General question: What kind of music do you write with DP?

donreynolds · Post by **donreynolds** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:36 am

just a joke. hope that did not offend anyone who plays country or rap

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:39 am

Hey, I represent that comment; I'm a crapper after all.

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:46 am

And a smart monkey you knew the joke.

Mr. Quimper · Post by **Mr. Quimper** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:15 pm

I've been in the process of putting together my demo reel (in grad shool at the moment), so I've been doing "genre" pieces for demonstration purposes - I've completed fusion, bebop, funk, prog-rock, alt-rock, and thrash/black metal tracks so far using DP, Komplete 4 and Colossus.

I'm in the middle of making a hip-hop track in the "style" of loop-based production without using any actual loops (hate 'em). It probably would've been easier to do in Live, but I decided to do do these 100% DP.

I may post them for open criticism if anyone would actually want to hear my crappy music once I get them all mixed. I'm planning on doing some orchestral, electronic and ethnic/world styled tracks as well (the last one may have to wait 'till I get RA though), so it might be awhile before I decide I have enough genres represented on my reel.

That said, I'm in a post-production program, so I also use DP a lot for sound effects/dialogue editing and mixing student films.

mwalthius · Post by **mwalthius** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:44 pm

BTW, here's an example of what I do with DP:

http://vimeo.com/1521544

Thoughts welcome....

Michael

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:16 pm

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At the moment, I'm doing mostly Jingle work, and music for Mexican TV shows. The former can be pretty much anything in style, the latter is mostly orchestral stuff (my very favorite).

I would do anything EXCEPT reggaeton, mariachi, cumbia, or norteño. I dislike those styles too much. So far I've been lucky enough to not have been asked to "write" in those stlyes... pheeeeeww!

I like some Country, though. That, I wouldn't mind doing a few times

Note to myself: FINISH your Symphony

aizo · Post by **aizo** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:45 pm

I write mostly experimentalish thrash industrial but I don't use the 4 on the floor as much. I love amen breaks so I often cut up loops. but 99% of my loops are made by me. I do use Live but only for cutting the amen break. I tried to use Live for VI's but it's so off the wall and I'm so used to DP's way for doing things that I just stick with DP.

I used to record band's...you know that overly compressed loud as it can get no dynamics cut my wrist and cry in the back of my mom's minivan about nothing emo garbage. I might go to hell for helping so many of those bands get out there. Really though i just flooded the market so that trend would die fast and hard.

toodamnhip · Post by **toodamnhip** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:41 am

Every style imaginable but usually commercial , song oriented, artist records, blending pop/rock/urban, r&b and latin with a wide variety of whatever influences I think would add flavor and touch...

I'd love to focus more on my film and TV WORK and rumor has it there is a show on offer to me so let's see what happens...
Then I'll really get to be diverse....

beppe · Post by **beppe** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:11 am

Above all classical music: reconding sessions, editing and mastering (I love my DP!!!). Besides video productions (DVD, advertising) and sometimes others various stuff (electronic, rock, theatre...)

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:33 am

I got my bachelors of Music at NTSU (Now University of North Texas) and went back after a few years to get my masters degree. I was a teacher of saxophone at the university with a full teaching load. I loved the academic setting, and my students did well. I graduated in 1985.

I started using the Mac for music in 1984. My first app was "Musicworks," which was hard to use and sounded like a toy. But I quickly moved to the MOTU stuff when it became available. (Yes, we suffered from vaporware anxiety back in 1984, too!) I formed the ACME Sinfonia with Digital Performer and myself and my musical partner on clarinet and WX5, which was to tour nationwide, but as we started getting bookings my partner had a breakdown and moved back to his home in san francisco, effectively ending that chapter of my life. I next moved my wife and kids to Dallas, where I became a performing arts agent and worked nationwide with touring shows ranging up to the Royal Philharmonic of London. That was the real education of the music business. I learned to play hardball.

Next, I managed Cafe Noir, a modern gypsy-jazz/rock band that won all the Dallas polls and awards. After I got them some national touring, I was called to do an unusual show for Yamaha, involving five pianos playing classic rock with the most talented pianist I've ever worked with; a russian named Ariel.

In Digital Performer I've done everything from boogie woogie to country to classic rock to classical, baroque, romantic, modern, jazz... I'm a classical musician by training, a once-and-future concert artist, and I've even used DP in live performance for nearly 20 years. I've mixed easy listening albums and classic rock cover albums. DP has given me a wonderful career. And it's not over yet. I'm bursting with inspiration right now. It may go in any of several directions.

I've used DP to create scores, as well, in conjunction with Composer's Mosaic and Professional Composer -- MOTU's former offerings in the score writing category.

What I have NOT done: tv and film. I'm anxious to try those media. I really want to do that. But I have some work to do first. We'll see what happens.

I was asked to teach DP, arranging, ear training, mixing and other aspects of professional use back in the mid 1990s for Scottsdale Community College, which had an incredible studio installation with 25 Kurzweil 2500s. Their setup blew me away. It was really good. I actually got the certification to teach in Arizona, but by professional work left me with too little time. They needed full time people, and I couldn't guarantee when I'd be gone or stay there.

The show for which I was arranger/Music director made it to Las Vegas, and we got our own theater in the Bellagio Hotel. The contract was signed, but the soloist -- our "star" -- died suddenly and unexpectedly. It was sad, I lost my best friend, but I also lost the career I had worked for 18 years building up. We'd have spent the rest of our days in Las Vegas with our show advertised on every taxi in Vegas. But that is fate, or irony or something. So I'm back to just making music that I like and hoping something works out.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Shooshie

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:28 am

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You know 'Cornies, the manner in which Shooshie handled this great (and recent) loss should be an example of grace under fire to us all. Way to go Shoosh. It's always uplifting to hear of potentially new directions coming your way mate.

aizo wrote:... I love amen breaks so I often cut up loops. but 99% of my loops are made by me. I do use Live but only for cutting the amen break.

I've heard of these a few times now. What exactly is an amen break if you don't mind my asking, Aizo?

aizo wrote:I used to record band's...you know that overly compressed loud as it can get no dynamics cut my wrist and cry in the back of my mom's minivan about nothing emo garbage. I might go to hell for helping so many of those bands get out there. Really though i just flooded the market so that trend would die fast and hard.

Ha ha ha ha! Good one.

Mr. Quimper wrote:That said, I'm in a post-production program, so I also use DP a lot for sound effects/dialogue editing and mixing student films.

I was in a post pooduction poogram once too, Mr. Q. We were all taught how to post poos of at least one gram by induction.

Sorry. Carry on 'Cornies; I'll clean up the mess.

twistedtom wrote:And a smart monkey you knew the joke.

Ha! Tom, I've been itching for a valid opportunity to post that joke for 2 years, and you beat me to it. Fortunately you resisted providing the answer, thus allowing me to pooticipaste after all.

Thanks man!

Mr. Quimper · Post by **Mr. Quimper** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:13 am

Mr. Quimper wrote:It probably would've been easier to do in Live, but I decided to do do these 100% DP.

I'm surprised monkey man didn't pick up on this.

tomeaton · Post by **tomeaton** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:29 am

I produce/engineer singer-songwriter records... which leads me all around the folk, alt-country, country, pop wheel. Tons of acoustic instruments, very few VIs (though I just did a more pop record which leaned heavily on Atmosphere and Stylus in addition to live drums and real keys). The best part of my job is being able to assemble dream bands for each artist... Boston is such a good place to make music.

Love DP...

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:30 am

Mr. Quimper wrote:
Mr. Quimper wrote:It probably would've been easier to do in Live, but I decided to do do these 100% DP.
I'm surprised monkey man didn't pick up on this.

Are you kidding? I picked 'em both up and added them to my poomunition stockpoole.

Thanks for keeping an eye out for me though, Mr. Q.

croftish · Post by **croftish** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:47 am

I've been in the games music business for over 10 yrs. I also do TV work (mainly sports packages), but I've done a few commercials in my time.

It's been Performer then DP for me since way back in '93.

Alot of what I do in games is orchestrally biased, but stylistically it spans contemporary electronica to folk and everything in between.

I don't personally know anyone else who used DP, all the other media composers I know use either Cubase or Logic.

Crazy Fools!

So this forum makes me feel less alone in the sequencing world