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Midi Ghost Notes

Only recently did I realize how helpful Ghost notes can be when composing a midi performance. This quest began recently when I was composing in Ableton Live.

In linear view I love the way the midi tracks can be clicked on and edited in the piano roll.

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Free Articulation Maps for Cakewalk and BBCSO CORE

 I made these up last evening. I am told they work with BBCSO Professional as well. 

Enjoy!

BBCSO Articulation Maps

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any piano vst recommendation

I listen to Yiruma's piano songs a lot and hope to write some music like that. I really find his piano song is really special in the piano effect compared to others.

I am not sure if he recorded by midi or a real piano, but I am here looking for the

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Which DAW is best for MIDI composers?

My research suggests that FL Studios is the best DAW for MIDI composers. What are your thoughts? What DAW/DAWS do you use and what are the advantages for each?

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Some DAW plug in Deals that might be too good to pass up

No this isn't spam or me trying to sell you anything. 

I've been recording for quite awhile and during that time you begin to see what's good and what isn't. During this process I sometimes come across daw plugins that are a bit better than the typic

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Sonar Platinum - what next

Hi,

I have been using Sonar/Cakewalk for a long time. Now they have shut their doors. I am trying to find the best DAW to transition to (I prefer staying in Windows but dont mind Mac if I have to go there) - considering Cubase or Logic Pro. I mostly

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Free Sonar Platinum

Cakewalk has been sold to BandLab who is now offering a free version of Sonar Platinum if anyone is interested. The license is for six months and I don't know what will happen at the end of that period.

Windows only apparently. Here is the press rele

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In Over My Head With the Carbon 61 Software Bundle

I've been using an old MIDI keyboard to compose in Sibelius 7. After I finish a piece, I export each individual instrument to a separate wave file, then insert each file into Reaper as a separate track and mix them down. When I export the file, Sibel

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Anyone using Cubase in conjunction with Scoring software such as Finale or Sibelius?

I see that members are often asked to supply a Score of their works to better help critique them.
Usually this is in the format of a PDF file.
I'm sure that I will need to study the use of the Score Editor in Cubase in much more detail,
however, there s

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