ASMAC & HMW presents
Conrad Pope
Orchestral Recording Seminar (Aug 22, 2022)
Joining us live from beautiful Baden in Austria, Conrad Pope will share valuable information for upcoming composers on what to expect the first time they face an orchestra in a recording environment. Participants from all over the world are partaking in the Hollywood Music Workshop sessions in Austria. They will be discussing their personal experiences with Conrad and thus enlighten upcoming composers with the do’s and don’ts of scoring your project.
Budget and number of players to hire for various genres and types of scores
How to (effectively) write for smaller ensembles
The interplay of ensembles and samples
Plotting overdubs
Music prep: the difference between MIDI Quickscribe and Sketch
Part prep — very, very important ⚠️
Common mistakes
Stems — how many? When to overdub parts and suggested approaches
Common pitfalls of overreliance on samples
Anticipating problems when recording remotely
“Today has its own challenges from yesterday”
Before you write, know for whom you are writing — both for the film and the venue where you are recording
To conduct or not to conduct your own music
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