In this pair of timely tutorials, Dave Bode of Audiotuts+ takes a look at creating orchestral Christmas music arrangements on your computer.
In the first video, above, Bode looks at instrumentation and orchestration to see how they effect the overall tone of the music.
In the second part, Bode goes into more detail on chord structure, melody creation, instrumentation and orchestration:
Great piece of work! What DAW software, instruments and sound libraries are you using during the video? Is there a list somewhere? Would be great.
The DAW is Reaper. I’d never heard of it before but was looking for something cross platform and affordable. It’s great!
http://reaper.fm
Sounds a lot like Danny Elfman’s works with the chord progression of the Oompah Loompah song.
Is it made with Bitwig Studio ?
I give this demo a big thumbs-up for quality. I’ve been using DAWs for years now and this is one of the better demo videos I’ve seen. Its not comprehensive, but it offers a good balance between demonstrating both the functions and the feel of using them. Having a tutorial WALK you through is ideal. Spreading the word about Reaper is a godsend to newbies.