Composerish

Do you use compression when producing orchestral music? We discuss why some people opt not to use compression at all. It is commonly said that one must "fake it 'til [they] make it" but what are some drawbacks of this mindset? Find out on this episode of Composerish!

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While setting your own schedule and working from a personal studio (or sometimes bedroom) can be liberating, it can also be challenging to stay on task and remain productive. Here are 5 things I've personally done to help stay focused.

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We discuss Kevin's method for understanding Celsius, conceptualizing musical form in terms of tension and release, and manufacturing failure for more realistic MIDI performances.

Show Links: https://imslp.org

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How can you use white noise to help you achieve better mixes? How do you use compression to create super saturated dreamy reverbs? How do you deal with sending demos to clients? Find out all this and more on this episode!

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Why do online communities pale in comparison to online art communities? Composing from two different mindsets: Gardening versus Architecture.

Show Links: Gearslutz https://www.gearslutz.com VI-Control https://vi-control.net

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Mid project computer failures, and getting attacked by birds. A week of tribulations. Also, how do you get started writing music for video games?

Show Links: List of Game Jams https://itch.io/jams FMod https://fmod.com/ Wwise https://www.audiokinetic.com/

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How has iTunes become less user friendly over the years. Suggestions for what to spend hard earned money on when just starting to build a studio, and the usefulness of real shakers!

Show Links: Amadeus Pro https://hairersoft.com/pro.html Shaker Egg Set https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MAPA22/   Contact info: [email protected] http://sleepfacingwest.com http://incompetech.com twitter: @sleepfacingwest twitter: @kmacleod

Kevin compares steel drum libraries from 8dio and Spitfire. Then we discuss getting a license to legally distribute a cover song, and then discuss the weird cultural appropriation of Tiki aesthetic.

Show Links:

The Piano Forever https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePianoforever

Pearl Mallet Station https://pearldrum.com/products/kits/electronics/malletstation/

Steel Drum Sample Tracks https://danger.academy/composerish/steel_drums/

Spitfire Steel Drums https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/steel-drums/

8Dio Steel Drums https://8dio.com/instrument/steel-drum-for-kontakt-vst-au-aax-samples/

Harry Fox Agency https://www.harryfox.com/#/

Distrokid https://distrokid.com

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We open talking about shoes and finish comparing 15 (yes, FIFTEEN) different sample sets of pizzicato strings. We evaluate various libraries from Cinesamples, Logic, Spitfire, Embertone, East West, and 8dio.

Clips we used for evaluation are available for download here: https://danger.academy/composerish/pizz/

"Cartoon Ricochet 2 Sound" was recorded by Grant Evans and distributed via Soundbible.com under CC Sampling Plus 1.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/

"Fog Horn Sound" was recorded by Mike Koenig and distributed via Soundibible.com under CC Attribution 3.0 Unported. The sample was unedited.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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We discuss the Logic 10.5 update, a speed and organization trick using Logic's folders and summing stacks, and the difference between writing standalone music and stock scoring music.

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