Aunt Marge's Waltz - MIDI Mockup Walkthrough (Hollywood Orchestra OPUS)

Описание: This project is now available as a free bonus with any purchase of "Beyond The Storm" at https://synthestration.com

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In this video I walk you through a MIDI mockup I made of an excerpt from Aunt Marge's Waltz by John Williams (from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
Now, I know I don't really give off much "youtuber energy", but since this is my first video on camera I hope you can forgive me. I think I start to loosen up a little by the second half...

After playing through the mockup, I talk you through some of the decisions I made to enhance realism, some custom tweaks I like to make to the OPUS player, as well as looking at the mix and production.

00:00 - Mockup Playback
01:08 - Intro and Oboe
01:31 - Expression Maps and realistic phrasing
04:27 - Tweaking Release Time for performance benefits
06:32 - Tweaked flutes
07:59 - Flute "chiff trick"
10:11 - Layering Horns
14:53 - Strings
17:34 - Brass
19:13 - Harp
20:19 - Microphone positions (WW)
23:35 - Aligning mic signals for clarity
25:58 - Brass mics
26:50 - Reducing width with pan tool
28:50 - Strings mics
30:02 - The Reverb Situation
31:31 - Routing overview
33:33 - Mix Plugins and processing
38:09 - Flip stereo image
39:51 - Pan types for positioning
40:39 - Reverb settings
42:00 - Mastering chain

Samples used: Eastwest's Hollywood Orchestra OPUS (Hollywood Strings, Hollywood Brass, Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds, Hollywood Orchestral Percussion)
DAW: Cubase 12
Plugins used: EW Spaces II, and stock Cubase plugins

Note: This is not a product video, it is simply educational
If you'd like to purchase a project file/template for HO OPUS and Cubase, take a look here: https://synthestration.com/product/be...