I love a portable composing rig film. I actually like watching these as I like to have a mobile rig in the house for working when relaxing! Watching Tv etc. North Devon is lovely. Used to stop in Instow on the Tarka trail. That is a really nice cycle route to see that coast. Great watch Guy. I hope you had some time to explore that coastline.
I love composing in beautiful places it inspires me to write better music. I love your videos! Thanks again for being a great teacher and great inspiration!
I love your energy and literal drive.. that you can get away ..and stay working and that you could work with a measly 90gb of ram and only 24 terabytes of sound libraries at hand and keep the quality of your work on the road! In all seriousness ..I'm an empty slate with 4 albums to re-record..and haven't got a single tool ..have the budget ..need the choices . Want very small demo studio set up ..million dollar "shed" later.
Guy, you are welcome at our home in Atlanta area any time! Wouldn't be creepy at all! I have traveled to and worked in Devon many times... thanks for the great video!
Nice one guy, it's always inspiring to try compose in other places. In recent years, I've taken a mobile setup to Dartmoor, one of my favourite places on Earth 💙. I find with a mobile setup, the limiting factor is the screen (oh, how I miss my lovely 38'' curved monitor!) Then the keyboard - but as I'm just sketching, I'll take a mini keyboard (e.g. Akai MPK Mini Plus). The other useful bit of kit is handy MIDI controls - and my Monogram CC faders, pots and buttons are good for that, as you can position them anywhere. Lastly, plenty of tea (or beer) and a forgiving wife, and I'm good to go... 😉
My only question is how you take all of your libraries with you since Native Access and the Spitfire app are the gate keeper so to speak? Do you have them on the same drives in the shed? Quite frankly, I love these remote videos… actually, just any of your videos because the mix of entertainment with instruction is brilliant! Cheers!
Really appreciate the insight, been trying to build something similar, but with windows laptops the built-in audio is often unreliable and buggy. Would be curious to know if you're aware of better drivers for onboard audio or if not, what small interface you would choose in a pinch if you had to go for a windows machine. The backup drive plan is a good one I think, though I still balked at the idea of 6TB worth of samples! Look forward to future updates
Great Video Guy. I moved over to portable by going with the M1 Max Macbook Pro 64Gb 8TB a couple of years ago, and its been brilliant! So powerful, and I stick my Libraries on the internal drive with no problems whatsoever, since moving to Mac Silicon :)
I've not tried it but I think working from bed with a laptop might be productive. You churn something out, lean back and listen to it on a loop. Become bothered by something, fix it. Despite having worked out the structure of the entire song you feel stuck, so you take a nap. Wake up and listen to it again, with a fresh head. You'd just need a hard surface on the side like a book wrapped in a piece of cloth to put the mouse on.
I believe Four Tet created some of his biggest tunes, while lying in bed with just a laptop, so I think the 'not in the studio environment' and just being relaxed, definetly has something going for it! I think he mixed his tracks, on the laptop speakers too!
@@paulchambers3 He probably was asleep then because electronic and DJ music is bad. But being in a comfortable setting should be of benefit no matter what you do. And what's more comfortable than a bed? And it does allow you to lean back and tune out, which could help in (humming) which is a major part in coming up with new stuff. I can imagine it being particularly nice if you're working from a checklist. Sunday morning, shower, breakfast. Lean back in bed, 6 o'clock in the evening you've probably got quite a few tunes ready to be arranged or maybe already arranged. The desk alternative would likely force you to tap out at about 4pm from back ache or out of a need to be more comfortable. But if you're already comfortable you should be able to keep going. Comfort is underrated when it comes to productivity. Maybe schools should consider it instead of stress from assignments, travel and unruly class mates.
Laptops are good enough in almost every music production/film scoring/etc situation. The only time laptops may struggle is when you need more than 128gb of RAM. Which only really happens when your have a large sample-based template
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Oh absolutely. As was shown here, 96gb itself works just fine for a large session. My current laptop is 96gb and I have exactly 0 issues. And, the nice part is you can get 96gb of RAM with an i9-14900hx and 6tb worth of Samsung 990 pro SSDs for under $3k. While not necessarily cheap, you can absolutely get that much ram with a top of the line spec for the rest of the computer at very reasonable prices
You mentioned that you are not using an audio interface. Do you get any latency/crackle and pop issues when recording and playback with so many libraries running together?
Not that it would have helped at the time but, I have had the same problem of not being able to access data on my external drive after it had accidentally become detached from my Macboo Pero and then re-attached. I find that if you connect it to a Windowws machine it detects the problem and fixes it so you can then re-access all files on your Macbook - if you have a Windows machine that is. 👍 Unfortunately Mac Disk Utility is not able to detect and fix it for some reason??
I'm not a gamer. I'm trying to finds documentation on how this does things. From that I can know what it can do. I'm technical... prefer function over form. I'd like to see it described in a way I would know how to create it rather than just know how to use it. I'm sick of marketing oriented documentation (it can do this and this and this) rather than technical (this is hooked to this is hooked to this). Any suggestions? BTW: I don't use Twitch either... don't even know what it is.
I love a portable composing rig film. I actually like watching these as I like to have a mobile rig in the house for working when relaxing! Watching Tv etc. North Devon is lovely. Used to stop in Instow on the Tarka trail. That is a really nice cycle route to see that coast. Great watch Guy. I hope you had some time to explore that coastline.
Instow is lovely - yes we went over there with the dogs
I love composing in beautiful places it inspires me to write better music. I love your videos! Thanks again for being a great teacher and great inspiration!
I love your energy and literal drive.. that you can get away ..and stay working and that you could work with a measly 90gb of ram and only 24 terabytes of sound libraries at hand and keep the quality of your work on the road!
In all seriousness ..I'm an empty slate with 4 albums to re-record..and haven't got a single tool ..have the budget ..need the choices . Want very small demo studio set up ..million dollar "shed" later.
How lovely Guy and what a fabulous setting for being creative. I love Appledore! Thanks for these inspiring videos. 🙂
Guy, you are welcome at our home in Atlanta area any time! Wouldn't be creepy at all!
I have traveled to and worked in Devon many times... thanks for the great video!
I look forward to a vid about the streamdeck. I'm interested in cutting the time it takes to access functions in Cubase particularly. Great vid Guy.
Nice one guy, it's always inspiring to try compose in other places. In recent years, I've taken a mobile setup to Dartmoor, one of my favourite places on Earth 💙. I find with a mobile setup, the limiting factor is the screen (oh, how I miss my lovely 38'' curved monitor!) Then the keyboard - but as I'm just sketching, I'll take a mini keyboard (e.g. Akai MPK Mini Plus). The other useful bit of kit is handy MIDI controls - and my Monogram CC faders, pots and buttons are good for that, as you can position them anywhere. Lastly, plenty of tea (or beer) and a forgiving wife, and I'm good to go... 😉
My only question is how you take all of your libraries with you since Native Access and the Spitfire app are the gate keeper so to speak? Do you have them on the same drives in the shed?
Quite frankly, I love these remote videos… actually, just any of your videos because the mix of entertainment with instruction is brilliant! Cheers!
Really appreciate the insight, been trying to build something similar, but with windows laptops the built-in audio is often unreliable and buggy.
Would be curious to know if you're aware of better drivers for onboard audio or if not, what small interface you would choose in a pinch if you had to go for a windows machine.
The backup drive plan is a good one I think, though I still balked at the idea of 6TB worth of samples!
Look forward to future updates
Great video! One tip for the keyboard: The ironing board is your friend!
AHAAAA good thinking!
Great Video Guy. I moved over to portable by going with the M1 Max Macbook Pro 64Gb 8TB a couple of years ago, and its been brilliant!
So powerful, and I stick my Libraries on the internal drive with no problems whatsoever, since moving to Mac Silicon :)
Perfect solution
I've not tried it but I think working from bed with a laptop might be productive.
You churn something out, lean back and listen to it on a loop. Become bothered by something, fix it.
Despite having worked out the structure of the entire song you feel stuck, so you take a nap.
Wake up and listen to it again, with a fresh head.
You'd just need a hard surface on the side like a book wrapped in a piece of cloth to put the mouse on.
I believe Four Tet created some of his biggest tunes, while lying in bed with just a laptop, so I think the 'not in the studio environment' and just being relaxed, definetly has something going for it! I think he mixed his tracks, on the laptop speakers too!
@@paulchambers3 He probably was asleep then because electronic and DJ music is bad. But being in a comfortable setting should be of benefit no matter what you do.
And what's more comfortable than a bed? And it does allow you to lean back and tune out, which could help in (humming) which is a major part in coming up with new stuff.
I can imagine it being particularly nice if you're working from a checklist. Sunday morning, shower, breakfast. Lean back in bed, 6 o'clock in the evening you've probably got quite a few tunes ready to be arranged or maybe already arranged.
The desk alternative would likely force you to tap out at about 4pm from back ache or out of a need to be more comfortable. But if you're already comfortable you should be able to keep going.
Comfort is underrated when it comes to productivity. Maybe schools should consider it instead of stress from assignments, travel and unruly class mates.
Thank you for all the advice. Have you shared your elegato streamdeck settings anywhere?
Not yet but I can. It has to be combined with custom key commands though so its a bit of both
the turning up at my house part got me cracking up 🤣
I'll be there.....
@@ThinkSpaceEducation 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing. Amazing setup and view. If I ever win the lottery or strike gold, I’ll get something similar. 😜🤣🤣🤣
Laptops are good enough in almost every music production/film scoring/etc situation. The only time laptops may struggle is when you need more than 128gb of RAM. Which only really happens when your have a large sample-based template
True but 96Gbs goes a long way!
@@ThinkSpaceEducation
Oh absolutely. As was shown here, 96gb itself works just fine for a large session. My current laptop is 96gb and I have exactly 0 issues.
And, the nice part is you can get 96gb of RAM with an i9-14900hx and 6tb worth of Samsung 990 pro SSDs for under $3k. While not necessarily cheap, you can absolutely get that much ram with a top of the line spec for the rest of the computer at very reasonable prices
You mentioned that you are not using an audio interface. Do you get any latency/crackle and pop issues when recording and playback with so many libraries running together?
Love these! However, the sped up driving segments in England bring back nightmares that I'm barreling down the wrong side of the road at high speed.
Not that it would have helped at the time but, I have had the same problem of not being able to access data on my external drive after it had accidentally become detached from my Macboo Pero and then re-attached. I find that if you connect it to a Windowws machine it detects the problem and fixes it so you can then re-access all files on your Macbook - if you have a Windows machine that is. 👍 Unfortunately Mac Disk Utility is not able to detect and fix it for some reason??
My mate has a couple of spare camper vans..I've been dying to take one off his hands to convert into a mobile studio
Now you're talking!
Im checking with Mozart to find out what he used
Mozart? But he has been de-composing for years!
You are very welcome to my house Guy 😊, I think you have a lot of advice to give to me.
how have you organised your libraries over so many different drives?
Thanks for sharing this. I am interested in Streamdeck. What functions do you use with it?
I programme custom key commands and assign them to buttons - simple as that mostly nothing complicated
You're welcome to write in Hangzhou, China where I live. The only thing you need to bring is your SSDs
You are great Guy ❤❤
thank you
Sir I’m a hip hop producer that wants to begin film scoring what would be a good starter library in the terms of strings to work with?
Well you are assuming that all film music is orchestral. Start with what you know and try using hip hop to picture
@@ThinkSpaceEducation i mean what orchestra library should i invest in
we wanna more streams from there..
More on the road stuff would be fun!
@@ThinkSpaceEducation yeep..and more longer..like VLOG
I'm not a gamer. I'm trying to finds documentation on how this does things. From that I can know what it can do. I'm technical... prefer function over form. I'd like to see it described in a way I would know how to create it rather than just know how to use it. I'm sick of marketing oriented documentation (it can do this and this and this) rather than technical (this is hooked to this is hooked to this). Any suggestions? BTW: I don't use Twitch either... don't even know what it is.