Video: Sampling a Japanese Nagoya Harp (Taishogoto)
In this video, I explore various techniques for making samples loop. First, I cover the options available within Kontakt, then I investigate external tools: LoopAuditioneer and WaveLab. At the end of the video, I put theory into practice by recording some musical wine glasses and making them into a Kontakt Library. The Kontakt library I…
In this video, I show you the entire process of creating a Kontakt Sample Library in four steps: 1. Recording 2. Noise Reduction (using iZoTope RX), Editing, and Chopping (using Reaper) 3. Sample Layout 4. and finally: Music As part of the video, I sample a Kalimba I found in a thrift store and turn…
In this video, I cover one of the most basic aspects of Kontakt scripting: creating knobs to control instrument parameters. In particular, I use this occasion to add a lowpass filter with cutoff and resonance knobs to a Korg Volca Keys sample library (FREE). This video is a great starting point for anyone looking to…
Fellow composers! I’ve made a new tutorial video: How to Make Round Robin Samples That Don’t Suck (using NI Kontakt) In this video, I explore some dos and don’ts of round-robin sampling. First, I show how to create the most basic violin patch imaginable with just one sample, then we convert it to a round-robin…
Filmmakers & game developers: use this track in your project! This music is made available for free under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which means that you can use it in your non-commercial project as long as you credit me (“Music by David Hilowitz” or something like that). If you…
Filmmakers & game developers: use this track in your project! This music is made available for free under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which means that you can use it in your non-commercial project as long as you credit me (“Music by David Hilowitz” or something like that). If you…
For my fellow film composers, I’ve made a video review of Spitfire’s intriguing new British Drama Toolkit sample library.
Cover art by Paolo Braiuca