Take Your Strings to the Next Level

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How to take your String Writing to the next level - in this video I show you one way you can take a simple piano melody with chords and transform it into a lush and rich orchestration for strings.

As well as using paid orchestral sample libraries such as Cinematic Strings 2 and Pacific Strings, I'll also demonstrate a version using just the free BBC Discover library, showing what you can achieve just with a free sample library.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Writing the 1st Violin part
01:46 - Writing the Bass part
02:15 - Adding the Cello part
05:00 - Writing the Viola part
06:30 - Adding the 2nd Violins
07:57 - Playthrough
08:31 - Playthrough using BBC Discover (free orchestral sample library)
09:08 - Outro

Sample libraries I use in the piece:

Cinematic Studio Strings
https://cinematicstudioseries.com/str...

Cinematic Strings 2
https://cinematicstudioseries.com/cs2/

Pacific Strings (by Performance Samples)
https://www.performancesamples.com/pa...

BBC Discover (by Spitfire Audio)
https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-sym...

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