Layers: Free Orchestral Instrument - Walkthrough
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2020
- Layers offers an essential tool for enhancing your music-no matter what you’re creating. Use Layers to spark ideas for your next soundtrack and produce sketches fast. Sprinkle orchestral flavors into your latest pop songs. Or inject cinematic, orchestral textures into your electronic tracks.
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OMG I can’t believe this is totally free, very high quality sounds and using friendly for beginners to write chord progressions! Thank you!
So glad you like it RUIPENG HONG. Happy music making! Best, OT
@@Orchestral-Tools hi guys, pls anyone who has downloaded this should reply me. whats the size of the download. is it truely 460gb or what exactly. im confused. tnks
Hi @mike lopez . Yes it's free. And Orega Eru Layers is 17GB of samples (10GB SINEarc compressed). Hope this helps. Best, OT
I can’t believe this is free! It sounds stunning! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much Sam 🙏 Hope you enjoy creating with it!
Orchestral Tools You’re welcome Orchestral Tools, already used the strings in a track! Complements your solo strings and metropolis ark strings really nicely! Love the sine player too, is it possible to load your older kontakt libraries in it?
Hey @@samshrimpton407! Great, we love to hear that 🙏 They will be available in SINE soon, we're in the middle of the process now but as you can imagine it's a big job. We'll let you know as soon as they're available though-you'll just need the serials of the OT libraries you already have, and just simply add them under 'My Licenses' in SINE.
Orchestral Tools oh thats awesome! Really looking forward to switching! Yeah no worries, I imagine its quite the task moving these libraries to a new player. Take your time, it will be well worth the wait! Really love how you can just drag a patch from one instrument into a separate one in Sine.
What a gift for composers: you guys are awsome! Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback!
this is amazing on its own and its an absolute dream when combined with spitfires BBC orchestra discover!
That's great to hear Kirb y, we're glad you're enjoying both!
That is exactly what i do. Turns out into a beautiful piece
Thanks for the tour! :) Very nicely sounding orchestra!
An incredible instrument obviously put together with much love and inspiration ... and an introductory video to suit. THANKYOU
This sounds SO beautiful! Thank you OT!!
I can't believe this is free. This is amazing. I'm new to music and the fact that there is so much brilliant stuff available for free is amazing! I'll be obsessed with this, I'm sure!
Very helpful tutorial. Did not even know so much about the mixer and different mic sets! And you are giving them for free! That's amazing!
This is amazing. I'm so very grateful!
I love it! It is a great sounding plugin for the sine player! It is amazing since it is free & it tells me you guys didn't cut any corners for it! Splendid Design! Magnifico! I Can't wait to see what other plugins get updated/released to the sine player!
Thank You for this great orchestra, I just downloaded! I love it!
Thanks for this! I recently downloaded 'Layers Orchestral Tools' and am stunned by how great it sounds! I'm still a bit of a newbie at it, but am learning and this tutorial certainly helped...
This is so refreshing. So tired of unnatural sounding cinematic string libraries everyone is producing. This actually sounds like a real orchestra playing, which I've never heard before from any string VST. Really hope you guys come up with more flexible library that retain this sound. In the meantime, thank you for this great product!
Thanks Andrey!
This sounds stunning! I really wish I came across this library when I was working on my recent song. Anyways, thanks guys, for this wonderful library. I shall try to explore how it can help me in my musical journey in my weekly music vlogs. Thanks.
I truly luv u guys! As a long time OT songwriter I'd like to commend you for offering a wonderful and VERY useful taste of OT's amazing orchestral "tools". U guys are awesome! Sine player is EXTREMELY impressive!
Dana Pearson Thank you so much 🙏
Thank you so much. This is incredibly generous.
Brilliant. Thank you from a new fan in Canada.
Thank you guys so much! You guys are amazing!!!!
Layers is an incredible instrument and Sine Player works very well and I like a lot. I'm looking forward to use my Berlin Woodwinds and my Metropolis Ark 1 & 2 through SINE. However, I have some suggestions to improve both Layers and Sine Player.
In Layers it would be fantastic to have a graphic depiction of what instrument is playing which note (and where is it placed). It will be very educative and it will make it easier to do creative voicings and so on.
Besides, to have a "PRO" version with more voicings and other type of chords would be great.
In the Sine Player, I would add the option of renaming the patches. This will allow to do my next suggestion.
I think you're doing a GREAT job, and I wish I had the money to buy the Junkie XL brass, which sounds also fantastic. So Thanks for all the hard work!
Thank you for this wonderful instrument.....Please update your SINE player so that we can move our content & download folders to different locations within our hard drives. I look forward to a wonderful year of creating with your amazing products!
Super !!! Great sounds, great idea and a great sine player ( wouah... the mixer !!!) Ortf was the french radio and tv in the late sixties with an orchestra (Radio France) and good studios...
Wow, this is impressive stuff... I see lots of inspiration coming from this, if not more. Thanks OT!
Thanks Bluemount Score 🙏
Very nice product. Thanks times 10. I can't wait 2 get setup and started.
Well done OT!
This looks great. I look forward to test it out. Quick question though, can you assign the modwheel features to your faders on the midi keyboard. Same for the key switches, will they be reassignable to buttons? Personally I don't have such a long range of keys on my keyboard, so that would be very useful. Thanks!
Just got them and installed. Gotta say, it is too good to be free.
EXCACTLY what I was looking for! Time to make some epic power metal overflowing with orchestral cheese. Thanks, guys!
This is brilliant. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am just discovering SINE and now this ... I´m still trying to wrap my mind around the idea that these are totally free. Time to start building a new plugging collection , these are amazing!
Go for it!
The sound is so classical and natural, a very good alternative for "blockbustering-hollywood-kind", compressed sound of other libraries. Better than many $200 valued sketch libraries. Niente dynamics
That's awesome Andrzej 🙏Thanks so much
5:00 i like that he speaks accompanment, because one doesn't want to be fooled using this as a the main compositional tool. You have to improvise very good, and even though lazy orchestral music sounds stupid for who truly love orchestra. The best is to use these wonderful tools to save time for details, phrasing and counterpoint, and a more deep revision. Many orchestral mistakes happen because it is a lot of work and we give up at some point, so it helps so much to not loose so much energy sketching
berry good im lover orchestra tools
Amazing sound. I have wrote UEFA Championship chords sound !!!! Hour and hours playing it. Thanks !!!!
Greetings from UK - This is amazing! I have not used anything like it before. Can I use Sine as an AU or VST instrument in Garageband or Reaper on my Mac or do I just play it into the DAW? I can't see it as an instrument. Thanks :-)
this is.... CRAZY!!!
Tremendous!!!!!! Thank you!
Hello. Nice. I am using Layers together with Logic Pro Stock Instruments, SpitfireAudio BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover and EastWest ComposerCloud. Best combination for sure.
How do i load it in fl studio??
AFTER 3 WEEKS I CAN SAY THAT TOOL IS JUST EXCELLENT!!! DAMM I HAD MISS LAST OFFER
I will be using Cakewalk DAW. Will it recognize the individual tracks for violin 1, and 2, viola, cello, bass? Or are all of these instruments recorded on one track with the volume of each instrument balanced with one another? Same with brass and woodwinds. etc. Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi OT.. amazing sounds!...very quick question, what DAW software is used in the video, and does each expression have it's own MiDi track? Thanks in advance!
Music at 1'03" reminds me Genesis' Watcher of the Skies...
By the way, good work indeed. I think I'll give it a try.
Just downloaded it and ran it through IZotope Vinyl. Freakin' dope.
So glad to hear that Steve! Thanks so much, look forward to hearing what you create with it 🙏
Hm, interesting idea
Will it record in MIDI so i an edit it in reaper?
All I can get so far are just wave files?
Is that the way it's suppose to be?
Thanks! and great job!!
Wonderful library! Bravi!
Thank you!
Very beautiful video!!
But how did you record the instruments if there isn't a record button?
Looking forward to trying this out but I didn't notice (until too far into the process) that this is a VST plug-in, not AAX for ProTools users.
Hi, Sine players seems to be enlarged in my FL for some reason. I tried all the settings on FL to scale it down but nothing works. Even on detached mode I can't see the piano keys on the performance tab. What can I do to make it smaller?
PS:
Thank you for creating such an awesome library. :)
This exact thing has happened to me as well, a fix would be much appreciated!
same
it happens to me but if I click the full screen icon, It adjusts perfectly to the screen. Can't get it to be scaled though
Same in ableton :(
How to install this engine to logic pro... Plz give a demo tq
This one is brilliant. Parallel minors and parallel majors make for some great effects. And you can actually perform more or less properly voice lead progressions with this. You also get to experiment with chord progressions very easily; massive stacked octave-separated tones like this would be a real pain to program by yourself for such experimentation.
It has its limitations, as expected for a free library. But it also sounds incredibly good for being free.
What an incredible gift to the music community! Now I have whole orchestra in my bedroom! I slapped down a MIDI composition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and put it on loop to play myself to sleep. Next, I'll have them play the ABCs and Baa Baa Black sheep! Oh wait...
amazing!
Doesn't work it on Windows 8? I have installed close-tree strings two times to experiment but when I close Sine player and open again returns to zero.
Very Nice!!
How have I just seen this? This sounds lush. It’s almost 1am as I write this, so I’ll download after breakfast. I look forward to using this. How much? Free, you say? Merry Christmas!
holy crap! i have been looking for something exactly like this. can it do solo instruments too?
greattt!!!!
where is the link?
So this instrument only plays certain chord groups except for the basses?.... also, can the mic attenuation be assigned to midi potentiometers for automation?
How do I get it so that I can play all of the sounds in FL Studio? Please help!!!
mil gracias pero donde esta el link para descargar
Can anybody tell me how to use Layers in GarageBand? I’m a beginner at using DAW so it would be very helpful if someone can teach me how to use it. Thank you!
it all sounds amazing but HOW do i input it into a daw(FL studio).
like i have it in fl studio but it doesnt appear as a vst it says sampler
i cant put these notes into the piano roll
When you have multiple instruments in the articulation list, are they controlled by different MIDI channels even if I'm using key switches? I can't seem to play notes from the next instrument, even when I change the midi channel on my keyboard.
I figured it out. In Ableton, a single MIDI track can't have data for multiple midi channels. To get around it, I just created more MIDI tracks that send midi data on various channels to the MIDI track running layers.
Good sounding stuff! I saw that a lot of the controls are mapped to CC numbers like 'CC001' or 'CC014' but I have no idea what that means. Does anyone know how I can use those controls?
Hi Rick! We have a video that runs through it for you, it refers to how you map (or want to remap) your articulation list: th-cam.com/video/KP3-L5msvnQ/w-d-xo.html. Hope this helps, let us know if you have any more questions. Best, OT
how do i switch to major and minor settings while im on piano roll ?
I downloaded it and have been playing with it for a couple of hours . It´s very light on the cpu and the memory , super user friendly, the versatility of the player itself and the sample quality on the free instruments is exquisite , can´t imagine on the paid libraries! Yeah , time to start building a new collection... If SINE had an orchestrator ... I know , I know , IT´S FREE!!!! lol Just dreaming (wink) .
I have one question , I see a button that says ïmport¨ does it support other vendors libraries or only OT?
For the people that read comments: trust me , no matter your production level YOU NEED THIS!
Last but not least big thanks to Simeon Amburgey , thanks to him I finally found what is probably the best player I´ve tried.
At 3:50 it says when you play C1 (based on a C3=middle C convention) you get a root position chord, with the 5th in the soprano and the root in the bass. However, that's not what I hear, to me it sounds like G1-C2-E2-G2 and I can't spot a C1 below G1. It seems to me Layers plays close position triads with the bass doubling the soprano. Here's hoping for a demo competition, I believe I can figure this baby out and make it sing!
at first I was so excited but I can't do the chords I want, the keyswitch is there but I find harder to use this to make chord professions than if I just drew them. but I'll keep this installed because maybe some day I'll need it
It's not a full instrument. There is a learning curve and you need to understand chords and think quickly in a different way play I guess.
Yeah I had that problem too, once I played Axel Foley's theme, I immediately knew something was off with the chords placement on the keys, unfortunately I don't think there's a solution to this problem however, the problem isn't present on the other instruments like Big Band Brass, or the Organ.
is there a way to play your own chords with this isntrument? the other instruments in sine have just a sustain option i (no chords) i would like to have that for this orchestra it would make it much more usefull.
Do you do all of these in the video with the only one track? If it so would be amazing!
OMG i love i! but...i dont understand how to record...my DAW is FL studio 20 please help me.
Hi brother... Install the SINE player and add it as a plugin in fl studio. Just treat it like a normal vst plugin
OT, is it 17GB including all mic positions (PROSELECT)? How much size if I download only the BASIC KIT?
cool stuff, but doesn't work for me. the sine player crashes in my fl studio. my specs are way higher than the requirements
Hello, I am really getting into learning orchestrating with SINE Layers, but I seem to have to overcome certain breaking points.
A: I can not load all libraries and arrange instruments in the player. I can load only one Instrument at a time and if I select the second Instrument, it simply doesn't play back it's audio. Switching in between major/minor/staccato and so on works though.
A1: I've read that keyswitching interrupts audio playback. In this video it doesn't happen, how do you want to switch from minor to major with natural playback?
B: I will be getting a bigger MIDI Keyboard to use the full 88 Keys range, but is there a way to arrange the keyswitches where there's usually notes playing? My keyboard starts at C01 and C0 kind of doesn't exist there. It makes sense that you can't overwrite keyswitches onto actual note keys, .. but is there a way? xD
C: I have to draw Automation per hand because I don't have a wheel yet. Cubase R/W doesn't function except when I draw it by hand. In the future I obviously want to use the Modwheel, but I should be able to move it with the mouse and when I play back the track, the automation should be written? Well, the player doesn't do it.
D: My player doesn't function at 100% obviously, could it be that I have to load it into a sampler, like Kontakt 6? If so, I've gotta buy that as well ._.
Hi cookie1138. If you haven't yet, check out our SINE Player tutorials here: th-cam.com/play/PL92oAxltmsf5ZEsQEjygJPlQ5oo7j8Fxe.html
For example, episode 3 will show you how to easily and quickly transpose the keyswitch area.
If you're having issues with SINE running however, please reach out to our support team at: support@orchestraltools.com. They'll be able to get you up and running. Let us know if you have any other questions.
@@Orchestral-Tools You guys are awesome! Thank you so much!
Sine can detect net and it does work when is in VEPro7. Does anyone know how big (GB) is the Layers ? On my system that is 8.93 GB (all mics) but I do not know is that all, isn't it?
Hi mhitos7722! Layers is 17GB of samples (10GB SINEarc compressed)! Best, OT
this is incredibly good, even better sounding and recorded than paid vsts
better than literally anything spitfire has
This plugin looks great. Already installed and ready to go. My only issue is that the plugin is massive on my screen. I can't even see the bottom of the plugin. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏
Hi C0DE:ERROR. Please reach out to our support team, they'll be able to help you with this (support@orchestraltools.com). Best, OT
HOW DO YOU PUT THIS INTO FL STUDIO?????
It doesnt work, well atleast not for me. I work on ableton and the VST isnt working, i tried using it as a standalone app instead, however, alot of the features in Sine dont work, for eg the Mixer , Dynamics and Mod wheel. For eg whenever i click on a parameter like the cut off filter or soft low layer option, the audio just stops and i cant use the sample/instrument. Instead id reload it, also i was trying to use the mod wheel to switch between strings and that didnt work either, kind of just distorted the sound with a tremolo effect (unpleasent sound). BUT, the sounds are amazing nonetheless, maybe its just bugged out as a new software, im not exactly sure how to export the sounds to my DAW either, but looking forward to using those rich strings when its working.
Can I use this in my MASCHINE MK3?
Is it limited to only a certain amount of Chords. I quickly discarded this, because I make the cords with another lead instrument in my daw and when I copy paste the chords to Layers, it doesn´t sound like I want it to sound like.
where is the bloody download button ive looked EVERYWHERE in the store on their page in the store on their app and there is no download option I am so confused
You need to go the website and click on GET IT FREE. You'll be asked to log in to your account and once you do, you'll receive a mail from them. Follow the procedure as mentioned in the mail and you'll be able to download Layers.
Hey man! I had the same issue but I figured it out.
1) Download the SINE player from their site
2) Open the SINE players standalone program
3) Go to 'My Products' or whatever it's called and from there you can download everything.
When you've downloaded everything, make sure you've added it into your VST's in your DAW (I use Cubase) and then open up 'SINE' as your instrument track and everything should be in there :)
@@bernifitzsimmons176 yeah took me a while but it was under my licences i believe but thanks for the response!
Berni Fitzsimmons This procedure doesn‘ t work, too. In my case ... Imac Catalina
Wow really great sounding. Can't believe this is free. Does it work with windows OS and how long does it take to download average time?
Hey Kyle. Here's what we recommend:
Windows 10, (Windows 7 is not officially supported)
Intel Core i5 or similar
8GB RAM (16GB+ recommended)
Hope that helps! Best, OT
Well I have windows 8.1 but I went to your website last night to download the sine player and could not find anywhere to download it
How do I make multitracks?
Really interesting instruments. Unfortunately, when playing in Ableton it seems to only work for around half a minute until the sounds cut off. I have to re-activate my sound card from the Ableton settings for another 30 seconds of sound - haven't run into this with any other library or instrument.
Hi Samuel! Can you email our dedicated support team at sine@orchestraltools.com? It helps us find the problem and solve it quicker! Thanks so much 🙏
so its purly based on chords? Is it not possible to play individual notes? Also as someone who has some classical background I would like to actually play and build the chords myself... not even mentioning melodic elements composed of indivudual notes.
I'm having problems adding it to my DAW. Where can I find the vst file?
I already installed it but it's not showing in my DAW, I'm using sonar Platinum, please assist.
Hi Sabir, can you reach out to our support team? They'll be able to help. (support@orchestraltools.com). Best, OT
How much ram/ cpu do i need to use layers without crackle?
Can yall please make it so I can make a file path of where I want to install it instead of just picking the drive ?
great sounds. i'm just a bit confused, if a single note on the the keyboard plays a triad, which key is that triad based on? how do i change the key to make chords in whatever key i am writing in?
Taylor Wynn the note you choose is the key, so if you play a C you’ll get a C chord....then you use key switches to choose if it’s a major, minor, or sustained chord. Key switches are just other keys on your keyboard that are assignable, but default to the low C key. So C would play major, C# would play minor, D would play sustained, etc. Keyswitches are commonly used in all sample libraries to switch the type of sound you are playing (articulations).
@@DavidKudellMusic thanks David, ha i feel dumb after i figured it out. thanks for the reply! I have been effectively using this with my little travel midi controller by programming the drum pads to switch the chord types. excellent plugin.
@@Thetaylorwynn does that mean if I want to play a C Am F chord progressions, I need to key switch to major, play C, key switch to minor, play Am, key switch to major, play F? And so on.
I need this for my current song! I'm running on Windows 7, which is not supported. Is there anything I can download to make it compatible? Maybe a patch?
Hi Bill. Windows 7 is not officially supported we're afraid. You can try to download, there have been some cases where it works but we cannot guarantee this for you, and would advise you to only use with recommended specs. Best, OT
any chance we can add our own samples like decent sampler
I have a problem, when I open it, Layers isn't inside the library
is it possible to play single notes or only chords. all time chords are not sad enough for my ideas :)
I love the tool but when I try to use it with GarageBand on my Mac it wants me to re-download everything I don't really want 2 copies on my computer. Please HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
my only issue so far has been not able to get the modulation working. I tried quite a few things but the mod wheel is not getting recognized. However, the sound quality is amazing.
Hi Pratyush. Can you reach out to our support team? We can get to the bottom of it 🙏 You can reach them at support@orchestraltools.com. Best, OT
@@Orchestral-Tools thank you
That's great! What can I do to listen to only one note and not the chord or modify a note of that chord?
Hi Miguel. Layers is really designed just for chords, but you get some single notes in the low register.
Err, no. I've downloaded it and installed. I'm finding this very clunky.
I would like to switch layers with assignable midi cc.
The first issue is that it assumes I have a keyboard with easy access to octave -2.
So, I click on the 'Articulation' tool setting to change it to Midi-cc, and it auto-assigns midi cc values.
Why is there no midi-learn function?
I have no 'program change' buttons and the midi channel switching is just impractical.
Although this is understandably free, I would like to play the chords or single notes myself.
I'm sure it is okay for some users, but I find it to be very strange and un-useable.
libraries are often made for writing in patterns, not performing
This is made to perform chords only unfortunately. I reckon u could use it to create orchestral sketches, and then use another orchestral library like bbc symphony discover to fine tune stuff