@Rhandy: i7 4771 3.5 GHz, 16 GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD for libraries. :) I'm going to talk about PC specs more in depth in a video that I'll make very soon tho.

Thanksyou very much for all alex

@JockerLordz: I think you're good. Haven't tried Miroslav Philarmonik 2, but I'd say just make sure it has the main instrument sections (strings, brass, choir, percs,) and that it's responsive to the Modulation and Expression MIDI CCs. If it is, that's a good pick for a VST to start with!

Hey Alex, I have been watching your videos a lot lately and must say that your tutorials are great! It actually motivated me to give it a try myself, however, it is not as easy as I thought haha. Both composing and making it sound realistic. Needlessly to say, I am working on it and I appreciate your videos :) Thank you!

No Flp link Bro ,

Yes pls, I watched Landing tutorial but still can't figure it out.

I will make a video about it, but to answer you now, Mod. Wheel usually determines the intensity of how hard an instrument is being played, while expression determines the volume. With this in mind, I tend to draw curves mostly for the expression and change the Modulation in steps instead, from passage to passage, depending how loud I want instrument x to sound in that certain part of a song. Sometimes though I draw curves for the Modulation too, as that gives a different effect. There's not a set rule on how to do this, and the approaches are multiple. This is mine. :)

Hi Alex , A tutorial on how to use Mod and expression would be great . It would give a clear understanding rather than typing them out and we reading it . Btw , thanks for the amazing tutorials . I just joined the channel recently and it's amazing !

Haha, thank you Paul. Glad to have you here :)

Cheers, my man! Love your tutorials too! :D

Indeed! Those guys are freaking great

Thanks Elias!

Thanks bro!

Thanks Mitchell!

No worries, Something i've been meaning to ask you. Can you possibly do a tutorial on cinematic sound design? I know thats a super broad topic but I feel like with the trailer music industry heading more and more towards hybrid sort of stuff a lot of people (Including myself) might benefit a lot from that? Just and idea/request haha

Haha, yeah I made it! The audio card juststarted behaving on its own after I spent a whole afternoon fighting with it, go figure. :D Glad this tutorial was of help!

Glad to hear that!

:D

Haha, wow, someone noticed my nerdiness. :D I got it from www.teetee.eu/en/ I think!

Haha, yooo!

+Tomas Zemler I wouldn't exclude those, although I'm personally much more interested on music from games. :)

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7KXoateuqu3f2Q.html

Thanks man! Yeah, it's a boss fight track from Final Fantasy XV which is quite controversially similar to the Skyrim theme. :P Still, I enjoyed this track a lot and wanted to learn how it was made, so I rewrote it by ear!

My PC is not the best configuration there is, but I have an i7 4771 3.5 GHz and 16 GB of RAM, plus a few SSD drives. If you want to avoid freezing and want to have the best playback performance possible, you should try to get a really kickass CPU. Maybe something even beyond mine.

Thnx for the reply Alex ;)

That's weird. Did you download the separated stems of the mp3?

I just went back, clicked link, clicked the MIDI file and a list of separate instruments opened. If I click the download button at the top right it will download the file but I'm not able to analyze each section in FL. I'm not able to download each stem. When I hover over one of the sections it's just a vertical cursor. Nothing highlights. At the top of that list is a clickable link that says, "open with" if i click it, it brings up a list of apps. Do I need to install an app to get to the individual files? As far as the individual sections, I don't hear any sound. I apologize for not directly saying this before. The cursor follows along, the keys and notes will light up but no sound.

That's a good idea for future tutorials, thanks. :)

I will make a video about that very soon, but a good place to start is_ Step 1 - Get a library that covers all the mian sections of the orchestra (this is great and cheap: www.soundsonline.com/composercloud) Step 2 - Compose simple pieces to get a little hang of how the orchestra works Step 3 - Watch all the videos on this channel!

Alex Moukala Thanks! I Love your videos!

Meraxes Official, that's the mighty Metropolis Ark 1 choir ensemble!

Thank you! :)

Snarky Puppy! These sick guys here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8Byn7Wcq5aRpKM.html

Thanks Alex!

K-Wiggins 95 I recommend at least FL Studio Produced Edition

Does that have all the plugins you use in your videos, or do I have to buy certain ones separately?

If you're on FL: Are you using the smart disable function? :P

Yess, i looked up all the tricks on youtube :p probably just a slower computer. I am using my laptop.

I have it, but I'm not a huge fan. The library is quite old compared to most libraries I use, so in that context, it's harder to make it shine like the other ones do for me!

Haha, yeah I'm planning to increase my release schedule a bit, gotta find a way to make everything fit. As for the HZ masterclass, I think I'll check it out later on, a few weeks from now!

FL Studio 12

Haha, I love these too, percs are a big part of my personal style I think. I mostly use basic stuff though, you know? Damage, EW Hollywood Percs for the more organic percussion and layers of trailer hits/booms from libraries like Scenes From The Multiverse, Juggernaut etc.

Darius, nice to see you here :-D

What do you think about Action Strikes, Alex?

@Patrik: I think it's a good tool for beginners but once you get more expert, you may want to start to write rhythms on your own. I'm not a big fan of its timbre though!

I like action strikes, with processing it can sound amazing, also it has some of the best collection of shakers :D Shakers for life! I agree not all the samples are great but some are, like the taikos or the big tom ensemble (big hits) used it in my last track for example. I don't know if it's the best value though.

Yeah, we all thought of Skyrim when we first heard this song I guess, haha. Still, it is a very interesting piece. :)

I read your comment before it got to that part and was thinking you were exaggerating. You weren't- It's definitely from Morrowind.

Yes?

whatsup?