Virtual Orchestration

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Just starting out writing orchestral music? Looking to fine-tune your MIDI mockups? Or in search of the secret sauce that transforms your tracks from hobby-l...

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Divisi Strings Try this composers' technique for improving your string lines

Creating a sample library for Kontakt The making of “REVERIE - Cello textures by Clara Baesecke”

Orchestral piece with ONLY 6 notes, VIRTUAL guests, sampling + more… SEASON 1 FINALE !

FREE SAMPLES How GREAT can $0-libraries sound Alex’s self-experiment!

BEND with the WOODWINDS! How to write for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (SOLO + ensemble)

The fellowship of the BRASS - ranges, registers and arranging!

FAMILY REUNION of the WOODWINDS! Get to know their instruments, ranges + registers!

STEP on the PEDAL - long notes to enrich your harmonies !

The RIGHT MEASURES in YOUR MUSIC — demystifying time signatures!

Take your STRING WRITING to the next level with the ZED Clef ! feat. Sean McMahon

String arranging IN-DEPTH + your WINNING arrangements for #VOStringsComp23

Create FEAR with STRING INSTRUMENTS! Writing music to a HORROR CUE

What you NEED to know about strings - Ranges and registers of the string section

Q + A! Answers for YOUR orchestration questions!

LEVEL UP your orchestration skills with these 5 hacks!

Build tension for your action cue Metric modulation, time signature changes, ostinatos and more !

The halfway bloopers celebration ! BERGFEST!

What you REALLY need for great orchestral MIDI mockups Alex's ultimate BASIC GEAR GUIDE

BE NICE - the MOST IMPORTANT THING in the music business! + Correction episode on tempo

GET on the TEMPO TRACK! Breathe life into your music and BE THE CONDUCTOR

Express yourself AND your music with MIDI CC11

Make your PROGRAMMED HARP GLISSANDOS sound ULTRA-REALISTIC!

Will QUANTIZATION kill your music The secret weapon - TRACK DELAYS!

Tempo demystified Why Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is ALWAYS PLAYED WRONG!

Make your MUSIC STAND OUT by creating a UNIQUE PAD sound! feat Yao Wang

Choosing the RIGHT SHORT PATCHES to make your strings SOUND REAL

SECRET MAP🗺️ for SHORT STRING patches Articulation walkthrough with REAL CELLIST!

Sounds like heaven How to write 👼ANGELIC GLISSANDI for harp 𓏢 ! feat. Timothy Huling

🤢SICK OF LEGATO🤢! How to handle the 🍬SWEETEST POISON☠️ in melody programming

Beyond realism BOOST UP your arrangement with a compelling SONIC PERSPECTIVE!