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Wookieefett Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 1:24am Subject: Music composing program?
	Does anybody know of any good orchestral music composing program I could download? If so can you please post a link here. -----signature----- http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=BenMcEwan http://www.myspace.com/b_mcewan http://www.aurellia.net/
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ASOULAN Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 6:09am Subject: RE: Music composing program? - Date Edited: 7/12/06 6:13am (1 edits total) Edited By: ASOULAN
	Depends upon what you're trying to do and what you concider "good" If you're looking for freeware you can prety much rule out the "good" part. There are programs designed for composing and creating manuscripts for performance. ( Sibelius or Finalle ) Or are you looking for a sequencer / sampler type for simply producing music tracks ? There was a good thread a few days ago talking about sample libraries. Here it is... You can count on any quality software packages to be on the pricy side. I suppose if you're just learning there may be some free midi-type composers out there, but I imagine they'd be prety lame. -----signature----- Tell your story, In your own voice.... DamnYankeeMedia.com Lurker-mode
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keithabbott Registered: Aug '98	Date Posted: 7/12/06 6:12am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	Here you go...Sibelius. I've never used it but it looks great. http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius/index.html -----signature----- Producer, Rise of Nobility: http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/riseofnobility.html Sound Engineer: Eclipse SE, Return of Pink Five volume 2 Personal: http://www.myspace.com/keithabbott TK1210, Garrison Tyranus
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morpher-2005 Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 6:35am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	You'll ned to know music theory though... -----signature----- Read my autobiography, it's quite good. I die in the end.
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jbird69 Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 7/12/06 7:49am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	A good one that just came out in Sony Cinescore. Check it out here -----signature----- Writer/Director/Producer/Editor - Stunod Pictures http://www.stunodpictures.com http://stunodpictures.blogspot.com - The Stunod Scoop - Stunod Pictures' Official Blog Staff member and Sky's Personal Assistant : Viewin' It
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bgii_2000 Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 10:02am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	I.K. Multimedia's Miroslav Philharmonic: $599.00 Albelton Live 5: 399.00 Casio PX100 Digital Piano: $499.00 Total: $1,500.00 And it's worth every penny. -----signature----- The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master. My website, blog, and movies http://www.theBradPlace.net What IS meatball? Holy crap I'm learning things everyday. - JeffCaauwe
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Jedi-Washington Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 7/12/06 3:38pm Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	Depends on what you need. I typed up a big thing about this with links earlier, but i couldn't post it for some reason. shrugs Anyway, basically, it's a complicated process, and you need to know a lot in advance. It's like 3D. you have to be a good artist in general to make too 3D models. or being a director. You have to have a good idea of what you want and be able to work well in many situations to make good films. The progam is only a tool to get that done, which is what I think a lot of people miss out on here, that it's all about story and emotion, not all the programs you use to get there, because there are countless ways to do it. Same with music. There are countless options. here is a list of programs that are out there I know of All in one programs: (not great, but they can get it done) Sebelius, Finale Composing programs: Sebelius, Finale Sequencers: (to utilze VST) Digital Performer, Cakewalk Sonar, Steinberg Cubase. Samplers: Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, halion symphonic library (something like that) Garritan personal orchetra (weak) you're going to need one of each from those catagories to make something more decent than a MIDI file. It takes money, skill, time, an ear, and more money and time. Youre going to probably need a seperate hard drive for the samplers too, since most of them run from a hard drive, and will have trouble if they're interupted at all and doing menial computer tasks instead of just being used for samples. Best of luck to you! ~JW -----signature----- Whee! [Insert insperational quote from clichéd book or movie]
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ASOULAN Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 4:28pm Subject: RE: Music composing program? - Date Edited: 7/12/06 5:05pm (2 edits total) Edited By: ASOULAN
	Sibelius is a exceptional program (just bought it last weekend. I can see why it is so popular amongst the pros) but it is not a dedicated sequencer. It's a composing tool focused on printed manuscript. It also seems to be a bit of a pain to use VST instruments along with it. They say it's possible, but I havn't figured out how to do it yet. Music theory is prety much a requirement to write music, though some people seem to do a decent job without it. Mirslav Symphony is a great library (except for the high trumpets.....sigh.... ) Bgii...I assume ableton live is a sequencing program, yes? If you could...why do you like it ? What makes it special ? I've been very disappointed with cubase and am in the market for a new sequencer. Any insight you could give would be appreciated. I hear so many mixed reviews of GPO....maybe I just have to buy it and find out for myself... /ASOULAN says goodbye to another $150/ And a QFE to J-W: It takes money, skill, time, an ear, and more money and time. Yea...it does take alot more than an expensive software combo to make good music. But oh does that expensive combo make a difference in the final result.... Miroslav and Gigastudio 3 -----signature----- Tell your story, In your own voice.... DamnYankeeMedia.com Lurker-mode
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bgii_2000 Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 7/12/06 6:39pm Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	Actually I quit using LIVE a while ago, and switched to Adobe Audition. But Audition doesn't support VSTi interface. I have a basic VSTi host that I use to record off of the sampler. -----signature----- The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master. My website, blog, and movies http://www.theBradPlace.net What IS meatball? Holy crap I'm learning things everyday. - JeffCaauwe
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jbird69 Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 7/13/06 8:55am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	Cinescore requires no composing or music theory knowledge. They have dozens of themes that you can arrange and sample from. And it's around $250. -----signature----- Writer/Director/Producer/Editor - Stunod Pictures http://www.stunodpictures.com http://stunodpictures.blogspot.com - The Stunod Scoop - Stunod Pictures' Official Blog Staff member and Sky's Personal Assistant : Viewin' It
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bgii_2000 Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 7/17/06 11:03am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	Messing around with acid loops is not composing. -----signature----- The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master. My website, blog, and movies http://www.theBradPlace.net What IS meatball? Holy crap I'm learning things everyday. - JeffCaauwe
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Skyline Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 7/18/06 8:54am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	It's more like putting sounds together. Personally I use FL Studio to mix up percussion. But I wouldn't call it composing -----signature----- http://www.myspace.com/0darkwater0
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Funk-E Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 7/18/06 9:02am Subject: RE: Music composing program?
	It may not be composing so much, but you can still get some good results from the techniques used--check out the soundtrack to The Dig, which is easy enough to nab if you google 'Lucasarts Soundtracks'. It's made almost entirely from samples. -----signature----- I'm so adjective, I verb nouns. RIP George Carlin!
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