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Do any composers use RAID systems to run your sample libraries? Changing things up and saw some RAIDs on Black Friday with SSDs.. Expensive, but I already have a few SSDs, so if I can get an empty RAID bay, it could be beneficial.
What do you run it in? RAID 0 or RAID 1? I feel like the back/redundan...
Expand postMany years ago I used to run RAID. But the odds of losing 'static' data such as samples is extremely low and I don't create many files a day which the software backs up on a regular basis. So the bott...
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Spitfire Audio has started a cool neat Composer "magazine" on their site. Check it out, with their first interview being Justin Hurwitz. As always, the quality is top notch from Spitfire!
https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/oscar-winning-scores-with......
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Been quiet here so I'll bring up a topic not discussed here as far as I can tell AND there is no right answer. It's about where do you do your scoring specifically. Most of us have a 'business' where we operate out of somewhere.
My mentor has a storefront in a strip center. He pays rent, for examp...
Expand post... I was going to post about acoustics and mixing, but Jonathan has beaten me to it and been far more informative than I could ever aspire to be! Exactly what he said, the acoustics are a problem for...
Expand commentThanks Jonathan for the very informative information. But perhaps you would be interested in commenting on the original topic of using a home studio versus paying for a location somewhere else? Do you...
Expand commentMy bases or places I stay are always home offices/studios. I prep the room to do whatever I want, wherever I’m staying. I would never ask permission or pay for another building. Acoustics are extremel...
Expand commentAs for the Abbey Road plug-in, I only recently tried it out. I had just moved and was in the middle of scoring a zombie feature. My new space wasn't treated yet and I was faced with sending preliminar...
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Hello guys! I am living in Uganda but working as a director for Hollywood prayer network, the Uganda chapter. I am an author and screenwriter. I have written a short film " The sojourner" and finished producing it just yesterday. We are now starting to edit it but I am looking for anybody who can co...
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Hello, everyone!
I am currently working on my first short film and since it's gonna be part of a portfolio I have to present to apply to this film school, I have to do everything myself.
Including, of course, the music. Now, I have absolutely no experience in film scoring so, if anyone has any tips t...
Expand postI get what you're saying, Joel but I am familiarized with composition, I already have some pieces of my own! That's why I feel confident that I can write my own score for my films.
Writing music, even orchestra music, and scoring cues that fit and support the action of the film could be different. If you feel confident then go for it. When the film is completed, get feedback on everything from someone outside the film biz.
Joel made some valid points. One suggestion - Determine the scenes in your film that you feel need music. Choose existing music from your music collection (or anywhere else) and place them under your...
Expand commentCan anyone tell me if song parodies count as original or cover songs? They’re kind of a blend of both so it’s confusing when submitting a parody song and I’m only given the option of clicking on original or cover.
I have a sense that building long lasting relationships with film makers is the avenue to placing my music into film and media. I look at the number of well known directors and producers who tend to use the same composers for their films.
There is a good and bad associated with that. Composing/scoring is much the same as any other profession - if you are a service/product provider and your customer likes the service/product, they will...
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Hey all! I have been wondering what types of software are necessary to learn for working at a production company. I currently work with Pro-Tools & Garageband but I am learning more about Logic. I am applying to jobs in LA and wasn't sure if knowing Logic was necessary- I just don't want to waste co...
Expand postThis is my input 'from the outside looking in' as I neither work for a production company or live in LA.
1. As I spent 23 years at Exxon, my initial take is you learn and use the tools used at the comp...
Expand commentHi Sarah. I hear Logic is big in LA, and Cubase in London, though London seems to be becoming more Logic too now. Pro Tools is more generally used for mixing, mastering and the final mix than composin...
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Greetings to the community involved in filmmaking and film scoring!
I am composer who composes for film and concert music. Stage32 is giving its members the opportunity to create a post as an introductory vehicle. I have chosen to elaborate on the business of scoring for a film. First of all, I hav...
Expand postI believe I heard some years back from one of my profs that Irving Berlin could not read or write sheet music - he had to hire someone to do it for him. Was he a composer?
Composer is just a term and i...
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We get a lot of business and not artistic oriented posts here so I like to occasionally make / pass along some artistic suggestions. I know many people here score soley electronically with sample sets. And so technically you can do anything you want with instruments. Nonetheless, you may still wa...
Expand postWell said Joel - I still feel a gravitational pull to "add more" and then guess what? I think even a bit more would be even better to the point where I've created this cycle that goes something like t...
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