Are Kontakt's Factory Sounds any good?? - Scoring a 70's Cop Show
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Kontakt Factory Sounds - are they any good? Many of us have them already but there are some hidden gems in there! Join award winning film composer Guy Michelmore as he reviews the Kontakt Factory Library sounds and attempts to score a 70’s style cop show with them.
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unrelated but the two comments above are a fraud, please dont fall
@@Leo-wu5tm Yeah just report that kinda stuff as spam. I hate it. Cancer on the internet
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Guy, you're bloody hilarious.
Oh, and a fantastic composer!
And he is naturally funny just being the nut he is, he's not TRYING to extract a laugh. ;)
@@JPDC624 agreed, just naturally energetic. Which is what makes these videos so compelling.
Fantastic composer and a questionable dancer. Compose yourself, Guy.
@@nesnoj Totally!
"Who ordered the pizza with _extra polish sausage?_ "
*this song starts playing
LOL
You beat so many people to the punch....well done Brandon!
HAHAHA
No one has as much fun as Guy writing music. No one.
i think you missed the owrd "this"
@@rx456 His name is Guy. There is no need for the word "this" :)
Thanks for showing some composing in a genre other than orchestral! I'd love to see more variety like this in the future, it's very helpful to see how you approach other genres and styles!
This is absolutely becoming by favorite channel by far! Thank you so much for your incredible content! Your videos are just so honest, and in the world of music composition it’s refreshing to see, especially since most of us are absolutely insecure of everything we write. Your ‘just do it’ approach is inspiring for me personally and I can’t thank you enough.
One has to have lived through this era to really appreciate all that's going on and why Guy us laughing so much. 😂 😅 🤣
so true!
Amen!
First of all I'm in my early 30's and I know damn well that Tower of Power is legendary. Secondly, you've been the best source of content since I've found an interest in orchestral programming, so thank you.. Lastly, fun fact, the Wurlitzer Company evolved into what we know in my hometown in Western New York. The old organ manufacturing factory is still one of the biggest buildings we have and such a cool part of musical history. Lengthy first comment ok thanks bye!
i love how he just has fun with it, doesnt try to act all professional to let people know what he's doing, just does it and the piece speaks for itself
I never subscribe but an exception has been made. Your energy and drive is inspirational, the best 25 mins of RUclips i've probably ever watched.
Absolutely amazing :D I had a blast. Thank you for doing this. I love the vibe of this thing. That Guy knows how to funk. I hope we'll hear some more non-orchestral creations from you. And thanks for uploading so often! Every video from you makes me happy.
i just fell onto gold when i discovered this channel. you are a comic genius! that peppa pig bit, followed by the grow up and be a professional part. oh man... that had me creasing. 10/10 thoroughly entertaining!
You're my hero, Mr. Michelmore! Your videos are absolutely fantastic.
I’d never noticed the articulations knob on brass section of the K. library. Thank you!
Oh my... I wish you could do several videos every day, they're always so interesting and so funny. You're a great guy... Guy...
Made me smile ear to ear - for the first time today 🌟
Always glad to see you enjoying yourself and sharing the joy!
Can't believe I found a Guy video I hadn't seen before. Good stuff!
This guy is awesome and he puts out more videos at a rate than I make a single track.
Your energy and humor is absolutely refreshing, love it.
Guy . . . OK . . . that was a lot of fun! Perhaps too much fun for serious stuck-in-the-mud composers. Perhaps you would be up to the challenge of writing some some music for . . . Film Noir? Of course, the real challenge would be for Guy to put away the loud floral prints and film the entire episode in . . . glorious . . . black and white . . . Probably not possible (but I bet it would be hysterically funny . . .) Thank you so much for all you do.
The Orchestral Section of KFL has a Legacy section (search the menu) that is a goldmine of old VSL Kontakt Orchestral Instruments, including some legatos and many mod wheel dynamic patches. If you can't afford anything but the full version of Kontakt, it's a terrific place to start for orchestral work. And they can easily be "refurbished" with SIPS and WIPS scripts.
indeed, good tip!
I've surprisingly never actually looked into the Band section at all. Thanks for this video and I guess thanks youtube autoplay for having me end up here!
Me: Oh that sounds nice!
Him: I just played something really really awful. It's so bad I had to call you two in.
Me: Yeah that was rubbish
Everything in the studio has a volume control, apart from Guys shirt!
Stuck on 10 😂🔥
Whaou! That was a really nice show. Can hardly be better!
I would love more Kontakt Factory sounds! I'm very curious about what you can do with it.
I've been quarantine-benge-ing on your videos and I must say this was my favorite one yet!!!
This is so good. Love this quality corner. Thank you.
"Chocolate Factory, dread to think what that's like". Was in tears. Fab as ever, thanks!
So funny my thoughts too
I'm thankful that youtube suggested this channel to me!
Tower of power !
You killed me !
And with your shirt look like vidéo game Gta fan !!
Keep going Man !
👊👊👊
Most fun video I have seen in a long while 😎
I love your channel brotha! I'm starting my own music channel hopefully within a month or so, and I'm really digging what your doing, I look forward to following your journey good sir!!! Best of luck and keep having fun!
I've just realised you're giving the voice over for NI Kontakt 6 intro 😀
Excellent video and great shirt, I’ve been looking for curtain material like it. Guess I’m two years too late.
Another great video mate. Thank you.
Great stuff, as always Guy! Your track would fit in quite well on some of those old KPM or Bruton Music libraries from years ago!!! Extra big 'Like' for the mention of George Duke...I went on to become a fan of his after finding him through his work with Frank Zappa. Also, I really enjoyed doing the "How To Write Music" course...excellent - hope to enroll for others in the future. Thanks!
Well, this video certainly made me feel better about my process of recording...
In answer to the title question, yes, the factory library is a real staple palette of instruments, that have filled out my tool box to complement all my Spitfire LABS and BBCSO Discover sounds. Well worth the sale price of Kontakt Full.
I think the Kontakt Harp is great! It's basically my go-to harp. And the winds aren't tooo bad- for chords they're pretty great, but anything intricate or upfront I'd stay away from. Great for adding layers and textures.
Guy, you cracked me up with the 3 dead cows comment!! LOL!!
Once again, amazing content that you do for us for FREE (which got me to buy a few ThinkSpace courses, so it worked, lol!). BOY do I have a request for subject matter for a video, that I know you could explain so well: As a somewhat newbie to all this, I don't yet understand the technique of WHEN and HOW to use or apply CC sliders for 1, 11, 7, etc for expression to make the instruments sound more realistic. I have a FaderPort 8 set up with awesome 100mm faders, but when playing strings or brass, WHEN do you push them up and down? For instance, for each staccato note do you pump the slider up and down? I'm sure there are MULTIPLE answers to this depending on articulation. I don't even know if I'm asking the right question... all I know is MANY of us could use coaching on the technique of expression and dynamic manipulation for strings, brass and I assume woodwinds. THANK YOU! -Paulie form Arizona
You are A great host for this channel! Funny and, educative!
As a child of the '70s, I think I can safely say that you can't have a '70s cop show score without a vibraslap and a güiro. (This has been a Quinn Martin, Barton, Harton, Larton & Fargo production.)
I love your energy! Keep it up.
What key are we in Guy?
Cmin blues scale?...C-Eb-F-Fis-G-Bb-C?
Tip for an other video...."To quantize or not to quantize" Does quantizing kill the spirit, the soul, the human touch of the music? I see it works for orchestral arangements, (and it speeds up the work flow in combination with step recording) but for this type of music, funk rock, jazz? What do yu think?
Thank you, another great video!!!!
For this I'd use cubases iterative quantise and go through onlygently nudging the notes which need it
@@annother3350 Thanks for your input Ann. When i first came across quantizing (in my computer program called a DAW) i was taken aback. It was like the program spoke to me and it said; "youre wrong, you dont play your notes corectly. Listnen to me and i will fix it for you." And i believed the program. I was not well enough schooled to argue with it. and, hé, everybody was doing it, so it must be right.......Now i tell the programm to take a hike (or i nudge sparingly, haha)
Here is another guy who has thought about the matter; ruclips.net/video/AFaRIW-wZlw/видео.html
@@marcusdekker It depends entirely on the kind of music. If you want to sound like Kraftwerk you're going to mainly hard quantise
That was awesome and entertaining. Thank you!
That was such fun, we both loved it
Great vid! Really enjoyed it. Some comments/criticisms. When laying the "guitar" down, you still play like a keyboard player. Being a string player, i find it hard to get in the mindset of a keyboard player when writing (opposite problem). I get a much better outcome when I try put myself in that mindset of the player of that instrument and phrase things as that instruments player would phrase things. Things like bending notes instead of little grace notes and chord voicings. I get that these are quick sketches, just an observation. :)
Second, the factory sounds aren't terrible, but get a lot more usable if you go and tweak some of the settings. (ala pitch shift and some of the "effects" are rubbish and the patches sound better without them) again, I get it, you're doing out of the box, but if you're ever in a pinch for something odd ball they have in there, there are options to make them sound a bit better than the presets. Cheers!
It started out very iffy, but then it ended up, as usual, awesome!
Thanks for another hilarious and inspiring video. Lots of them recently - it's been great! I'd love to see something on mixing - just an overview of your process to get everything sounding nice together. Cheers!
"Loud Shirts and Peppa" - Wasn't that the name of a 70's cop show?
Loved this Guy - and loved the Tower of Power references - I used to own "Back to Oakland". :) Thanks!
Great video as always. I wouldn't mind seeing a video that uses the same MIDI but has all your top-shelf libraries thrown at it. I'm curious as to how they'd compare.
Man I just love this stuff! Great playing!
Man I only watched 2:30 and my mood has gone up already. You are such a cool, funny man. Looking forward to the rest :D.
Most of the Factory Instruments sound almost... clinically neutral. But I'm really digging the vibe and how much fun you're having :D.
Quick thought - when you’re making videos using Logic it would be great if you used a custom view of the LCD that shows "midi in”. It very helpfully shows what chord is being played on the keyboard. I’d find it really useful to be able to grab a sneaky peak at what voicings you’re using!
How many separate VST instruments do I need? Loved keyboard brass for the first time, but need a range of strings and ethnic instruments like the oud and some African stringed instruments, Asian shakuhachi, koto, as well as full orchestral sounds. Do these all require a range of different VST brands [for Cubase], and do I need plug in 'effects' beyond what comes with Cubase? [Still not sure whether I only have built in effects with the Cubase VSTi. With health/disabilities not giving me the time and speed to go through these on my own.]
Will be looking forward to a couple of weeks in hospital with laptop and MIDI keyboard soon, i.e. without life's worries of shopping for nutritious meals, or maybe not? Is hospital food any good?
Guy dancing to his music at the end is BIG MOOD! : D
Hi Guy just like to say you really make my day when I watch you and make me laugh 😂 as for a musician brilliant
You must be the most wonderfully embarrassing dad. Love it.
I was afraid you would omit the all-important Hendrix chord...but at the 11:00 + minute mark you did it. Great job!
I really enjoyed I love your knowledge and the natural personality..you peace was a real cool but it need some base not from the base guitar but fro some percussion I prefer some Brazilian groves ..thank you I can not wait to see other's shows love you ..
Very useful review and fun presentation! :) I'd love to see you reviewing Halion Sonic 3 too someday.
Such an inspiration! -and yes you are naturally funny - a joy to watch. When you say Kontakt Factory sounds do you mean the free one or say like Kontakt Komplete 12 or upward, they've got that whole line of options.
Very entertaining video. You have earned my sub!
Just updated to full Kontakt, thanks Guy. got it for a song, not that one :)
Always enjoy watching mr. Sunshine :)
Tower of Power!! Yeeeeeessss!!!!! Best funk band EVER!! So pleased you mentioned them - if briefly. And then again later on...
amazing informative content, extremely talented and naturally hilarious, some people come off way too forced with humor but you're too entertaining with great timing too!! subbed
That was really cool. It was fun too. And yes, I too remember the 70s very well.
You certainly have the right shirt on for that 70's slinky vibe. Watcha growing out in that garden? I hope I haven't repeated what somebody else already said, TL;DR Reminded me, (as a yank), of Starsky & Hutch when they went to visit Huggie Bear.
Super brilliant. You should definitely get in touch with your Dutch colleague @Geert Van Schlänger :)))
Re Rhodes / wurly type soubds, I've discovered the Electric piano pack on pianoteq is mindblowing. Such a warm and fizzy kinda sound. I love it. Also regarding "realistic" guitar. Octave doubling is a thing, and Carlos Santana in particular kinda has that as a trade mark part of his sound. However you need to consider what articulations it works with. You cant play cross octave with a plectrum, so fast attacky passages definatel not. However plucked with fingers, its totally easy and natural, so with slightly slower passages and a roll the attack off a little (Like, a few millisencond , just enough to damp the transients) to emulate fingers.
Great video! I saw Tower of Power a long time ago and they were incredible. And I played guitar on our high school jazz band's rendition of What Is Hip? We weren't all that hip but it was fun trying. Thanks, your videos are fantastic.
Hahahaha THAT sir, is NOT tea in your cup! :D What an awesome video! And also I have always been wondering about the Kontakt factory sounds! So it's double good. Since kontakt is not cheap for a hobby musician to start with and other, more advanced libraries like Spitfire etc. are even MORE expensive on top, it is very interesting to see what the Kontakt factory sounds sound like in order to help me decide if getting Kontakt ist worth it even without being able to simultaneously pay 5 grand for additional 3rd party libraries :D So thank you for this video and if you're in the mood and have the time please do more with the Kontakt factory sounds so I can finally make up my mind. Cheers from Germany, raise that cup of yours and drink up, pal! Prost! :)
That was a lot of fun, I’m thinking the brass was more Chicago than ToP but hey, I loved it he he, you’re a star Guy 😎😀
Very, very entertaining! Can you make a synthheavy track using that same library, like Vangelis orJarre?
Thank you for the Lessons in LIfe's Recordings and Music Journeyman Tips for making music !
Jesus Guy.
Not only can you 'Do Music', you have to gone one step further and outclass me in another area. I thought I had the 'Dark Sith' master award for daddy dancing, but you managed to show that Im not even worthy at that.
Anyways, love the channel. This is what RUclips was made for, inspiring people.
I really enjoyed this video! I would love to see you review some real big band librarys in the future. Especially the Project Sam Swing stuff. I'm hesitating to buy it. This all in one package seems too perfect to be true.
Yes, thank you.. What is with each load of an instrument in Kontakt not sticking to a single midi channel or even port that you set yourself? I really dont get why there is not an over ride for this... or is there?
Answers on a virtual post card please.
It makes me smile... thank you
I’m interested in kontakt. Can you explore the factory sounds a little more? And do they feel like better quality and not super digital?
You’re barking mad, but I quite like that 😜. Nice to see someone being inspirational and having so much fun. Keep up the good work, watching you work is helping me understand how I might tackle certain things in my music, so thank you 🙏
'Big' Guy Mitchelmore - Hahaha, Nice! :D
Great video as usual, and of course even more hilarious laughing at your own stuff. 17:39
My issue with the factory presets is that the guitars and electric keys have similar sounds. The jazz guitar can sound really nice if you mix it right. I haven't found a preset guitar with a wah wah (the sound you were trying to figure out the name of) that I didn't make myself. Guitar Rig has some really good wah wah presets and you can also come up with some really interesting stuff with a pedal and a cpl of filter plug ins. Imagine a clavinet with the pedal controlling the resonance and cutoff at the same time.
Great video! I personally found that the harp of the kontakt factory library is very useful too!
Hello Guy, à hello from France.Your good humour and your talent are great!.One thing intrigues me, i Would be curious to Know the usefulness of the Akai controler on your configuration with Logic or other Daw ? Many thank’s
you can always count on guy to cheer you up
Your children must be very proud of you! :D
sometimes.....
And their children ;)
. . . and I'm sure your father would have been too . . .
Normal grandpas: "Let me tell you a story"
Guy: "Let me compose you a song within 60 minutes"
"Loud shirts and Gentle Music..." LOL! Thanks, Guy, This was ridiculous fun...
22:35 was HILARIOUS!!!!!! Dude I love your channel!!!
If that‘s the way you can make money, you do it right. It‘s fun to follow your videos.
Red color wall +Disco ball !!!! Your kids are wearing the aviators(they are back"in")LOL!!
Hey GUY! Really nice funky groove...
However, (this is coming from a PASSIONATE percussionist) I think you should take a look at the drums again... Cause, one, even on the pop kit, you can actually TUNE every single drum, plus you can layer different kits, just like the instruments in ONE midi channel! Plus the sound knob synthesizes the sounds making them sound... weird BUT fun! With snares you can even adjust simple articulations, and the 3 band eq can even be used to HEAVILY change the perceived “depth” of the samples!
I think you are a bit insane and it is a pleasure to watch your videos.
Keep going on !
Try different styles as you did here !
Kontakt factory libraries are good...for beginners.
But hey, who didn't begin yet on one day ?
Guy, you're awesome, fabulously informative, entertaining and inspirational. I often find guitars are the one of hardest instruments to get a good sound for in computer music. If you were writing the the same piece again but with any instrument in your library, what would you swap in and how different would the finished product sound?
Love your channel!