CRAIG WENTWORTH
TECHNICAL COMPOSER
THE STUDIO
Craig doesn't do any of this on what he would consider high-end gear. His studio isn't sound-proofed or referenced -- in fact, his "studio" is actually his home office.
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But many up-and-coming composers want to know what's under the hood of half-way decent-sounding MIDI recreations. Here is the list of hardware, software, and samples that Craig relies on the most... in addition to his ears, of course.
HARWARE + SOFTWARE
DAW
Cubase
Vienna Ensemble Pro
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Computer
Custom-built Windows Workstation
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Midi Controller
Native Instrument S69 Gen2 Midi Controller
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Head Gear
Audio Technica Headphones
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PLUGINS
EQ
Waves
FabFilter Pro Q-3
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Reverb
Arts Acoustic Reverb
Seventh Heaven Professional
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Compression
FabFilter Pro C-2
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The Master Chain
TDR Kotelnikov (barley tickling the limiter)
Gulfoss (just a kiss)
Fresh Air (just a kiss)
Izotope Vintage Maximizer (also barely tickling the limiter)
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SAMPLE LIBRARIES
The majority of the orchestral sounds used by Craig are commercial sample libraries available from many of the top producers world-wide.
The current list of what's in Craig's template (in template order) includes:
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Woodwinds
Spitfire Audio BBCSO Core
Spitfire Audio Albion One
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Brass
Performance Samples Caspian II
Cinebrass CORE
Cinebrass PRO
Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One Orchestral Foundations
Spitfire Audio Symphonic Brass
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Percussion
Sonic Academy Kick 2
CinePerc
Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One Orchestral Foundations
Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer Percussion
Spitfire Audio BBCSO Core
Heavyocity Master Series Drums
Heavyocity Damage
Heavyocity Damage 2
Strikeforce
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Pianos
Native Instruments Pianos (The Maverick, The Grandeur, Noire, etc)
Hans Zimmer Piano
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Guitars
Shreddage3 Stratus
Shreddage3 Hydra
Omnisphere
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Choir
Performance Sample Oceania II
Metropolis Ark 3 Male and Female Choirs
AudioBro Genesis Children's Choir
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Strings
Abbey Road Orchestra
Hans Zimmer Strings
Abbey Road Legendary Low Strings
Cinematic Studio Series
Performance Samples
Spitfire Audio Albion One
Spitfire Audio Symphonic Strings
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Synths
u-he Zebra2
u-he ZebraHZ
u-he Hive
Spire
Omnisphere
Sonic Academy ANA2
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