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"Here's the thing. Notation is based on exact subdivisions. Music is fluid. Not at all exact. People have been giving you suggestions on how to deal with a problem of your own makeing. Let them help you. No one is attacking your premise. If you…"

"Scott, Feel free to disregard this post, if you like.  Personally,  I might tend think that setting prose to music is a problem. Consider how many different ways there are to say most any line in Shakespeare. The actor gets to say the line…"

"Sorry Stephen. My comments were just kind of a general rant. So the question is this. What is your brother listening to your music on? If he likes the sound on your system, then there isn't much else you can do."

"Scott, No matter how much you know about notation, you can't just open a piece of software and expect to be able to use it without lots of study. I am not at all surprised by any of the troubles you had. The same could be said about any DAW. I…"

"Timothy, Good luck with notation. If you don't know what notation is, the learning curve can be tough. Notation software is not midi based and you can't use it like a DAW. Notation software in meant to produce a score for real players. It…"

"Timothy, Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed it. But consider these few thoughts. For me, the amount of reverb kind of muddled things up. Maybe that's the effect you wanted, but it was hard to make out some of the interesting lines you…"

"Stephen, Musicians don't exist to make recordings. They exist to play music. We tend to think that an mp3, be it of live musicians or VSTs, is what music is all about. What a static, dull, and unimaginative view of music that is. If I want…"

"Stephen, Everyone's definition of what sounds awful, is going to be different. There also is confusion as to what midi is. I have heard whatever the working file of a piece in various software called a midi. Sibelius is not midi based. It is…"

"I'm glad he likes it. I probably would too. But it's still an electric piano."

"If you will actually read my comments you might read that I enjoyed the planetarium show. I said that music, no matter how it is produced, can be beautiful. I see no reason why music played on the Yamaha couldn't be enjoyed. Your OP asked for…"

"I went to as planetarium show. the night sky was projected on a dome. It looked very real. As they simulated the sunrise the finale of the Firebird Suite was played. It was very enjoyable. But it was all fake. There were no real stars, and no…"

"Saul, "And its the final sound that you hear and it has been taken directly from the acoustic instrument through means of technology innovation research and talent." I think the point people are making is that the sound that is coming from…"

"There is a time and place for acoustic instruments, and there is a time and place for electric instruments. Yes, they can be used together, but one can not replace the other. One can choose to play one over the other, but at a cost. Music is…"

"Daniel, You ask a very difficult question. Without knowing what instruments you have used, it's hard to know how to proceed. Or how to consolidate.  However, in general, the string section of an orchestra alone will consist of five…"

"Henry, Thanks for posting this. It is very nice just like it is. Remember, you decide which direction to go. Which instruments to use, or not. Experiment freely. That's the beauty of working on the computer.  Personally, I feel nothing…"

"Stephen, After re-reading your OP, here are some additional thoughts. Because you are talking about piano, in this case, it doesn't make much difference if you mix with headphones, monitors,PA system, or cans connected with string. If your…"