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The Courting Ritual of a Hopeful Panda

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$19.00 – $29.00

As an official demo for Spitfire Audio’s Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional, “The Courting Ritual of a Hopeful Panda” is a playful, exotic, and tongue-in-cheek dance for an imaginary panda looking to impress!

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Project File

THE COURTING RITUAL OF A HOPEFUL PANDA

Written as an official demo for Spitfire Audio’s Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos, this piece draws attention to the versatility of the Cello section as they perform nimble melodic passages and expressive legato lines, supporting a scene of bamboo shoots, cherry blossoms, and a bumbling young panda making his strongest impression.

Explore the project file to study how these virtual instruments were programmed, performed, produced, mixed, and finalized as a polished production. Optionally, use it as a template for your own productions, with the mix and plugin settings ready to go!

The Project File

You will receive the main cubase project file that was used for creating the demo, plus a “LITE” version with all instrument tracks disabled – helpful for if you don’t own the sample libraries used.

Both project files include all of the MIDI and CC data used to sculpt the final performance

Printed audio STEMS, allowing you to play back and hear the project even without owning the sample libraries used.

Track layout, signal flow, and routing optimized for flexibility and easy STEM printing

Plugins are loaded and the mix is balanced, just as it was when exporting the final product above

MIDI Editor (V1 Shorts)
Cubase Arranger View
Mixconsole 1
Cubase Arranger stems
Score Excerpt
Parts Excerpt

Notated Score

Included is the full orchestral score in PDF format, PLUS separated parts for easier reading.

Read along with the project and solo individual instruments for detailed study of how written score can translate into a virtual performance.

Parts include: Strings, Winds, Brass & Timp, Percussion, Melodic Perc (w/ Harp and Piano)

Plugins & Production

See how the final mix was shaped using only stock plugins included with Cubase 12 – no need for paid plugins!

Bypass plugins to hear the before and after to fully understand the importance of production.

See how reverb was used and tweaked to enhance the depth and positioning of instruments recorded in different spaces.

Use the settings as presets for your own productions.

AR Perc Taikos
Rare Flutes (chinese membrane)
AR Cellos
LABS Moon Trems

Sample Libraries Used

Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional / 1st Violins Professional / High Percussion / Low Percussion / Metals

Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations, Originals Rare Flutes, Spitfire Harp, Albion Solstice, Percussion Swarm, LABS Moon Guitar, LABS Autograph Piano

Do I need all of those?

Nope!

Even if you own NONE of the products listed above, you can open the “LITE” project with all instruments disabled, and play back the project using the audio STEMs provided. You can even still study the MIDI on each individual track.

Made by

Jayden Lawrence

Jayden Lawrence

Composer for Film & TV

VERSION COMPARISON

Cubase

  • Cubase Project
  • "LITE" Cubase Project
  • STEM Audio Tracks
  • Full Score + Parts (PDF)
  • MIDI File
  • Quickstart Quide

MIDI File & Score

  • Cubase Project
  • "LITE" Cubase Project
  • STEM Audio Tracks
  • Full Score + Parts (PDF)
  • MIDI File
  • Quickstart Guide

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Steinberg Cubase Pro 12 or higher
  • Refer to the list of sample libraries above for recommend

HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS:

  • 32GB RAM for the Full Project / 8GB RAM for the LITE Project
  • Intel i7 3.4GHz quad-core or equivalent
  • Samples streaming from SSD
 
(Original project was created with an i7 12700k CPU and 128GB of RAM)

Instant download available after purchase

F.A.Q

What do I get with MIDI & SCORE option?

You get everything listed in the “What’s Included” section, except for the Cubase project.

I don't have the sample libraries listed. Can I still use the project file?

Yes. You can load the “LITE” project and work with the audio stems that cover all of the used sample libraries, or you can replace the sample libraries with your own. Note that it will not sound the same as the full mix provided.

I don't use Cubase. Can I still use this project?

Unfortunately, the files included will only work with Cubase. This project is made very specifically for Cubase’s features and the plugins that come with it.

Is there a list of tracks used so that I can replicate it in a different DAW?

Not at this time. The tracks are often tweaked beyond their default state, and would be tedious to reproduce.

Additional information

DAW

Cubase, MIDI File & Score
Sample Libraries

Abbey Road One, Abbey Road Orchestra 1st Violins, Abbey Road Orchestra Cellos, Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion, Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion, Abbey Road Orchestra: Metals, Originals Rare Flutes

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