Thank you all so much for your support throughout the making of this video. It was a really difficult production and I'm so proud to have had so many people stick with me while I got it done. It really means a lot.
Thank you again for your confidence!
Next video will be a relatively short one about the making of MuseScore 4. I've made a bunch of videos about other notation apps. Time to do one from the perspective of the designer!
Hey everyone,
This is just a notice to let you know that my new video on musical elitism will be released next week on Friday (April 8).
The video is going to be somewhere between 50m and 1h 10m in length. I have not actually stitched it all together yet to really know how long it is yet!
Thanks very much for all your patience with this one. It has been - like the Dorico video - incredibly tough and demanding to produce.
Yours,
Martin
Since I shared the storyboard for this section a few months ago, I thought it would be fun to share the final product. This was by far the most time consuming and difficult section to put together.
The overall video is not far off completion and I'll be releasing it in the next 2 (or possibly 3) weeks.
If you'd like to see more sections prior to the release, let me know!
I hope you enjoy!
Martin
Hi everyone,
This video is coming along nicely now and I think it is reasonable to assume that I'll be able to release it by the end of this month.
While you wait, here are 3 chapters I completed recently that occur early on in the video. I hope you enjoy them.
The first chapter (about the author David Tame) may seem a little random if you didn't watch the storyboard about Confucius and ancient China that I posted on Patreon recently. But even if you haven't seen that, I'm s...
2022-03-04 00:57:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, as I mentioned before, this video is quite massive in scale and will take a good bit more time to create. While you are waiting, I thought I would share a few sections in advance, beginning with this one. It is a short section that occurs mid-way through the video.
It also gives you a small insight into the structure of the video, which is comprised of lots of smaller, self-contained parts, stitched together by a common theme. Each part touches on a different aspect of elitism...
Hello everyone! I thought you might enjoy this clip from my upcoming video, which is in its raw storyboard stage. Since the final product will be quite large in scale and varied in subject matter, I've decided to enlist the help of an illustrator and editor. This allows me to continue refining my script, while working on the editing and music required for other segments. (All made possible thanks to you, by the way)
Bringing in more people complicates the production process a bit and r...
Hey everyone,
I wanted to give a quick update about the progress I am making with this video. When I pitched this idea (along with several others) for you to vote on, I had a reasonable sense of what I wanted to say. In particular, I wanted to push back on a tendency to use the term 'elitism' to dismiss music that requires knowledge or experience on the part of the listener.
However, the moment I began my script, it became obvious that my original concept would end up unsatisfyin...
Hello everyone,
So... that MIDI chord pack video was a nightmare to make. I'm glad the reception has been so good but I'm also VERY glad to see the back of it :)
So, what's next?
When I asked you to vote on my next video a few months ago, the results were... interesting. Initially, 'MIDI Chords' topped the poll (which prompted me to get started on it)... but was overtaken a week later by a different idea: a video where I take a critical look at the general debate around el...
Thanks so much to all of you for sustaining me your support while I made this video. I really appreciate it and I'm pumped to begin working on the next one right away.
More info about that really soon.
Martin
2021-09-03 14:10:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello again!
Just so you know, we've set up a new music listening stream on Discord called Gramophone, where we listen to and discuss music submitted by members of the Discord server. Gramophone takes place at 20:00 UTC every second Saturday.
Tonight's stream is live now!
https://discord.gg/3dSgEZQJ
Hey everyone. Just to let you know that my video on the Unison MIDI chord pack will be out on Friday next week. It has been a very difficult and time-consuming project. Unexpectedly so.
It needed a ton of effects work, design work, a few practical effects (which turned out to be more tricky to achieve than I expected) some 'to-camera' presentation and a bunch of interviews too. I honestly did not expect it to take this long... but I'm really happy with the result and I hope you all like...
2021-08-28 11:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought you might find it interesting to see how I am sourcing usable footage for this video.
Since Unison have a history of issuing DMCA takedown notices on anyone who publishes a criticism of them, I thought it would be advisable (and fun) to find creative ways to talk about them without showing any of their copyrighted or trademarked material.
Because Unison Audio are VERY trigger happy with Takedown notices, I've had to think outside the box a little in order to describe their sales tactics (probably the most fun part of the video).
Here's a look at my new MIDI chord pack company name. My reasons for choosing this name will be apparent when you see the final product!
Hey everyone. So my MIDI chord pack video is going really well. I'm pretty sure you'll all get a big kick out of it.
In this case, the moment I started poking around, I noticed all kinds of interesting aspects of Unison and their business model. As a result, I've done a bunch of interviews and have enlisted the help of quite a few other YouTubers. So far my video features:
AVe McCree, Ben Levin, Hbombergy, David Bruce, Jessica Williamson, AfroHamurai, Liam Taylor and Will Parker...
For those who are looking forward to my upcoming video about the Unison MIDI chord pack, here's a wonderful contribution from Ben Levin, who'll be featuring as one of my 'influencers'.
Here's a DropBox link, since Patreon keeps screwing up the preview: https://www.dropbox.com/s/moaua52amz4tyhs/Tantacrul%20YouTUbe%20Ben.mp4?dl=0
2021-07-02 18:04:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Thanks a lot for voting on what my next video should be. The top two (to my surprise) ended up being 'Elitism' and 'MIDI Packs'. At the time I began writing my script for MIDI Packs, it was the #1 choice. However, 'Elitism' has since just slightly popped in front.
This means that I've accidentally disobeyed the poll (and your collective will) by choosing MIDI packs :( This is not a good creator move and it was not intentional. Please do not cancel me.
H...
Hey everyone. Below are a bunch of videos I'm planning at the moment. They're all going to happen... but I'm having trouble figuring out which I should focus on right now. Please help! Read below for a synopsis of each video and then vote on the one you want to see. Comments would be very welcome too!
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A video about elitism in music: I'd spend 50% of the video making fun of people who really are elitist, discussing how it is a problem... but not in the way mo...
Hey everyone,
Just letting you know that my super secret video will be released on Friday next week. It's a very unusual one that involved a lot of other people and was quite tricky to organise. It really is a 'once in a lifetime' type of video and I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions.
I'm also going to draw your attention to the following release statistics:
2020: 3 videos released in total
2021: 3 videos released by 30th April
Patreon is directl...
Hey everyone,
I was thinking of filming another Q&A tomorrow. If you have any burning questions, please ask them RIGHT NOW!
Thanks!
Martin
Hey everyone. Just a quick update. The response to the last video was great. It's still chugging away getting decent views and I'm now quickly getting the script together for my next video.
This next one will be weird. First: it needs to get out quickly.... there's an urgency to release is ASAP that I need to respect. Second: I can't say anything about it yet. However... I'm pretty sure that nearly everyone here will be pretty damn surprised & intrigued :)
It will be relativel...
2021-03-25 22:03:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, thanks so much for the support over the last few months. Hope you enjoy it!
I've already sketched out my next two videos, which I think will be released in relatively short order. 2021 is already off to a much better start than 2020 in terms of output. I mean... anything is better than 2020, so that's not saying much.
Anyway, thanks again!
2021-03-20 01:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, just to let you know that my video about reality TV music & reification will be out this Friday. It's 30 minutes long and filled with all kinds of nonsense, including a cameo from John St. John (the voice of Duke Nukem).
When released, it'll have been just over 2 months since my last video, which I'm quite pleased about. Hope you enjoy it!
Martin
2021-03-16 22:19:16 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/la36m0cqyzwt04g/AAAM9oTieOYAGSPMgzKSqfQHa?dl=0
Hey everyone!
I thought you might like to have a listen to some of the BG music I've created for my upcoming video. Apart from 'Tantatheme', which I wrote for a David Bruce video, the rest are new.
Nearly all my videos require some new BG music to be written. Some music is unique to the v...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eytyspa6wwkd00u/MVI_7040_%2A%2A.MP4?dl=0
David Bruce and I went filming a few months ago to provide some B-roll for my upcoming video.
It was an AWFUL shoot :) Absolutely freezing, incredibly windy. In addition, I hadn't had a haircut in ages and I had food poisoning, so I look like a corpse. Enjoy!
PS: Hoping I can sort the hair and vampiric a...
2021-02-02 18:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostI thought I'd update you on my next video, which is all about musical tropes on television. I'll be focusing on nature documentaries and Reality TV in particular, observing where they converge... and why. It's going to be a REALLY silly video.
One of the aspects I'm really excited about is the involvement of the John St. John, best known as the voice of Duke Nukem!
Script is done. Editing is now underway.
I'll share some early examples and behind the scenes stuff soo...
Hello everyone!
Today, we've finally been able to release MuseScore 3.6! This unlocks my ability to release my font video! So you can expect it tomorrow at 2pm GMT.
If you're interested in getting a copy of MuseScore to see our engraving improvements, you can check it out here: https://musescore.org/en/3.6
Apart from that, since my video has been sitting there, waiting to be released for almost three week...
2021-01-14 21:25:52 +0000 UTC View PostSince a few people have mentioned wanting to try the new font out, we've released a Beta version of MuseScore 3.6 here:
https://musescore.org/en/download
The font can be fount here:
https://github.com/MuseScoreFonts/Leland
At the moment (apart from MuseScore) the font can also be installed in Do...
2020-12-23 14:23:21 +0000 UTC View Post
