Why Metropolis Ark 1 Is My Favorite Orchestral Kontakt Library

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5 жыл бұрын

Since I've been asked this quite a lot these days, here's my take on why Metropolis Ark 1 is the best orchestral library for what I do, and which library you should get between Ark 1, 2 and 3 if you write Loud Orchestral Music.
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🎻 LIBRARIES & SOFTWARE:
(For each module, the libraries are sorted based on how much I like them).
- STRINGS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, Nucleus, Cinematic Studio Strings, Fluid Shorts, Cinematic Strings 2, Jaeger
- BRASS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, JXL Brass, Nucleus, Twelve Horn Ensemble, CineBrass CORE, Century Brass, Jaeger, Angry Brass
- CHOIR: Oceania, Metropolis Ark 1, Stormchoir 2
- WOODWINDS: CineWinds CORE, Nucleus, Metropolis Ark 1 & 3
- HYBRID PERCS & LOOPS: Damage, PercX, Decimator Drums, Cerberus
- BIG CINEMATIC PERCS: Los Angeles Modern Percussion, New Epic Toms Ensemble, New Epic Dhol Ensemble, CinePerc
- ORCHESTRAL PERCS: CinePerc, Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion, Kontakt Factory Library
- PIANO: The Giant, Woodchester Piano, Spitfire LABS Soft Piano
- HARPS & OTHERS: CineHarp, Kontakt Factory Library
- SYNTHS: Juggernaut, Serum, Harmor, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica,
- ORCHESTRAL SFX: Metropolis Ark 3, Palette Orchestral FX
- SOLO STRINGS: Tina Guo Solo Cello, Solos of the Sea, Cinematic Studio Strings Solo
- SOLO VOCALS: Jaeger, Vocalisa
- GUITARS: Basic Live Guitars & Bass routed into Waves GTR / Guitar Rig, Metropolis Ark 1, Heavyocity Atlantica
- TRAILER SFX: Custom / Private Samples, AVA Instinct, Cinematic Trailers Designed, Epic Sound Effects Quantum, Scenes From The Multiverse Vol.1, Juggernaut, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica, AizerX Classic Trailers Toolkit, AizerX Trailer SFX Tools
- REVERB: ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer
- MIXING & MASTERING: iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced, iZotope Neutron, FabFilter Pro-Q3, FL Studio Plugins
- DAW: FL Studio 20
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💻 HARDWARE & PC SPECS:
- Desktop PC: 3.7 GHz Intel Core i7 8700k / 32GB DDR4 RAM / 2TB Samsung Evo860 M.2 SSD
- Laptop PC: Asus ROG GLW752 (2.6GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ / 16GB DDR4 RAM / 1TB Samsung Evo860 M.2 SSD)
- Audio Interface: M-Audio M-Track Plus
- MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Keystation 49 MkIII

Пікірлер: 242

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Apparently, Metropolis Ark 4 was just announced a few hours after I shot this video. COINCIDENCE? -> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fq5nmrR0y5irZWg.html

@christophemortier5878 5 жыл бұрын

Now the question is, should I buy all 4 ?

@artetconscience 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos ! Do you know how is the Metropolis Ark 4 compared to the first ? Would you recommend it more for a first library ?

@denis4317 4 жыл бұрын

@AlexMoukalaTutorials , what is the difference between ARK 1 and 4? I didn't find any information about it on the internet...

@sameerparmar5710 4 жыл бұрын

How to work with tempo changes and do 5.1 surround mix in FL

@darrenhirst9900 Жыл бұрын

Your house is bugged 😂

@tialeqs9978 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so heartwarming to find another orchestra producer using FL Studio.

@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalus 2 жыл бұрын

^Another here!

@angryktulhu 2 жыл бұрын

Oh boys FL sucks ))) seriously, lotta other daws have way more midi processing features, Cubase is prolly the most powerful

@tialeqs9978 2 жыл бұрын

@@angryktulhu switched to Logic Pro, best thing I’ve ever done

@angryktulhu 2 жыл бұрын

@@tialeqs9978 yeah that’s my fav daw (and I tried a dozen of them in the last 15 years). Cubase has more tools to work with midi tho ))) but I love logic for overall great user experience

@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalus 2 жыл бұрын

@@angryktulhu FL is superior!!!!! free lifetime updates, who knows if it will obtain those processing features soon? I'm sticking with it for life

@evrypixelcounts 5 жыл бұрын

your CPU it's crying for help...

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, wrote this on my desktop which could cope with it. But I left it in Milan and I'm on my Laptop now, which is a bit weaker.

@Nottsoaverage_ 3 жыл бұрын

Because of you I’m getting ark 1 as a Christmas present for myself 😁

@retrofilmwork 3 жыл бұрын

That's great! I'm also planning to get it for myself in Summer. How was it?

@nilstarlight 5 жыл бұрын

I bought the ARK bundle with 1 and 2 yesterday. Loved it so far! Gotta watch the video now

@aiden_macleod 4 жыл бұрын

Those audible glitches and flutters is your CPU screaming at you: "Knock it off!"

@DacianGradaMusic 5 жыл бұрын

OMG these sound HUGE, thanks for sharing! I always loved the "cliché hyped trailer-like big orchestra" and although I have used some minor specific libraries in the past (like some cinematic brass ones and stuff), this seems like the perfect all-in-one solution. Comunque, congratulazioni per il trasloco e la "nuova vita"! Buona fortuna!!

@LordBifMusic 5 жыл бұрын

It seems like I should start all over again in terms of video games covers, your work is so cool! But at least I finally found the orchestra library I was looking for for so long! Thanks for your reviews and your great music!

@jamesrossmusic6013 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex!!! This looks like something I'm searching for!!!

@alexmuli 5 жыл бұрын

You are back!Hope UK is treating you well!

@falkemusic4423 5 жыл бұрын

Another thing to say about this library is that it blends very well with many other libraries.

@sologemeni 11 ай бұрын

what a beautiful production. awesome work bro

@texomatic 5 жыл бұрын

Love ARK 1. Bought it and ARK 2 last week. Again, I'm a total noob to all this but I'm following along and looking to learn all I can!

@jlx_music4365 5 жыл бұрын

IMO there is no „the best library“ out there. The most powerful tool for a composer like you and me is to know what the library can and can’t do. After you figured that out, you are in the first row of greatness ;)

@Breakingtheglasswall 4 жыл бұрын

Back on sale. Thanks for this.

@triisart1721 4 жыл бұрын

@Fuji look in the description

@FMaple 5 жыл бұрын

Informative video! Thank you very much!!

@ChristopherSiu 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome review of Ark 1 dude! Ark 3 is probably my favourite for similar reasons: it's punchiness, attack, and just all-out power.

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool! Could you find good use in it even in Trailer Music or "Epic Music" for listening purposes, as opposed to film scores?

@ChristopherSiu 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Moukala Oh absolutely, it’s very versatile in that regard. I think as long as your music is ‘epic’ in some way, Ark 3 will fit right at home. I personally use the string staccatissimos in every single project; they have so much grit. The timpani ensemble as well is so inspiring.

@kylejudkins754 5 жыл бұрын

that's what I was saying the fucking timpani ensemble lmao... honestly just the fucking freight train of those rhythmic strings is enough to buy the library

@_thanksdavid_ 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, my refrain is that as a stand-alone library the limitations of Ark 3 are pointed, it definitely needs to be mixed in with other sustained elements or libraries. Which isn't a bad thing, just an asterisk in thinking about recommending it. I personally love Ark 2 the most for a more subtle (compared to ark 1) tone, but I'm the kind of person more likely to just mix the best bunch of solo libraries I have in most use cases.

@Czopsvoodoospaw 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for few ideas . Im gonna try it !

@LLBMusicPublishing 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a map or chart/list of which piano keys are mapped to which individual instrument samples in the two ARK 1 percussion sections?? Not the drum set, already know those. Thanks!

@simonturner1 5 жыл бұрын

Alex, have you noticed that the middle A on the High Strings multi articulation patch sounds out of tune? It's very noticeable on the unison sustains articulation for me.

@jviljaka 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Alex, I'm really enjoying your youtube content. I recently bought Metropolis Ark 1 and i love it, but I'm now wondering that is it normal that some orchestra instruments are mixed very low volume compared to other instruments when loaded to Kontakt player default volume. etc. my Contrabassoons and trombones are much lower volume level compared to high string and other? Should i turn up the levels on kontakt?

@stell4rt 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex ! Did you have the chance to test Ark 2 now that 2 years passed ? Do you have new thoughts about it ? I was wandering about what librabries you were thinking when you said that it seems easy to replace.

@Canqwertz1 5 жыл бұрын

Alex what do you think about native instruments symphony series collection or symphony essentials? Or what do you think about The Orchestra from sonuscore`?

@Bryan-gn3cs 4 жыл бұрын

if i use any ARK library with the free kontakt 6.1.1, will it have the 15 minute demo thing?

@davidviera3347 3 жыл бұрын

Hey bro, greetings from CUBA, please I need to ask you how you do to manage the initial delay of the sounds of Metropolis ARK 1...I do Symphonic Metal and it´s very difficult to me to find a track compensation to sync the MA1 with my other tracks... I think is between 50 - 80 ms but... based on your experience...How you manage it?

@thomasbryans6547 Жыл бұрын

I know this is an old video- but I bought Ark 1 years ago, and could never get it working on my DAW. I'm coming back to it now with a better understanding of how all of this works, and I've very excited to finish downloading and get it together. Thanks!

@berrimorecinematicmusic7299 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, Alex. Am I right, that if I buy your "Music Producer Pack" I may download all your midi stems that you shared by now? Maybe there are ready to use projects for DAW? If yes, will it be projects for FL or maybe for Cubase? Thank you.

@claudiomassimozitti 4 жыл бұрын

I can't take away the reverb. Are the samples of the bows recorded with effect? Or can I take it off?

@AakashRMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I tweeted to *OrchestralTools* ✅

@gokulkrish3839 5 жыл бұрын

Bro a small doubt...I'm asking this again.. sorry!! Can it manage the series of metropolis ark1, ark2, ark3, with i5 -8th gen ,16gb ram ,500 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD...is these specs are enough to handle the metropolis ark1 ark2 ark 3 libraries...without any issues..majorly I'm gonna use these libraries only..plzzzz clarify it...thanks a lot for guiding us this much...

@luvide8696 5 жыл бұрын

I currently only own Jaeger. The Bottleneck I am experiencing is the Percussion. Do you guys think ARK 3 is a good option since it is on discount? I am not sure if I am going to use the atonal clusters all that much so I'm really not sure…

@allenkvextreme 2 жыл бұрын

hey man i love your videos and i'm definitely looking forward to getting this plugin. does it work with kontakt 5?

@blackcitadel37 3 жыл бұрын

Is it still worth getting in 2021 or the ark 2/3/4 (is there a 4 already?) is a better deal?

@hficheugjihfjfuehdj6802 3 жыл бұрын

I like that you can buy individual instruments. The low strings and trombone are the most epic parts to my ear. Layered on top of a lower priced and more subtle full section library they really shine.

@Harrythomas7 5 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble setting up Metropolis Ark 1 to keyswitch between articulations using the brso plugin, can you help? Thanks in advance.

@Harrythomas7 5 жыл бұрын

Never mind sir, I came across the presets in your other video about ark 1, thanks a million also!

@dede-sm7sl 5 жыл бұрын

Hi,can anyone help me with this problem :)? Is it possible to achieve the same loudness and epicness with the inspire 1 library when you use lots of compression and eq? I'm really struggling to pick one. Ark1 or Inspire 1. I already own cinematic studio strings, but am in need for good brass and percussion. How are the strings in the Orchestral tools compared to the ones of CSS? Also, there's a 100 dollar difference in price between Ark 1 and Inspire 1 :) And what is the difference between Ark 1 and 2? Thank you!

@adameusmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Ark 1 is the louder library, but it can't go that quiet. It fits very good into your trailer and epic music works. On the other side, Ark 2 is the quiet library, which can't go loud. Also it has other instruments than 1 like Fluegelhorns, Wagnertubas, Altoflutes, Children's choir,...

@r.etesky2912 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, I am looking for some percussion like Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Triangle, Xylophone... Does ARK have it? If not, which libraries do you recommend? How about the Swarm from Spitfire Audio?

@MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 жыл бұрын

BBC Symphony orchestra from spitfire has all that. I have a feeling alex doesnt like spitfire audio , ive never seen him mention them

@r.etesky2912 4 жыл бұрын

@@MiloMcCarthyMusic well, spitfire is more into classical music, and trailer epic music requires impact and power. So. Maybe.

@MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 жыл бұрын

R. Etesky well I don’t know about that, Albion One is basically metropolis ark 1 without the choir and better sampled

@SheldonTam 5 жыл бұрын

Does the Albion series and Ark series compliment one another, or are they totally redundant to each other? If I have the complete Albion series, do I need the Ark's?

@masterstacker2833 4 жыл бұрын

Ark 1 for the Sine player is on sale today for a limited time on the orchestraltools site. Get it while you can!

@jordanjohansenmusic Жыл бұрын

It’s now 2023. Should I still get Ark 1? Or is there something better for the same/lower price?

@greateralexander 5 жыл бұрын

So I just bought the holiday deal and am just getting around to it. It took forever to download. I’m using protools and am having issues with how ark 1 and 2 is responding. I transferred on to an HDD 2 tb drive and the drive overloads in playback. Any pointers? Should I invest in a SSD drive?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

If your HDD is too slow, it could be an issue if that's where the samples are being streamed from. Try to move them to a faster HDD you might have and see if that makes a difference. If it does, it would make sense to get an SSD.

@music-drive 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use negative track delay for any (or all) of the patches? If so, which patches and how much?

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

I do on most orchestral instruments (not only ark1) , usually to taste as every library has its own attack times

@ShaneSteward 5 жыл бұрын

Hey! Fantastic stuff you are doing on here. I had a question in regards to Kontakt. Are you just using the player, and then adding sound libraries, or is this a full copy of Kontakt 6? (I'm sure you get asked all these things a bunch)

@parsamousavi5260 2 жыл бұрын

Idk if answering this after 2 years is useful or not,but Metropolis Ark 1 works with Kontakt player,so does most(if not all) of the commercial libraries out there

@AaronAsherRandall Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, are the individual midi files available in your patreon?

@testimonies-stories6027 3 жыл бұрын

how did you install metropolis ark?

@TheSinlessAssassin Жыл бұрын

What's the next best library where you CAN compose per instrument? There's something about patching that makes me feel like it would limit my compositions rather than expand them.

@Ricardo-ns5hl 5 жыл бұрын

What Is a stem? is it possible to buy the fl studio file somewhere?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

The stems are the separated audio files of all the insturments in the songs, you can get them + the MIDI of the project on my Patreon page (but not the FL Studio file, you wouldn't be able to open that on any computer that is not my own).

@davidviera3347 3 жыл бұрын

Hey dudes! I bought Metropolis Ark 1 but I have a great problem with latency...it seems like the sounds have a slighty delay I noticed that when I add a drums track and my metropolis strings sound awful out of time. It´s normal this on this library ? I have to guess the delay compensation on FL studio to correct that, I dont see anything about it in the MA1 Manual... HELP!!!

@adlyinc.7912 3 жыл бұрын

Check the sound align thing in the audio setting

@sidneyscaccio 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video, bro! What's the best libraries for choirs in your opinion? And for percussion, Berlin Series percussion Bundle is good?

@jandewilde3977 5 жыл бұрын

I recently got my hands on Audio Imperia - Jaeger Hangar IV, which has the vocals of Merethe Soldvedt, and they are gorgeous. Obviously limited, cause you only get Merethe's voice (ooh's, aah's and mhm's). But the sound you get is just wow! For percussion I got Audio Imperia - Cerberus. Really good for huge and big sounds. I also think Alex has a video about this library. And I have the Native Instruments Symphony Series which includes a percussion library as well. Still experimenting with it, but so far I like it. All these libraries had crazy offerings 2 weeks ago though, so that's why I bought 'em. Now their prices went back up.

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

It depends on the sound you're going for. I personally like Ark 1, but also Oceania a lot for Choir. Though it mostly works as for loud sustains, marcato and staccato. You can hear it in my Dream Is Collapsing cover: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atBdY9uB2KyRfoU.html For Percussion, from what I know I can recommend you Damage, Cerberus or Strikeforce for very aggressive stuff. If you need some more organic / quiet orchestral percussion, I wouldn't know what to recommend (I personally use Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion for those and I like it a lot, but I don't exclude there might be something better out there)

@FireF1y644 5 жыл бұрын

I love Berlin Percussion, for me it's great. But yes, it's not a trailer percussion

@felixstephanmusic 5 жыл бұрын

truestrike 1 from project sam is really good and cheap (percussion)

@kylejudkins754 5 жыл бұрын

Berlin percussion is an amazing library, but its not for epic stuff. choir libraries on the other hand - ark 1 and 2 have nice choir stuff for epic things dominus and Oceania are a killer combo, but even old ass EWQL symphonic choirs still works if you learn how to program/shape words with it

@mariozeffiro9164 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review! I know it might be out of place here, but how much is the rent in London?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

London is so huge and vast that rent changes a lot depending on the area (and how many flatmates you're willing to live with). For decent apartments which are not too far from the center, I'd say It's higher than Milan, but not by a huge shot.

@testimonies-stories6027 3 жыл бұрын

i downloaded metropolis ark 1 kontakt version, i am afraid 69 gb is that okay to download??

@Red-Tape-Rending 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribed after falling in love with that composition of "The Landing."

@sketcheswithprettyedges4274 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, would you say Metropolis Ark 1 could work well together with Jaeger? So far Jaeger is my go to-library, but sometimes I miss a little brunt in its sound. You're absolutely right about that the samples are pretty well defined but i think they could use a little more punch in the face. So i 'm about to get my hands on Ark 1 for a loud and rich base and intend to maybe bring out the main points by combining it with JAEGER.

@erickstaehnke 2 жыл бұрын

One issue I seem to have with this library as I cannot make anything sync. How would I go about doing that? Every time I try to do a crescendo, it does not sync automatically.

@Tristan-mv6lc 2 жыл бұрын

The 2 workarounds that everyone uses are either time patches for kontakt time machine, or use the modwheel to make your own crescendo lenghts

@zaphkiel.online 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have a big problem with the expressions map and articulations with orchestral tools ark 1, I search the internet on orchestration forums, can not find an answer, I explain, I want to use via kontakt "Strings Finckenstein High" and all these articulations, so I load each articulations in kontakt, "High Bartok strings Pizzicato Col Legno, Glissandi cluster, glissandi up, etc." I load in expression map the preset "String Finckenstein High" that I found on the forum (VI-control), we can see articulations in the midi editor on cubase that appear, but at the data level via the "expression map configuration" I do not understand how to connect the articulations of the instrument to midi information. In the "expression map configuration" what to put in "output settings"? I have tried a multitude of options, nothing is consistent and my joints either do not work, or it is not the right one that is triggered, can someone help me? Thank you

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't ever used expression maps so I can't help there. Maybe look for videos on how to make a custom one so you get it right.

@alfredoma5015 Жыл бұрын

Instant follow for scoring in FL. Haters going to hate but living proof it’s possible and not only that but up to standard

@FCPWHAT 3 жыл бұрын

How does Ark 1 compare to Nucleus? Why would you have both?

@MarcinhoFernandesOficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Alex! Always helping a lot. The Arks are heavy on cpu? I have an Mac Mini (Late 2012), Core i7 (quad), 16gb, 128SSD and running libraries from my LaCie - 7200 rpm - usb 3.0. Planning to get an external SSD for this stuff. (I was going to upgrade my machine but I'm thinking about doing this later since i never saw an sale like that with Orchestral Tools)

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly can't tell, my orchestrations get quite big very easily so they're CPU intensive no matter what I use at a certain point. On my laptop here (ASUS ROG GL752w) I will have to freeze some tracks eventually to read my projects (like I did in this video for example).

@MarcinhoFernandesOficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your answer,@@AlexMoukala ! Just so i have an ideia, do you mind telling me if you use an external hard drive for you libraries? If so, is an SSD or all this things aren't really THAT necessary?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

@@MarcinhoFernandesOficial I do use an SSD and it makes loading times way faster. It's also ideal for DFD patches in kontakt libraries. Would never go back to HDD.

@trenpn8909 5 жыл бұрын

I'd really like to see a video or even have you here in the comments share a piece of your mind, Alex, in regards to what was the driving factor for you when it came to choosing your first song to cover during your baby steps in composition. Was it something relatively affordable to recreate with the hard-earned libraries you got for yourself for starters, or did you pick your libraries specifically for the setup you heard in the musical piece you attempted to do? Was it a strenuous and tedious journey which eventually paid off, or was it a stroll in a park since you knew what you were doing all along? Were you much like those guys who put up epic and complex tracks with an annotation in the description "i just picked up fl studio and some libraries this is my first ever composition lol" or did you have to work really hard at it, often questioning whether you're even going to make it where you want to be? (I know that in some of your videos you already mentioned that you indeed practiced intensively to exhaustion, but a recap of that would be nice, too.) I reckon that a lot of us would be interested in a tale of the hardships you had to endure in order to achieve your own piece of greatness that we look up to now. As well as getting to know your methods for overcoming limitations bound to either max capabilities of your first set of libraries or your own skill back when you started. By the way, great video! Can really see why you love Ark 1 so much. That juicy sound is to die for.

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I've never been a fan of the idea of climbing a whole mountain in one step. I prefer doing it one step at a time. My first songs weren't that much complicated in comparison tot he songs I'm doing now, but they were "difficult" to write for me at that time. I always set myself and tackled one or two challenges maximum per each song, relative to what my skill level was when I began such songs, instead of trying to figure out the entire puzzle in one go as that's very counterproductive. If you want an example, one of my first ever compositions's challenge was: - use nexus2 to create a track that has a structure, a melody and and chord progressions going on.

@AakashRMusic 5 жыл бұрын

*It's a beautiful library.*

@joel_paik 5 жыл бұрын

I already have an Albion one, but I'm unhappy with Brass. So, will Metropolis Ark 1 be the solution?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

If you want prominent / loud brass, yes. And you'll also get all the other insturments as well. Albion One will be great for the quiet parts and Ark 1 for the loud ones. However, you might also want to consider getting standalone brass libraries like CineBrass, Caspian, 8Dio Century Brass, Trailer Brass etc. depending on their price and what you exactly need.

@ABE2000 3 жыл бұрын

That Metropolis Ark 1, 2, 3, and 4, is the most beautiful instrument and it's useful for those genres: Semi-Loud, Epicness, True Hollywood, and Soundtrack Orchestra. The Fact is, I like what Orchestral Tools they made.

@lazztunes2010 3 жыл бұрын

I own East West Hollywood and I rarely use it because the patches just take so damn long to load. How are the loading times with Ark?

@benberkenbosch 3 жыл бұрын

if you use kontakt it won't take that long (but this depends on where you stored it and you computer speed) just use kontakt and store it in you C drive and it will be loaded in a few seconds. Just keep in mind the all articulations patches takes quite a little more time compared to just one articulation

@jandewilde3977 5 жыл бұрын

So happy I still waited a bit before buying. I was hoping they would do a black friday deal, but no... Then I had a few other deals, and I was like, fine I'll get Metropolis next month, but I guess it's never going to be on sale... Two weeks later they come up with these crazy deals, I'm like aaaaaw yeah! 😁

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

You're a lucky man!

@komalthecoolk 4 жыл бұрын

Can you make softer orchestral music with this library or does it always have the epic powerful feel?

@Breakingtheglasswall 4 жыл бұрын

"If you want to write quite stuff with Ark 1, forget it" at 7:40 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7KHfJqd066uhJ8.html

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

Powerful all along, metropolis ark 2 is for softer stuff. Personally I use ark 1 along with many other libraries to achieve a full range of dynamics. List of libs in the description

@DarkMorgan 3 жыл бұрын

Do I need to own Kontakt to run metropolis ark 1? Together they add up to $1100 :/ I noticed in their page they have both a (pricier, not updated) kontakt version and a regular version. What's the difference? Should I save and get kontakt 6 first? Is it really worth it? I don't want to overexpend, please guide me. I use FL too.

@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalus 2 жыл бұрын

Metro 1 and 2 can run in the free sine player now, all of these are compatible with the free version of kontakt

@DutchVikingGuy21 3 жыл бұрын

I can't figure out how to keyswitch in Metropolis Ark! Help please.. Other libraries I can just press a key in the 0 range and it switches but this doesn't work in Metropolis ark for some reason. What am I doing wrong??? :(

@marLamaDeo 3 жыл бұрын

Most OT libraries don’t use keyswitches but instead of have separate patches for differently articulations

@DutchVikingGuy21 3 жыл бұрын

@@marLamaDeo I see. That's how they did it. Thanks! Then I can stop looking now. Just hoped I didn't need to open up several instruments and wonder how I can easily play one melody over multiple instruments to switch between different articulations mid-melody -_-'

@anujmuzik 5 жыл бұрын

What do you think about Miroslav Phillermonik 2?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Never tried it, nor have I heard any of my professional compser friends mentioning that library, so I don't really know if it's worth it.

@honeypie6338 4 жыл бұрын

Orchestral Tools lets you buy single instruments from their collections now. What do you consider the best instruments in Ark 1? Thanks!

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

Surely the brass and the choir. The low strings patch is also irreplaceable for a big low-end, though it's too heavy to be used at all times

@Nicoladen1 4 жыл бұрын

I can't decide between this and nucleus. I wanna have quieter less Trailer like elements in my pieces. Ark 1 is really loud. But the choirs! I want them both

@MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 жыл бұрын

@@johna4457 which choir do you reccomend more?

@SleepyMusicOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

@@MiloMcCarthyMusic what kind of sound are you going for?

@MiloMcCarthyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

TheFalseProphet most versatile

@LLBMusicPublishing 5 жыл бұрын

What's your second favorite library after this one?

@vedantbrahmbhatt1272 5 жыл бұрын

How to install

@Pokemania00 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex! What is your opinion on Berlin Orchestra Inspire 2? As someone who already owns BOI 1, I'm considering buying the second one as well now when it's at a discount, but I'm interested if you could give any input on whether or not you think it's a good idea? Thanks!

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried BOI 2, in all honesty I thought I would use BOI 1 way more than I did. Since that didn't happen, I chose not to look at BOI 2. I don't think they're bad libraries, but they probably don't fit my style so much right now.

@radiusone216 5 жыл бұрын

I think Inspire 1 is better than Inspire 2. Have you looked at Project Sam Orchestral Essentials part 1 and 2 instead of Berlin Inspire 2? If you don't have Ark 1 get that instead though. I like Spitfire Albion 1 and 2 though too. Depends on the price, but I think they are all better than Inspire 2. The Orchestral Tools stand alone libraries like the Berlin Woodwinds and Berlin Brass are amazing though. I tried Ark 2 and Ark 3 at a friends house and didn't really like either (especially 3 which I couldn't get anything to sound good, but that might be my fault more than the library). Also Project Sam Symphobia 1 is a decent all-in-one library too and has strings, brass, winds and percussion like the Inspire series. I'd at least check out their videos and demos before purchasing Inspire 2

@AakashRMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Alex you're so great, I wish I could make music like you... Right now I make good music, but I need to make it more epic like you...

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Write music everyday and you'll get there and beyond really

@AakashRMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Moukala Thank you Alex for your guidance. I'll do that. 🙂😊 I will never give up. 💝 I hope maybe we'll meet someday 🙂

@DavidEHarrisMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Have you reviewed Albion 1 yet?

@rosspeterson2658 2 жыл бұрын

Are you going to review metropolis ark 5?!!!!

@DanteriaTV Жыл бұрын

Love song

@komalthecoolk 5 жыл бұрын

You probably won't care it this but what do you think avout "Miroslav Philharmonik 2"? It's said to be the best budget library.

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

As I replied in another comment: I never tried it, nor have I heard any of my professional compser friends mentioning that library, so I don't really know if it's worth it.

@hamzailarzeg 4 жыл бұрын

We need metropolis tutorials....

@lucvw1975 5 жыл бұрын

Ark 1 or Project Sam Orchestral Essentials ? BTW: most of my libraries are part of Komplete 11 Ultimate. I see you also own this. Would it be possible to write a track with only instruments from Komplete 11 Ultimate ? Would be nice to see what you can do with it... Thanks !

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Metropolis Ark 1 blows the other one out of the water I think, it's much much newer. As for Komplete, I don't have the ultimate version so I can't tell from experience. Which great libraries do you have there?

@lucvw1975 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlexMoukala Besides Komplete Ultimate, I have some Keepforest libs like Vikings and Evolution Atlantica/Dragon, some stuff from Impact Soundworks like Juggernaut and a bundle I bought from Sound Iron. I think I've made the wrong choices here and there, there are some great sounds in all the libs I have, but they are kind of cheap, so nothing that blows your mind I guess. Problem is I have a lot of libs and constantly want to buy new ones, but I haven't made any piece of music with them, because I don't know where to start :/ (watching your videos would be a step in the right direction I guess)

@nilstarlight 5 жыл бұрын

@@lucvw1975 I have Ultimate 11. It was my first purchase and yes, you can definetly write whole tracks with it. What's missing the most though are legato strings in my opinion (but session strings have legato, symphony series strings dont)

@lucvw1975 5 жыл бұрын

@@nilstarlight Do you have examples of tracks made with Ultimate 11 ?

@nilstarlight 5 жыл бұрын

@@lucvw1975 I myself haven't published a track like that yet, sorry. Look on Native Instruments sites for demos. It's not easy finding a lot of videos like that, but here on KZfaq you will find some examples as well. What's definetly lacking the least from Ultimate 11 are Synths and Percussion of all kinds. The symphony essentials still contain everything you need if you are a beginner imo, and more than that

@herono-4292 5 жыл бұрын

Great brass, great choir, great string, yeah its good, but for strings I prefer the basses of cinestring core, but Metropolis is really awesome! My 2nd favorite

@longplay117 5 жыл бұрын

This library is also very cool - Orchestral Tools - Berlin Strings II

@davidvalens3337 3 жыл бұрын

is it still your favorite?

@nilstarlight 5 жыл бұрын

Okay so from what I have heard, Ark 2 might be replacable in terms of loudness of course, however it's a great sound just as Ark 1. In this video you even said that you couldn't make a quite intro for you track "the Landing". Now imagine, Ark 2 has a very similar sound to Ark 1, both blend perfectly together. They build up on eachother in terms of dynamic possibilities and combined are an unbeatable combo. They were recorded by the same team in the same stage. I would always choose that combo instead of combining Ark 1 with a totally different library, recorded by another brand. Gonna have to try that out for myself though

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's a good point: the idea of blending two libraries from the same brand / series is a good one. Plus, getting both right now, since they're discounted, is not a bad idea financially speaking. However, I personaly just preferred to buy additional libraries like Cinematic Strings 2, 8Dio Century Brass etc., which do way more than just being quiet and intimate. Metropolis Ark 1 blends perfectly with so many libraries anyhow.

@radugrosu1933 5 жыл бұрын

1st video in London!

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Woo! Indeed, I'm still alive and with a decent internet connection. We should celebrate!

@radugrosu9445 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlexMoukala make a video where you show us the flat and maybe also the differences between milan and london

@komalthecoolk 5 жыл бұрын

Is there no way one could take another library like NI Symphonic Orchestra or VSL or Albion One and make them sound as loud and powerful as Ark?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried all of those, but from experience: I think you can definitely get close with layering / compression / processing. But I'm not sure you can get to the same exact result since Ark 1 is loud at its core.

@MultiBelz 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex could you please do a video about orchestral moods, please?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean with orchestral moods? Did you mean modes?

@MultiBelz 5 жыл бұрын

No. Sadness, tension, magical and mysterious feelings for example and how to generate those moods by the way of instrumentation and harmony for example.@@AlexMoukala

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

@@MultiBelz Oh! That's a good idea for a few tutorials. Might talk about that in the future

5 жыл бұрын

Bought it :D

@Wonderaven 4 жыл бұрын

Got it for free :D

@aarongabbard Жыл бұрын

I wanted to like this then I got it and couldn't even figure out how to get the DAW to open it...

@lac19951 5 жыл бұрын

What about Berlin Essentials 1 & 2. 😏

@TheA6surdNerdz 5 жыл бұрын

Final fantasy 8? Sounds great!

@Nicdehouwer 4 жыл бұрын

1 & 2 for 500€ !! Via native instruments

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

GET 👏🏾 IT 👏🏾

@ryevick 4 жыл бұрын

Currently $1,366.00

@surferbois 4 жыл бұрын

whaaat I want that deal!

@surendersoundiramourty5045 4 жыл бұрын

Is the deal available this year?

@ggharshly2826 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so shitty price for beginners. But still a great vst.

@krzakson8 4 жыл бұрын

Will Metropolis Ark 2 allow me to compose soft contemporary emotional type of soundtracks? I want to have possibility to use FFF from Ark 1 but i mostly make more quiet music, so will ark 1 + ark 2 bundle cover my needs? And does Ark 1 + Ark 2 cover everything that Albion One covers in your opinion?

@Ninja-pc3gd 4 жыл бұрын

The amazing combination of what you're looking for is Metropolis Ark 1 and ProjectSAM symphobia 2. Try doing a bit of research on symphobia 2, it's still a very great library that use by a lot of composers but don't promote it because it's a gem of a library and sound fantastic (Composers try to hide it and keep it a secret to their sound).

@krzakson8 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ninja-pc3gd I know that Symphobia 1 and 2 are great indeed. I keep an eye on them. I got that bundle Ark 1 and Ark 2 in the meantime though and im very much satisfied so far. I also have Red Room Audio Symphonic Sketchpad. All of this allow me to have moderate freedom in composing i must say. Minor problem is that in Ark 2 there is noticeable noise floor but it still sounds great and unique. My next goal is probably Komplete Ultimate and then i will try to get either Project Sam stuff or Jaeger. But there is also possibility to go with CineSamples Core libraries but this will depend solely on my budget. And lastly thanks for answer!

@Ninja-pc3gd 4 жыл бұрын

@@krzakson8, Jaeger is very similar to Ark 1 but the solo vocal by Merethe Soltvedt on that library is untouchable but you can buy that separately. Good luck on your compositions, I hope you will be successful.

@danavzaradel 5 жыл бұрын

I saw your orchestration video of a "russian piece" and read the libraries in the description, searched for reviews on youtube and realized I was on the same channel hahaha. Great work, man, after this I'm very convinced on getting Komplete... I'm currently using East West Composer's Cloud, but I find it harder to get that clean, yet powerful orchestration sound seen here. Anyway, you're very talented. Kudos

@danavzaradel 5 жыл бұрын

taking this opportunity... How long did it take for you to finish this project?

@erickstaehnke 3 жыл бұрын

@Fuji no. It is a subscription-based thing. I’ve had terrible customer service with east west.

@timoteomestizo3449 4 жыл бұрын

esperé a que hicieras sonar los vst....

@navneet9630 4 жыл бұрын

im here after buying it ..i expected seperate patches for violins , viola , cello and double basses ..for the convenience of writing counter melodies..

@Mikaz24 3 жыл бұрын

Try spitfire BBC Core

@showdown2613 5 жыл бұрын

8 Dio majestica Vs metropolis ark?? Which one is better??

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Metropolis Ark 1 sounds way better to me

@AakashRMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Show down 8Dio Adagio Strings are beautiful is what I can say, don't know about Majestica.

@jugglerkkev 5 жыл бұрын

Majestica is really amazing! The brass staccatos are the best fkin thing i ever came to use, also great marcatos and cool sustain patches. But its better to use as a layer than on its own, it lacks more articulations and sounds too "special" due to the over massive size, but for a layer it is totally worth it! Cant say too much about ark but it seems better to use on its own.

@kylejudkins754 5 жыл бұрын

that's like saying what's better, a Mercedes or a kia

@kylejudkins754 5 жыл бұрын

majestica isn't terrible, but there is literally nothing on the market that is recorded as well as the OT stuff.

@lukdub 5 жыл бұрын

I think OT is one of the best samples company. However I think Ark series isn't the best library. But my secret dream is Berlin Series.

@kylejudkins754 5 жыл бұрын

better start dreaming for a new computer then I can't even load a full template with 128 GB of ram XD although Berlin is MY style, I wouldn't suggest it unless you had a ton of ram, and actually liked more traditional style composition

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

I heard a great deal about those. Too bad they're super expensive!

@Hizziefoshizzie 5 жыл бұрын

@@kylejudkins754 I may be missing something but you really don't need 128gb of ram. If you have a fast enough cpu and a couple nvme hard drives you could just purge samples once you have a solid melody/phrase. If you needed to go back you could just reload the samples and with the nvme and fast cpu that's pretty much instant. To top things off you could freeze the track, that's of course once you know your pretty much done with that track. SO theoretically instead of spending all that money on ram, save and buy the fast CPU and nvme drives. The first hit is what's read from the ram anyways, when you play anything that is sustained Kontakt is reading off the drive. And purge/reloading as well as freezing is a great way to guarantee the longevity of your CPU and drive. All that reading and writing is taxing. Anyways I may be wrong but I feel like lots of ram is wasteful and mostly useless.

@Hizziefoshizzie 5 жыл бұрын

@@kylejudkins754 yeah bro I just watched your 1984 Hans Zimmer video, up that read/write time big ballah!