How To Build An Orchestral Template (Start to Finish)

👉 Start Composing Orchestral Music Today: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/coe Since I started composing orchestral music 8 years ago, I’ve gone through many versions of my template and learned a lot along the way; often through trial and error. In this video, I want to bring all of that together and show you how I would build my orchestral template today. 🎹🎹 Get the Template 66% off: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/primeo... 🔌🔌 Try the Synchron Prime Orchestra: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/vsl_spo ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ 🎼 FREE Orchestral Mini-Course – https://link.leo-brennauer.com/free 🎁 Get my FREE PDF Guides – https://link.leo-brennauer.com/freestuff 😎 Join our Discord Server – https://link.leo-brennauer.com/discord ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ Other Resources/Plugins from the video: 🔌 Get Cubase: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/cubase 📽️ Shortcut Video:    • 25 Shortcuts Every Composer Should Know (C...   🎚️ https://link.leo-brennauer.com/highre... 🔌 Seventh Heaven: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/ls_sev... 🔌 KHS Gain: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/khs_free 🔌 Little Plate: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/st_lit... 🎁 Free PDF Guides: https://link.leo-brennauer.com/freestuff ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ 🛠️ GEAR I USE 🛠️ some links are affiliate FULL GEAR OVERVIEW 🌍 https://leo-brennauer.com/mygear the music software 🌍 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/cubase the midi cc volume controller 🌍 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/mcceu the midi keyboard 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/mkbeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/mkbus the interface 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/itfeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/itfus the headphones - open back 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/hpoeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/hpous the headphones - close back 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/hpceu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/hpcus the shortcut controller 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/scceu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/sccus ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ 🛠️ BEGINNER GEAR RECOMMENDATION 🛠️ midi keyboard recommendation 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rmkbeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rmkbus headphone recommendation 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rhpceu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rhpcus interface recommendation 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/ritfeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/ritfus speaker recommendation 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rspkeu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rspkus microphone recommendation 🇪🇺 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rmiceu 🇺🇸 https://link.leo-brennauer.com/rmicus background music for videos 🌍 https://share.epidemicsound.com/0je5ku ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ 📚 Chapters: 00:00:00 Ochestral Template 00:01:23 Project Setup 00:02:00 Adding first tracks 00:06:06 Adding tracks & track order 00:08:27 Articulations 00:16:55 Keyswitches 00:23:08 Integrating other libraries 00:26:31 Volume / gain staging 00:30:14 Reverb 00:37:04 Grouptracks 00:41:03 The solo trick 00:43:01 Sample / track delay 00:46:26 Special announcement 00:47:49 Reference tracks 00:49:18 Testing the template 00:51:54 Speed orchestration challenge 00:57:33 Give away announcement 00:57:58 Layering 00:57:37 Microphone positions 01:00:36 Get my template ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ ✉️ Business inquiries: [email protected] 💐💐 Sponsored, but honest: This video is sponsored – but here’s how I handle that. Before I say yes to anything, I let the company know that I’ll have full creative control: no edits, no influence. If they’re not okay with that, I don’t do it. Simple as that. If they do agree and we start working together, they may see the video shortly before it goes live – but only to flag factual mistakes, like incorrect statements or technical errors. Whether or not I make changes is entirely up to me. My opinion and any critical parts of the video are never up for discussion. So everything you’re seeing reflects exactly how I feel about it. If one day that kind of honesty can’t be combined with the financial side anymore, I’ll stop making these videos and go back to my old "offline life". And hey – the fact that you’re watching this very video and reading this text is proof that it hasn’t come to that. At least not at the time I made this video :) 💐💐 Affiliatelinks: Some links are affiliate links. If you buy something, I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. © 2025 | Leo Brennauer | Peiting | Germany