In Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort – even in Elements

Steinberg’s Dorico may be a flagship notation tool in the traditional mold, but frequent updates continue to argue for making this your scoring option of choice. That’s an easy case to be made with the high-end Pro edition if your budget allows – but it’s increasingly true of the Elements and iPad editions, too.

The Internet, as an Avant-Garde Orchestral Suite – YouTube Mash-Ups

Via YouTube Doubler, a twisted online YouTube mash-up tool created by digital artist and Emergency Broadcast Network veteran Brian Kane, comes a strange new … orchestral composition. (EBN, for those not in the know, should translate as "video mash-ups before you knew what video mash-ups were.") Charlie Rose interviews Charlie Rose. "Google…" Just watch. (The […]

- April 15, 2009

Fight the Microsoft Songsmith Cheese with Samples, Styles

Okay, so you’ve seen the painful demo video for Microsoft Research’s Songsmith software – it was intended to me tongue-in-cheek, I think, but the self-parody didn’t quite work. But the idea of auto-accompaniment software that interprets your recorded singing remains impressive. And I’ve gotten some tips that it is possible to make Songsmith sound good. […]

- January 9, 2009

Ableton Does Orchestras; Which Section Would a Good Lutheran Get?

Peter Kirn - May 9, 2008

NAMM: Divide and Conquer with DVZ for “That Film Score Sound”

Josh Jancourtz - January 19, 2007

Free Christmas Tunes: Garritan Community Christmas Album, DJ Riko Mad Mix

Peter Kirn - December 14, 2006

Commodore 64 Orchestra @ Vintage Computer Festival: Massively Parallel C64 Music Action!

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2006

New Film Scoring Site; Mac mini, PC Sampler Farms for Samples

Peter Kirn - October 30, 2006

Finale 2007 Announced: Intel-Native, Parts Linking, Video Scoring, Sibelius Leapfrog Continues

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2006

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