VST for cartoon music - Looking for it

[mikeymike2000]

Hi there,

Anyone have any recommendations on a sound library that is made specifically for cartoon music? I have been searching
but can't find one.

[mazz]

Cartoon music is a pretty broad genre isn't it? Can you be more specific about what types of sounds you're after?

[cardell]

Sorry if this is a stupid question: Sound FXs, VSTi's or Loops?

Stuart

[mikeymike2000]

Let's say I want to recreate the theme to Family Guy. I am looking for similar sounds.
Cartoonish orchestra VSTs is what I am after if they are made. A few other boards said there really isn't any.
Thought I would check here before I give up on it.

[mazz]

Honestly I think it's not the samples. I have met Ron Jones, the composer for Family Guy, and I can confidently say that he records with a live 60 piece orchestra in LA and those folks are playing violins, trumpets, clarinets, etc., the same instruments that everyone else uses. It's the composition that makes it "cartoony". If you listen to the theme from Family Guy, it's pretty much straight big band writing, very jazz influenced. That's a deep study in and of itself and very difficult to pull off with samples.


Otherwise there's plenty of orchestral percussion libraries out there that contain all the cliche effects that have been used through the ages that could add that vibe to the music if you want to go that route. Elite Orchestral Percussion from Vir2 is one of my "go to" libraries.

But I think in this case, it's really the ear, not the gear, that makes the music sound like it does.

Good luck!

Mazz

[mikeymike2000]

Thanks, Mazz!

You are absolutely right. I just started composing about 9 months ago and while I know that I have made some great headway, I am still trying to find my sound and style. What you said is right on the money. Thanks.

[mojobone]

A lot of what you might think of as cartoon sounds are really just very unusual articulations or techniques, performed on traditional orchestral instruments; (like a tympani-gliss 'bounce') others are either exotic percussion (you can get a good 'spring' sound from a jaw harp, with the right technique) or sound effects, performed manually by specialists at places like Hannah-Barbera and Warner Brothers' studios, some of which are trade secrets. However there are sound effects CDs/DVDs commercially available that include some of the popular cartoon sounds, including Hannah-Barbera's Flintstones/Scooby-Doo 'running/takeoff', but not the Roadrunner's famous 'beep-beep'. You'll want to pay special attention to the licensing details for any commercial product; some SFX libraries don't allow you to use them for professional purposes.

Here's one of the better ones: http://www.sonicreality.com/products/se ... latinumhd/

[AndyKotz]

Hey Mojo? Where can I hear some of your music?

[mojobone]

I'm on Soundcloud, Myspace and Reverbnation, or you can click the music tab on my FB fanpage, which takes you here: https://www.facebook.com/mojobone/app_2405167945

[jamestoffee]

Check this out:
Sound Effects Bible- Cartoons

http://www.loopmasters.com/product/details/1304/Cartoon