"Thanks! That is certainly sensible advice though mileage does indeed vary. As a folk/rock/whatever singer-songwriter, I've been recording with DAWs for many years, while notation is still a second language to me. As with French and Japanese, I…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bruce Irving Jul 23, 2020. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I can't believe I didn't know about this forum before. So far I've listened to just a few works members have shared and it's clear you have some skilled and serious composers here. I love that scores…Continue
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"As far as notation and sample libraries are concerned: my general advice is, keep them separate. As in, write notation with software dedicated for notation -- you'll get less hassles that way. But for audio output, notation software…"
"I really enjoyed this little musical journey. Lots of great musical ideas and varying textures to please the ears. I can't add to the detailed musical and technical analysis from Dane and Liz. The VSL instrument sounds are very good but somehow…"
"Hello Dane,
This is a wonderful piece. It falls in a sweet spot for me of lush harmonic sounds with extensive chromatic variation and interesting modal melodic lines. Playful and rich with nice surprises for the ears. The same feelings I have for…"
"Hi Jörfi,
I have just joined the forum and this was one of the first members' works I heard. I've listened several times and I really like this piece. "Tone poem" is a good description as you have described the inspiration…"
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Hello everyone!
I can't believe I didn't know about this forum before. So far I've listened to just a few works members have shared and it's clear you have some skilled and serious composers here. I love that scores are sometimes shared too. I'm an amateur composer. I have some works on SoundCloud and a few on MuseScore as well, mostly…See More
Morning Light
I wrote this little instrumental piece and decided to add some backyard images to it. Some were processed with the Oilist painting app. And in case you're wo...
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Web, Multimedia, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Modern Classical
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Central Massachusetts, USA
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- I've been a singer-songwriter for many years but in the last few years, I have been composing a lot of instrumental music using orchestral sample libraries. I've written mostly shorter pieces but as I learn more, I hope to write more ambitious works.
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- At 2:01pm on June 10, 2020,
Gav Brown said…
Welcome Bruce!
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