Hans Zimmer's Incredible Low End

[stardustmedia]

I guess the low end rumble of a starting rocket could be helpful if layered correctly

I'm up for a close mic on a rocket

Close mic it and then add LoAir on it... Hans will be BLOWN away

[kbaccki]

^ Rocket Science would not be of much use in this situation.

Indeed. You don't need to be a brain surgeon to figure that out. And you don't need to be a rocket scientist to be a brain surgeon. So there's that.

To be honest, I have a lot of respect for what HZ has done over the years... but I am sooooo done with that big overdone hollywood sound. I can hear it now... big drums, staccato strings, 5/4 or 7/8 time, if you please. Can we try something a little different? Maybe mix it up a little?

And it is LOOOUUUDDD. At some point somebody in the movie industry decided "we need to make this as LOUD as possible!". Probably because everyone knows louder is better. There has been more than one movie I've gone to in the last 10 years where my viewing experience was borderline RUINED by freaking ear splitting music and sound FX. Like, you know it's too freakng loud when you actually stop waching the movie momentarily and say to yourself "man, that is just hurting my ears". Then I ask myself "I just forked out $40 for this 'experience'?". What's the freaking point?

Are you a budding film composer? Do you often find yourself wondering "hmm maybe I need more taiko here"? Well I can tell you: THE ANSWER IS NO!!! No, you do not need more taiko. WE NEED LESS TAIKO! What is this effing OBSESSION with taiko? Hm? What?!? What is it?

Anyway. I'm off to see the new Star Wars this weekend. I fully expect to leave the theatre with internal injuries and significant hearing loss. Oh well. At least it's going to look really good, amd it'll be fun to see a geriatric Han Solo.

Rant over.

[sprnva]

I remember when I was watching Inception at home, the one thought I had running through my mind was what was going to cave first: my speakers or my walls. The low-end fx during the dream scenes were insane.

Fortunately both survived.

[D-Fusion]

^ Rocket Science would not be of much use in this situation.

Indeed. You don't need to be a brain surgeon to figure that out. And you don't need to be a rocket scientist to be a brain surgeon. So there's that.

To be honest, I have a lot of respect for what HZ has done over the years... but I am sooooo done with that big overdone hollywood sound. I can hear it now... big drums, staccato strings, 5/4 or 7/8 time, if you please. Can we try something a little different? Maybe mix it up a little?

And it is LOOOUUUDDD. At some point somebody in the movie industry decided "we need to make this as LOUD as possible!". Probably because everyone knows louder is better. There has been more than one movie I've gone to in the last 10 years where my viewing experience was borderline RUINED by freaking ear splitting music and sound FX. Like, you know it's too freakng loud when you actually stop waching the movie momentarily and say to yourself "man, that is just hurting my ears". Then I ask myself "I just forked out $40 for this 'experience'?". What's the freaking point?

Are you a budding film composer? Do you often find yourself wondering "hmm maybe I need more taiko here"? Well I can tell you: THE ANSWER IS NO!!! No, you do not need more taiko. WE NEED LESS TAIKO! What is this effing OBSESSION with taiko? Hm? What?!? What is it?

Anyway. I'm off to see the new Star Wars this weekend. I fully expect to leave the theatre with internal injuries and significant hearing loss. Oh well. At least it's going to look really good, amd it'll be fun to see a geriatric Han Solo.

Rant over.

We need more cowbells and 303's like the music in Blade.

[stardustmedia]

^ Rocket Science would not be of much use in this situation.

Indeed. You don't need to be a brain su0rgeon to figure that out. And you don't need to be a rocket scientist to be a brain surgeon. So there's that.

To be honest, I have a lot of respect for what HZ has done over the years... but I am sooooo done with that big overdone hollywood sound. I can hear it now... big drums, staccato strings, 5/4 or 7/8 time, if you please. Can we try something a little different? Maybe mix it up a little?

And it is LOOOUUUDDD. At some point somebody in the movie industry decided "we need to make this as LOUD as possible!". Probably because everyone knows louder is better. There has been more than one movie I've gone to in the last 10 years where my viewing experience was borderline RUINED by freaking ear splitting music and sound FX. Like, you know it's too freakng loud when you actually stop waching the movie momentarily and say to yourself "man, that is just hurting my ears". Then I ask myself "I just forked out $40 for this 'experience'?". What's the freaking point?

Are you a budding film composer? Do you often find yourself wondering "hmm maybe I need more taiko here"? Well I can tell you: THE ANSWER IS NO!!! No, you do not need more taiko. WE NEED LESS TAIKO! What is this effing OBSESSION with taiko? Hm? What?!? What is it?

Anyway. I'm off to see the new Star Wars this weekend. I fully expect to leave the theatre with internal injuries and significant hearing loss. Oh well. At least it's going to look really good, amd it'll be fun to see a geriatric Han Solo.

Rant over.

Amen

I'd like to add that the taiko for movie scores became the cowbell for music.

Gimme mo' cowbell/taiko ... errh noooooo!

[david.beholder]

Gimme mo' cowbell/taiko ... errh noooooo!

There should be hybrid instrument under the name... errr Taikobell? Cowbiko?

[Ah_Dziz]

Way back in the olden times, logic was often used as a front end for pro tools which used fixed point mixing and processing at the time. So it actually did make a difference for a long time which daw you used. This is no longer the case, but I can tell the difference across an entire mix worth of material between fixed point and floating point. In my limited analysis of Zimmers work, him and his team do a great job of leaving room for those huge sub elements so that when they do come in, they have the desired impact.

[MogwaiBoy]

Introducing 'HZ's Incredible Low End' Preset Superpack for NI's Massive.

Usually $99.99 - Special Introductory Offer $69.99.

17 Presets including 2 dropped-violin sounds and 15 squeeky bubble SFX. Also includes all 2 of the oneshots used in demo as wav format.

[sprnva]

Introducing 'HZ's Incredible Low End' Preset Superpack for NI's Massive.

Usually $99.99 - Special Introductory Offer $69.99.

Can I use my €25 voucher on it?