Imagine trying to audition sample libraries, set up tracks, and fiddle with reverb for an entire orchestra every time creativity strikes and you just want to write a song, or worse yet, when you have a deadline! Orchestral templates are very useful for improving workflow when composing a film score, orchestral mockup, classical work, or any kind of music that needs an orchestra broken down into the sections and individual instruments. In this video we'll take a look at how to create an orchestral template in Studio One 5.5 from scratch. I'll discuss one approach to setting up reverb (which I may change and post an update video later on), volume balancing instruments, blending sample libraries from different vendors, and the sample libraries I personally use in my template.
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Start
00:02 - Intro
02:29 - Setting up a template
11:50 - Setting up reverb
22:22 - What's in my template
44:41 - Template routing
50:08 - Automation initialization
54:00 - Saving your template
55:14 - Using a reference track
58:00 - Ending
Sample libraries I use:
BBC Symphony Orchestra Core - Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Chamber Strings Core - Spitfire Audio
East West Hollywood Orchestra and Choir - East West
Berlin Woodwinds Soloists 1 & 2 - Orchestral Tools
Cinematic Studio Strings and Piano
VHorns Brass Section - Acoustic Samples
Cinebrass Core, Pro, and Sonore - Cinesamples
Cinewinds Pro - Cinesamples
Cineharps - Cinesamples
Tina Guo Cello vols. 1 & 2 - Cinesamples
Joshua Bell Violin - Embertone
Emotional Viola - Best Service
Ravenscroft 275 Piano - VILabs
Damage 2 and Master Sessions Ethnic Ensemble - Heavyocity
The Grandeur and Maverick (Pianos) - Native Instruments
Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (I don't use this much)