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1. Brad Jespersen

   January 11, 2022 at 9:18 pm

   Hi Jon,

   I just found your videos last week and I think that they are phenomenal!
   I do have a question regarding scoring- Currently I am using a program called noteflight to write down my compositions. It works to actually get things down on (paper), but It is difficult because the sounds are very bland and unrealistic. For me to transcribe a score and then put it to life I would need to individually place every note into my DAW, which is tedious. I am wondering if there is a better program I could use- one where maybe I could use plugins, or a DAW that has a grand staff. I need to see the musical staff in order to conceptualize the harmony, I think you understand where I am coming from.
   Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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   • Jon Brantingham

     January 31, 2022 at 9:11 am

     There are many. I recommend checking out https://www.scoringnotes.com/ for in depth reviews on notation software.

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2. Ricardo

   June 12, 2021 at 4:47 am

   Hi Jon, great post. I would suggest a dedicated post where you give us some advice about producing music with Virtual Instruments, which libraries do you use, AI applied to this instruments (e.g. like Noteperformer) and if this auto articulated VSTs can be used to produced orchestral music. I am a Dorico user and this is saving a lot of my time, but with some limitations in terms of sound quality, obviously.
   I see that you are using Spitfire but, is that the best one in your opinion and why? Is your (by the way excellent) music in Soundcloud produced using spitfire or are you using VSL or any other big player in the scene., or even real instruments of course.
   In summary, such a post would be a valuable information for all of us aspiring to produce orchestral music. Many thanks!

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   • Jon Brantingham

     July 1, 2021 at 3:00 pm

     Hi Ricardo, those are all great points. My setup is in need of some updating, so it would probably be worth documenting it. I use a mix of different libraries including Spitfire, CineSamples, East West stuff, and other random libraries.

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3. Mathew J

   May 6, 2021 at 7:40 am

   This is very comprehensive and insightful. I would say this is the best website to provide depth knowledge about music so far I’ve seen.

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   • Jon Brantingham

     May 15, 2021 at 7:13 am

     Thanks Matthew.

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4. John Chapman

   February 6, 2021 at 4:19 am

   I have arranged music but composed very few pieces

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