Tutorials Archives | Midi Film Scoring Tips & Tutorials for Film and Game Composers Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Home Studio Basics Part 2: Studio Setup https://www.midifilmscoring.com/home-studio-setup/ https://www.midifilmscoring.com/home-studio-setup/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2015 20:29:28 +0000 http://www.midifilmscoring.com/?p=751 Learn the basics of budget studio design, from desk and speaker placement to controlling reflections, in Part 2 of 2 of our series on home studio basics.

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]]> https://www.midifilmscoring.com/reverberation-and-absorption/feed/ 0 3 Music Composition Techniques for Supporting a Melody https://www.midifilmscoring.com/music-composition-techniques-supporting-a-melody/ https://www.midifilmscoring.com/music-composition-techniques-supporting-a-melody/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:16:02 +0000 http://www.midifilmscoring.com/?p=731 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.

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]]> https://www.midifilmscoring.com/music-composition-techniques-supporting-a-melody/feed/ 6 3 Ways to Use Volume Automation to Make Virtual Instruments Sound Realistic https://www.midifilmscoring.com/volume-automation-make-virtual-instruments-sound-realistic/ https://www.midifilmscoring.com/volume-automation-make-virtual-instruments-sound-realistic/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:10:55 +0000 http://www.midifilmscoring.com/?p=700 Learn how to master your DAW's volume automation feature to manage instrument attacks, create seamless chord progressions, and vary harmonic textures.

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]]> https://www.midifilmscoring.com/tips-video-game-composer-sound-designer/feed/ 0 MIDI Orchestration Techniques: Continuous Controllers https://www.midifilmscoring.com/midi-orchestration-techniques-continuous-controllers/ https://www.midifilmscoring.com/midi-orchestration-techniques-continuous-controllers/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:40:53 +0000 http://www.midifilmscoring.com/?p=627 Get acquainted with modulation, volume, and expression data and their uses in MIDI orchestration. Learn the difference between volume and velocity.

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]]> https://www.midifilmscoring.com/midi-orchestration-techniques-continuous-controllers/feed/ 1 Compression 101: The Basics https://www.midifilmscoring.com/compression-101-the-basics/ https://www.midifilmscoring.com/compression-101-the-basics/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:40:33 +0000 http://www.midifilmscoring.com/?p=608 The importance of balancing relative levels in your mix can't be overestimated. Learn the parameters of a compressor and its basic uses in scoring for film.

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