In this educational pack I break down my lush string piece "Inexpressible", which I composed as a demo for Orchestral Tools' Berlin Con Sordino Strings.
This MIDI Study Pack serves as an great launching pad for those who want to become more familiar with capabilities of their own strings libraries.
This MIDI Study Pack comes packed in .zip format and contains the following files:
.mid - This is a MIDI file, which can be opened in any DAW or notation program (although opening it in a DAW like Cubase or Logic is recommended).
.cpr - There is one Cubase 11 project file: Pretty much the only reason to use the .cpr over the MIDI is so you can see the additional volume automation I am doing in Cubase.
.wav - This is the final, mixed version of the piece for your listening reference.
.wav stems - In the event that you want to recreate the piece with your own libraries, you might find listening to these stems useful for reference reasons.
.pdf - Readme and Study Guide
The attached PDF doubles as a readme for information on how to use these files as well as notes that turn this study experience into a guided composition/orchestration lesson complete with assignments and recommended exercises of your own.