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🎚️ How to Play Your Fader Like an Orchestra

Aug 29, 2023

With just one week left until my Orchestral Mockup Fundamentals course release date, I thought I'd share a little preview from the course itself.

Here's a few strategies I use regularly to perform winds, brass, and strings using just modulation from a MIDI fader:

Some key takeaways:

  • Phrase the dynamics of your lines in accordance with the rising and falling of your melody
  • Give winds and brass pushes in modulation with entrances for a more stately effect, while aiming to keep strings more fluid dynamically
  • Utilize expression and modulation in combination for more dramatic crescendi

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