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| Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:25 PM PDT If you are a film composer most of your early work will be with MIDI and sample libraries. This is great for saving money and is essential for low budget films. For this to work, you need your music to sound as realistic as possible. Many sample libraries employ some of these techniques we are going to discuss, but it is still important to place your instruments properly in the stereo field. Panning will get you one step closer to that realistic sound.
Panning for OrchestraFirst, what is panning? Panning is the placement of sound in the stereo field. With the advancement of surround sound that also includes the near and far field or front to back positioning of sound. So, if our goal is to sound like a realistic orchestra we must think like a real orchestra. A typical symphony orchestra will have a string section, a woodwind section, a brass section and a percussion section. Each section is then divided into individual instruments and placed into a standard seating position. The image below shows the typical placement of instruments in the live orchestra.  As we can see in the picture the string section sits at the front of the room and consists of violins, violas, cellos and basses. The woodwinds are a little further back with the brass and percussion sections at the back of the room. Now lets take the string section and make it as real as possible by panning each individual instrument into its proper place. In this example, we will need to pan our violins to the left of center, the cellos to the right of center and the basses we will need to place in the center. The reason we are placing the basses in the center is because in real life the bass frequencies tend to envelope an entire room so by placing that section in the middle we can create that feeling. Other Panning TricksAnother benefit of panning is the separation of the instruments. Separation is a mixing concept that tries to give each instrument its own space in the final mix. By simply panning each instrument to a different spot in the mix you can achieve this. This is important, as it will help each instrument stand on its own and make your tracks sound clearer. For those who have cool convolution reverb plug-ins like Altiverb you can try and experiment with the placement of the sound on the stage. Convolution reverbs use Impulse Responses (a recording of an acoustic space) and some fancy math to make any audio sound like it was played in the room you have selected. In addition to making your audio sound like it is in a real room, you can place your sound in different positions around the "room". This can be useful when trying to create the ideal virtual orchestra because we can place the strings at the front of the "room" and the woodwinds, brasses and percussion behind the strings. Here is a picture of AltiVerb. The speakers represent what part of the virtual room your audio is coming from.  ConclusionPanning is a really simple way to improve your overall sound. If you use some of these suggestions you will be on your way to a more realistic digital orchestra. The big key to all these suggestions is to think how the group you are trying to imitate would sound in a live environment.
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| 10 Guitar-envying Keytar Solos Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:23 AM PDT Lots of keyboard players feel trapped behind their instrument when performing on stage, and look with envy at their free guitar-playing band mates. They dream about dropping anchors and sailing out from behind that big barrier. Well, here are ten people brave enough to give it a try. How do you think they went? You’ll see lots of Roland keyboards, a Casio, a toy from the 80s, and… I give up – what is that thing Jordan Rudess is playing? Combining the right sounds and effects, practicing lots of scales and having a great pitch bend technique seem to be what it takes. What do you think about keytars – ah, portable keyboards? Do you play one yourself? Do you think they’re for show offs? Do you think they look big and funny? Do they inspire you? And what do you think about these performances? Which one takes the cake? All opinions gladly accepted in the comments! 1. Rick and Adam Wakeman on Keytar playing “Tudorock”“From Rick Wakeman’s Six Wives of Henry VIII concert on May 2, 2009 at Hampton Court Palace. This is an excerpt from one of Rick’s new songs, called Tudorock, played as an encore.”
2. Best Keytar Player Ever!This guys got it all – the chops, the moves… and the sunglasses!
3. Belinda Bedekovic“Only the best keytarist in the world. Not to mention her sweet dance moves! Belinda now has a Fan Club so you can join and keep up with her latest awesomeness!”
4. Muse – Keytar Solo @ Barcelona“Matt Bellamy plays keyboard guitar in the interlude leading up to Undisclosed Desires. Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.”
5. Keytar Shredding To Metallica“Having some fun shredding to “My Apocalypse” by Metallica on the keytar. I’m sure Metallica would hate this.”
6. Casio CZ-101 with AZ-1 Controller Keytar“Short vid of my Casio CZ-101 controlled by a custom painted AZ-1 remote. Background sequence on a Sequential Circuits Pro~1.”
7. Keytar Solo“Another clip of the ever-popular Elena Shemankova playing keytar for Red Elvises ‘Closet Disco Dancer’.”
8. Stratovarius – Stratosphere DUAL (Guitar & Keytar)“Another Tribute to Timo Tolkki: Dual Cover (Guitar & Keytar) of Stratosphere, an amazing Stratovarius song. Guitar: Paco Aranda. Keytar: Jose Aranda.”
9. Brett Domino Trio – Beat It – Keytar“This is my band, The Brett Domino Trio, performing Michael Jacksonses ‘Beat It’ entirely on keyboards.”
Search for their UK’s Got Talent video too. 10. Jordan Rudess VS John Petrucci“Jordan going at it with his keytar. Possibly the best Keytar solo I have ever seen. Taken from “Chaos in motion” DVD.”
So there we have it. Feel free to share your thoughts and favorites in the comments!
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