The Soundiron/SCOREcast Mercury Symphonic Boychoir Extravaganza
Join your local SCOREcast Regional Community Chapter THIS WEEK and receive over $100 off on Soundiron’s new Mercury Symphonic Boychoir!
Read More →SPOTLIGHT ON: Cinesamples’ “CineWinds PRO”
Composer Eanan Patterson takes a thorough look under the hood of “CineWinds PRO”, the 2nd volume expansion in the Cinesamples custom orchestral library series suite.
Read More →SPOTLIGHT ON: Sonokinetic’s “Vivace”
Composer Eanan Patterson takes a thorough look under the hood of Sonokinetic’s “Vivace” orchestral performance library.
Read More →SPOTLIGHT ON: Sonokinetic’s “Sultan Drums”
Eanan Patterson takes you through a detailed look under the hood of Sonokinetic’s newest offering, Sultan Drums. From unboxing to download to DAW implementation and GUI features, this is a unique and in-depth view into the library from the driver’s seat.
Read More →SCOREcast 2011 Holiday Deal Guide
The holidays are here, and there’s a plethora of deals and discounts floating around the Web for composers. Here’s our list of the best ones, constantly updated with links and details!
Read More →SCO Session: Music Editing AVATAR
A discussion with the music editing team behind the biggest movie of all-time, James Cameron’s AVATAR.
Read More →SCO Session: 2011 NAMM Wrap-Up
Deane and Brian reflect on the 2011 NAMM Show in this special podcast episode.
Read More →2011 NAMM: MOTU and ADAM Audio
SCOREcastOnline.com’s Brian Ralston and Deane Ogden visit with MOTU and ADAM Audio at the 2011 NAMM Show.
Read More →James Semple: 2010 Tech Roundup
Although some have the luxury of working with live musicians, samples are a reality for a great many composers. Let’s look at some trends that took root in 2010.
Read More →SCOREcast 27: The Long Winter
Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston co-host an edition that is so crammed with new goodies you’ll forget all about the fact that we’ve been in hiding for 10 months!
Read More →Tools for Studio Organization
Today’s composer needs to be balanced as a businessperson and writer. Here are some tools to help keep it all running smoothly.
Read More →Spotting from the Cheap Seats
***Note — What started out as an article about the role of assistants in the spotting process turned out to be a little more than that. I’ll cover some aspects of spotting from a composer assistant’s perspective, but you’ll find more of an overarching description about what assistants should and shouldn’t do overall in this particular column. End disclaimer.
When you assist a composer, which I have spent the majority of my time in LA doing, it’s hard to get excited about the “spotting session”. It is only on Spotting Day that I know several things are about to take place for me: I’m going to be fetching a hell of a lot of coffee and I’m going to repeating the phrase, “Can I get you anything else?” a whole helluva lot, too.
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