I think I know everyone here who has responded, either from the forum, the telephone, or at your house. I think all of you are musicians. All of you have your own ideas of what you want something to sound like. I assume we all come from a live background of some sort.

As I see it, there are only three ways to get real control over the music.

1. Play it live or have someone else play it live
( It can be super difficult to get other musicians to play exactly what you want to hear, even the best most willing studio musicians)

2. Convert things to MIDI
(this is the direction I am currently trying to go in)

3. Score out every track in standard notation (I assume this provides the greatest control and the most work)

I am beginning to think that MIDI may be the most popular way for people who want maximum control over the outcome. I sometimes write simple bass lines out in standard notation as a quick way to get exactly what I want and then convert it to MIDI and play it out with Trillian.

Some of this desire to change is based on physical issues I have to deal with.

I am not married to any method and I am willing to change how I do things on suggestions you guys may have.

Thanks,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”