Q. Me and my freind are making a mixtape of rap songs and we need a program to produce instrumental parts. I would buy the express edition because of the low price, but I want to make my own music instead of using pre-made loops. Should I get the fruity edition, because it comes with the piano roll feature? Or can you still make original melodies and chord progressions with the express edition?
A. Fruity Edition doesn't have recording nor piano roll (will be very hard to make melodies). Producer Edition or Sig. Bundle is needed for recording and wav form view. I would highly suggest at least Producer Edition. Since Image-Line gives you lifetime free updates, you'll get producer 10, 11, 12 ect for free as they are released. A good investment.
Here's a full comparison: http://flstudio.image-line.com/documents/features.html
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How do you play this segment of notes?
Q. Image: http://www.geocities.com/jasonc_450/untitled.jpg
The Piano:
I'm having the hardest time figuring out how to play this group of notes exactly right. Can anyone help me out? Could anyone give me an explination?
Do I repeat them an octive higher or just simply move an octave high as I go? In more simple words: does it also mean repeat, but with an octave higher- or just play once an octave higher? I'm not good at explaining things >.<
A. The first answer is wrong. The brackets indicate which hand to use, not an octave displacement. You need an 8va for that. I don't understand the second answer.
This is simple and straightforward. After the 1st beat octave you use left hand (LH) fingers 5-4-2-1 then use RH fingers 1-2-4-5, LH 5-4-2-1 Now the arpeggiated chord is only left, and it is RH 1-2-4-5. What you've done is play the same thing twice, but one octave removed.
How are u meant to use the pedals on a piano?
Q. the one that makes it sounds louder./ how are u meant to use it/ i just hold it down the entire time, yer i know its not rite. so teach me?
A. The pedal on the right is the sustain (or damper) pedal. It doesn't make the sound louder, but lifts the dampers (the devices that stop the sound normally) allowing the sound to continue. The more you play, the more sound gets sustained (so it might seems louder).
The pedal is meant to be held down, but also released to stop the sound. Leaving it down will make it sound muddy and unclear. Unless you occasionally "pump" the pedal, meaning you lift your foot up briefly, then put it back down again. A common place to pedal ("pump" the pedal) would be when chords change. Instead of holding it down the whole time, the default should be not to use it unless necessary.
When you pedal, make sure that you hit the keys first, and while they are still pressed, put on the pedal.
Look for the pedal markings in the sheet music:
A fancy "Ped." and asterisk (*), the first meaning to depress the pedal, and the asterisk meaning to release. It's an older one, but you still see it:
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/images/p/pedalpianoA.gif
More commonly you will see a horizontal line below the music, with a carat (^) where you should release:
http://www.lds.org/cm/images/sngbk_pedalmarkings.gif
Also check out this handy-dandy video from another professional:
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/108653_piano-sustain-pedal-tips.htm
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