Drums of War in Avatar

Hey Everyone – just dropping in a quick entry today – as I am preparing for lots of cool and exciting things coming up (including NAMM 2010!).  Very pleased to state that James Horner’s Avatar score featured lots of Drums of War, which is evident by listening to the soundtrack.  It was a great movie, [...]

Happy Holidays To All ! (Now some Jazz …. )

Warm Holiday greetings to all visitors and friends and family!  It’s a special time of the year for everyone and a great time of the year for us who actually live in a climate zone which produces unique seasons. Ahh the smell of the winter air in Manhattan around this time of the year. Well [...]

Music

25  new tracks added to the music section. More will be added soon.

Behind Closed Doors

New library album!

Behind the entry level luxury cars, white picket fences and spotlessly manicured lawn lie the Smiths – the stereotypical upper-middle class American family. By all outward appearances they are the most perfect family in a neighborhood of perfect families……

Piano

Michael is award winning, classically-trained pianist, receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from SUNY Geneseo. His repertoire is concentrated primarily from the late classical age to the impressionist age (Mozart – Ravel) yet has explored works of all classification and periods.

Maximizing Your DAW

At Cinesamples Mike and I receive at least 4-5 emails a week with regards to our templates and what libraries and gear we are using. Many of those questions also ask what is the correct way to maximize the computers you have and ask us to advise the customer on new gear purchases. So here [...]

Finding the Sweet Spot

Just because a sample is named “Sample_Bb3_MezzoForte.wav” doesn’t mean it must be used exclusively at the Mezzo Forte dynamic. Quite often it will serve best at it’s designated mezzo forte layer but sometimes with a little manipulation it can serve other purposes. After sitting through many sampling recording sessions (and hearing the same sound over [...]