TropicalSuperstylin
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I was playing with it and found that I like it. Does anyone know any schools for learning how to score in a few weeks?
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Does anyone use Garageband for scoring?
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j1clark@ucsd.edu
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I don't play a keyboard instrument that well any more. But I can write music, and I've found the Garageband style of 'performance' oriented input to be sort of difficult to deal with. I would imagine for more precise needs, such as 'film scoring', it would be worse.
What I have done for my simple music needs, is used a scoring program to midi output. Then used Garageband to import the midi sequence and assigning an instrument in GB...
Gregg Juke
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There are people that use Garageband for sound design, and I've heard of some using some things from GB for some aspects of short-film scoring.
It is like any other new, inexpensive digital-age tool-- it can be useful, and even used "professionally" (I was on a radio show one time that was entirely produced using GB), but it probably is not the be-all and end-all for film-scoring, even for a neophyte making a short DIY film...
As to the "school to learn scoring in a few weeks" request-- Really? That's like asking "Where can I learn to be a director in two weeks?" or "What school will give me a complete education in production audio in a few weeks?" or Which school will make me a Rap star in a few days?" or best of all "I need a program that will make me a surgeon in half-a-month..."
Film scoring is an art that takes years of application to develop fully. You need to understand music, audio for film/video, and the basics of film production as a whole as well as specific technical skills. Talent plus study plus experience equals success.
That is not to say that you shouldn't start pursuing it now, or that you need the most expensive everything to get started, or that someone that can read and write music will have better ideas than you. You develop as you go, as with anything else. But the request for a fast-food service education is pretty ridiculous; sorry.
GJ
It is like any other new, inexpensive digital-age tool-- it can be useful, and even used "professionally" (I was on a radio show one time that was entirely produced using GB), but it probably is not the be-all and end-all for film-scoring, even for a neophyte making a short DIY film...
As to the "school to learn scoring in a few weeks" request-- Really? That's like asking "Where can I learn to be a director in two weeks?" or "What school will give me a complete education in production audio in a few weeks?" or Which school will make me a Rap star in a few days?" or best of all "I need a program that will make me a surgeon in half-a-month..."
Film scoring is an art that takes years of application to develop fully. You need to understand music, audio for film/video, and the basics of film production as a whole as well as specific technical skills. Talent plus study plus experience equals success.
That is not to say that you shouldn't start pursuing it now, or that you need the most expensive everything to get started, or that someone that can read and write music will have better ideas than you. You develop as you go, as with anything else. But the request for a fast-food service education is pretty ridiculous; sorry.
GJ
David W. Jones
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I used Digital Performer back when I was doing heavy score work.
Now I use ProTools for just about everything audio.
All the Best!
Dave
Now I use ProTools for just about everything audio.
All the Best!
Dave
unclebob6958
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I loved the MIDI implementation in DP.