Notating first THEN programming? What a difference!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:25 am
I am impressed. What a difference it makes to program in DP instruments from a full professional score rather than "as you go" with no score (as I usually compose).
Something about this workflow and about seeing everything on the page makes dealing with dynamics and programming so much faster, easier and effective! I am finding much less struggle to program realistic-sounding ensembles like this. Dynamics are the key, and it's so easy to balance the sections like this!
Usually I compose/orchestrate as I go, kind of keeping a mental score image in my head keeping track of what I do. I do orchestrate first, but I only see notes. I want to see dynamics and articulations and phrase marks. ESPECIALLY phrase marks! It makes a big difference in the result. There's something about seeing the full score that makes all the connections easier.
Do you guys work like that? I mean, do you actually take the time to fully score and notate your music in Finale and then program the music from the written score?
I'm thinking it may be too time-consuming and not crazy deadline-friendly. Doing that Finale work takes a lot if time!
It WOULD make a BIG difference if at least I could notate in DP's QS dynamic markings and slurs. Maybe a few articulations as well... This would suffice to get what I want skipping the Finale part....
Or maybe I should try composing in Finale and then transfer to DP just to program the music?
MOTU> Please! I beg you to do something about QuickScribe! It's too old, almost anachronic
It's really time to inject some MOTU magic into QS...
Something about this workflow and about seeing everything on the page makes dealing with dynamics and programming so much faster, easier and effective! I am finding much less struggle to program realistic-sounding ensembles like this. Dynamics are the key, and it's so easy to balance the sections like this!
Usually I compose/orchestrate as I go, kind of keeping a mental score image in my head keeping track of what I do. I do orchestrate first, but I only see notes. I want to see dynamics and articulations and phrase marks. ESPECIALLY phrase marks! It makes a big difference in the result. There's something about seeing the full score that makes all the connections easier.
Do you guys work like that? I mean, do you actually take the time to fully score and notate your music in Finale and then program the music from the written score?
I'm thinking it may be too time-consuming and not crazy deadline-friendly. Doing that Finale work takes a lot if time!
It WOULD make a BIG difference if at least I could notate in DP's QS dynamic markings and slurs. Maybe a few articulations as well... This would suffice to get what I want skipping the Finale part....
Or maybe I should try composing in Finale and then transfer to DP just to program the music?
MOTU> Please! I beg you to do something about QuickScribe! It's too old, almost anachronic
It's really time to inject some MOTU magic into QS...