Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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How do you write comedy music in the Christmas spirit? That's the task composer Guy Michelmore takes on today in the third part of our Hollywood Christmas season. Working in Ableton Live 11 this time, he uses Arturia's Pigments synth and quirky instruments from Triumph Audio and Musical Sampling to bring his comedy Christmas to life.
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Comedy Christmas
Ableton Live 11 ableton.com/en/trial
Arturia Pigments arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pigments/overview
Musical Sampling Barker Clarinet. musicalsampling.com/barker-clarinet
Triumph Audio Bars triumphaudio.com/products/p/b
Enter our prize draw: thinkspace.ac.uk/signup/hollywood-christmas
How do you write comedy music in the Christmas spirit? That's the task composer Guy Michelmore takes on today in the third part of our Hollywood Christmas season. Working in Ableton Live 11 this time, he uses Arturia's Pigments synth and quirky instruments from Triumph Audio and Musical Sampling to bring his comedy Christmas to life.
Enter our prize draw to win one of 10 FREE courses. Choose form one of our new style fuly interactive courses with Discord community, projects to work on, interactive video and much more.
thinkspace.ac.uk/signup/hollywood-christmas
Comedy Christmas
Ableton Live 11 ableton.com/en/trial
Arturia Pigments arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pigments/overview
Musical Sampling Barker Clarinet. musicalsampling.com/barker-clarinet
Triumph Audio Bars triumphaudio.com/products/p/b
![5 BIG Mistakes people make writing music ......[and how to FIX them!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ul_XQWaWrVM/mqdefault.jpg "5 BIG Mistakes people make writing music ......[and how to FIX them!]
The 5 BIG Mistakes people make writing music …… (and how to FIX them)! What are the 5 most common mistakes people make when writing music? Composer Guy Michelmore listens to a lot of music from songwriters and composers and here he gives you his run down on the most common mistakes he hears – AND (even better) – how to fix them! Join him as he looks at harmony mistakes, melodic car crashes, dodgy structure and much more. Working in Logic Pro x Guy has written several really really bad pieces of music. IN this video he deconstructs what went wrong and then shows you how to put it right.
00:00 Hello Everybody!
00:39 1 - Tune and Harmony are on different paths
06:36 2 - Tune is still terrible
09:10 3 - All in at once
13:40 4 - No clarity
20:50 5 - Everything is Mediocre
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- - - - How To Write Music - - - -
How To Write Music explores the fundamental skills that underpin every great piece of music whether it’s a song or a film score, string quartet or video game sounds track.
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![Arturia Keylab 88 Mk2 - [REVIEW]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wm3iGIjZYcw/mqdefault.jpg "Arturia Keylab 88 Mk2 - [REVIEW]
Check out Guy’s How to Write Music course!
Download our FREE guide: https://thinkspaceeducation.com/htwm/
- - - - How To Write Music - - - -
How To Write Music explores the fundamental skills that underpin every great piece of music whether it’s a song or a film score, string quartet or video game sounds track.
Check out the free guide here to get you started: https://thinkspaceeducation.com/htwm-yt1/
If you are looking for a top-of-the-range weighted keyboard then the Arturia Keylab 88 is probably on your short-list. But what is like to play? How does it integrate with your DAW and what kind of controllers and software does it come with? Guy Michelmore has been using one for a few months and now gives his verdict. He also compares it with the Native Instruments S88 Mk2. Thank you to Arturia for the demonstration model. More information can be found here:
https://www.arturia.com/products/hybrid-synths/keylab-88-mkii/overview
00:00 Start
01:00 Overview & Feel
03:39 Buttons & Knobs
04:40 Analog Lab
08:05 User Mode
11:52 Differences
14:38 Wrap-up
Check out Guy’s How to Write Music course!
Download our FREE guide: https://thinkspaceeducation.com/htwm/
- - - - How To Write Music - - - -
How To Write Music explores the fundamental skills that underpin every great piece of music whether it’s a song or a film score, string quartet or video game sounds track.
Check out the free guide here to get you started: https://thinkspaceeducation.com/htwm-yt1/")
![VSL Synchron Brass [REVIEW]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zAXXrz7zwnE/mqdefault.jpg "VSL Synchron Brass [REVIEW]
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Synchron Brass https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Synchron_Brass
Introductory offer until 15th Aug 21
Synchron Brass from VSL is the latest high end brass sample library to enter the fray and its a cracker. Film, games and TV composer Guy Michelmore takes a review copy for a test drive. Vienna Symphonic Library were one of the first orchestral sample library producers and they are now re-recording all their libraries in a fabulous new studio. So if you are after the ultimate in realistic sampled orchestration, check it out.")
