For the details, it's best to read posts and ask questions at Welcome to the VI Control Forum! Musicians helping Musicians! (). It won't hold your hand from inspiration to final render.
However, don't expect this book to give you the nuts and bolts of how to build a system, choose your software, and operate the software. Here is a newer edition than my copy:Ī: The Reel World: Scoring For Pictures-Updated And Revised Edition (Music Pro Guides) (0884088217372): Jeff Rona: Books One book that I have and enjoy is The Reel World, by Jeff Rona. I believe that some such books exist however, the more technical they are, the more quickly the become obsolete. Sample libs become obsolete, and often the licenses don't let you sell them.īest wishes on entering the world of sampled music performance! You never have enough, always want to upgrade, and they are expensive. Warning: sample libraries can be like lenses. That forum specializes in electronic samples for composers. It works with Mac or PC.įor more information check out Welcome to the VI Control Forum! Musicians helping Musicians! (). VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY > PRODUCTS > SPECIAL EDITIONS () It's something like 360 Euros to get Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion. Probably the best step up from GPO is Vienna Special Edition. At the top level, some composers will pool resources and create their own custom libs that aren't available to the public. It's fine for students, but you can do much better. The pros tend to see GPO as a bit of a joke. Real orchestras play in large halls and that's key to getting a full sound. You will also want a good reverb package. Strive for idiomatic playing, based on the instrument at hand for best realism. Trumpets, flutes, and cellos all play differently. A challenge is to learn how to "perform" for the different instruments. If you use a notation program or don't use the mod-wheel, you'll be playing all notes with a single intensity and it will sound like cheap MIDI. Keep in mind that strings, brass, and woodwinds play from soft to loud - and can do that within a single note.
Using the mod wheel is absolutely critical for GPO. Some offer free demos that you can try before you buy.įor best results, you'll create a click track, and play the parts in by keyboard. Sequencers include Logic and Digital Performer for the Mac, Sonar for the PC, and Cubase for either. For a human performance, you would want a sequencer program and a keyboard with mod-wheel and possibly other linear controllers. Having GPO allows you to check your work for completeness, but it will not sound human. There are *much* more professional solutions, but the price goes up quickly.Ī notation program is really made for creating printed music and for composing.