Recent content by Auralaxiom

So, with East West Opus just around the corner, I figured I'd make a video detailing the orchestration and MIDI techniques used to create one of the product demos for Hollywood Choirs from East West. If you're interested in orchestral MIDI programming, you might find this helpful! I should note...

So I've got a Christmas album I want to release next year and this is sort of a concept piece. I don't know of any orchestral Celtic Christmas albums out there so I figured I might take a whack at it. Whistle is a bit difficult to record/mix; lots of harsh frequencies. Would love to hear your...

Messing with a new mix template. Uploaded this track a few months ago but just remixed it and replaced the file. I'm not accustomed to this style; I typically do more "Disney" type film scoring that needs a more natural sounding orchestra. Thoughts are appreciated. Unholy Crusaders by Ryan...

Hey all, just thought I'd share a new piece I wrote for the 8dio standout competition. This was done with all sampled instruments as well as a live oboe and tin whistle. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any thoughts on what could be improved; I have until the 20th to make adjustments...

Thanks, that's good to hear!

Notes, and thanks. I'll give 100 a wee boost in mastering.

Well it's been a while since I've posted; been super busy with projects that I unfortunately can't post on Soundcloud...I guess that's a good thing :guitar:. I finally found some time to get back to work on a personal project that has been sitting on the burner for the past 2 1/2 years. I feel...

Hey all, so a few of you know what I typically do (orchestral stuff) so this is waaaaay beyond me. I found myself with a bit of free time last week--quite the rarity these days--and decided I needed to start getting more into synths. I've obviously used them before, but mostly just pads to...

Hey all, so a few of you may be familiar with some of my stuff, which is mostly orchestral and done with sample libraries for media. I just got done engineering, mixing, and mastering for my first full band project. They're a local band here in town and a lot of the guys were my friends, so I...

Yeah, you're actually hearing quite a bit of EWQLSO Gold (exactly what you have). Virtually all of the orchestral percussion--snare, timpani, not the ethnic stuff though--is SO, as well as the french horn rips in that one section. It's a great library, still very usable today (which says a lot...

Actually, the vocalist in that piece was real; I got the stem from the batch that you got with the competition (you had to orchestrate around it). That said, there are some quite convincing vocal libraries out there, including 8dio's "Requiem" and East West's choir libraries. You can get East...

Thanks for the kind (and quite generous) words. I use JBL LSR-308's. They're VERY inexpensive ($400 for the pair) but sound amazing and offer a pleasantly accurate bass response with the 8" woofers. Before I got them I was working on KRK Rokit 5's gen2. The difference was pretty stark, although...

No apology necessary, I've been internetting for long enough to have grown a pretty thick skin :D

Ah, well that's quite generous. I guess it's hard to have an objective perspective on one's work, especially when you're so new to the industry, and no, I'm not being disingenuous/falsely humble here. I try not to have either a bad or good opinion of my stuff. I throw it out there and if other...

Whoa, that one came out of left field! For the record, you wanna know how I got to where I am (wherever that is--I'm a nobody)? Forums *just* *like* *this*. I started composing and mixing/mastering last year around July and learned through this site, Gearslutz, and the East West forums. I posted...