[Fmpro] Sibelius, Mockup's and all...

[Claude Castonguay]

Hi everyone,

what we would ultimately need is a notation program that would come  
with an internal sample library containing all possible articulations  
and effects like Trills, gliss, etc...The notation side of the  
program would automaticly translate for example the C3 you are  
holding for two measures to trig a Half-step trill going from c to c#  
or a gliss from c4 to g2 etc...

Because now, in the state things are and the speed at wich we need to  
present mock-ups,since you first want to convince filmmakers that  
you're music is good, the sound of the mock-up is prime  
consideration. So you end up with a print-out that looks like  
complete jibberish, just think about the ton of lower octave notes  
that we use for keyswitching who end up in your print-out. When you  
keyswitch to a Marcato or muted sample, well the notation program  
doesn't know.When you play timpanies using your left and right hands  
separated by 4 octaves distance to have a more realistic feel...

Also the fact that string samples have slow attacks you need to  
compensate by playing way in advance for your strings to be thight  
with the xylophone for example. This translates into notes being  
written on the 4th beat of the previous measure. I could go on and on  
you get the picture.

All this means that the correction steps between creating a great  
sounding mock-up and delivering a readable score to the orchestra  
could get very time-consuming. I know, i made a few thousand $ last  
year helping a composer friend get ready for a symphonic/rock show.  
Great for me, not so great for my friend = ; o )

That's why i think the future of Notation has to go towards a very  
good integration between the sound engine and the notation engine.

Hope all this was intelligible ; )

Shakespears language is a bit of a stretch for me...

Best,

Claude

On 08-01-17, at 15:31, Ted Peterson wrote:

> I find it easier to notate in Finale and export midi to PT. Or use
> Sibelius and send the file over. I still have to check every note
> though. I have found a way to use both Miroslav and Giga with both
> Sibelius and Finale.