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Doug Lauber replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"The Izhaki book is really fantastic too. It's about $33. I refer to it often. It comes with a DVD of audio examples.  "
Mar 30, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"Thanks!  I am going to try doing some mastering myself, as I have about 15 pieces I'd like to produce."
Mar 30, 2011
Chris Alpiar replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"I dont know the first book Doug mentions but that Bob Katz book is considered the kind of holy grail intro to mastering, very worthwhile purchase"
Mar 30, 2011
Doug Lauber replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"A good start are books by Roey Izhaki: Mixing Audio, and Bob Katz: Mastering Audio. "
Mar 30, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"Thank you so much, I will look that up.  I was just discovering that my track had clipping in it.  It seems the sum of the parts can cause the overall to clip even if the individual tracks are no where near clipping.  Ah... so much to…"
Mar 29, 2011
Chris Alpiar replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"maybe Izotope Alloy or Izotope Ozone? Probably others here can answer that question better than I. And there are tons of plugin settings to start with. Its no real substitute for the real thing, but if you have no budget for anything then a plugin…"
Mar 29, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"Fascinating!  Since I'm working on a low budget indie film, what do you think the best course should be?  Is there a mastering software that is inexpensive and I can learn relatively easily? Thanks in advance, I appreciate it."
Mar 29, 2011
Chris Alpiar replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"I think it depends on the level of the film. For an indie, and ultra low budget projects for certain you can master your own stuff with plugins, but you should at least master stuff on some level, even on demos, collaborations, etc. It changes the…"
Mar 29, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"Thanks for the reply.  Here's a very basic question.  Can music go from Protools or Cubase into film and be at an acceptable level or do you need to master it with Sadie and Crane?  I haven't gotten that far yet, as you can…"
Mar 29, 2011
Chris Alpiar replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"Yea while they have made monumental motions forward in the MIDI aspect of ProTools, its still not up to snuff for scoring compared to logic or DP IMO. I keep pro tools in the studio, used to keep an MBOX around just so I could have pro tools but now…"
Mar 29, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"I also have Protools, but when I tried to do things that I find easy in Cubase I was frustrated.  So, I plan to learn protools soon.  Don't really know if there is any advantage, but for now, this is what I own."
Mar 29, 2011
Doug Lauber replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"For PC. I love Sonar. It has great tools, and an excellent interface. Sonar X1b works great."
Mar 29, 2011
Sandy Herrault replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"I am in quite the same position. I just started taking compositions from Sibelius to Cubase, and using Kontakt 4 for instrumentation. I can't say I have the best results possible but I think it is pretty good. I'll upload a link to a…"
Mar 28, 2011
Catherine Heckford-Dickinson left a comment for Ansgar Kreutz
"Hi sorry it's been so long I'm not ignoring you! At the minute I can't post any music for copyright reasons."
Nov 12, 2010
Magdalena Obert replied to Catherine Heckford-Dickinson's discussion HELP! Do I need a DAW as well as Finale? in the group Notation Solutions
"I've been using Logic Pro. I have SONAR as well and tried Pro Tools as well as others. At first I hated Logic because It seemed complicated, but after I settled down with it, I think it's great. Now SONAR I've yet to get settled down…"
Apr 26, 2010
Ansgar Kreutz left a comment for Catherine Heckford-Dickinson
"Hi Catherine, can we hear music from you, what kind of music do you want to publish? Greetings from germany, Ansgar"
Apr 6, 2010

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What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Film, Orchestra, Other
What is your favorite genre or style of music?
I have very eclectic tastes, and like all genres/styles
Is music your main income source?
No - Not Yet
Where do you live?
Hull United Kingdom
About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
At present I am composing using Finale. I'm not published yet but I intend to be!

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At 4:57am on April 6, 2010, Ansgar Kreutz said…
Hi Catherine, can we hear music from you, what kind of music do you want to publish?
Greetings from germany, Ansgar
 
 
 

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