How To Make Orchestral Music (Total Beginner's Guide)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025

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  • @kayamusic5696
    @kayamusic5696 2 месяца назад +91

    As an amateur composer, I’m truly amazed by your generosity in sharing this freely on the platform. Thank you for your contributions to the community!

    • @Shvme
      @Shvme 2 месяца назад +2

      Truly, its really insightful and helpful🎉

    • @its_los
      @its_los Месяц назад

      Why amazed by his generosity in sharing this freely?

    • @Ytm23230
      @Ytm23230 Месяц назад +1

      🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @leonidmakogon3673
      @leonidmakogon3673 Месяц назад

      THIS IS NOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WRONG THING!...
      TELL ME - HOW TO BECOME RICH! - HOW TO HAVE YOUR OWN HOUSE! AND YOUR OWN STUDIO! AND I WILL MAKE MUSIC - A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER - THAN ALL OF YOU TAKEN TOGETHER...
      START TELLING ME EXACTLY WITH THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @KevinKuschel
    @KevinKuschel  2 месяца назад +80

    This video was so much work haha. Hope this helps you start your composer journey on the right foot

    • @Emily_M81
      @Emily_M81 2 месяца назад

      thanks for putting it together. I wish advice like this had been around back when I got started XD

    • @chrisantusolekamma2877
      @chrisantusolekamma2877 2 месяца назад

      This is so much helpful. Much love from Nigeria

    • @AprilKnudson
      @AprilKnudson 8 часов назад

      Wow you covered a lot of ground in 45 minutes. Cheers! 🥂

  • @BenBerkenboschMusic
    @BenBerkenboschMusic 2 месяца назад +25

    This video is a goldmine for beginner composers!!!! Raising the bar on accessibility on learning how to create music. Bravo!!! Keep up the amazing videos ❤

  • @Hans-PeterSchaefer
    @Hans-PeterSchaefer 2 месяца назад +15

    I have never seen this topic explained SO thoroughly by anyone! Bravo Kevin! THANKS !

  • @landorepicmusic
    @landorepicmusic 2 месяца назад +8

    I try to imagine this video as a real life example. Kevin jumps into the huge amount of rabbit holes and digs shortcuts for everyone who's looking for a guiding line in the area of orchestral music production. This i jampacked with so much information that one have to digest this quite a bit. But with these explanation and nice presentation it is fun to watch.
    After 4 years I don't consider myself as a beginner anymore but I nevertheless enjoyed the whole video. Thanks a lot, Kevin.

  • @normanquednau
    @normanquednau 2 месяца назад +6

    I am a guitarist, and loving classical music it made klick!! I heard Wagner, Mahler, Bruckner and so on. One day I heard a work form Korsakov and there was a structure/melody/snippet from the Harry Potter soundtrack... just written 150 years earlier😊As a beginning composer I would start with studying counterpoint. And then I learn reading scores; easy ones at the beginning. Why dont start with the old masters? Grüße aus Siegen: Du hast einen tollen Kanal❤

  • @santiago3641
    @santiago3641 2 месяца назад +7

    Great video! You should consider making it a series!

  • @bennysh
    @bennysh Месяц назад +2

    A really good example of how RUclips became a goldmine for knowledge. I know it's all basic and surface level but stuff like this can be a real jump start for absolute beginners.

  • @matalekalum
    @matalekalum Месяц назад +2

    You have simplified an ocean into a small cup. Wonderful teacher. In the past I tried to understand these things but failed. Today, I had a real guiding light to understand how music works. Thank you in millions! ❤️❤️❤️ Love from Sri Lanka.

  • @melodiastudio13
    @melodiastudio13 Месяц назад +1

    I'm struggling with my compositions, this video helps a lot although I've learned 90% of the topics from my personal experience and watching tutorials. This video helps to refresh my memories about some fundamental steps. Thanks for making this video!

  • @Shadow-nx4yl
    @Shadow-nx4yl 2 месяца назад +3

    haha i caught the 'heart of courage' being played (24:18). great video as always kevin!

  • @divi_vox
    @divi_vox 2 месяца назад +2

    Big thanks brother ❤

  • @SamJackson-w4b
    @SamJackson-w4b 9 дней назад

    Respekt, Kevin! Du scheinst wirklich ein Herz dafür zu haben, dein Wissen mit Leuten zu teilen!

  • @GO2CUT
    @GO2CUT 2 месяца назад +5

    I'm a professional composer and I highly recommend this video to everyone who want's to learn orchestration. Very well done Kevin!

    • @Ahmad-Mounir44
      @Ahmad-Mounir44 2 месяца назад

      Do you have music somewhere so I can listen to it? Always love to hear pro composer music ☺

  • @SERIES51000
    @SERIES51000 2 месяца назад +2

    I have been composing most of my life but still enjoyed the video from the start to the end. Thanks a million Kev! Vielen dank!

  • @ZaharizKhuzaimah
    @ZaharizKhuzaimah Месяц назад +1

    i learned a lot from watching this video. thank you... need to watch this a few times to really understand it well.

  • @TheShenandoahPerry
    @TheShenandoahPerry 2 месяца назад +2

    I would LOVE to see a video about how you go about making a full orchestral template. Even using the BBC Free Orchestra I get a little lost creating templates. But I feel like once I figure out a way that best suits me I would be opening up my DAW more often to write. And thanks for this great video 👍

  • @Gymae
    @Gymae 14 дней назад

    I mean "how to perfect the ruff draft." To how to fine tune the refine idea to a professional approach to be taken seriously for a mixing and mastering. Many of us r in awe of the how.

  • @brennt501
    @brennt501 Месяц назад +2

    This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much. great channel, great content

  • @mearkury2679
    @mearkury2679 2 месяца назад +1

    I feel so grateful and lucky to have come across this video as a beginner. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and guidance! And yes, a video on how to organize templates would be absolutely tremendous!

  • @Gymae
    @Gymae 14 дней назад

    I would love......❤❤❤ And I am sure others would love to watch several "how to videos of step by step to get the fullness of these hidden gems."

  • @JianoJoel
    @JianoJoel Месяц назад

    Been a composer for several years now and looking for a community. This is perfect ❤️

  • @JianoJoel
    @JianoJoel Месяц назад

    Heart of courage played in the piano example :-) I’m a huge Thomas Bergersen fan

  • @synthwailer
    @synthwailer 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you very much for this video!

  • @Zan.Hameesh
    @Zan.Hameesh Месяц назад +1

    This is a hidden gem of beginner composer guide.

  • @lina_chats
    @lina_chats Месяц назад

    This was such a great walkthrough. I"m not a beginner but it filled in a lot of gaps in my perspective of making orchestral music. Love the funny bits you added in there too. Great visualizations and supportive imagery.

  • @TracyLee7777
    @TracyLee7777 Месяц назад

    Thanks so much for information

  • @pinkpaprika
    @pinkpaprika Месяц назад

    How composing orchestra essentials in your DAW. You made the best tutorial EVER for any beginners! Great job! 🎉

  • @sammithesamurai
    @sammithesamurai Месяц назад

    Thank you for this, The Composing/DAW industry on RUclips is so saturated and this video made me smile and hopeful that I know what I'm doing! Looking forward to more videos!

  • @ignaciosandoval4801
    @ignaciosandoval4801 Месяц назад +1

    This has been very helpful thank you.. I’m hearing impaired and have been composing songs on Ableton for five years now but I want to create an orchestral sound track for my stop motion short film that I’ve been producing… I’ll give it a go thanks to your teachings 👍🏼wish me luck!

  • @KidAstronaut
    @KidAstronaut 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the full music production course! Came to learn more about composing and got a lot more!

  • @Shrikant-wt5bx
    @Shrikant-wt5bx 14 дней назад

    Just never stop posting, you teach very good 👍🏻

  • @bzakie2
    @bzakie2 25 дней назад +1

    Sounded pretty bloody good to me!

  • @dna100
    @dna100 22 дня назад

    Great information 👍

  • @DotaRoxin
    @DotaRoxin 6 дней назад

    Okay. So If you don’t know anything at all about Music Theory move on completely and come back to this masterpiece later. Me only knowing music theory and nothing else this video drew the connection between just clacking with random instruments to actually know which instrument goes where and why. I really appreciate this knowledge! 10/10 would recommend! ❤

  • @Havanacuba1985
    @Havanacuba1985 Месяц назад

    Kevin this video was excellent. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge

  • @DeanMoore-v7s
    @DeanMoore-v7s 10 дней назад

    Awesome video, thank you. There's so much good info in there.

  • @victorewaste7772
    @victorewaste7772 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video! However, I hope you create another video in the future that focuses more on arranging an orchestral score built from a piano arrangement. That would help immensely. Thanks for this informative video!

  • @seventearsofhope
    @seventearsofhope 2 месяца назад +2

    Perfect start for beginners!

  • @stevekelly3033
    @stevekelly3033 23 дня назад

    I've just found you. I'm just starting out making my own music and this has been very helpful. Thank you.

  • @NISHADSATAMBEKAR-hg9bz
    @NISHADSATAMBEKAR-hg9bz Месяц назад

    ❤Thanks for sharing every detail in easy way

  • @laurentandre
    @laurentandre Месяц назад

    Very interresting ! thanks.

  •  24 дня назад

    hermoso trabajo ¡¡ gracias 😇

  • @attila1746
    @attila1746 Месяц назад

    That was really an AMAZING job! I am out of breath after watching the whole thing!!

  • @MaxAbramson3
    @MaxAbramson3 Месяц назад

    Thank you!

  • @Pax30001
    @Pax30001 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome! Keep up the great work!!

  • @Víctor.Barquín
    @Víctor.Barquín Месяц назад

    Dear Kevin!!!...almost one hour of video!!!...and you know what?....i really enjoyed it a lot!!!!.Is really a big work and effort you put it here!!...with a lot of content covering a lot of aspects of creating music, and plus, excelent edition, humor, music, advices!!!.YOU JUST SIMPLY AMAZED ME!!!!!.I wanna say thank you to you, for so much effort and PASSION (As an Argentinian, i know what is that!) putting in one place to bennefit of others like me!!!.I already joyned the Discord comunity and i´ll be very happy to read and comment your post and content.Big Hug from this side of the globe!!!!!.Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!.

  • @lashenelson5250
    @lashenelson5250 Месяц назад

    Greatly touched by your generosity. Thank you

  • @studioonetutorials
    @studioonetutorials 2 месяца назад

    Great guide, Kevin!! Very good job.

  • @wickedmelodiesent.2051
    @wickedmelodiesent.2051 Месяц назад

    Thank you so much Kevin 😎🤝🔥🔥🔥🔥video

  • @theviewer4828
    @theviewer4828 Месяц назад

    great, simple yet very professional

  • @debjitbera
    @debjitbera Месяц назад

    GREAT BEGINNER"S TRAINING VIDEO. THANKS A LOT🙂

  • @ledemduso5827
    @ledemduso5827 21 день назад +1

    I feel obligated to point out that Reaper is indeed a great DAW if you're on a budget, but also if you aren't. It can easily compete with other DAWs.

  • @orwendhag876
    @orwendhag876 5 дней назад

    Very nice !

  • @Arisen_Rhez
    @Arisen_Rhez Месяц назад

    A real 'go-to" video for total beginners in music. Well done !

  • @flanker23
    @flanker23 Месяц назад

    Hey that was super cool, lot of learning, thanks Kevin !

  • @TheCandoheavy
    @TheCandoheavy Месяц назад

    Beautiful class and explaining!!! Thank you very much.

  • @kennethcop9734
    @kennethcop9734 Месяц назад

    Thanks for your effort, really learned a lot !

  • @alexhernandez-yh6tb
    @alexhernandez-yh6tb Месяц назад

    Very informative and you put the essence well together, thank you.

  • @boomerswrld2316
    @boomerswrld2316 Месяц назад

    Wooow ....thank you for sharing.....Please keep on sharing

  • @Chandra_shekhar_gaur
    @Chandra_shekhar_gaur 23 дня назад

    THANK YOU

  • @kingshahzad78
    @kingshahzad78 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the informative Video.. Stay blessed

  • @vibezforeverwithme
    @vibezforeverwithme Месяц назад

    Thank you sir😊

  • @IniSteppe
    @IniSteppe 23 дня назад

    You cook dude, thanks

  • @בןאאסקיו
    @בןאאסקיו Месяц назад

    Good teacher!!

  • @vnaruspanda9441
    @vnaruspanda9441 Месяц назад

    How great u guys🔥♥️

  • @Sniperbot-cd7br
    @Sniperbot-cd7br 2 месяца назад

    thank you so much kevin for this amazing video ❤

  • @yashkeram
    @yashkeram Месяц назад

    Brilliant Work

  • @ankitsmusique3267
    @ankitsmusique3267 2 месяца назад

    A great video sir 🙏🏻

  • @RizlanAnil-hu4ub
    @RizlanAnil-hu4ub 2 месяца назад

    Thank you 😻

  • @Torrington7
    @Torrington7 2 месяца назад +1

    Best video 👍🏻✅

  • @ehsansheykhezade6907
    @ehsansheykhezade6907 Месяц назад

    very useful thank's a lot!!!

  • @marcus_ohreallyus
    @marcus_ohreallyus Месяц назад

    Buying Flatulus right now

  • @rajkumar2311
    @rajkumar2311 Месяц назад

    excellento !!
    tq

  • @stevenedwards2509
    @stevenedwards2509 2 месяца назад

    Great video! Very useful information

  • @JochyEstrella
    @JochyEstrella 20 дней назад

    Super interesting, since it has become an standard in Cinema ...regarding mixing/mastering (Studio One Pro), how do you approach composing for a Dolby Atmos Bed ? , what's the best way to separate the orchestra sections for surround and object panning ?, do you follow a standard orchestra position or a different layout ?, I know is kind of an advanced topic but there's not a lot of people experimenting with it !

  • @DagobertX2
    @DagobertX2 28 дней назад

    This was a nice crash-course of the important parts. I only missed the mention of syncopation in the tempo section, because it makes such a difference in the music.

  • @snoopywalker1881
    @snoopywalker1881 2 месяца назад +5

    Great idea for a Quick Masterclass. Can you teach me how to talk like Hans Zimmer please?

  • @Fireman9143
    @Fireman9143 Месяц назад +1

    Any chance you could do some keyboard comparison videos? After watching this video I've started looking and don't know the differences in the options/features for the price.

  • @guestlistrecords1466
    @guestlistrecords1466 2 месяца назад +1

    HOW cool are you!1 AMAZING BASIC INFO. VERY VER WELL EXPLAINED

  • @ToniHennig
    @ToniHennig 2 месяца назад

    Klasse video kevin, danke sehr hilfreich.

  • @official_dgc
    @official_dgc Месяц назад

    This is so informative

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz 2 месяца назад +1

    Let’s go!

  • @jakedunbar4063
    @jakedunbar4063 2 месяца назад

    incredible crash course dude

  • @WalkerUnknown-nx7yu
    @WalkerUnknown-nx7yu 2 месяца назад

    Yup, we need a in-depth video on creating template (especially for Studio One users :))

  • @MarkVandenBergh-gi3bm
    @MarkVandenBergh-gi3bm Месяц назад

    Superb video ...thanks Kevin! I wonder could you tell me why an audio interface is needed for a midi controller? I just connect my midi controller to my macbook while using my DAW....

  • @mickimarbhmusic
    @mickimarbhmusic Месяц назад

    Excellent start into 2025, cheers for that 🙌

  • @mikkokankaanpaa1679
    @mikkokankaanpaa1679 Месяц назад

    Gotta check out Flatulus.

  • @gunzofvengeance8538
    @gunzofvengeance8538 2 месяца назад +8

    The one thing that is missing on RUclips that none of u composers or sample library reviewers is you NEVER explain how to install these libraries properly. I’ve never struggled so hard to install them properly without getting errors like missing sound or find the folder etc. PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL THESE SAMPLE LIBRARIES!!!! Please!!!

    • @chrisbognar4833
      @chrisbognar4833 Месяц назад

      There are thousands of videos, blogs, and other resources on how to install these. How many more videos do you need lol?
      Nowadays, if you really can't find anything (which is impossible), ChatGPT will give you the answer in less time than it takes for you to write your comment.

    • @sreekarcollections5236
      @sreekarcollections5236 Месяц назад +3

      True, my computer keeps getting errors or just says that something isn't available or deleted or smth. Ive uninstalled all the sofwares and installed everything from scratch, but I still get that error after installing some plugins after few days

  • @PeterPiklMusic
    @PeterPiklMusic Месяц назад

    thanks man. Appreciated ;D

  • @sudhanva-bhat
    @sudhanva-bhat 2 месяца назад

    🤩thank you

  • @leol902
    @leol902 Месяц назад

    This is the video I wish I could've watched when I was just starting out

  • @samueldzorgbenyuie601
    @samueldzorgbenyuie601 Месяц назад

    A new subscriber here. 🎉

  • @th3goldenlady
    @th3goldenlady 2 месяца назад +1

    Did I already tell you you are the f______ best composer/producer on the platform?

    • @KevinKuschel
      @KevinKuschel  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks!!

    • @th3goldenlady
      @th3goldenlady 2 месяца назад

      @@KevinKuschel BTW what DAW is this? even google lense couldn’t answer lol

    • @mus.saadlaoud
      @mus.saadlaoud 2 месяца назад

      Studio One ​@@th3goldenlady

    • @studioonetutorials
      @studioonetutorials 2 месяца назад

      @@th3goldenlady Studio One 😎

    • @th3goldenlady
      @th3goldenlady 2 месяца назад

      @@studioonetutorials ohhh I got that with my audio interface (pre souns audio box 96 usb) bad interface btw too much preamp noise for the price imo

  • @456canto
    @456canto Месяц назад

    I gave you a well earned like, sir
    Thx

  • @lordofbellfire846
    @lordofbellfire846 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video for beginners and a good overview. How long did it take you to create the video?

    • @KevinKuschel
      @KevinKuschel  2 месяца назад +1

      Too long 😅 Started first recordings in July, then prioritized other stuff. Now managed to finish it 🔥

    • @lordofbellfire846
      @lordofbellfire846 2 месяца назад

      @@KevinKuschel That's what I thought. 🙂

  • @nilssokolovs8733
    @nilssokolovs8733 2 месяца назад

    Great video! ;)

  • @Emily_M81
    @Emily_M81 2 месяца назад +1

    A US electronics retailer called Micro Center often has insane deals on CPU, motherboard, and RAM combos. I spent $550 on a high-end ASUS motherboard, 64GB of G.Skill Flare RAM, and a Ryzen 9 7900X. The RAM was $300 at the time, and a year later it's only around $200 on sales.
    RE: you can always add RAM later, this is NOT the case on many modern laptops especially if it's a thinner one. My LG gram Super Slim is stuck with 16GB and Macs are notorious for not being upgradeable. a $600 Mac Mini M3 seems like a great bargain until you see that Apple charges $400 to go from 16GB to 32GB LOL.
    RE: SSDs. SATA SSDs are good for sure, but I would always go NVME if your motherboard supports it. It's so much more insanely faster than SATA and the drives are about the same price for a given storage amount.
    New composers should be made to use Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra as a sort of hazing :D

    • @KevinKuschel
      @KevinKuschel  2 месяца назад

      Good advice here. Personally, I didn't see a difference in sample library loading speed between my external SSD and my NVME, unfortunately.

  • @Ytm23230
    @Ytm23230 Месяц назад

    Subscribed

  • @JohnnyADi
    @JohnnyADi 2 месяца назад

    Rme interface is the best for long term over 20 years, don't buy that cheap scarlett garbage, get SSL or audient if you want cheap (they have way lower preamp noise). Heddphone 2 for headphones with an adi 2 pro from RME, or if you want cheap just use a sennheiser 490 pro with the headphone jack on your RME interface. Pick one analog synth, I recommend and personally own the groove synthesis 3rd wave for an analog filtered serum (incredible) and a cheap behringer model D for bass, or go for a polybrute 12 if you want a more sterile studio sound. If you want cheap get a GS Bree6 (cheap oberheim/3rd wave sound) or GS E7 (Argentinian cheaper poly Moog) If you have more money, I personally have 2 flux labs mentors (3k+) as your headphone amplifiers although warning for EU people they aren't CE certified only the parts inside are, they do this to save cost because they are a Ukranian company in kharkiv or however you spell it which at one point was taken over by the Russians, and it helps keep their price low for their insane performance to price ratio.