Monthly Archives: January 2012
Found this on my Facebook timeline today and thought it was awesome! Gives the song a totally different feel and sound – and everyone in the video looks astonished when they hear it! Give it a listen.
Film trailer music. In the style of ES Posthumus. Cinematic orchestra and rock guitar mix. Loud as hell.
Promotional video for Pitzer College using parts of my track, Heist and Fight – along with some custom arrangement ideas.
You’ll see Auh-nuld (Arnold schwarzenegger) at 1:22 signing a bill into law!
BPM 80: Laid-back bluesy guitar groove will have you believing you’re sitting in a smoky jazz club. Guitar solo sets the pace and minimal backing holds the harmony and beat.
Drawing string automation in Logic is easy. The trick to using this method effectively is using automation CURVES and not automation TRIANGLES. I show the technique being used in the video.
In addition to standard volume automation, some virtual instruments (here I’m using Symphobia) have programmed patches for changing dynamics of the samples using the modulation wheel of your MIDI keyboard (CC7, with volume being controlled by CC11). Using both of those curves at the same time, with automation curves that are very similar but not necessarily identical you will get a professional bowed-string sound of the orchestra. Of course, this only applies for single-note lines because of sample-stacking. That’s another story for another day.
How do you use automation in your string compositions?
This is singlehandedly the most important part of getting a great sound in your home studio (or any studio) and is the key to what pros call transerability of a mix.
BPM 160: Positive, reflective and upbeat. Fast but light percussion accents the rhythm. Motivational electric guitar melody and contemporary sound.
Video for Play All Inclusive using my track, Heist and Fight. Contact me for availability.
BPM 117: Break-in heist and fight scene in the style of Ocean’s 11.
Action-packed drums with a catchy bass line. Contemporary breakbeat with exciting upbeat feel.