Hello
I just joined. I have more than 325 composition/recordings.
I use Sibelius and sound libraries to put together new compositions. I compose to staff and then when I play back, Sibelius uses sound libraries for the actual instrument sounds. These instruments include voilin, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, etc...electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukelele
I have been able to create big band jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra, and blue grass with real instrument sounds. Incredible virtual bands!
Anybody interested in learning how to do this? I am think about putting together some videos but that would obviously be a lot of work, so I am trying to figure out how many people might be interested
thanks
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Michael Lofting said:
Hi Rodney
Surely our aim as composers is to get our music played ..... by real musicians.
This is an issue which seems to pop up all the time. I see it in the following way: The purpose of film music is that it is used interactively in a film ( or am I wrong?) When I hear film music, I always wonder for which film it is composed, and I would like to see this movie, and hear how and where the music is utilized . And due to it´s purpose, there is basically only a need for one single performance. In principle,this could be an optimized playback, performed by a computer.
The purpose of concert music is, that it is performed in concert by live musicians. Nobody will go to a concert and pay for an expensive ticket to listen to a computer playback. Producing a perfect, ledgible score is therefore of crucial importance for people, who are composing this kind of music. The only exception is when musicians are playing improvised music (jazz for example)., where a simplified lead sheet may be sufficient.
Bob Porter said:
Michael Lofting said:
Sorry if my comment seemed rude. Not my intention at all. My sincere apologies.
I use just Sibelius 7.5 with the lite sound set to realise my pieces so I was interested in a conversation about better and better sound sets.
Michael Lofting said:
Hi Gilbert:
I'd be interested. I currently use Sibelius for writing and playback and would be interested in any tips and tricks you might have to make playback sound better. I use East-West with Sibelius but am considering others like VSL and Berlin so would be interested in how you get VSL to work with Sibelius.
RH
Hi guys,
I'm trying out Sibelius to see if i will end up buying it but i can't get Garriton Personal Orchestra to work with Sibelius 7.5. I tried downloading the sound set for it but that didn't work.
Ive heard mixed things about the included sounds. But the demo is actually a fully featured trial version for 30 days, so the only thing that changes when you buy it is the registration.
Bob Porter said:
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