52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast

Weekly Feedback - Week 28
https://my.52cues.com/posts/weekly-feedback-weekly-feedback-week-28
Free Workshop! From Sketch To Screen (with Jeff Hargrove)
https://my.52cues.com/events/from-sketch-to-screen-with-jeff-hargrove
Live Feedback and Critiques (Tuesday)
https://my.52cues.com/events/live-feedback-and-critiques-103575379
A Little Chat with Shannon and Dave
https://my.52cues.com/events/a-little-chat-with-shannon-and-dave-87969750?instance_index=20260715T160000Z
Live Feedback and Critiques (Thursday)
https://my.52cues.com/events/live-feedback-and-critiques-103575202
Hip-Hop Comedy #2 | Composing Livestream
https://my.52cues.com/events/hip-hop-comedy-2-composing-livestream
Orchestral Christmas | Results and Final Submissions
https://my.52cues.com/events/orchestral-christmas-results-and-final-submissions
Countdown Tension | Brief Info & Cue Review Session
https://my.52cues.com/events/countdown-tension-brief-info-cue-review-session
Uplifting Indie Pop Tasking | Submission Round
https://my.52cues.com/events/uplifting-indie-pop-tasking-submission-round

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It's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!

Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams,  cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.

One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!

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In this episode, community mentor Jeff Hargrove explains why a simple piano sketch can make writing cues easier before production takes over.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xXiCWzwo3TU
Be sure to join us for Jeff's free Sketch to Screen Workshop, July 13 at 4p ET!
https://my.52cues.com/events/from-sketch-to-screen-with-jeff-hargrove
Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.
Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!
Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.com
It's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!

Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams,  cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.

One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!

Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!

In this episode, Dave and community mentor Jeff LaPlante share their most-used instruments, tools, plugins, and effects to help production music composers build a dependable toolkit without wasting money on plugins you might not really need.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_pIAgPHp760
PLUGINS, SOUNDS, AND LIBRARIES DISCUSSED
SOUNDS AND LIBRARIES
Omnisphere
https://www.spectrasonics.net/products/omnisphere
The Unfinished Omnisphere Soundsets
https://www.theunfinished.co.uk/store/
Splice
https://splice.com
Serato Sample
https://serato.com/sample
The Fame Series: Modern Pop
https://www.ilio.com/the-fame-series-modern-pop
ProjectSAM Symphobia
https://projectsam.com/libraries/symphobia
Native Instruments Komplete
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/catalog/komplete/
EFFECTS
Melodyne
https://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne
Logic Pro Sample Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/sample-delay-controls-lgcef18b8738/mac
Logic Pro Stereo Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/stereo-delay-controls-lgcef18b892f/mac
Logic Pro Compressor
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/compressor-overview-lgcead9636ef/mac
Fender Studio Pro X-Trem
https://www.fender.com/products/fender-studio-pro
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Vienna Synchron Stage Reverb
https://www.vsl.co.at/products/software/synchron-stage-reverb
Waves TrueVerb
https://www.waves.com/plugins/trueverb
Soundtoys Little AlterBoy
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/little-alterboy/
Soundtoys MicroShift
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/microshift/
The God Particle
https://cradle.app/products/the-god-particle
Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.
Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!
Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.com
It's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!

Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams,  cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.

One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!

Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!

In this episode, Philip Johnston returns to explain how Orchestration Recipes makes complex concepts more practical, what Volume 6 brings to everyday orchestral writing, and where AI may fit into the future of composition and virtual performance.

Orchestration Recipes Vol. 6 is out now!
https://orchestrationrecipes.com
Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.
Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!
Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.com
It's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!

Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams,  cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.

One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!

Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!

In this episode Dave and community mentor Jeff LaPlante break down production music deliverables, including mixes, stems, cutdowns, file naming, metadata, loudness, and the common mistakes that can make an accepted cue harder for libraries and editors to use.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yIXUIyolKRk
Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.
Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!
Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.com
It's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!

Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams,  cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.

One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!

Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!