Writing Music Software

This time i want to give some ideas to those who are willing to write music using computer software.

Writing music is my favorite way to express myself. And this is true for many other musicians. This process can be very fun if you found the right software for you and learned to use it. With the software that exist today it's not really necessary to know music theory very well (i believe though,that the result should be much better if you do) .But this process also can be very frustrating if the software you are using is unknown to you.

For someone who isn't new to music, the software that I'm mentioning here should be familiar.

For mac users i would suggest using the Logic Studio. It's really great for composing using software instruments. For both the WIN or the MAC users the best software for me is the Nuendo (it's kinda expensive though but it supports video scoring) and Cubase (which is almost like Nuendo but much cheaper ). There are also some other software available like Reason,or fruity loops,but they are pretty limited in some aspects.

That software are DAWs. By using them you can record audio,use software instruments ,use midi keyboard to write,mix,add effects and do many other fun things. With these you can simulate pretty realistic instruments and the result can be very very nice even for beginners.

The other way to write music ,if you are pretty good with music notation and pretty familiar with the musical staff, is by using a notation program. The best software for that out there is the Sibelius and Finale. They are both very good in what they do ,but i prefer Sibelius.

Another notation program which uses tablatures (i will write a lesson on tablatures and how to read them soon)and is very nice for writing ideas for your band especially if you are a guitarist,is the Guitar pro application. It's really easy to use if you know how to read a tab and the rhythms and there are lots of tabs available on websites (my favorite is the http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ ,which is a great source for tabs) if you want to learn a tune on your instrument.

In notation applications you can always hear the composition,though the quality of the instruments is pretty bad and plastic.

So this is a quick overview of some software available for musicians. I will discuss some of them more closely later.

Also ,a very good software for writing ideas for your band