Hi I'm new to these forums, but I thought you might like to hear my symphonic poem, Islay. It is scored for a small orchestra and piano. It was written to provide a musical evocation of the island of Islay in the Hebrides. AUDIO ONLY : http://www.
Read more…I'm a keyboard player, and I am now 42, and I've noticed my fingers and hands are not as strong as they were. I've been playing a fair bit in the last year, so they've had exercise. I've tried one of those Powerball things (gyroscope) and it's pretty
Read more…Hi, would anyone like to contribute ideas? My thoughts on composing for underwater sequences are as follows: 1) it's crucial to know how much "underwater" sound will be present in the final mix, whether original sound from the movie, or just underw
Read more…The Manhatten Producers Alliance has an education series of classes for composers. Courses range from "Speed Composing" to "Sound Design" and much more. Has anyone here ever taken one of these classes? Do you recommend it? Discuss! Check it out her
Read more…I just wanted to start a thread that looks at how samples affect compositions in general. I'll try to talk about both the positives and negatives. I would place samples into TWO CATEGORIES: 1-INSTRUMENT SAMPLES 2- PERFORMANCE SAMPLES The first poin
Read more…Well here it is. The strings sounds are still poor in places. When I get my main computer back from PC World (it crashed when using Play and wouldn't load into Windows), I will mix in some of the East West Gypsy violin. So please remember it's onl
Read more…Now this is something that happens to me quite often. Have you ever been in the situation where someone asked “What are you using to create your music?”. Probably since most people aren't familiar with the technology nowadays, at least where I live.
Read more…Hello my dear friends and composers. I just posted a new compostiion for fun for Halloween under my profile called Toccata & Fugue D Minor. It consists of EWQL Gold XP, Stormdrum, Atmospheres, Peter Seidlecheks Complete Orchestra, MOTU Symphonic Orch
Read more…Hi guys and gals : It's GRAMMY nomination time again ... and ,well ..for any NARAS members here without a big band in the hunt themselves, I'd appreciate your votes for: Field 10 -jazz #48 -large jazz ensemble album ( they still call them albums
Read more…As a beginning composer for film, I have a question about the role of 'style' and how it relates to future success in the film business. Is it a good idea to present an original style or should one just concentrate on creating effective emotions/mood
Read more…Someone sent me this link yesterday to something called the "International Score Project" .I checked it out and this puppy is a treasure trove of downloadable ( PDF ) scores of many eras ! This thing will be invaluable to composers as a research too
Read more…Hi all, My buddy and I created a new Harp Glissandi Library. We felt that there weren't any really great glissandi libraries out there, so we made out own. There are a couple of free demos to try. I would love to get all your responces/feedback on it
Read more…This is something I've been fooling with for my next CD project. I'm interested in seeing if it seems to hang together and make any sense to other people :) I'm trying to get a nice dance groove happening without too much attachment to a specific to
Read more…Explores the four stages of birth as noted by Stanislav Graf. To play, please click the following link: http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=5424478&q=hi&ref=2 Thanks for listening. Karen
Read more…Hello, I have acquired Yamaha s90ES board as an addition to my old Roland EP85. Reading some software-vs-hardware discussions in this forum, I realized that this $2000 investment was a mistake. However, I do not fully understand what is a software s
Read more…Hi, I realised a week ago that I really wanted to be a composer for singers in rnb, hiphop soul ( im doing music since a long time and I already composed a lot of songs), I would like to sell my music and work with singers but i dont know where to s
Read more…Hi, I realised a week ago that I really wanted to be a composer for singers in rnb, hiphop soul ( im doing music since a long time and I already composed a lot of songs), I would like to sell my music and work with singers but i dont know where to s
Read more…In my opinion, the element of 'rhythm' should be given a high priority in the process of composing. How well a composer handles rhythm, often will determine the success of a given piece. A misuse of rhythm can become a glaring defect in an otherwise
Read more…Greetings friends, peers, and teachers all. I've been working on a new piece of music. This 6/8 time score mixes elements of Celtic style music with that of new age. I know it still has work to be done, and for the first time since I started composi
Read more…When you are bored, go through the member list and find those who have joined, but are not doing anything. Especially the ones with no photo. Some of them just wanted a profile for the ad space; if they are not and will not contribute, let's remove t
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