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Basically, there is nothing that does what you describe. The other major notation program is Finale. it's MIDI capabilities are comparable to Sibelius.

That's standard definition. Commercial high def is 25 to 50 mbps. It's not mpeg, as I recall, but it's still sub 25 mbps. Yep, as well as for fast moving images. You've mentioned another issue: low light. I have no idea what the sensor size is, but I'm going to bet it's smaller than 1/2" and...

Oy. Yeah, it's nice consumer camera. It will not produce anything resembling professional video. First, it uses relatively high compression -- even at it's "best" setting, it's only generating 17 mbps per second. More importantly, though, is that it has a CMOS sensor. This explains the...

Oh, yeah! Ain't that the truth! :)

You cannot use a GoPro for shooting anything that will look remotely professional except what it is intended for, i.e. unattended video in physically challenging locations. It has a fixed wide-angle lens and precludes getting any depth-of-field effects. Shooting with a cellphone camera is a...

For me, this is the most exciting aspect of home recording. I'm a mediocre musician at best (I play keyboards). However, with DAWs that combine sequencing (recording MIDI) with live audio, I can compensate for my so-so keyboard technique and focus on composition. Be warned, though: home...

The question is whether the left pedal transmits MIDI controls. The sounds in your piano don't get sent to the DAW by MIDI.

A properly-treated room is, of course, preferable. However, a good set of near-fields will be a vast improvement over headphones for mixing almost anywhere you use them. The room in which I mix isn't sound-treated, but the difference between the mixes I used to do with headphones only and what...

I have a pair of Shure SRH840s that I like a lot. Though I do sometimes use them for mixing, please know that mixing and mastering with headphones is a really bad idea and you should use monitors (I have a pair of KRK Rokit 8s for that purpose). The phones have a nice low end, non-shrill...

It should be just fine. A true controller has a pitch bend and modulation wheel, as well as easy ways to change channels and programs. However, the latter is easily done in a DAW and, if you don't need pitch bending modulation, then your Yamaha will work just fine. For what it's worth, I use...

Well, I'll try. An "action" in the acting sense is what you want to get from another person, and it is related to some form of validation of self. When I used to teach my beginners, I'd start them off with what I called "Nothing Scenes." These were dialogue scenes without any context or...

If all you want to know is what it means read, Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares" and Uta Hagen's "Respect for Acting." Note that the creation of an emotional reality is only half the battle. Without actions, it's nothing more than masturbation on stage. Any old time. :)

Lots of folks who post here and say , "What do you think of my . . . " are looking for compliments rather than critiques. I commend you for your open-mindedness. Honestly, it's a nice change! :) I did have that in mind. ;) Well, with all due respect, I don't think you could. Acting is a...

This isn't the place for an acting critique, so I will say only that your technique, i.e. craft, appears to be lacking. Contemporary acting, i.e. the last 50 to 100 years or so -- at least since Stanislavski, is about creating an emotional reality and playing actions. It is not about a...

There is a difference between composing and arranging -- they are two separate skills. If you write melodies and don't know how to add instrumentation to support the melody, then BIAB is an option. For me, I'd rather write and record my own arrangements -- when I write music, I hear the entire...

Are you using the balanced inputs? Most monitors will pick up noise if connected to a computer or digital audio interface using unbalanced lines.

Here ya go: M-AUDIO - Drivers

Dynamics are part of the MIDI spec, and any MIDI keyboard will provide them. What you call "hammer action" is a "weighted keyboard." These reproduce the physical feel of a piano. There are a number of ways they can do this -- having an actual piano action is one of them, but most weighted...

SSDs are considerably faster than thumb drives. The advantage is speed: they're an order of magnitude faster than hard drives. They also use considerably less power than hard drives. I have SSDs in my laptop and in my music computer and editing computer. For the latter, I also have hard...

It shouldn't. My gear is a little higher end, but I use outboard MIDI interfaces in addition to the MIDI interface on my Fast Track 8 Ultra and I see no difference whatsoever.