actually, i have used another software that does the similar thing. it is call - http://www.smartsound.com
honestly, for video work, this is a life saver.
honestly, for video work, this is a life saver.
The end of composers?
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I am guilty of using loops and samples in my music (though I do compose from scratch as well). No doubt it's nothing as compared to having music from scratch, cos nothing can beat that human touch.
But I personally think that the 'degrading' of music composition stops there. Not every loop and sample is reliable. Trust me, you have to comb through hundreds of samples just to get a perfect one. And that means investing in time and money.
How I would work with samples and loops is to usually cut bits and pieces of it along the way and play around with the position of the notes and beat, so it will sound varied and human. Sometimes, I distort or add effects or mangle the sample totally, to give a different sound. I think it's easy to tell if someone is using samples without any effort involved into it's arrangement. I'm not saying that I am good (truth be told, I don't think I am) but I do put in effort to my music to make it interesting.
But I personally think that the 'degrading' of music composition stops there. Not every loop and sample is reliable. Trust me, you have to comb through hundreds of samples just to get a perfect one. And that means investing in time and money.
How I would work with samples and loops is to usually cut bits and pieces of it along the way and play around with the position of the notes and beat, so it will sound varied and human. Sometimes, I distort or add effects or mangle the sample totally, to give a different sound. I think it's easy to tell if someone is using samples without any effort involved into it's arrangement. I'm not saying that I am good (truth be told, I don't think I am) but I do put in effort to my music to make it interesting.
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James, looks like your Sonicfire is very similar to Cinescore!
Actually, just to make sure we are using the right words, "samples" come in 2 forms. There are recorded phrases of which a few bars/measures of playing are recorded (which may or may not be loopable), and multisamples of which each note of the scale is recorded note by note. The latter is used to create realistic samples and does not impinge on creativity since the arranger still has to write and sequence from scratch. The former is slightly more controversial. There are phrases like thrills, major and minor scales running up or down etc which does not really "decrease creativity" since their purpose is to create realism. However, when the phrases are recorded melodic lines, creativity becomes blurred. We can still say using these phrases well needs creativity. I don't doubt that there's some creativity involved in using the phrases/loops. But as I said, I think it's a slippery slope.
About programs, there's even a program that automatically does 4-part harmony for you! You only have to put in the melody. That means the end of human theory teachers! I'm not putting the link here - I'm too aghast to post it!
Actually, just to make sure we are using the right words, "samples" come in 2 forms. There are recorded phrases of which a few bars/measures of playing are recorded (which may or may not be loopable), and multisamples of which each note of the scale is recorded note by note. The latter is used to create realistic samples and does not impinge on creativity since the arranger still has to write and sequence from scratch. The former is slightly more controversial. There are phrases like thrills, major and minor scales running up or down etc which does not really "decrease creativity" since their purpose is to create realism. However, when the phrases are recorded melodic lines, creativity becomes blurred. We can still say using these phrases well needs creativity. I don't doubt that there's some creativity involved in using the phrases/loops. But as I said, I think it's a slippery slope.
About programs, there's even a program that automatically does 4-part harmony for you! You only have to put in the melody. That means the end of human theory teachers! I'm not putting the link here - I'm too aghast to post it!
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