by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
In another post, I wrote about how I was a Sibelius user, and then I found noteflight. Here’s the primary problem: Sibelius can get rather expensive if I’m not scoring music continually. However, noteflight is so inexpensive that paid access is almost impossible to...
by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
There are many things to consider when printing your music, font style, font size, system spacing, stave spacing, overall look, feel, readability, presentation, and page size. Why is the page size so important? The page size dictates everything font style, font size,...
by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
My favourite DAW is Logic X because it was the first digital audio workstation in which I learned to produce music. There are many reasons to love Logic X, and the score editor is one of them. Logic X is not the only DAW with a music notation editor; Cubase takes it...
by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
I use Sibelius, or at least I have since I bought my first copy of the software on disc over a decade ago. Sibelius and the digital audio workstation Logic Pro were the main programs on my 17-inch Mac laptop computer, which I no longer have. Despite all my efforts, my...
by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
I wanted to create title pages for the conductor score and orchestral parts in Sibelius and other music notation programs. No matter what notation program I used, none could make a decent title page. While the conductor’s score requires a title page, it’s optional for...
by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Up-Tempo Publishing
Unlike conductor scores, orchestral parts do not require title pages; however, they can have them if the publisher decides. Why don’t orchestral parts need title pages? It probably comes down to necessity and cost. If you consider a forty-piece orchestra, that’s a lot...
