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==== Production ==== | ==== Production ==== |
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//Production// is the process by which the composer generates the intended output, the sound - the product the vast majority of the audience is interested in. If the composer fails to accomplish this step correctly, what would otherwise be a masterpiece could go unnoticed. Imagine Beethoven living in today's age, writing his 5th Symphony on MuseScore, and releasing it on YouTube, with the audio rendered from the scorewriter's default output. We all know what that would sound like (and if you don't, [[http://musescore.com/nicolas/scores/29654|try it]]). I imagine he wouldn't get many views - and of the views he would get, most of them would be dislikes. It is a must for a composer to be a skillful producer. This has always been the case. After completing the final score of a symphony, the composer's next step was to instruct the orchestra on how to properly reproduce the opus in sound. | //Production// is the process by which the composer generates the intended output, the sound - the product the vast majority of the audience is interested in. If the composer fails to accomplish this step correctly, what would otherwise be a masterpiece could go unnoticed. Imagine Beethoven living in today's age, writing his 5th Symphony on MuseScore, and releasing it on YouTube, with the audio rendered from the scorewriter's default output. We all know what that would sound like (and if you don't, [[http://musescore.com/nicolas/scores/29654|try it]]). He probably wouldn't get many views - and of the views he would get, most of them would be dislikes. It is a must for a composer to be a skillful producer. This has always been the case. After completing the final score of a symphony, the composer's next step was to instruct the orchestra on how to properly reproduce the opus in sound. |
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During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_practice_period|common practice era]], the audio took the form of performance - which was often done by the composer himself. For example, in the early stages of his career, Beethoven's work was mainly for the piano, for which he rapidly developed a reputation as a virtuoso. In its grandest scale, performance involves the composer playing the largest instrument around, the symphony orchestra. | During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_practice_period|common practice era]], the audio took the form of performance - which was often done by the composer himself. For example, in the early stages of his career, Beethoven's work was mainly for the piano, for which he rapidly developed a reputation as a virtuoso. In its grandest scale, performance involves the composer playing the largest instrument around, the symphony orchestra. |
===== Toolset ===== | ===== Toolset ===== |
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| The composer's workflow generally adheres to the following order: |
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| * [[apps:notation_apps|scorewriting]] |
| * [[apps:midi_apps|sequencing]] |
| * [[apps:synth_apps|sampling]] |
| * (recording) |
| * mixing |
| * [[apps:daw_apps|mastering]] |
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| A //sound server// is used to connect all the tools together. A //session manager// is used to facilitate their setup and management. |
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An example of a beginner's toolset would be: | An example of a beginner's toolset would be: |
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* sample library: **ad-hoc collection** | * sample library: **ad-hoc collection** |
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(Although it would be ideal if there was a collaborative effort to create a centralized library, for everybody to use and contribute to, in the Linux way-of-doing-business). | (Although it would be ideal if there was a collaborative effort to create a centralized library, for everybody to use and contribute to, in the Linux way-of-doing-business.) |
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As an alternative to MuseScore, Lilypond can be used in combination with Laborejo: | A very good toolset would be: |
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* scorewriter: **Lilypond** (**Laborejo**) | * sound server: **JACK** (**QjackCtl**) |
| * session manager: **Non Session Manager** |
| * scorewriter-sequencer: **Lilypond** (**Laborejo**) |
| * sampler: **LinuxSampler** (**QSampler**) |
| * sample library: **Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra**, **ad-hoc collection** |
| * workstation: **Ardour** |
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QSampler is another LinuxSampler frontend: | The [[http://non.tuxfamily.org/|Non]] tools are popular: **Non Session Manager**, **Non Sequencer**, **Non Mixer**, **Non Timeline** |
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* sampler: **LinuxSampler** (**QSampler**) | |
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* sound server: **JACK** | * sound server: **JACK** |
* session manager: **Non Session Manager** | * session manager: **Non Session Manager** |
* scorewriter: **Lilypond** (**Laborejo**) | * scorewriter-sequencer: **Lilypond** (**Laborejo**) |
* sampler: **Calfbox** (**LisaloQt**) | * sampler: **Calfbox** (**LisaloQt**) |
* sample library: **Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra** | * sample library: **Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra** |
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[[http://perilousquill.blogspot.ca/|Brett W. McCoy]], based on his blog [[http://perilousquill.blogspot.ca/2011/11/composing-with-linux-part-1-software.html|article]], uses: | [[http://perilousquill.blogspot.ca/|Brett W. McCoy]], based on his blog [[http://perilousquill.blogspot.ca/2011/11/composing-with-linux-part-1-software.html|articles]], uses: |
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* sound server: **JACK** | * sound server: **JACK** |
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//Userbase//: When selecting a tool of a certain type, weight should be given to the one with the largest userbase (as the larger the userbase, the greater the probability of reliability). What are the majority of practitioners doing? What is the standard? | //Userbase//: When selecting a tool of a certain type, weight should be given to the one with the largest userbase (as the larger the userbase, the greater the probability of reliability). What are the majority of practitioners doing? What is the standard? |
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| ===== Discussion ===== |
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| For a discussion about the composer's toolbox, see the corresponding [[http://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11281|forum topic]]. |
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| ===== See also ===== |
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| * [[wiki:instruments]] |
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