Giftheck 916 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Thought I'd give a new synth calliope sound a try with this one. It sounds really close to the one used in the miniseries. The piece itself was a bit of a rush job but the intent was to demo the calliope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 On 10/26/2017 at 4:32 PM, Trent B said: Would anyone be willing to make top of the line mock ups for the remaining unreleased material from Revenge Of The Sith? Obviously non can be made for "Padmé's Visit" since the sheet music isn't available for that one. I would definitely do it if only I could read sheet music well. If I at least had MIDI versions of the unreleased music I'd do all I could to make it sound more 'realistic'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 That's a pretty big ask, you know. There was a time when I would have tried to do it but it's a very large undertaking, especially if you want it to be "top of the line." I'm talking about many months of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templeofwhat 0 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Does anyone here have a good mockup of the "Water" insert from TOD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,510 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 A few months ago I made a mockup of Flight to Neverland (see here). Given that I now have the notes at my disposal to experiment with I thought it would be fun to remove the melody and see what we get. So here is the "backing track" version of Flight to Neverland, so that you can hum along, whistle along, play along with your favourite instrument, or whatever... http://picosong.com/wyVgr/ And here is the melody just by itself (i.e. the reverse of the backing track operation): http://picosong.com/wyVmn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 What I wouldn't do to hear Setting the Traps from home alone without the drum machine overlay. Too bad the sheets are'nt out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Any tips on how to push an instrument further back into the environment, making it sound like it's placed at the back of the orchestra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, gkgyver said: Any tips on how to push an instrument further back into the environment, making it sound like it's placed at the back of the orchestra? I haven't tried it in an orchestral situation, but one thing that springs immediately to mind is experimenting with a transient shaper. The transient is how fast a sound takes to reach its peak volume-- a piano has a very quick transient for example (this could also be likened to the Attack or A of an ADSR envelope). As the name implies, a transient shaper manipulates this element, even without altering the actual decibel level of a given sound. Generally speaking, the quicker the transient, the more "forward" it is in a mix, and of course you can imagine the opposite. So if I had a tambourine playing, and I wanted it to have less presence, without adjusting the volume of the track, I could use a transient shaper to reduce its transient and create a more "distant" sound. As mentioned, I haven't tried it with a fully orchestral pallette! Reverb can also play a big role: generally less reverb=more upfront, more reverb=more distant. Here's a track I wrote last year to demonstrate: https://soundcloud.com/mcrengech/murder-in-green-meadows-entracte I was just learning production when writing thisn so there's a lot of boos boos in terms of aural presence. Some things are more in focus when I think they would be better more "off camera", and vice versa. If I were to redo this track, I would probably put reverb on the piano to make it less in your face, and reduce reverb on instruments like the bass to make it "punch through" more, as an example. I hope this helps! gkgyver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Thanks, that's a start. Good call on the piano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Not 100% sold on the mix (I separated strings, brass, winds and each percussion channel when I rendered these), but these pieces are something I've wanted the original recordings of for a really long time. I think this is the closest I'll ever get without sheet music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 16/01/2018 at 1:07 AM, Loert said: A few months ago I made a mockup of Flight to Neverland (see here). Given that I now have the notes at my disposal to experiment with I thought it would be fun to remove the melody and see what we get. So here is the "backing track" version of Flight to Neverland, so that you can hum along, whistle along, play along with your favourite instrument, or whatever... http://picosong.com/wyVgr/ And here is the melody just by itself (i.e. the reverse of the backing track operation): http://picosong.com/wyVmn/ These are really fascinating to listen to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russds 8 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 10/5/2016 at 12:05 PM, Loert said: Thought it would be fun to mock up the tinkly percussion bit (from 2:58) from the "Map Room" track in Raiders. Though unfortunately I don't have a cimbalon VST. Here are three versions: Percussion + High Strings: Your browser does not support the audio element. Percussion only: Your browser does not support the audio element. Percussion, no triangle: Your browser does not support the audio element. All played in manually of course...you can sort of tell, right? EDIT: OK, I've actually found time to do another one: the first 5 bars of Journey to the Island. Here's the full mockup: Your browser does not support the audio element. Now with no swirling background (pretty hard to tell the difference really, at least in this case): Your browser does not support the audio element. Now with no trumpet : Your browser does not support the audio element. And finally, with EPICTM choir added (because why the fahq not): Your browser does not support the audio element. Any Chance you could re-up these, or update the links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,510 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, russds said: Any Chance you could re-up these, or update the links? https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hxpe6gthh9lkda/Maproom.zip?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/2oix3ba87jiymn2/jurassicpark.zip?dl=0 Dropbox won't allow me to do direct mp3 links anymore for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Hi everyone, I'd like to ask your advice about a certain MIDI problem. Yesterday I found a complete transcription of Jedi Steps and Finale, made with/by VSL (I have no idea whether this is software, samples, or both). The file also came with a lot of extra 'tutorial' files that apparently give VSL instructions how to play the music. Now, I'd love to study this score, but for some reason, the MIDI file is full of key switches, possibly the worst invention ever made. My question is, is there any magic app or way that removes these wretched random notes? I have an app that can delete certain notes, but as certain notes are sometimes score and sometimes key switches, this is quite impossible. I'm trying to do this manually now, but had to re-start twice already after making a mistake. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Just testing out Hollywood Choirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 it's not perfect, but I think I had a fair go at this (especially since my source was 1954 mono recordings) gkgyver and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Not sure who all here has the sheet music for Spider-Man 3 but would anyone be willing to do really good mockups for the following cues, pretty please? 1m4 Peter and Harry After The Play 1m7 Daughter Gives Flynt Locket 2m17 Gwen Watches Spidey Leave (Elfman) 3m22 MJ Gets Fired <---Not sure which one from the partial sessions we have of that. 3m19 Harry Remembers Daddy 3m19 Harry Remembers Daddy (revised part 1) 3m22 MJ Gets Fired <--- Not sure which one(s) is with the partial sessions. 6m52 Black Spidey / Church <---I know one of those we have but not sure which one and would be interesting to hear the alternate. 6m52a Peter In Shower 6m61 Additional Choir Part I would greatly appreciate it if someone in this thread can make really good mockups for these cues. That's practically all we need to make the score complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 244 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 10.3.2017 at 8:10 PM, Loert said: The past few weeks I've been working on a transcription of Williams' "Hello" as performed on the "The John Towner Touch" album. Here's my attempt at performing it: It's not as 'slick' as Williams' playing obviously... Nevetheless, I hope you enjoy listening! Fantastic! Did you made a sheet score for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whitenoise23 22 Posted April 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster. I've recently completed a few mockups of some Williams material; I have a minute-long excerpt from "T-Rex to the Rescue," the concert version of "The Asteroid Field," and the first part of "Adventures on Earth" (up until the slow section.) The excerpt from "T-Rex to the Rescue" was mixed to emulate the sound of the film score, and for "Adventures on Earth" I used the faster tempo of the original film cue. I'd love any feedback you might have on the performance/mix/mastering; I'm a film composer who is used to mocking up my own music but am new to creating mockups of existing scores, and am working on streamlining and improving my orchestral mixing. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy!! dtw42, Loert and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 12-4-2018 at 2:50 AM, Nemesis said: Fantastic! Did you made a sheet score for it? Ditto, and ditto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Loert 2,510 Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 A small mockup of one of my favourite JW pieces. The brass had a tendency to misbehave on this one...I hope I've done a good enough job in taming them! Cerebral Cortex, bollemanneke and dtw42 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Loert said: A small mockup of one of my favourite JW pieces (now you know why I have the signature that I do now!). The brass had a tendency to misbehave on this one...I hope I've done a good enough job in taming them! Very good. Some nitpicks...the spicatto strings at around 0:40 are a little too machine-gunny. Does your sample not have round robin? Otherwise consider adding some very minor randomness to that section like changing the dynamics a bit (so a different sample is triggered) or quantizing it with some minor randomness to avoid the artificial repetition feel. This is the only spot I noticed it. The phrasing (use of legato) is really good on the melody line and I think your balance is excellent. The wind and tuned percussion "sparkle" really blends in realistically as does the fortissimo horn phrase repeat at 1:14. I assume this is a mix of a bunch of different libraries so you probably had to work on that balance...something I am struggling with at the moment. I would like to hear more use of mod wheel in the tuba such as up to 0:26. In the OST, there is a bit of crescendo in there. The use of panning and occupying a 3D stage is advanced. Awesome job! Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Has anyone made a high quality mockup for the orchestra only version for Duel Of The Fates and Battle Of The Heroes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 On 4/06/2018 at 8:40 PM, Loert said: A small mockup of one of my favourite JW pieces (now you know why I have the signature that I do now!). The brass had a tendency to misbehave on this one...I hope I've done a good enough job in taming them! Absolutely amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 473 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 For the XWVM project I have continued turning the MIDI soundtrack from the 1993 space-sim "Star Wars: X-Wing" into digital music files. While the soundtrack itself was composed by Michael Land, Clint Bajakian and Peter McConnell, they combine new themes with John Williams' classic themes. Here's a selection of some pretty much finished tracks: I'd be especially interested in feedback on the mixing and EQing. I'm quite a rookie when it comes to audio mixing, and I honestly can't tell, if these sound good (especially after going through these over and over again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 A little mockup of an unreleased cue from Angela's Ashes, I "performed" the Piano part, the Dynamics are kind of messed up, but I tried to be as even as possible (I am no virtuoso!)http://picosong.com/wfKaU fommes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Decided to have a go at covering Akira Ifukube's 'Godzilla Makes Landfall' music. Based on "Godzilla Vs. Rodan" from Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Slight tweaks to the previous piece of mine, plus an 'insert' has been added, a quotation of Shiro Sagisu's Shin Godzilla cue "Taba Strategy" I feel would have worked as Shin Godzilla's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redishere 697 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hi there, I was searching for mockups and I found this really interesting thread, so I thought I'd share this one I recently made. It's my first time making a mockup, so it's not 100% accurate, I'm afraid. But I really loved the Family Portrait excerpt from the Children Suite in HP1, so I tried to recreate it and merge it with Harry's Wondrous World. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Went back to the tombs after the release of the Tomb Raider Suite. I adore most of the tracks in that, but I feel that Skidoo wasn't as good as the original, as the guitar was played at the wrong pitch and the piece was lacking some of the aggressiveness of the strings that the original had, so I decided to try my own take on it. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 9. September 2018 at 11:37 PM, Gistech said: Decided to have a go at adapting Akira Ifukube's 'Godzilla Makes Landfall' music. Based on "Godzilla Vs. Rodan" from Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II. Needs some sort of Allegro or March interlude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 9 hours ago, gkgyver said: Needs some sort of Allegro or March interlude. The original piece lacked an allegro or march as well. It's meant to be played slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Then what do you mean by adapting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 10 hours ago, gkgyver said: Then what do you mean by adapting? I probably didn't intend on using 'adapting' over 'covering'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skyy38 21 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 10/27/2017 at 4:33 PM, Manakin Skywalker said: I would definitely do it if only I could read sheet music well. If I at least had MIDI versions of the unreleased music I'd do all I could to make it sound more 'realistic'. "Sheet Music"? Really? Whatever happened to "Big Ears?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 44 minutes ago, skyy38 said: "Sheet Music"? Really? Whatever happened to "Big Ears?" Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyy38 21 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/27/2018 at 8:23 PM, Manakin Skywalker said: Huh? My point exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, skyy38 said: My point exactly! No, I mean that I don't understand your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I guess he is saying to do it by ear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 But how do you remake unrecorded music by ear? That doesn't make sense. That's the material I was referring to. Giftheck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, Manakin Skywalker said: But how do you remake unrecorded music by ear? That doesn't make sense. That's the material I was referring to. It's EASY! kids these days THINK it is IMPOSSIBLE! well, I have NEWS for them, it's NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Here is my mockup of 7m2 Insert #2 from The Last Crusade:https://picosong.com/wSCtN It's just a quick "engrave" and export I did, no real mixing. Going by what little I know about sheet music and music theory, the insert seems to be intended to replace a section of Room in Flames (called Alarm! on the Concord) around 1:46-1:52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loert 2,510 Posted March 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2019 I decided to make a mockup of ROTK's "Lighting the Beacons" this afternoon, as it has been nagging my ear this entire past week (apologies for video resolution): Fabulin, Jilal and justaguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy 68 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Shouldn't the violins repeat the higher register notes with some stac articulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,510 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Perhaps...though I am already doubling it with another tremolo patch with more defined notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy 68 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Ah okay. I didn't really hear the separation as clear as in original. I like the overall mock-up quality. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,510 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I agree it's not as clear, but my "well-defined" sample is a bit too machine-gun for my liking, so I have to combine it with a more generic tremolo patch which entirely lacks definition. justaguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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