Will · Music Chef
Orchestration & Composition
A thorough orchestral realism and MIDI technique series for composers working in Dorico, Cubase, and professional sample libraries. Covers CC expression, legato transitions, pitch contour emphasis, negative track delay, harp glissandi, compound playback techniques, phrase-based VST notation, Note Expression, and automatic dynamic control. Every video closes the gap between what you write and what your virtual instruments actually play.
Where Your Composing Time Actually Goes — and Why the Idea Fades
Everything in Orchestration & Composition
26 videos, newest first — showing the latest 24.
Where Your Composing Time Actually Goes — and Why the Idea Fades
Mimic Real Players in Dorico with Automatic Sample Switching
Session Guitarist & Beyond: Writing Readable Notation for Phrase-Based VST Instruments in Dorico
How to Add Realism to your Lines with CC1 and CC11 in Dorico
Custom Key Signatures Save Your Scores | Dorico Pro
How Do I Start Writing Music?
Tired of SFX Risers? How to Create Orchestral "Risers"
Harp Glissando in Dorico is Easy (Now)
Negative Track Delay in Dorico Expression Maps (by Articulation)
Composing with MIDI - Understanding Legato Transitions & Realism
Your Dynamics Aren't Working Because of This Dorico Setting
Composing With MIDI - Harp Glissando in Dorico with Kontakt
Harmony & Voice Leading: Elevating Your Music with Lifts and Drops
Solving MIDI Track Delay in Cubase | Fix Negative Track Delay | 100% Synced Tracks!
Your Improvisation Is Missing This One Thing
How to Make Melodies Better Using Tonics - Lesson 6/7
Why Every Song Needs the Right Tonic
Secondary Dominants: The Game-Changer for Modal Feel
Write Music in Modes Using Modal Tonics - Lesson 3/7
Use the Tonic in Music to Make Listeners Feel "at Home" - Lesson 2/7
Your First Step to Confident Music Composition
The Secret Pattern Behind Every Major Scale Chord
How Chords Are Made (Minor Scale)
Cool Chords Pt. 3
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