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great idea! i loaded several of my tracks and they looked pretty good to me… slight roll-off on low and hi frequency ends.
This is a recent placement. Pretty cool use. Only wish I knew what they were saying! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMZwsyLA2Q
So when using a spectrum analyzer, what should you look for in what you see?
Great thread!! I kind of chuckled when I saw this post… but I’m in the same boat. My wife often listens to what I compose and says…”turn down the bells!” or “that piano note is too harsh!” Anything above 2k I have a hard time hearing in the full mix, even with headphones. I guess I need to learn how to use a spectrum analyzer. Any good YouTube videos out there to help?
Anyone else get the update from them about changes? What does it mean?
True. I guess I just want to know on the big placements! My wife says I may not always want to know how they’re being used! 🙂
I use 44/16 but more libraries are requesting 48/16; even had one wanting 96/24 with no mastering applied.
I usually register my songs on BMI in small groups as I compose.
I tend to keep the volume the same on “less” mixes; they should sound quieter anyway, I suppose.
Seems like most libraries I’ve dealt with adjust the gain themselves.
My .02 🙂
Art, how did you do your video embed thing? Pretty cool.
My 1st placement was an inside employee only video so can’t link to it. But this was my second. This Piggy Paint commercial ran for a limited time in a few major US cities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W6GDoidKtw
Yeah, it’s frustrating when you don’t know how your music is being used. I had two ambient tracks used in an underwater series up in Canada but was never told how to contact anyone to be able to see them.
It would also be fun/interesting to see some of the ways our music has been used. Links to YouTube videos, etc?
My first “big” placement was through FMN about 6 months after starting. A jazzy/blues piano piece was used in a company video for Kaiser Permanente out on the west coast.
I tend to shy away from string solo stuff. Would much rather use a nice oboe or french horn. Really like what I hear from 8Dio… pricey!
I’m in the market also for a better string/orchestral library. All I have now is Garritan Instant Orchestra, Komplete 10 and a few patches in Omnisphere. They work well but I still sometimes get feedback that particularly solo strings still sound a little fake. So, I see that LASS gets the top vote for strings on this site but they’ve been around a while and won awards back in 2011. Would you all still say they are the best? The full version is on sale right now, but, yikes!, at $799 is still pricey. So I want to make sure. Thanks!!