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 Computer Orchestration Tips and Tricks

 

Published by: PC PUBLISHING
Author: Stephen Bennett
Number of pages: 160
Group: MUSIC - GENERAL
ISBN: 1906005052/9781906005054
User level: Beginner/Intermediate
Objective: Tutorial
Date Published: August 2008
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Create realistic sounding orchestras on your computer
Little or no musical notation knowledge needed
Create scores for real players to read
Tips and tricks to get the best out of your software
All you need to orchestrate on computer

Using modern technology, composers no longer need to wait
until an orchestra plays their score to hear what their
music will actually sound like. Using a computer and
suitable software, it's possible for anyone to produce
high-quality results that can be used for music CDs, film
and TV scores - or even as a basis of a recording session
using orchestral players.

Many musicians would like to add synthetic orchestral colour
to their work but are often left feeling frustrated that
their first attempts don't sound very realistic or that the
techniques needed will be too difficult to learn.

This book is aimed at those with little or not understanding
of music notation. It gives the reader a basic understanding
or the principles of orchestration and offers tips and
techniques to help get the best simulated orchestral
performance out of their equipment.