrong resolutions." lol. This video has sold me on investing in this product. Is version 2 a big leap forward from version 1?

[@PraiseTracks]

Well this video was one of my first produced a long time ago. So much has changed in the area of virtual orchestra libraries. Philharmonik is a very classic library but does have a lot of miles on it. With Philharmonik 2 you do have some additional new content but what it lacks is the dynamic response and articulation control that more modern orchestral libraries have introduced along the way. They do offer Philharminic CE which is a lighter version that might give you an idea of how things sound. I would definitely take a look at Spitfire's BBCSO Discover which is $49 or Free if you fill out a survey, also Audio Imperia has Nucleus which has some very nice sounds as well. Thanks so much for watching. All the best.

[@ぷいぷい-x6p]

Nice Promotion Video:>I watched this video and purchased it.

[@jamesjarvis3859]

me too! :)

[@GwcMuso]

Nice Piano track, Simeon. In fact, it's all nice...Lol.... Good stuff.

[@marcelouz1]

Very demostrative video made at once.Congratulations! the only thing was missing was the panning . I bought this library also but the only thing i dont like so much, are the trumpets and some brasses , even the flute . But it is OK. I mean for great demanding scores the Orchestration sounds a little bit sintetized . like a great pipe organ....

[@PraiseTracks]

+marcelouz1 Regarding panning one of the interesting things about the original library is that all of the instruments were recorded "In Place", that is to say the recordings reflect the panning placement as they would be heard on the orchestra stage. This helps when combining the various sounds to maintain a realistic soundstage as the audio reflects their proper position when recording the traditional orchestra. That is not saying you cannot change the panning, I just forgot as I am so used to leaving the pan position as it was. I tend to agree on your comments on the brass. Love the French horns but the trumpets just need a little more attack to them.

[@marcelouz1]

+Simeon Amburgey oh thanks i did not know on that

[@301jaf]

great work and sounds a very humble personality. God Bless. was confused between Hollywood strings and IK Multimedia Philharmonic 2.. thinking to buy the later one.. what would u suggest

[@PraiseTracks]

I have not used Hollywood Strings but can tell you IK Multimedia is running a 50% off special on Philharmonik 2, so now would be a great time to pick this library up. I also have been loving HALionSonic 3 as it has some great string sounds as well and ICONICA Ensembles is an amazing expansion as well. So many things out there. Thanks so much for watching!

[@301jaf]

@@PraiseTracks thanks for the kind reply. If i could bother u little more. Is ther a big difference between the Philharmonic 2 and the se version of the same.

[@PraiseTracks]

@@301jaf , yes you get more presets and possible articulations.(60 gigs as opposed to around 10gigs in CE).

[@301jaf]

@@PraiseTracks thanks for the reply. final one plz. I have decided to buy the Philharmonic 2, buying on sweet water, do I need to select (Mac compatibility) somewhere? and since I am new to this, do they send a serial code, and later on if I change my Mac, to a Mac laptop or so, can I use it still.....

[@PraiseTracks]

Sweetwater is a great retailer. Both Mac and Windows versions are included in the package. You will need to go to the IK Multimedia site and set up a user account. This will give you access to your User Area where your purchases, serial numbers, activations and content download locations will be. You also need to download and install the Authorization Manager which keeps track of your activations. IK Multimedia is very generous in allowing you to install the instrument on your various machines. I have a Main Windows based machine and a MacBook Pro I use when on the road.

[@KlooslessMusic]

Great overview, thanks!

[@Amatteus]

Simenon. thank you But If you don´t show what you do with your hands I can not understand how this tool works.. I hear many notes that are not played in the image of the piano there is in the lower part. And I do not understand.

[@PraiseTracks]

So sorry, this was an early video for my channel and at that time was not sure how to do everything. So over the course of the video I went through each part as I went along, I also have the MIDI file available (look in the description) that you can load into your DAW and see each part there as well. Thanks so much for watching.

[@Amatteus]

@@PraiseTracks Thanks for answering.... One question.. when you push one single note on your piano the plugin does more notes than the one you are playing? Some orchestas like Sonuscore Grand Orchesta, do so.. You play one note and has a motor that according to the preset you have chosen do more than that. Like harmonies, play 5ths, arpegios, etc...

[@PraiseTracks]

In the case of Philharmonik, no, it is just a straight forward library. Regarding The Orchestra, that is a big YES, I love their performance engine and have actually reviewed The Orchestra Complete, as well as ELYSION, both use Sonuscore’s brilliant performance engine, The Orchestra (not complete) is actually being run on special.

[@PraiseTracks]

Here is my video on The Orchestra Complete. Best Service "The Orchestra Complete" by Sonuscore for Kontakt | May The Fourth Celebration 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rImnaKqGid91oac

[@Amatteus]

@@PraiseTracks Thanks.

[@Lltllk]

This is sooo soooooooo GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD...

[@larryjeffryes6168]

Can you run simultaneously, Miroslav into Sampletank and Sampletank into Studio One?

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, as a matter of fact Miroslav patches can be used from within SampleTank as well, as Philharmonik is a custom SampleTank player. They should work fun inside of Studio One as it supports VST instruments. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

[@erngkmn]

I'm soo wondering has it mod wheel function? Because I didn't. Very nice video by the way. Congrats

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much for watching and for the encouragement. I just looked at this again and while there is not a specific modwheel assignment you can use Philharmonik 2s MIDI Learn function to assign whatever controller you want to use. I tried it with the Mod wheel as well as my expression pedal (which I really encourage every keyboard orchestrator to get).

[@erngkmn]

@@PraiseTracks MP2 really nice plugin. Nice articulations and UI But İt's really sad to hear that. There is no mod wheel function. Because it's very important thing. When you use brass or woodwinds even strings too

[@PraiseTracks]

Just to clarify, Philharmonik 2 does indeed allow you to use the modwheel as well as any MIDI controller you have available (for instance my trusty KORG nanoKONTROL). This gives you the power to unlock the various matrix parameters which includes expression, etc.. MP2 shines in the very heart of the samples themselves and like you said the interface does give you some very nice options. The way they approach the MIDI control is giving you the flexibility to choose what works best for you. Hope that helps?

[@alephgates7519]

Sounds nice together considering there isn't any post work/mixing at all. I just bought it at Best Service for like $100.00

[@PraiseTracks]

That’s great, I know you will enjoy using these sounds. Philharmonik 2 also includes the original Philharmonik sounds which have a unique character all their own. The recent promotion is a great way to get this wonderful library. Thanks so much for watching and enjoy!

[@PraiseTracks]

So are you opening up the Philharmonk 2 player? It all has to do with sound locations. Take a look in your settings and double check the sounds path and perform a re-scan and that should update the sounds and preset database. Please let me know how it goes and if we need to look further I will see what I can do to help.

[@BMUSIK101]

Wow man this is amazing

[@antoniapolizou7409]

hey! can we use these instruments in DAWS such as ABLETON 10 live 10 an record them form our digital piano through a MIDI connection??

[@PraiseTracks]

Absolutely, Philharmonik will show up as a VST instrument where you can access through Ableton. IK Multimedia has some very wonderful instruments to get you started. Thanks so much for watching. I am always glad to help when I can. All the best.

[@antoniapolizou7409]

@@PraiseTracks thank you so much!!!

[@PraiseTracks]

My pleasure.

[@antoniapolizou7409]

@@PraiseTracks hello and sorry to disturbe you again! I just received the usb flash drive for the miroslav philarmonik 2 crossgrade and i put many times the serial number to authorize it, but it's not being accepted and i don't know why!! An i put it very carefully over 20 times. Any reccomedations??

[@PraiseTracks]

@@antoniapolizou7409, sorry you are having trouble. So the Flash drive only contains the program and samples, so did you go through the installation process to transfer the files to your computer? Also, make sure you have registered a User Account on the IK Multimedia website as this will associate your purchases, registrations, etc. You must enter the serial number using the IK Product Manager App or the Authorization Manager and it will have you log in to your IK user account. Let me know how things go and please provide any information you think might be helpful.

[@robertfieldsjr.5919]

That was a great demo. To me it look like you didn’t hit the record button on the English one part but all the rest was great

[@PraiseTracks]

Whoops! ;^) Sorry about that, I guess getting caught up in the moment there. I noticed the RECORD button not on during that part. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching. Please subscribe as new things are coming. Also please let me know if there is anything you would like to see as well.

[@vinil248]

Awesome composition especilly piano & english horn , such a beautiful piece of music , wish to re create this tune with give credit to you for original tune , once again it was marvellous liked it very much thnku for video gud luck expect more

[@55masatoshi]

I got the MP2 the other day. The piano sound is very good, but only the G4 note has become accented. Would you be able to confirm this on your end?

[@PraiseTracks]

I will check it and let you know what I find. Thanks for watching.

[@PraiseTracks]

OK, just checked this. It seems to me what is happening is that they are using the same sample for the F#4 and G4 as I can hear a slight difference when I go up there. Nothing really jumps out but there does seem to be a tonal difference. Remember these are what I would call “bonus” sounds so they do have utility when mixed in with some of the other sounds but not as deeply sampled as a larger piano library would be. Also with the original Miroslav library these were at the start of orchestral sampling and had to be loaded through floppy disks on some of the earlier Akai hardware samplers. I am so amazed at how far we have come. I hope that is helpful and please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks again for watching and supporting the channel.

[@55masatoshi]

@@PraiseTracks Thank you. There was a mistake: G5, which is an octave above the middle G, but with a strong accent. Can you confirm? I'm using DEEPL from Japan. Please forgive my rambling.

[@darrindziergowski5717]

Simeon, do you find the f#4 and G4 to be heavy sounding? They don’t blend with the rest of the notes.

[@PraiseTracks]

I will check it out. It probably is an issue with a sample split point transition. Thanks so much for watching.

[@arpadosso]

Hey, I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. I am thinking to buy these two softwares, but few things I dont understand. 1. The Sonar records the midi and when you play back the Sonar uses the samples of MIroslav Philharmonik 2 like a plugin? So in that case I dont have to go for the most expensive Sonar, I think. 2 Can I prepare a midi file and import to the sonar and after choose an instrument from Miroslav, I think I can just I wish to know from an expert before I spend couple of hundreds euros. If you have time just say yes or no that can halp a lot for me:) Thank you.

[@PraiseTracks]

Well first of all thanks so much for watching (and subscribing). Some good news is that Cakewalk is now available FREE of charge. The program is full featured and comes with several plugins and instruments out of the box. You are also correct that Philharmonik 2 is just that; a virtual instrument plugin and a very powerful one at that. There is so much out there that you can do and I hope you check out some of my other videos to see. You can visit www.cakewalk.com to get started.

[@arpadosso]

@@PraiseTracks I am really appreciate your answer, thank you so much. :)

[@PraiseTracks]

My pleasure, let me know if you need any assistance in the future and thanks again for watching.

[@TemmeSikkema]

Lovely

[@Pedrinios]

How about dynamic range and swells possibilities ?

[@PraiseTracks]

Well, probably not in the sense recent sample libraries handle it. I will have to go back and double check but there are some velocity cross fades and possible expression control CC11 but honestly dynamic range conceivably may only be controlled with volume automation. It has been a while since I did this and again, so I will see if I can find more detail. Thanks so much for watching.

[@PeterMossUkulele]

Hi - please can I ask a question. As you were adding instruments how did "they" pick which note(s) of the initial piano track to follow ? It was just amazing to hear the build from just 1 piano. Regards, Peter

[@PraiseTracks]

+Peter Moss well it was totally just improvised. I played the parts as you hear them right off the cuff. With me when I start an idea I can sort of actually hear sort of a finished version in my head. The hard part is taking what I hear and actually playing it into the DAW. That is one reason sounds are so important as the audible references actually trigger thought processes that guide me to play a certain way. The sound itself invokes emotion and almost has a musical life of its own. It's an amazing idea.

[@PeterMossUkulele]

+Simeon Amburgey - silly me - I was under the impression the added instrument tracks (note content) were automatically being triggered by what you had initially played on the piano. I now understand you manually were adding them. Sorry.

[@johnnyearf7943]

I would love to hear finished compositions in my head! Cheers man. I can't wait to get this plug in.. I'm untrained, and into hard rock, although I love, learn, and appreciate all music and try to broaden my musical horizons constantly.. I can't wait to get this, and I may have to spring for the most inexpensive version and then upgrade as I can..

[@Guithulhu]

Holy cow! You manually wrote each components melody line in your head that fast while adding each track?!? Impressive.

[@akspiano5292]

man that sounds so peaceful! I have a question...do you know how to record melodies on the stand alone version?

[@PraiseTracks]

I will check. Thanks so much for watching and so glad you enjoyed the video.

[@PraiseTracks]

The standalone version of the plugin does not have any recording capabilities. The "play" button you see is to start and stop the onboard preset MIDI patterns and loops.

[@akspiano5292]

@@PraiseTracks oh okay thanks so i have to use a daw like sample tank 4

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, and if you have SampleTank 4 it will import the Miroslav sounds into it so you can use the ST4 effects and performance features there as well.

[@akspiano5292]

@@PraiseTracks ok perfect thanks for your help!

[@jamesjarvis3859]

Beautiful music and arrangement, Simeon! Do you teach midi orchestration?

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much. I do not teach because I do it all in my head by ear and do not really read as well as I would like to.. I have had no professional training other than what I have been blessed with through my life experiences. I have also had the opportunity of playing with some real orchestras at various times which is amazing. You have inspired a spark inside of me though that I am thinking about pursuing. I am working on a project with someone now that might serve as a nice example of the process I go through. I am thinking about doing some video walkthroughs on how I produce and arrangement from the clients rough to the finished piece. So please subscribe and be on the lookout in the coming weeks.

[@jamesjarvis3859]

That sounds so awesome, Simeon! I'm subscribed and ready to go!

[@ayoubahrbil9063]

Ohhhh how i forget miroslav Philharmonik and try big orchistral vst's

[@yulia-8115]

I saw that you run this on PC/window based. Am I right? I'm worried that sampletank 3 and Miroslav do not run well or have latency when we run it on Windows 10. Please advise. Big thanks for your video. Awesome!

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, I am running Windows 10 and things run very nicely. Latency, quality, etc. all depend on your processor, meory and soundcard. My current system is an Intel i5 Quad core running at about 3.4 ghz and I have about 32gb of DDR3 memory installed. I have had great success with using PreSonus' audio interfaces and am currently using their new Studio 6|8. Let me know if you have any additional questions and thanks so much for watching.

[@samknaak]

What's the crazy hiss? When your playing the piano in the beginning

[@PraiseTracks]

Sam Knaak not sure. My best guess is the mic self noise and picking up the ambience in the room, sorry about that. I am constantly trying to find ways to increase the quality of the audio. Thanks so much for watching.

[@31leoceara]

Great video! I have a question: what are the biggest differences or improvements between Philharmonik 1 and 2?

[@PraiseTracks]

Seems like they did a lot of new samples in regards to the string sections mainly. You also get the original Philharmonik 1 sounds. They also have done more in the area of effects by adding a convolution reverb room effect which is nice.

[@31leoceara]

Thank you!

[@WVMUSIC_NL]

so it is not really needed to switch to philharmonic 2? I have phil 1 and I still love the sounds:-)

[@PraiseTracks]

Not necessarily. They did do fresh recordings of the instruments and focused on the strings so it is not like they only did strings. The original Philharmonik sounds were really groundbreaking when they first came out originally as Akai samples and the library cost several thousand dollars. It was like the Vienna library of its day. Another nice thing is since it is based on the SampleTank 3 engine you can get the SampleTank FREE version and load your Philharmonik1 sounds into it to take advantage of some of the new effects and performance features.

[@WVMUSIC_NL]

Thank you for your quick answer! oh that is interesting! But then I loose my interface of Miroslav don't I? Where can I get this free sampletank version with its new effects and performance features? Btw great musical piece you made there!

[@oldskoolfunkandsoul1]

whats the difference between yours and the ce version, now on sale??

[@PraiseTracks]

The full version has a lot more content inc,using the original Miroslav Philharmonik library. IK is running a 75%off Total Studio which has just about everything as far as their libraries and effects, you might want to look into that as well.

[@LEDBOO]

Incredible!!!

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much, I am so glad you enjoyed the video. There is just so many possibilities with these amazing libraries that can bring the music you hear in your heart into reality.

[@theofuqua2599]

Simeon Amburgey Great video. I bought it after watching your video. lol.

[@georgemargaris]

Can you show more about the Classical Harpsichord? I am currently using the Mietke Harpsichord together with Hauptwerk and it's the best virtual Harpsichord I have ever played (it sounds perfect, it's just that when you play a "triller" like sound or the same note repeatedly that you can start to hear that it is a sample library). So I wonder what your "Classical Harpsichord" sounds like. I have tried literally 100s of Harpsichord libraries and instruments during the last 20 years and 95% of them SUCK COMPLETELY, some of the sound atleast decent. So, I am very picky. :-)

[@PraiseTracks]

I will see what I can do, stay tuned.

[@georgemargaris]

Awesome.... awesome to the max!

[@PraiseTracks]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIS8mnt8etNmrs0

[@georgemargaris]

Thank you for that great demonstration.

[@justingodesky5912]

What are you using as of (nearly) 2020?

[@CRV1958]

Hey Simeon, I am trying to control the Master Volume of a Multi via the midi learn feature and it is not a selectable item . Any ideas on how I can adjust the master volume via an external midi controller?

[@PraiseTracks]

Will look into it. I have been working on building my new production PC so working on that as well so stay tuned for some amazing things this year.

[@CRV1958]

Thank you

[@andy80sdrums]

Excellent.

[@user-yl4lf9mh1w]

This is now only 25 dollars at ikmultimedia! Is it worth it or is there something better out there for orchestra stuff by now???

[@PraiseTracks]

These are the CE versions so they do not have all of the instruments BUT they are a very economical way to get started. For some all in one orchestral libraries Audio Imperia Nucleus looks amazing for $99. Also you can get Spitfire Audio's BBC Discover library for $49 or FREE if you complete a survey.

[@user-yl4lf9mh1w]

@@PraiseTracks Thanks so much for the info!

[@PraiseTracks]

My pleasure. All the best.

[@patsony]

pure rich sound

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks for watching, Yes, this is a great library for sure. I was not using any additional processing or effects other than what was inside of Philharmonik 2. Some good news is that IK Multimedia is running a 50% off Philharmonik 2 so it would be a great time to add this to your collection.

[@patsony]

@@PraiseTracks i appreciate you thanks

[@ulizarembach3747]

Plase... why are your instrument groups all panned in CENTER (of stereo room) and not located as a real orchestra in a conert location...???

[@PraiseTracks]

One of the beautiful things about Philharmonik was the technique employed by Miroslav all the way back to the original samples used in his first orchestral libraries where they are recorded “in place”. This means that although the channel pan is center the actual sounds are being heard from their recorded position on stage. Thanks so much for watching.

[@marshallartsentertainment3741]

But, but...I can't play 1% as well as you do. 😅

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks so much for watching and your kind words; it is support like yours that keep me going. I really love sharing my experiences and looking to share much more in the days ahead.

[@choppersdog1300]

So I'm having a problem with my cello multi plugin. If I try to change the articulation to just pizz, detache or any other type, there is always another playing at the same time. I've been playing with it for ages now and can't work out what it is. Only 1 track on Logic Pro X and using 1 channel for the multi cello in MP2. Any ideas what it could be?

[@PraiseTracks]

Not sure, I just had to reinstall everything on my Windows 10 machine. I loaded the Cello Multi with the key switches. it appears to be working correctly. The only thing I can think that might be causing this is some sort of MIDI echo in the input channel or the messages are coming through some other channel echoing the incoming MIDI data. My main DAW is SONAR Platinum so I am not sure how Logic might handle this.

[@choppersdog1300]

Simeon Amburgey I'll have to look at that. When you uninstalled then reinstalled did it affect any pieces of music you had used MP2 with? Did you have to re configure parts with compression reverb etc?

[@PraiseTracks]

It might but most of the time the plugin settings are saved with the project file. Gives me a good idea to pull up my original SONAR project and see if it loads. I will let you know

[@PraiseTracks]

I just found the original file I used to create the demo. When I opened it up in SONAR everything loaded correctly with my original settings. So yes all of your settings should be saved along with the project file at least that is the way SONAR handles things. Hope that helps.

[@choppersdog1300]

How do the strings sound when playing legato? Can you slide between notes as a player would?

[@PraiseTracks]

There is some form of legato handling through key switching the articulations. They have what is called "Fast Legato" which the recordings were made to accommodate the fast transitions. Here is a short video from IK that sort of breaks down their approach to how they handle articulations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZvPYZ2Yhsl8isk

[@choppersdog1300]

Simeon Amburgey thank you. I've actually bought it now. I've noticed the strings don't hold a sustained note for too long though, is there something I'm missing?

[@PraiseTracks]

The very first Miroslav sample library (which was for Akai samplers) was to not have looped performances. Miroslav wanted to present the realism of how long the string player actually held the note. There are some of the presets however that are looped that will give you a longer sustain time just in case. Hope you enjoy; lots of beautiful sounds in there.

[@choppersdog1300]

Simeon Amburgey I'll have to see how it sound if you overlap the notes to sustain them longer. I have pieces where a cello may play the same note for 10+ bars.

[@kinzokumusic6250]

so is nobody going to point out 3:06? lmao that was hilarious, but good job on the improvs! :D

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks for watching and yeah lots of fun. I love just doing things "live" like this to just see what happens and what the music and instruments will inspire. It did drive me a little nuts after a while and as you see I was able to fix it eventually ;^)

[@KeyMondYTGaming]

I cackle when he became embarassed of the wrong note in the piano xD but overall with this video it really makes me wanna buy the vst

[@PraiseTracks]

This video goes a few years back 😎 I am so glad you enjoyed watching. I love bein gin the moment and putting this theme together was really fun to do. Thanks so much for watching and watch IK Multimedia's website or better yet subscribe to their mailing list as there are always sales and promotions going on. All the best!

[@gandalf2867]

You can't control dynamics on mod wheel?

[@gandalf2867]

I mean, it's just velocity based dynamics?

[@PraiseTracks]

I just pulled Philharmonik 2 up just to check as it has been a long time since I have used it. So, yes the dynamics are mainly controlled by velocity BUT you can assign the MACRO controls to any MIDI CC, So I assigned the Expression control to the MOD Wheel and it seemed to work fine. I hope that helps. Thanks so much for watching.

[@gandalf2867]

@@PraiseTracks Allright thanks. Expression is just volume control though. So seems like dynamics is just key velocity based. Thank you for your response :) Might still get it on the IK Multimedia group buy that's going on right now :)

[@gandalf2867]

@@PraiseTracks And thank you for checking it for me, oh and liked the song, you are a good piano player

[@PraiseTracks]

It is my pleasure. Thanks so much for the kind words, and please let me know if there is anything I can be of help in the future.

[@Makejamaicagreatagain1876]

Amazing

[@PraiseTracks]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed watching.

[@mikin.6595]

Sub earned , congrats :D

[@PraiseTracks]

Thanks Mimi, welcome to the channel, there are many adventures awaiting you here so make yourself at home. Joyfully!🎹

[@RichardvanBemmelen]

Can I install the samples on an external USB drive?

[@PraiseTracks]

You can but like with any sample based instrument the drive and transfer speeds need to be fast. I think for the most part these sounds are stored in ram but there still might be some sample streaming from disk that needs to happen so the faster the drive the better result you will have.

[@MustacheVerra]

Very nice.