Even the most beautiful melody can be boring on its own. Listen to 3 compositional techniques commonly employed by film composers to support a melody.

Learn how to master your DAW’s volume automation feature to manage instrument attacks, create seamless chord progressions, and vary harmonic textures.

Learn 5 creative techniques for spicing up orchestral music with contemporary effects, and listen to audio demonstrations from film, TV, and video games.

Apply EQ to each of the orchestral families to get that Hollywood sound, make extra room in your mix, enhance solo performances, or create abstract effects.

Learn the basics of composing video game music! In this intro to adaptive music, audio designer David Franco takes us through a video game arrangement.

Sound designer James Ede discusses how to create your own ambient soundscapes for film and games using virtual instruments and effects plugins.

In this video tutorial, Los Angeles film composer Dan Brown demonstrates how to work with virtual instruments to make your MIDI mockups sound realistic.

Learn how to make realistic-sounding orchestral mockups in Part 2 of this video tutorial by Los Angeles film and television composer Dan Brown.