How To Write Epic String Staccatos in 5 Minutes

String Staccatos: the foundation of Epic Orchestral music.
They sound simple and understandable, but writing an unforgettable staccato pattern takes way more than just arpeggiating a chord progression. Here's my tutorial on them in five minutes.
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⏫ PRIVATE LESSONS: Coming soon...
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🎻 LIBRARIES & SOFTWARE:
(For each module, the libraries are sorted based on how much I like them).
- STRINGS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, Nucleus, Cinematic Studio Strings, Fluid Shorts, Cinematic Strings 2, Jaeger
- BRASS: Metropolis Ark 1 & 3, JXL Brass, Nucleus, Twelve Horn Ensemble, CineBrass CORE, Century Brass, Jaeger, Angry Brass
- CHOIR: Oceania, Metropolis Ark 1, Stormchoir 2
- WOODWINDS: CineWinds CORE, Nucleus, Metropolis Ark 1 & 3
- HYBRID PERCS & LOOPS: Damage, PercX, Decimator Drums, Cerberus
- BIG CINEMATIC PERCS: Los Angeles Modern Percussion, New Epic Toms Ensemble, New Epic Dhol Ensemble, CinePerc
- ORCHESTRAL PERCS: CinePerc, Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion, Kontakt Factory Library
- PIANO: The Giant, Woodchester Piano, Spitfire LABS Soft Piano
- HARPS & OTHERS: CineHarp, Kontakt Factory Library
- SYNTHS: Juggernaut, Serum, Harmor, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica,
- ORCHESTRAL SFX: Metropolis Ark 3, Palette Orchestral FX
- SOLO STRINGS: Tina Guo Solo Cello, Solos of the Sea, Cinematic Studio Strings Solo
- SOLO VOCALS: Jaeger, Vocalisa
- GUITARS: Basic Live Guitars & Bass routed into Waves GTR / Guitar Rig, Metropolis Ark 1, Heavyocity Atlantica
- TRAILER SFX: Custom / Private Samples, AVA Instinct, Cinematic Trailers Designed, Epic Sound Effects Quantum, Scenes From The Multiverse Vol.1, Juggernaut, Jaeger, Evolution Atlantica, AizerX Classic Trailers Toolkit, AizerX Trailer SFX Tools
- REVERB: ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer
- MIXING & MASTERING: iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced, iZotope Neutron, FabFilter Pro-Q3, FL Studio Plugins
- DAW: FL Studio 20
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💻 HARDWARE & PC SPECS:
- Desktop PC: 3.7 GHz Intel Core i7 8700k / 32GB DDR4 RAM / 2TB Samsung Evo860 M.2 SSD
- Laptop PC: Asus ROG GLW752 (2.6GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ / 16GB DDR4 RAM / 1TB Samsung Evo860 M.2 SSD)
- Audio Interface: M-Audio M-Track Plus
- MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Keystation 49 MkIII

[danielhadida]

"and this is complete garbage", LOL, shots are fired. Keep on the great work, Alex !

[ssd]

It's very rare when someone says something is "complete garbage" and immediately proceeds to give an example of what is better... Action immediately follows the words... and most among the audience agree. Most are shaken out of their comfort-zone without feeling offended.

I admire that thing about you Alex... every time I see your video a part of my musical self improves a notch. Thanks a lot! and Best Wishes...

[cauefernandes]

I'm absolutely loving this "How to in 5 minutes"! Thanks so much Alex!!!

[MrEcted]

Me: That's not bad!
Alex: And this is complete garbage...
Me: That's complete garbage.

[SinnixDayZ]

Anytime I here something written in D my brain screams Pirates LOL

[RosentwigMusic]

Someday I will actually start to make orchestral music and use all these things, haha. Until that day I'll just enjoy your creativity and knowledge :)

[playportalapp]

Me: oh cool i guess i got the basics i make stuff like th-
Alex Moukala Tutorials: and this is complete garbage

[paulstodolny]

Incredible lesson Alex. Love this. Love your style and your "No B.S." approach.

[Unelith]

It actually did wonders. I had a spiccato with what I thought to be a cool melody, but it just sounded so thin. Now I understand what to do

[kelvinchan]

some self-notes:
1. accent on double bass + cello
2. accent on violin (syncopation)
3. harmonization on viola (middle part)
4. subdivision
5. melody
6. variation

[RLeaguer_Saint]

This was hugely helpful - I wrote something that wasn't terrible immediately after watching this! Great stuff, thanks!

[BigAmp]

I've only watched two of Alex's videos and I've already been upgraded. Suscribed!

[positivelydark]

Fantastic tutorial! Now I need to incorporate this into my new music. Thanks!

[JanKerstens]

Select; deselect, zoom in, zoom out, move left, move up; oh no, move down, move right; zoom out; zoom in; select again, wait, deselect;.... fantastic!!!!

[luvoka]

Exactly the type of tutorial I was looking for. Thank you Alex!

[Evangelionism]

@1:25 Duuude.... I really like that. Wasn't expecting it.

[dhm_btz]

Going to use this on my next composition!, thank you very much!!!

[yraxkoli]

this was just 5 minutes but it helped me more than 1 year in school

[sturlestrausslisaethcomposer]

Great stuff Alex uncovering some very effective secrets making it come alive! Thanks for the reminder 😃

[ElemonAdventures]

This was really helpful. Thank you so much! :)