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  Topic: Chile 8.8 magnitude Earthquake
Niah

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Post Chile 8.8 magnitude Earthquake
Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:52 am   Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair
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  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:49 pm   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique



But is that really important in a project like this? I mean to have orchestral chops. Because if you do not have them and you are just some "hummer" that uses synths the producers will ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:33 pm   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique


Not really related to the thread but i think a very good example of T. Newman writing great music not typical of his style was in The Good German.

Best,

Claude

Yup.

Steven S. decided ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:24 pm   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
I think where film scores have been outstanding in the last 15 years is all the Pixar/Disney scores. Amazing!

Animation movies are still projects where the filmmakers urge the need for a old school ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:17 pm   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
As I understood correctly it was the producers of Iron Man that requested a Rock hybrid orchestra RC like sound and ruled John Debney out who was already in the project I believe. In the end I believe ...
  Topic: Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plug-In
Niah

Replies: 218
Views: 11424

Post Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plug-In
Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:11 am   Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements
First test:

http://www.musicbypedro.com/0000_upload/Building_a_Dream.mp3

(WIP)

I loved this piece Pedro and the sound is great.

Thanks for posting

Um abraço
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:36 am   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
Re-peat,

I don't think we are talking about the same movies and you mostly brought up examples from the past with the expection of thomas newman and jon brion which again work in very different typ ...
  Topic: ***Announcement - Universal Sampling is launched with WindChime Library***
Niah

Replies: 8
Views: 1238

Post Re: ***Announcement - Universal Sampling is launched with WindChime Library***
Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:59 am   Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements
Congratulations Jeff.

It seems super detailed by the size of it.

I might pick up this in the future for a project.
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:55 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Laughing

Larry,

Hey Nadeama,

My post was dumb and like synergy stated full of contradictions. Embarassed



I don't understand how you could miss this, it's on this very page.

"They s ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post The Zimmer effect
Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:00 am   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
And what people seem to forget: Film composers don't innovate music. Musicians do, and film composers follow

That is what I most have found yes.

It seems that it's when musical innovations or di ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post The Zimmer effect
Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:46 am   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
Niah is right: There are more letters to the alphabet than Z and W, and even those are some of the last. Smile

It's not that! It's just that they are each the best representative of different schools ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:16 am   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
Glad to see someone who also finds hook to be a great score.

Sometimes it seems that there's only one composer out there - Zimmer. Ok maybe two, Z and W.

I find it bizare this fixation for zimm ...
  Topic: The Zimmer effect
Niah

Replies: 140
Views: 6495

Post Re: The Zimmer effect
Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:53 am   Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique
Well I couldn't agree more with Jay Asher on this.

But the thing that I most see on the discussions about zimmer is that, music and his music his work, is not always the prime focus of the discussi ...
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:32 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Hey Nadeama,

My post was dumb and like synergy stated full of contradictions. Embarassed

Anyways thank you for taking the time on sharing your thoughts with us. That is was a discussion forum is, ...
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:00 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
I find that sometimes the term "realistic" is too elusive or that it means different things to other people.
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:52 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
@synergy: You are right that post was a contradiction indeed, thanks calling on it. Smile
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:33 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
oops my bad I thought nadeama had said that... Embarassed

but he just said the theory thing.. Confused

Anyway my post was still directed to him

now I'm going to have to look up this oxymoron thing, I ...
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:25 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
What?

Did you read my post? I was talking to nadeama, he was the one that brought up the long time members thing and this being a zoo. I was commenting on that.

How am I saying this is pointless ...
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Re: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:06 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk


And the "weird f#@k-ass zoo" seems to be more a reflection of the agitation and tension of our world in general rather than deranged minds on the forum - don't you think?

I have no id ...
  Topic: new Cinesamples mystery library??
Niah

Replies: 48
Views: 4358

Post Re: new Cinesamples mystery library??
Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:02 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1giVzxyoclE


"Whaaatt''s innn the booxxxx??"
  Topic: Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Niah

Replies: 243
Views: 6683

Post Thomas Newman Detuned Mandolin?
Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:35 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk


The problem is that there are essentially two kinds of participants in this forum: those with a fairly extensive amount of experience with terrific live players and those who mostly have only wor ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:05 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Either way you want to look at it it doesn't change the fact that the tracks that Ed posted were done with samples.

No need for Nick to chime in since this was done by TJ who has confirmed that it ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:58 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Yeah I'd like to hear the horns in the HS demo done with EWQLSO horns.

Laughing Laughing

Edit: Here's another and his custom samples.

Most of the TSFH stuff is live, Ed. Smile

Not most of it, so ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post The Project Prague thread
Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:45 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk


Any ideas why they used PP instead ?

eheh take a guess...

Anyway they didn't say he used PP, they said that the libraries used were custom. And the reason is quite simple, they just sound wa ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:26 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
http://troelsfolmann.com/music/soundcast_interview.mp3

troels and colin talk a little bit about vipro
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:42 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Are there any VI PRO demos I could hear out of interest ?

I'm definitely not as talented as most of the people involved in vipro but for what it's worth I have put together some old cues on this fi ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:20 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk

I mean I was just thinking, we don't even have drum libraries with noise. Neutral

Shame we had troublesome trains running through Vi Pro sessions mucking up the soft dynamics

and that's bad??

...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:05 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Why does HS not sound like PP or better even with TJ involved?

We don't know that. Please - give them a chance to finish the library.

.

I think I may have chosed badly my words here.

I di ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:05 pm   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
@PeterAlexander,

It doesn't matter if you were apart of it or not, the library started right here in this section, the sample talk. And everybody witnessed the birth of it. You wanted the story tha ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:27 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
hmm, not much to tell really.

Simon posted a thread with a mockup of LOTR, using the PP trumpets. So the forum jsut said enough of this lets do our own custom lib too. Razz Some joined and became p ...
  Topic: The Project Prague thread
Niah

Replies: 124
Views: 5844

Post Re: The Project Prague thread
Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:50 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
well, in a nutshell, AIR

You heard want Simon said in that thread right? Smile

PP is not a bits and pieces library, it is very comprehensive, there is even a PP2 library.
The most impressive moc ...
  Topic: A different Avatar Review
Niah

Replies: 9
Views: 436

Post A different Avatar Review
Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:52 pm   Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA part1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzKwTcGO_0 part2


I'm good
  Topic: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Niah

Replies: 68
Views: 4882

Post Re: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:44 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk


It's free to anyone who owns LASS regardless of where you bought it from. For teaching purposes, the material will come from Professional Orchestration 2A and the Spectrotone Chart.
.

Could y ...
  Topic: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Niah

Replies: 68
Views: 4882

Post Re: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:32 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
Comedians everywhere. Don't give up your day jobs.

hmm you are starting to sound like a certain someone...

this is getting creepy now what
  Topic: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Niah

Replies: 68
Views: 4882

Post Re: Is nobody hyped up about LASS's full string ensembles??
Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:11 am   Forum: SAMPLE Talk
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