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Hello everyone! It's incredible. A couple of years ago, I sent a request out into the Universe, and here I am - scoring for my first movie. It's a testament to the power of believing in "you become what you think." 🌠🌟 I wanted it, and I got it. Now, however, comes the scariest part. I have barely three weeks left until the deadline. 😅 The movie director was supposed to send it to me in January-February, and it was supposed to be about 10 minutes long. But surprise! I received the final cut on Wednesday, and it's 20 minutes long. I have to deliver the music by May 15th, or else he won't be able to submit the application to the Toronto Festival. It's a pivotal moment in my life, and I need to give it my absolute best, right? Could any of you guide me a little? Is there anything specific I should consider on the technical side when writing for a movie? I know there's a 5.1 surround setting for the final mix, but does this mean I have to mix my channels in a specific way, or is the usual L/R panning setting sufficient? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

Hi all, I’m about to switch from MacBook to PC and I was wondering if you have any suggestions what should I pay attention to. I mean less obvious things than gazillion of RAM and CPU that will fly me to the moon. I’m not very advanced in technical world so talk to me like I’m 6 years old 🙃 thanks in advance!

Dear fellow composers, how do you finalise your Music in terms of Pre-Mastering? For instance, if I listen to the film scores even from Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P78aLrjqFo&list=RD4P78aLrjqFo&index=1), the Basses, Cellos and all the low range instruments are really well compressed and deep. From my studio monitors I can hear the difference when I use the sample libraries. I know that recording the live orchestra makes a big difference, but I also know that it is possible to achieve a really good result even on demos, because I had the chance to attend some masterclass with Conrad Pope and Richard Bellis in Dublin few years ago, where they played their MIDI Mockups for explaining some Film Music Scoring process and the result was stunning in terms of sound. They demos sounded like a live orchestra recorded in the Studios. I never asked this information to them unfortunately, I should have had. Do you apply Multiband Compressors on the Stereo Out or on the single channel strips? Or both? What is the trick there? I know that Pre-Mastering is an Art which takes years of work/study/experience, thus it is better to leave this part to the experts; but maybe with this post, we may gather some good suggestions.

Dear everyone, first, thank you so much to everyone for signing up! This community is growing so fast, I am amazed. So in case you like the free courses and this place in general, feel free to forward the Audio Artist Community to everyone you know who might be interested! 🤗 Now, feel free to put your music, projects, demo reels, or portfolios in THIS post. Feel free to self-promote and enjoy each other's music! However, please keep in mind to keep it spam-free, ok? If you want to post several demo reels or links, please use your own post out of respect for everyone else 👍 Thank you, and there will be more content very soon! Alex