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1988 Theatrical Release / "Songs from the Land Before Time" CD Collection
« on: December 23, 2005, 08:37:23 PM »
I, too, have a MIDI keyboard running through my sound card on my computer. It makes your life that much easier, being able to play something and know exactly what it will sound like, using the instruments available to you on your computer.
I would be happy to help any way I can, though my music theory knowledge is extensive enough to know all the major, minor, 7ths, diminished, sus4, and augmented chords/scales off hand, that alone hasn't been enough to let me create any masterpieces yet.
I suppose my largest obstacle is lack of direction: I never have incentive to finish a project, nor do I have a goal to work towards. My life lacks inspiration, and that is what I seek more than anything.
My abilties on any musical instrument, including keyboard, are limited. I can play the trumpet with limited proficiency, but I don't even have one anymore. I can play basic music on keyboard (melody on right hand, chords on left hand). I can play the "A" section (the better-known part) of Beethoven's "Fur Elise" without much difficulty, but anything any harder than that, and I get into trouble, having never taken formal music/instrument lessons. Everything I've done, aside from trumpet playing, which I did in my high school band, has been self-taught.
I'm no music master, but I do have a passion for it. I know what sounds good, I know what doesn't. I can tell whether a piece of music fits its' purpose, and I can respect any budding musician or composer, of anything to a powerful rock song, to a moving orchestral piece. I love music with story and emotion, and I would give anything to write something like that.
I won't pretend to be an expert, but I'd be happy to help whenever I can. I have some knowledge of MIDI, digital audio production, music theory, some digital audio software, audio cutting/mixing, but I have much to learn about advanced musical arrangement, advanced musical structure, and I need a new computer :
As for microphones, I DO have a USB interface mic, but I can't guarantee that MSN will recognize it. Seems like only half of my programs will recognize it, since it doesn't plug into my sound card directly. We can try though
As for gorgeous titles for musical projects: I've never been strong when it came to naming my work. That is certainly a valuable skill
I would be happy to help any way I can, though my music theory knowledge is extensive enough to know all the major, minor, 7ths, diminished, sus4, and augmented chords/scales off hand, that alone hasn't been enough to let me create any masterpieces yet.
I suppose my largest obstacle is lack of direction: I never have incentive to finish a project, nor do I have a goal to work towards. My life lacks inspiration, and that is what I seek more than anything.
My abilties on any musical instrument, including keyboard, are limited. I can play the trumpet with limited proficiency, but I don't even have one anymore. I can play basic music on keyboard (melody on right hand, chords on left hand). I can play the "A" section (the better-known part) of Beethoven's "Fur Elise" without much difficulty, but anything any harder than that, and I get into trouble, having never taken formal music/instrument lessons. Everything I've done, aside from trumpet playing, which I did in my high school band, has been self-taught.
I'm no music master, but I do have a passion for it. I know what sounds good, I know what doesn't. I can tell whether a piece of music fits its' purpose, and I can respect any budding musician or composer, of anything to a powerful rock song, to a moving orchestral piece. I love music with story and emotion, and I would give anything to write something like that.
I won't pretend to be an expert, but I'd be happy to help whenever I can. I have some knowledge of MIDI, digital audio production, music theory, some digital audio software, audio cutting/mixing, but I have much to learn about advanced musical arrangement, advanced musical structure, and I need a new computer :
As for microphones, I DO have a USB interface mic, but I can't guarantee that MSN will recognize it. Seems like only half of my programs will recognize it, since it doesn't plug into my sound card directly. We can try though
As for gorgeous titles for musical projects: I've never been strong when it came to naming my work. That is certainly a valuable skill