Richard_AH
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FL Studio
Metropolis Ark One
Jaeger
Nucleus
Hello all,
Ok, so I am new to all things DAW, reading music and orchestra - six months in on all, and I have already learned a lot.
One of the things I thought would help me learn arrangement was to actually do a complete cover of something I already know (to see how all the instruments fit together etc).
So, I am attempting to do this with the attached, which is Hans Zimmer's "Like a Dog Chasing Cars" from "The Dark Knight". Which I love.
It is going ok, but one of my issues (well, i have a few but one at a time.......oh, so many in fact is it only lists generic instruments (i.e. Short Strings IV, Long Strings II, Brass I etc). I am basically making it up as i go along, just picking a string instrument as I program in the next one, and going with sustain for Longs, and Spiccatos for short etc.
So, obvious question to anyone far more knowledgeable than me (which, lets face it, is everyone on this forum, and probably everyone not on it) is.....
What instruments do these relate to ?
Is there some kind of unknown code which states that Strings I will be violin, Strings II a viola etc, or is this literally how this particular piece of sheet music has been put together ? I Guess some of it can be determined by the range, and trying to pick out the instruments in the song and see what sounds most likely (which I am trying).
But any advice greatly received.
Cheers,
Richard
FL Studio
Metropolis Ark One
Jaeger
Nucleus
Hello all,
Ok, so I am new to all things DAW, reading music and orchestra - six months in on all, and I have already learned a lot.
One of the things I thought would help me learn arrangement was to actually do a complete cover of something I already know (to see how all the instruments fit together etc).
So, I am attempting to do this with the attached, which is Hans Zimmer's "Like a Dog Chasing Cars" from "The Dark Knight". Which I love.
It is going ok, but one of my issues (well, i have a few but one at a time.......oh, so many in fact is it only lists generic instruments (i.e. Short Strings IV, Long Strings II, Brass I etc). I am basically making it up as i go along, just picking a string instrument as I program in the next one, and going with sustain for Longs, and Spiccatos for short etc.
So, obvious question to anyone far more knowledgeable than me (which, lets face it, is everyone on this forum, and probably everyone not on it) is.....
What instruments do these relate to ?
Is there some kind of unknown code which states that Strings I will be violin, Strings II a viola etc, or is this literally how this particular piece of sheet music has been put together ? I Guess some of it can be determined by the range, and trying to pick out the instruments in the song and see what sounds most likely (which I am trying).
But any advice greatly received.
Cheers,
Richard