[LAU] seeking a creative songwriting solution.

[Brandon Hale]

The same applies to macos.

Brandon Hale

On 5/16/22 4:11 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi Brandon,
> I do not use Windows, The idea of Finale sounds interesting.
> Perhaps a mac edition?
> Once I find the tools, I will be putting together the platform for it, 
> meaning I am not basing this on my current computer infrastructure.
> Thanks much,
> Karen
>
>
>
> On Mon, 16 May 2022, Brandon Hale wrote:
>
>> Hello Karen,
>>
>>>  Built in notation would be ideal, but what you shared which has me
>>>  interested is  a program that can notetate what  I sing.
>> If I was on Windows and didn't care about free software, the DAW I 
>> would use hands-down would be Reaper. It has notation built-in and is 
>> a full featured DAW with cross-platform support. I would recommend 
>> Ardour too, but it doesn't have notation support yet.
>>
>> Finale has some form of voice to notation capabilities, maybe you can 
>> try a free version of that and see if it works for you, if you need 
>> to use auto-notation from your voice.
>>
>>>  Sonic visuals?  if I am correct, what platform supports this tool? 
>> Sonic-visualizer is what I mean. You can open audio files with and 
>> then enable a spectrogram view. From there, you can highlight 
>> fundamental frequencies to find out what notes they are. I use 
>> Sonic-visualizer for many different things, including this, and I 
>> believe there is a windows version.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any other questions,
>>
>> Brandon Hale
>>
>> On 5/15/22 10:54 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>>  Hi Brandon,
>>>  Thanks for the energetic ideas.
>>>  As shared, i am not in Linux, as I have not found an inclusive for 
>>> me way
>>>  to use the platform.
>>>  Built in notation would be ideal, but what you shared which has me
>>>  interested is  a program that can notetate what  I sing.
>>>  Sonic visuals?  if I am correct, what platform supports this tool?
>>>  Karen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Sun, 15 May 2022, Brandon Hale wrote:
>>>
>>> >  Hello Karen,
>>> >  I mean, I think you should just go for it. You could totally 
>>> record your >  melodies, and then fill them in with a DAW of your 
>>> choice. Then, take >  what you've written to a notation software.
>>> > >  If you're on Linux, maybe Muse or Rosegarden would work for 
>>> you, as they >  have notation built-in. If you don't care about 
>>> notation built-in, >  Ardour is a great DAW for recording and 
>>> processing.
>>> > >  If you're looking for software that will notate for you based 
>>> on what >  you've sang, I have to admit I don't know of a good one 
>>> on Linux to do >  that. Sonic-visualizer can track pitch of 
>>> frequencies, so maybe that's >  where I would start, but maybe 
>>> someone else has a better solution. You >  could always go the 
>>> old-fashioned way and just dictate what you've sang >  later, after 
>>> you've recorded yourself and fleshed out the orchestration >  around 
>>> your recording. It's also good practice and can be fun and give >  
>>> you unsuspecting results, which can be nice. :)
>>> > >  Let me know if I've answered your question,
>>> > >  Brandon Hale
>>> > >  On 5/15/22 6:24 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>> > >   Hi imaginative folks,
>>> > >   honestly, I do not have a direct Linux box itself, I use 
>>> shells, > >  because I
>>> > >   have yet to find an adaptive workable tool...but I suppose 
>>> scripting > >  is
>>> > >   possible.
>>> > >   That being said, an idea in another Windows environment may 
>>> work as > >  well.
>>> > >   what I am wondering is this.
>>> > >   How possible might it be to  use  your singing voice for > >  
>>> composing?
>>> > >   what I mean is to sing the parts into your software of choice, 
>>> then
>>> > >   using that software to first add the orchestrations, playback 
>>> etc., > >  then
>>> > >   produce that music in printable form?
>>> > >   The last task is less important for the moment.
>>> > >   getting my pieces out of my head, and into arranging and 
>>> composing > >  form
>>> > >   is though.
>>> > >   thoughts?
>>> > >   Karen
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