Top 5 FREE Orchestra Plugins

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  • @stevenkaiser3837
    @stevenkaiser3837 Před rokem +33

    Mike, just want to thank you for all that you do to bring us such great info. You are not only a great teacher, but a great source of quality free and/or low-priced plugins in a sea of plugin choices that are on the market. Thank you, sir!

  • @rox1601
    @rox1601 Před rokem +5

    I'm glad not to be the only one missing the movable keyswitches. Thanks a lot.
    Great video from the 5th to the 1st plugin. Nice job!

  • @cadenzapetestudios
    @cadenzapetestudios Před rokem +6

    Thanks Mike, I had most of these but I always learn something new and your usage tips are very helpful too!!! 😀

  • @danepaulstewart8464
    @danepaulstewart8464 Před rokem +2

    MIKE!!
    You do such excellent work here. It’s amazing how much you bring to an immense number of people who are best helped by the level and the pacing at which you do your teaching.
    THANK YOU SIR! 😎🤚

  • @Marco-HidalgoMusicRecords

    GREAT VIDEO AS USUAL MIKE!!! THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US!!! BLESSINGS FROM URUGUAY ✌🏻😍

  • @darrenhirst9900
    @darrenhirst9900 Před rokem +15

    The BBC Orchestra sounds amazing and that's why I love using it. Its good for any genre of music.

  • @bdawg123
    @bdawg123 Před 9 měsíci

    ive never felt more compelled to need to give my gratitude as much as i feel now. thank you very much mike for this very informational and beneficial video

  • @5ammy13
    @5ammy13 Před rokem +49

    Tip: while using Orchestra Layers, you can go to the Performance tab and set up layered articulations such that you can have the Major Chords trigger at low velocities, Minor Chords at high velocities and Sus4 Chords at the highest. You can adjust the range as you please as well. This makes writing on a keyboard so much easier. Highly recommend it, especially for layering.

    • @eastercharles443
      @eastercharles443 Před 17 dny +1

      Can You explain it in a video?

    • @5ammy13
      @5ammy13 Před 17 dny

      @@eastercharles443 Sure, let me try whipping up a quick video and post it on my channel :)

  • @gordh5953
    @gordh5953 Před rokem

    Thanks for the info o the key switches. always chalk full of helpful information. love learning with you.

  • @orderd29
    @orderd29 Před rokem +13

    Another great feature of the BBC Discovery plugin is how it still sounds SO good with just a tiny footprint - 200 MB!
    Go back five or ten years, and you would probably be paying hundreds for any one of the products featured here and be ploughing through a massive, dry user manual to find out how to operate your expensive DAW.
    What a great time we're living in to have a bedroom studio!

  • @clemenshartung6961
    @clemenshartung6961 Před rokem

    Cool! I used to have an instance of BBC Discover for each articulation. :D Thank you for the great video!

  • @KarryConway
    @KarryConway Před rokem

    thanks again Mike i always learn something new from you cheers!

  • @zendakk
    @zendakk Před rokem +1

    I have only very occasional need for these, so reluctant to investment big. Great timing for this vid! Stay well and thanks, as always.

  • @Trapsoul8457
    @Trapsoul8457 Před rokem

    Man Thank you some much a blessing your tutorials are great and helpful.

  • @CaptainPhilipMusic
    @CaptainPhilipMusic Před rokem

    My search has brought me to your page and truly you have given me the answers I was seeking with respect to orchestra plugins.
    Thank you and Thank you and Thank you so very much indeed.❤🎉

  • @rafik2910ify
    @rafik2910ify Před rokem +5

    This is the video I was looking for so many years, can’t thank you enough !

  • @RikusLategan
    @RikusLategan Před rokem +1

    Your research is invaluable and I love your content

  • @raffaelesantabarbara1449

    Oh my goodness. I did not know about the key switches on the BBCSO, at all! 🤯
    Thank you so much.

  • @MeWreck
    @MeWreck Před rokem +23

    Orchestral Tools SINE player lets you layer multiple patches.
    I like to combine both of their free pianos (Ratio & Spindle) with (also free) Helix Strings (sustain). Just for playing around.

    • @Justin.Franks
      @Justin.Franks Před rokem +3

      You can do some pretty advanced stuff in SINE too with the polymap feature. Morphing/crossfading between articulations, different articulations triggered based on note velocity or any MIDI CC (like staccatissimo for low velocities, staccato for mid velocities, and marcato for high velocities for automatic switching between short articulations based on how hard you hit the keys on your MIDI controller), and a lot more.

  • @timothythomasmusic777
    @timothythomasmusic777 Před rokem +12

    Did not know about the key switches being moveable. Learn something new everyday from you, Mike. Thanks!

  • @mimi-000
    @mimi-000 Před rokem

    super helpful stuff, thanks mike!

  • @VentureOffroadAustralia4x4

    Another great video Mike. Some fantastic free sounds that you've shared. Thanks

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  Před rokem +2

      Thanks man. I hope the weather gets warmer for your adventures soon! BTW - loved seeing all them dolphins at Bremer Bay!

  • @97guitarzan
    @97guitarzan Před rokem

    Great information Mike!

  • @MatthewSwasta
    @MatthewSwasta Před rokem +3

    I just downloaded BBCSOD and haven't had the chance to get stuck in just yet, however, the enormity of Spitfire Labs is amazing as well. So many cool sounds!!! Foghorn is quite Brahms-y...

  • @nickellis9251
    @nickellis9251 Před rokem

    Missed the key switches trick - Thanks yet again Mike!

  • @streamingvideo6654
    @streamingvideo6654 Před 5 měsíci

    Wow. This is so awesome! Thanks for the very informative and useful video.

  • @STEPHxCA
    @STEPHxCA Před 8 měsíci

    Nice! I think the key to making good tracks with these is combining the best elements from them, I like how the strings in the VC Orchestra sound a lot more than in BBCSO

  • @ronnyjuliette3699
    @ronnyjuliette3699 Před rokem

    Happy New Year for you Mick

  • @jeremiahlyleseditor437

    I did not know about moving the key switches.
    Thanks Mike

  • @ukerrorlogg
    @ukerrorlogg Před rokem

    Thank you! Great video!

  • @billcornish8131
    @billcornish8131 Před rokem

    Have had the Core version of BBC for some time and still did not know about the easy way to move the keyswitches. Thanks!

  • @haoshuaizhou6167
    @haoshuaizhou6167 Před rokem

    Thank you so much dude.... Helped me a lot

  • @MenachemRosenberg
    @MenachemRosenberg Před rokem +2

    Would also be great if you could make a video about how to compose a simple orchestra symphony, just the very basics, I mean how the single sections interract with each other, with which one to begin or whatever would be noteworthy for a beginner.

  • @ileryon4019
    @ileryon4019 Před 4 měsíci

    One of the best channels out there. Certified.

  • @mikenaughton4298
    @mikenaughton4298 Před rokem

    Thanks! What excellent help.

  • @tornado7002
    @tornado7002 Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent video. Thank you sir.

  • @red_m8624
    @red_m8624 Před 25 dny

    Oh, I actually didn´t know about the function in Spitfire Audio, thanks for the tipp.

  • @amarug
    @amarug Před 5 měsíci +2

    The instruments/sounds inside SAM's Free Orchestra left me absolutely speechless, as in "ready to out into a big bombastic feature film score quality" - good. That being said, the selection is really limited and you can probably never score anything with it alone, it's just a really great freebie to complement your other libraries. The BBC Discover is amazing, you really get a full orchestra and a selection of articulations with that. All for free, which is just incredible. But the whole orchestra, with all it's articulations is a bit over 200 MB, which is less than many single instruments within Nucleus, Ark 1 or some other popular library. Considering its all in all just 200 MB is mind-blowing and for that it sounds fantastic, but you still hear that it's just miles and miles away from the sounds like within SAM (which are just a few selected instruments of Symphobia, that is a paid library). Since I own Nucleus Full and all the orchestral tools essentials (which are also great valie imo) I never use Discover, while I use SAMs free orchestra (now there is a version 2 even) all the time.

  • @CefinBeornMusic
    @CefinBeornMusic Před měsícem

    Thank you for this video.

  • @alwaysaplanb3993
    @alwaysaplanb3993 Před rokem +4

    Very useful overview. It could be my creative limits but the ProjectSam Free Orchestra definitely pushes people towards “epic” music, so I’m not sure it’s that versatile. I agree on #1 BBCSO Discovery is great. I would just like to be able to really tone down the built in reverb. You can turn it up but not take it off.
    But it’s FREE (and now you don’t have to wait to get it, like we did), so I should just be thankful, really.

  • @ployboy8587
    @ployboy8587 Před 4 měsíci

    Spitfire has so much good free stuff! it all looks clean and is easy to use too.

  • @VintageFlowers
    @VintageFlowers Před rokem

    Awesome video!

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren Před 4 měsíci

    Very interesting mate. Been using BBCSO for two years and I didn’t know I could do that with it thank you!
    Also… I love your Welsh accent! 😉👍🇬🇧

  • @MeWreck
    @MeWreck Před rokem +65

    I'll be the first to admit, that I've missed the possibility of moving the KS in BBCSO Discovery. Thanks Mike!

  • @Artur_Chernyavsky
    @Artur_Chernyavsky Před rokem

    Yes, yes, yes!!! I've just wanted to ask Spitfire support about KS!)) Mike, thanks a lot!)

  • @fredscaife6887
    @fredscaife6887 Před rokem +1

    Had 5 and 4, but got rid of them in favour of 3,2, and 1. Thanks for the tip on BBC Discover

  • @divi1700
    @divi1700 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you 👐

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz Před rokem

    What a time to be alive!

  • @joegrint6280
    @joegrint6280 Před rokem +3

    Great review Mike - like others I hadn't spotted the key switches in BBC SO Discover - probably because they are a bit hidden as you say! My only criticism of the BBC SO (which is great in many ways) is the baked in reverb. I have all the others (Project Sam Free Orchestra is amazing if slightly misnamed) apart from the Orchestools which I keep being tempted by but with Miroslav & Garritan (bought at huge discounts) in my armoury it seems a few Gb too far but I'd say it was essential for anyone without a full orchestra! Nice product placement at the end😉 Seriously, Mike's course is excellent for anyone getting into music production and there were things in there that I didn't know about Cakewalk after many years of use!

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  Před rokem +2

      I hear yah on the reverb Joe. I want that under my control. Miroslav is still excellent I feel. Very undefeated.

  • @ImNotFlawless
    @ImNotFlawless Před rokem +12

    This was actually helpful. Coming from me, a poor musician, free vsts that sound good go a very long way in the right hands. Thanks for this.

    • @adg9042
      @adg9042 Před 4 měsíci +2

      free vst’s are a godsend

  • @brianfileman
    @brianfileman Před rokem +1

    I learned how to move the BBCSO key-switches after several messages back and forth with Spitfire. Obvious when know know. Not so much otherwise.
    Found some of the untuned percussion VERY quiet. And with my diminished hearing, the triangle is just about silent. But managed a workaround.

  • @roqueavellaneda
    @roqueavellaneda Před rokem +4

    Oh Cheese! I've been using BBCO Discover very much lately, with different instances per articulation... Great tip with the keyswitches... Now i can build articulation maps in CWbB for it!
    I'll try the versillian one too...
    Cheers!

    • @CreativeSauce
      @CreativeSauce  Před rokem +1

      I knew people would have missed it. I did!

    • @roqueavellaneda
      @roqueavellaneda Před rokem

      @@CreativeSauce it was a pain setting 4 tracks for every string, or be held to just shorts and longs. It's an amazing plugin, but the legatos on the long notes must be crafted to be believable. Be well Mike!

  • @AlenFekonja
    @AlenFekonja Před rokem

    Big up for BBC command key tip!!! 👋👍🙂

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz Před rokem

    Yep. Didn't know about the key switches in BBC SO Discover! :)

  • @Did-You-Hear-About-This
    @Did-You-Hear-About-This Před 9 měsíci

    I was just thinking about this question, did a search, and of course Mike did a video. I shoulda checked here first.

  • @mr88cet
    @mr88cet Před 8 měsíci

    Great topic, and demos! Thanks.
    Can any of these play microtones?

  • @johnhazlett3711
    @johnhazlett3711 Před rokem

    Thanx!

  • @PeterPopoola
    @PeterPopoola Před rokem

    Hi, Mike. Thanks for the great list!
    I couldn't find the card to the full review for Project Sam, though. Not sure why...?

  • @dimitargadzhev3800
    @dimitargadzhev3800 Před rokem

    Thank you very much.

  • @roopekivimaa
    @roopekivimaa Před rokem

    Thank You for these amazingly grea t videos and tips! About those keyswitches in BBCSO: When I add them to my tracks with Piano View, they don't usually work (for example, switching from violin long to violin spiccato C0 and C1). I just wonder, what am I missing?
    I've noticed that many people create separate tracks for different articulations, but is that necessary?

  • @ontrada
    @ontrada Před 8 měsíci

    14:09 Great tip! Thank you!

  • @24hrMusic
    @24hrMusic Před rokem

    Love BBCO Discover! Yup... missed the ability to move the articulations. Thanks Mike

  • @NoamStudio1
    @NoamStudio1 Před rokem +1

    The key switches!!!!! 🙏

  • @imbailing4275
    @imbailing4275 Před rokem

    thank you Mike

  • @vewilli
    @vewilli Před rokem

    Thank you. Very good overview, but I don’t need to react as I‘m happy to have the number 1!

  • @IcedMelodies
    @IcedMelodies Před rokem

    Boosting this video❤❤❤❤

  • @quatermass8
    @quatermass8 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for showing us these !!!!! Note that Synchron player uses up a large quantity of CPU juice.

  • @Shivamtiwarijackie
    @Shivamtiwarijackie Před 7 měsíci

    thank you

  • @kiproth
    @kiproth Před rokem

    great video

  • @dafingaz
    @dafingaz Před rokem

    Great list. The top 3 are the top 3 free ones for me too! LOL

  • @rainsound5811
    @rainsound5811 Před rokem

    Used BBCSO Discover for a while and I really like it, in case I need to address some of the inconvenient, that is this version of BBCSO doesn't have legato articulation and the long artics are just pretty slow, so this may not be fit to pretty fast song while didn't want to use other artics (at least for my prespective)

  • @thevinhnguyen2462
    @thevinhnguyen2462 Před rokem

    Hi Mike can you shows us how to use komplete kontrol 13 please ...your video is very usefull

  • @sankenaz7282
    @sankenaz7282 Před rokem

    In the setup, appreciate the videos! Maybe a dumb question but is there a way to export content in mono in soft20?

  • @hbrmetal
    @hbrmetal Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks

  • @jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915
    @jettlethedragonpeeltheoran8915 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I love the BBC Orchestra. My only criticism of it is that some of the sounds can be rather "muddy" in a mix because they have a lot of room ambience that can't be removed. The tuned percussion suffers from this in particular. However, the horns, trombones and celli are magnificent.

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 Před 8 měsíci

      I've just discovered that. The strings are absolutely useless for that reason.

  • @zachary963
    @zachary963 Před rokem +4

    Keyswitches in BBC Discover? Well my composition template just got 30 tracks smaller.
    Thanks so much for all the help and tips!!

  • @semillama3500
    @semillama3500 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank You so much!! You saved my day.

  • @GeorgFreese
    @GeorgFreese Před rokem +1

    Mike! You Rock!!! :D
    😃

  • @universeofmovietrailer5260

    Hi thank you for the great video
    Just one thing.
    With what software I can play this plugin??
    I'll be very thankful If you could answer me.

  • @nickeddowes2629
    @nickeddowes2629 Před rokem +2

    Thankfully I found BBC Symphony a few weeks ago. If anybody knows how to expand the Tubular Bells range there using the "Tune" feature I would be so thankful (I literally need a note to finish my track). It works with semitones, but for some reason it uses decimals, which makes it impossible for me to set it to the tone I need.

    • @nickeddowes2629
      @nickeddowes2629 Před rokem

      @mika L I actually tried many things so I reached out to Spitfire and they told me I can fine tune the plugin from -3 to +3 octaves from the default tuning point, in cents, holding Shift while using this Tune control, as otherwise, this will be in sts. The exact value is not possible to enter. I still have to try this but I think It'll do the job. Thanks for the help tho!

  • @abdessamadben2025
    @abdessamadben2025 Před 11 měsíci

    There's also Orchestral by Edirol also a good one

  • @maxiesley
    @maxiesley Před rokem

    Hey Mike, does the Versilian Chamber Orchestra Community works with Kontakt 7?
    Thanks for this video!

  • @cliftonofotei
    @cliftonofotei Před rokem

    Like this

  • @ivankojunalta
    @ivankojunalta Před rokem

    14:11 now i know, thanks!

  • @tdismusic57
    @tdismusic57 Před rokem +2

    I had Discover for a while.
    Then they had a sale on Core. Cool.
    But then they had sale on the full Professional version.
    Well, who can resist a sale? Right?
    😂

  • @wojciechjastrzebski5572
    @wojciechjastrzebski5572 Před rokem +1

    Hi Mike, I'm just looking for a free orchestra, but I don't know if I need a DAW. I'm looking for something in exe format. I had the free Vital Text to Wavetable plugin in exe format, but I couldn't figure out how to enter text for singing. I uninstalled it. I also have Alter / Ego, which does not require DAW, but I can not configure.

  • @henkbiesterveld7248
    @henkbiesterveld7248 Před rokem

    Thanks Mike! No we will make some great metal with Orchestral parts!

  • @heckensteiner4713
    @heckensteiner4713 Před 9 měsíci

    Awesome reviews! It's amazing that these companies are giving away such great quality libraries for free. LABS usually comes very highly recommended, but I found that their library artificial sounding. Especially the strings. It comes with of ton of stuff, which is great, but if I had to rate realism/sound quality only, I would put LABS last on this list.

    • @user-vy9ll3jl3v
      @user-vy9ll3jl3v Před 3 měsíci

      There were no LABS here, it’s BBCO Discover. As for realism, I would recommend you to go to your local philharmonic and listen how a real orchestra sounds like in real life, not in all those Hollywood soundtracks. You would be surprised.

  • @outalingamcrap9366
    @outalingamcrap9366 Před 3 měsíci

    WHAT? How DID I NOT see the adjustable Keyswitch map on BBC Discovery until I rediscovered this video - ?????

  • @JustineAndrew
    @JustineAndrew Před rokem +1

    am i the only one who has a problem with Sine.When i'm using it,it's decreasing the volume whenever i playback until it's gone.If there's someone who knows how to fix it,please let me know 🙏

  • @Vockalibre97
    @Vockalibre97 Před 7 měsíci

    Makoto, viper and sean. I don't play them but I want to see how good they would be in SF6. And my favorite character of all time, M Bison!

  • @Kracicordeordnd
    @Kracicordeordnd Před 9 měsíci

    How do i download the versilian chamber orchestra community plz respond i really need help

  • @CGMusicProduction975
    @CGMusicProduction975 Před rokem

    I've had the Spitfire BBC SO Discovery for a few months now the only complains I have is the bass drum just doesn't deliver the power i'd want and all the strings in the long setting have such a long build up it's really noticeable in faster pieces you feel like you have to slow down to compensate or over layer the midi to tray and get a "natural" note change with starting another long build up.

  • @DragDealer
    @DragDealer Před rokem

    Does this the Bcc one have a multi mode like the project Sam one? Or it’s just one instrument at the time I’m so confused? Also the green keys are nowhere to be found on my end

  • @GMTunes
    @GMTunes Před 10 měsíci

    Have you come across a double bass where a bow can be used? Been looking for one that can give me a nice low bass sound (more like a now on a bass guitar) BBCSO is awesome but realised note velocity cannot be controlled which Studio One could. Speaking of which I got one free with my Presonus Audiobox Go. Had great features but then realised it wouldn't let you use third party VSTs unless you paid for it which was a major disappointment. So Cakewalk it is 😊

  • @Elias.gtr20
    @Elias.gtr20 Před 2 měsíci

    Can I use these plugins im fl Studio?

  • @arctic5183
    @arctic5183 Před 10 měsíci

    Do these plug-ins work on Ableton? If so, how do you install them to Ableton?

  • @Onemanband410899
    @Onemanband410899 Před 8 měsíci

    14:10 So THAT’S what that button is for! From someone who never reads instructions… Thank you!

  • @Juos10kustu
    @Juos10kustu Před 10 měsíci

    are they all librarys ? or is there any good free vst plugin ?

  • @outalingamcrap9366
    @outalingamcrap9366 Před 3 měsíci

    Fancy MIXING UP instruments of Orchestools/Versilian and Spitfire's BBC Discovery - VOILA!