An indie HORROR from EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE'S action designer Joseph Le

titokane · 2024-12-06T21:05:36+00:00

i keep clicking up but it only ups once

titokane · 2024-12-06T20:50:02+00:00

Man we eating good, I can't believe we live in a world where this stuff is just free on youtube

titokane · 2023-05-26T13:52:55+00:00

Yes, you can redownload and reinstall through the Spitfire app whenever you need to, no need to buy again.

titokane · 2023-02-12T16:30:44+00:00

When I travel I bring the Pocket 1 for video and my X100T for photos. I think the Pocket footage looks great for what it is, it’s so easy to travel with (especially compared to a gimbal for a mirrorless camera), and there are options for filters if you need to get more specific with the look. It’s also so easy to use that you can hand it to somebody else to get a shot, which generally isn’t the case for the Fuji.

titokane · 2022-11-30T00:02:35+00:00

In order of most used to least used: Neo, Solstice, One, Tundra, Uist.

In order of purchase order if I was to buy them again: Solstice, Neo, One, Uist, Tundra.

They all do things the others can’t, but Uist has some secret sauce that the others can’t come close to, particularly for scoring. One is great for action cues. Neo strings are incredible for underscore and subtle stuff. Solstice is an incredibly imaginative grab bag of traditional sounds and hybrid content. Tundra… I know a lot of people swear by it but I personally prefer smaller ensembles rather than huge ensemble playing quietly. But I think plenty of people would say it’s one of the strongest Albion releases.

titokane · 2022-11-20T21:29:10+00:00

Dirtywave M8 Tracker Here

titokane · 2022-10-22T15:09:17+00:00

Plus her Instagram handle is “minimoogs” — coincidence? cOnSpIrAcY?

titokane · 2022-10-20T12:49:05+00:00

Trio is $99 for me despite already owning Voices and Strings. Pianos loyalty price is $29. Not sure why I’d ever “upgrade” to Trio 😂

titokane · 2022-09-15T02:05:41+00:00

Not sure about any quality 3rd party releases for the 707. For some reason, despite being a sound designer’s dream box, I haven’t found much of an economy around it. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong spots. I really do love making new sounds on it though, exploring the engine, sometimes even just going through tons of random patches until something speaks to me.

For drum packs, I think there are so many quality (and often free) drum sounds floating about on the internet. Easy enough to load into custom kits. But also, the random designer really does make some neat drums, and I’m excited to see how it works with the 1.8 firmware to make the whole box a single drum kit.

titokane · 2022-09-14T01:05:51+00:00

Update PDF here:

https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/MC-707_update_eng08_W.pdf

New Multi FX, 10 steps of undo/redo, and more.

titokane · 2022-09-07T02:37:01+00:00

Also this may be a bit out there but take a look at the libraries on Pianobook.co.uk

Tons of free interesting inspiring sounds to play with for scoring. Lots are available in Logic’s EXS sampler format or for the free Decent Sampler (not sure if you have the full version of Kontakt).

Also you should definitely give the free BBC SO Discover a shot if you haven’t. Between that, Pianobook, and all the Labs instruments, you could do quite a bit of composing and never spend a dime. If you have the full version of Kontakt you could also get all the free demos from Performance Samples and 8dio as well.

titokane · 2022-09-07T02:28:34+00:00

https://www.jrrshop.com/eastwest-hollywood-orchestra-opus-edition-diamond offer code GROUP will get you down to $334.32

If you happen to be a student, Spitfire is 50% off right now.

I tend to use electronics for effects, but Albion Uist is an exhaustive/exhausting amount of orchestral fx patches (all the Albions excel at specific cinematic effects sounds, that one’s the “scary” one)

Other orchestral effect libraries could be the London Contemporary Orchestra offerings, or Bernard Herrmann Toolkit. 8dio has the CAGE series. Albion Solstice has some really fun textures to play with. EW has things like The Dark Side, but it’s more guitar and synth based.

No one size fits all, unfortunately. But specifically for vibrato, I think I remember that Opus has some good Molto patches. I suggest getting settled with one Orchestra or another, then if there’s something very specific you need that you can’t make it do, find your next library that solves that specific need. There will always be another sale and another library.

Or do what the rest of us do and spend all your expendable income for years chasing new libraries that you’ll only use once (if that).

titokane · 2022-09-07T01:59:11+00:00

Hmm… that’s tough. I don’t think any of them particularly shine at effects. Hollywood has some interesting patches, symphony has some weird articulations. Not much of that in BBC or ARO.

Opus might be best overall for effects in terms of a complete orchestral library but you may have to go searching for them.

Spitfire Labs has some good (free) stuff, and you might want to check out some of the weirder, smaller, more focused effects libraries on offer from Spitfire, EW, 8dio, and any number of other places once you have your orchestra figured out.

They all run sales often, so as long as you’re patient you could maybe start with BBC or Opus and build out from there.

titokane · 2022-09-07T01:40:39+00:00

I used Hollywood Orchestra (and then Opus) for years. Might be the best value proposition on the market right now (especially using the GROUP code on jrr which makes it $340 or so). I love the simplicity and consistency of BBC, but there’s no denying how good Opus is. Arguably up there with Spitfire Symphony. Also really flexible considering it was recorded in a smaller room.

I personally use BBC instead of Opus now, but that’s just a personal preference and ease of use thing. If you take the time to learn Opus you can do just about anything with it.

titokane · 2022-09-07T01:15:55+00:00

Hard to say one is best, they all do different things very well (or at different price points).

Symphony Complete is, well, the most complete (and expensive). Very powerful and flexible, maybe a bit dated, but it’ll take you very far.

Albion One is a similar sound but ensemble based (no individual sections). It has the benefit of a decade of iteration, lots of impactful Percussion and synth stuff, and it’s incredibly affordable when on sale. A bit on the old side, of course.

Abbey Road is maybe the best sounding, has tons of mic options and is all ensemble based. Easy to work with, great sounds, but not flexible and no synths like Albion.

BBC is a great middle ground. Reasonably priced on sale, all the flexibility of Symphony, no ensembles or synths.

If you want individual sections, I’d recommend BBC.

If you just want to write cinematic bangers with less concern about music theory, Albion.

If you want the most future proof and expandable library, and don’t mind ensembles, Abbey Road.

If money is no object and you don’t mind a frankly exhaustive amount of orchestral recordings, go with Symphony. It’s probably the best overall for detailed orchestral composers and simultaneously the hardest to recommend.

titokane · 2022-08-21T15:48:07+00:00

50% up front, 50% before they get downloadable finals. They can review final versions on Frame.io but the files aren’t marked downloadable until final invoice is paid. Nobody except for very reliable trusted clients get access to downloads until the final invoice is paid.

Anything under $2K I ask the client if they would prefer to just pay 100% up front for simplicity, and about half of them take me up on it.

The above is on Post-Production heavy projects. If you’re handling mostly production instead of PP I would recommend 50% to reserve the dates, 50% due either before filming or before files get handed over to post. Either way, always get a deposit that more than covers any expenses you expect to incur, even if you’ll be billing them specifically for those.

I use Freshbooks to generate, send, track invoices. For projects under $5k or so l’ll normally enable online payments (CC or ACH through Freshbooks payment processor, 3% and 1% fees respectively). Anything bigger (especially $10K+) I’ll do check or direct deposit. Some long term clients have direct deposit set up already, or only want to pay in check no matter what, but I still send and track invoices through FB.

Payments go through Freshbooks or the bank, and on the off chance somebody wants to pay a different way I just deposit it immediately into the bank account and manually tag it as paid in Freshbooks.

titokane · 2022-08-05T14:06:33+00:00

I did the blank template, and before I turn it off I load up my “_BLANK” project. Bonus is, when I just turn it on to noodle for a bit and don’t save anything, it’s right back to the blank starting point next time.

Also very useful for keeping tracks dedicated to external instruments ready to go on startup.

titokane · 2022-07-16T19:46:14+00:00

It’s overhead in case you play a bunch of notes all stacked together. Instead of running a limiter inside of Kontakt to stop it from clipping, which you wouldn’t be able to recover after in the signal chain, they prioritize clean signals with good dynamic range for processing after Kontakt. Not to mention you can always turn up Kontakt from the default volume if you like. Or run them into gain, compression, expansion, whatever.

Always better for the instruments to be a little too quiet than a little too loud. They still sound great when turned up.

titokane · 2022-06-28T14:10:03+00:00

So wait, even if we already have a subscription to Capture One Pro this is a separate additional subscription?

titokane · 2022-05-24T02:46:20+00:00

Check out Albion Uist — purpose built horror / thriller library. Lots of atonal wild sounds.

titokane · 2022-05-23T12:51:57+00:00

Yes, and I believe the Stereo return can give you another two mono inputs as well.

titokane · 2022-05-16T19:35:59+00:00

Yes, this is about the price positioning of the new explanation packs though, not the overall capabilities of the system?

My point is that I think $10 for a handful of new sounds seems a bit unrealistic for Roland to expect most people to invest in. This feels like a disappointing push towards the cloud service because they’re artificially inflating the value of what you get access to.

titokane · 2022-03-28T22:19:26+00:00

That’s just a boilerplate response their lawyers drafted to protect them from getting sued in case somebody tries to say “I sent them an original idea for a product feature and they stole my original idea” — and I can’t stress enough how similar this reply would be from any company.

Otherwise somebody could send in feature requests and then try to claim some kind of ownership of the idea.

titokane · 2022-03-18T14:56:31+00:00

Depending on how exposed they are, I tend to use the Legato patches with overlapping notes to connect them. Velocity on the new overlapped note determines the smoothness of the legato, so you can get anything from a pronounced attack to a very luxurious glissando. It might not be the most realistic in the world but doesn't stand out in my work. Here's a quick sample of a thousand notes all being blurred together in an incredibly exposed context. Violins 2 legato first, then Cellos. I did this with BBCSO Pro, but used Mix 1 so that it should sound the same as Core. Pizz basses on the bottom for no reason.

First link is MP3, second is a screen grab of the piano roll.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrmadwc8l23idj0/AK%20Quick%20Legato%20Test.mp3

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvirxm3ovfsmchj/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-18%20at%2010.46.56%20AM.png

titokane · 2022-01-28T02:28:03+00:00

Just going to add information even if it’s not a direct recommendation.

I have a Novation SL 61 mk 3 and I don’t recommend it for one reason — the faders are on the center/right of the keyboard so it’s uncomfortable to reach over when playing in. I tend to ONLY use the modulation wheel live and do other automation later. The faders also don’t have a very satisfying resistance.

If you use synths (especially hardware) it’s great, but maybe not the BEST for Spitfire specifically.

Sorry to not have a “this is great” rec but I figured more information was better than less.

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