Rich_S
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I have a 16-year-old who wants to run before she can walk with regard to composing and recording. As I was advised in this old thread, I downloaded some of DSK's free plugins for her. Today she came to me looking for a certain type of orchestral percussion, saying she didn't have anything like that. I dug around in DSK Overture, and found a whole percussion section, but it's all under one VST instrument, with all the different drums, blocks, bells, triangles, etc. spread out over about 70 keys on her MIDI piano. At the very least, it would be nice to have a list saying what instrument is mapped to what key.
I told her that where free software is concerned, the first thing that gets jettisoned is the manual, because programmers hate to write manuals. I was hoping there was some sort of user-created documentation out there, but didn't find any in a quick wen search. I felt kind of lame when I explained she'd just have to play around with it, find what she wants, and then create and maintain her own file of notes, so she doesn't forget it down the road.
So, my first-round question is, does anybody know of a source of user-created documentation for DSK's freebies? More generally, any advice for an analog Dad who's kid wants to know it all NOW? I don't know all the answers (my experience is analog rock 'n' roll, her interests are digital and orchestral), nor do I have the time to hold here hand every step of the way. On the other hand, just turning her loose with a computer, and keyboard, and the world wide web, and saying "figure it out" doesn't seem very helpful at all.
I told her that where free software is concerned, the first thing that gets jettisoned is the manual, because programmers hate to write manuals. I was hoping there was some sort of user-created documentation out there, but didn't find any in a quick wen search. I felt kind of lame when I explained she'd just have to play around with it, find what she wants, and then create and maintain her own file of notes, so she doesn't forget it down the road.
So, my first-round question is, does anybody know of a source of user-created documentation for DSK's freebies? More generally, any advice for an analog Dad who's kid wants to know it all NOW? I don't know all the answers (my experience is analog rock 'n' roll, her interests are digital and orchestral), nor do I have the time to hold here hand every step of the way. On the other hand, just turning her loose with a computer, and keyboard, and the world wide web, and saying "figure it out" doesn't seem very helpful at all.