Workflow: Trevor Morris

We travel back to California to meet with Trevor Morris to have an interview and a look at his workflow when composing for television and film, using Cubase and Pro Tools.

[@fusion-music]

Great advert for Spitfire Audio. Quite humorous too. Get a great idea and the kids walk in. I knew composing for me came to an end in 85 when my girls were young, but after watching many of these videos (Spitfire Audio) I find the urge to start again. This is quality content channel. Thanks.

[@RTCLR123]

Good luck!

[@Toxxic88]

Content like this is why I'll always pay my hard earned money to support you guys!! As an aspiring film composer these interviews are so inspiring. Thank you Spitfire and thank you Mr Morris.

[@timothywalls4582]

Thank you so much Spitfire! I just want to say I am massively enjoying the new symphonic strings. They are absolutely phenomenal. :)

[@upsidedown8512]

Thank you, thank you and thank you so much Spitfire, you guy's always inspire me.

[@MythixMusic1]

LOVE that modulation. Love Trevor's studio. One of my favourites

[@12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon]

Trevor really is one of the greats. What an inspiration. So much knowledge and experience with you two in the same room.

[@SunofZMusic]

More of these WORKFLOW vids please! Excellent.

[@BoogieBear]

Fabulous interview and marvellous insights, thank you both so much!

[@spacerpunk]

Yes!!! Thank you Spitfire Audio!! Thank you Christian!! I love this kind of videos. Great information!!

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

He did a tremendous job in scoring Vikings alongside Wardruna.Amazing music,fellas.

[@MarkusJunnikkala]

Good video. Casual and down to earth, good tips and thoughts in there. Thank you!

[@nikzaaaaad]

Thanks for your awesome work Christian

[@mplstb]

I really appreciate these kinds of conversations, to answer your current question of what I want.

[@corbyvinson1175]

Fantastic video!!! Very insightful and inspiring. I learn so much watching these!!! Thanks ever so much.

[@tomkorolukmusic]

Fantastic interview. Nice Canadian pillow!! Go Canada!!

[@ivorykeez]

Tom Koroluk hey, Tom

[@StarfleshSupport]

Great video. So much valuable information. Thank you Spitfire and Trevor!

[@christianwelde]

Such a great insight! Thanks.

[@ManchesterMusic]

The look on Christian's face at 29:33...

[@HalValla01]

lol

[@chromaticsamples7788]

@@HalValla01 ahah

[@aLoudSi1ence]

One of my fav...love his Viking score

[@Wazulon]

I watched the whole thing. Really informative. Thanks guys 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@joebates7545]

That Neapolitan 6 after the modulation gave me chills. I wish these patches were affordable. I’m still doing mock ups in garage band...

[@ghostrecon29]

Awesome stuff as always!

[@JeanMichelGeorge]

What a great interview ! A fascinating delve into a top composer's orchestration writing and techniques, DAW setup and workflow, plus live-recording considerations. Highly instructive ... An hour well-spent. Cheers for sharing guys :)

[@Limbiclesion]

There it is... you hit a note on the piano ... and there it is and at least for the composer wonder...adventure unfolds 🙏🏼

[@RobertJSedky]

Wonderful interview thank you!

[@johnb2602]

Brilliant! Best one yet. Thanks guys!

[@TheKnightimeProject]

Absolute fantastic video - great insight into composing!

[@indiefilmcomposer]

I love the ferry dust comment, it's the go to magic tools that make the difference !

[@fra.musicaincidental2924]

More content like this would be awesome!!!

[@skyviewaerialvideography4985]

So interesting to see the development and growth of composition.

[@OliKember]

Fantastic chat and insights. Next time, would be great to have that roaming cam on a monopod - it seemed quite intentionally shaky which was distracting.. Many thanks for the time taken to do this for us!

[@giscardrasquin4793]

Thanks. Great stuff

[@jbsproductions1695]

WOW --- truly amazing --thx for sharing

[@kevinbeckenham3872]

Thank you Christian for informative interview with Trevor Morris.The film track that you played at thee end of the interview is it available for public release; its a lovely piece of music.

[@daleturner]

18:09 A composing room with a BILLIARDS TABLE!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gabrield.cstoica1832]

Trevor is one very good Composer,yes good vídeo.

[@errogiemusic]

Fascinating.

[@ChrisJones-tq2gv]

Amazing-thankyou so much!

[@tiscover]

Thanks to Spitfire and Trevor for this insight!

[@jackbeech9886]

Hi Spitfire, just wanted to ask if there was any further information regarding the way Trevor (or any other media composers) configure bus routing from Cubase stems into Pro Tools. i.e what software or hardware is involved to connect the I/o between the two DAWs and what the I/o limits are? Thanks for the great video as always! :)

[@FedericoSolazzo]

+1 for this! :)

[@tinkerer67]

I don't know how they do it, but I use Mac and Mac has a built in MIDI router that works great (see MIDI Studio under Audio MIDI Setup). My colleagues who use Windows use an inexpensive router called Loopebe30.

[@danield2000]

I really want to know this too. I use Cubase and Protools but I end up remixing on Protools. Thus doubling my efforts.

[@natanelarnson]

He talks about this at 15:50

[@Mrjononotbono]

Love this! Thanks!

[@CybreSmee]

Awesome insight.

[@RichardBoyer]

Love this thank you

[@jode_steele]

Great interview.

[@softwartist]

I've discoverd Trevor Morris by very Emerald City OST, which production is shown here ;)

[@KerwinYoungComposer]

Amazing! The Spitfire Community!

[@haakman123]

I have a question regarding recording a live orchestra. If you have synths that mix with the orchestra, do you have playback for the musicians? Or do the musicians have a click track? Or are they exactly in time because of the conducter? I thought of this question while listening to Road to emerald city, which is a Trevor Morris composition.

[@analogdragon4709]

Incredible

[@MM4F]

Amazing, what a great find today.. I'm interested in that mixer/controller he's using, anyone know what it is?

[@MM4F]

Avid Pro Tools | S3 (answered my self)

[@ChrisLeverMusic]

Loved "when you give them notes like that, they just start moving in their chairs more" 52:30

[@AZ-vy4gl]

Sorry to ask so many questions. Helpful video thank you Does anybody know a good vst to model in the surround sound? I rotate around microphones to make a shifting space around the listener. would like more control over it Thank you

[@corbinlantzer3763]

Automate your panning.

[@conniie_]

if you don't mind me asking what is that screen right above his keyboard? next to his avid s3 and under his cubase monitor?

[@TomCasey]

Does anyone know if there is a resource out there that describes how to build and connect a slave computer to your main rig?

[@holtenfranz]

You are a genius

[@AZ-vy4gl]

What frequency range is that bass minimogue hitting at? Great idea

[@andresandbergfek]

Question regarding voicing brass. So the 6 horns were doubled at the octave playing the melody. The trombonen then played the root and fifth rught? At 28:00

[@AZ-vy4gl]

What frequency range is that bass minimogue hitting at?

[@ProjectFinalAudio]

Trevor Morris🙏🙏🙏

[@skyfire3498]

awesome spitfire

[@musicbydavidsmith]

Novice question: why do most professional studios never use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse? Do they emit a frequency that interferes with the sound? Is it a battery thing? Just curious...

[@analogdragon4709]

Dave Smith the batteries get annoying

[@Eyngii]

Cubase all the way 🔥💯

[@StarfleshSupport]

What is the wooden stringed instrument on the table to the left of Trevor? Looks like something plucked.

[@spitfireaudiollp]

Hey it's a Hammered Dulcimer, a stringed instrument you play with little wooden spoons.

[@StarfleshSupport]

Spitfire Audio Thank you! :)

[@analogdragon4709]

Lol wooden hammer mallets small ones

[@Rippenstain]

Dragon Age: Inquisition game soundtrack, a masterpiece

[@conforzo]

It's really sad John Williams didn't have any students the way Hans had.

[@An-br7hb]

?

[@conforzo]

@@An-br7hb illitirate?

[@RTCLR123]

@@conforzo man, i think he meant that it is too wide the area to just say it like that, or to rephrase.. can you be more detail, i am interested in what you meant but i see different personalities from Hans to this particular Composer i am seeing for the first time cheers

[@abihard]

No one got here from the amazing soundtrack he did to Dragon Age Inquisition?

[@micahhampton6040]

22:43 what is this Hans Zimmer School of Programming????

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Reminds me of Das Boot

[@homeofcreation]

Ditch the cameraman get a tripod.These videos deserve a steady image.

[@alukea123]

Is the speaker port that big?

[@chicane1992]

What keyboard is Trevor using?

[@DMIXMusic]

Is every working composer these days an ex assistant of Hans?

[@karysmiley6254]

Speaks for Hans 👍😉

[@DMIXMusic]

@@karysmiley6254 It's slightly discouraging though as the field is so over saturated with composers. It seems almost like the only "in" to the industry these days is an apprenticeship with Hans lol.

[@Ton369]

my brain is now mush

[@nth7485]

Shoes inside!?

[@JohannesRiedlMusic]

37:05 I'm still confused how he technically patched that :D From one DAW to another ? WHAT ?

[@RTCLR123]

It can be done, there are "Rewire" apps that do that, for me the solution is using PatchMix app from the interface that has its own mixer and routing options. I know that Apollo Twin has the same option and some Focusrite, but my previous 2i2 did not had. cheers

[@mikefinch4044]

So am I right in thinking that as far as articulations are concerned with the various instruments, that they would have their own track with an instance of Kontakt, or is one instrument setup as a multi for the various articulations? Hope that makes sense! Great incite into the way things work, thanks Christian..

[@MappingFreak]

He loads a kontakt instance per instrument and keyswitches articulations

[@DavinzzieMusic]

Great stuff, thanks for that! But please, Trevor get your shoe off the keyboard!

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Yeah. Freaking me out RN

[@antkn33]

What is that control surface that is in front of his Mac monitor? It says acer on it

[@IsraelLutzMusic]

:)

[@ИгорьИгорь-к4м]

ООО💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@billbradleymusic]

I wonder why a guy wouldn't say the truth. We hurried and re used themes to save money.

[@yishihara55527]

27:37 And what planet is he living on? Very fake sounding, as if nothing was done with the CC data...no tricks either.

[@teaigor2948]

18:15 Disappointing musical knowledge and skill from Trevor. Sorry

[@andersnorddaljendresen8769]

tea igor - disappointing comment. Sorry

[@MM4F]

Lol...