I'm hoping somebody can advise me, or point me in the direction of advice. Apologies in advance that this post is a bit long, all-over-the-place, and hashtag-heavy. I really don't know what I'm doing. 😂​

What I'm trying to do is make MIDI renditions of music that sound pretty good. For myself as a composer, and for stimuli in music cognition research.

My first problem: I need to commit to a DAW and learn how to use it well. I used Logic in my undergrad, but I do not have a Mac and no longer have access to it. I have Mixbus from a music recording class, but it doesn't seem ideal for MIDI-based projects. I have MuseScore 4, but I haven't learned what it can (and can't) do yet.

My second problem: I want to use high-quality sample libraries, but I do not know how to get started.

I like open source, but I am not at all opposed to paying for software and sample libraries. Or buying new hardware. I just don't want to pay for things that aren't going to be useful for me (I also prefer one-time fees to ongoing subscriptions). Windows or Linux.

#MusicProduction #DAW #MIDI #MusicTech #Mixbus #MuseScore #sampling #music #composition #MusicComposition #stimuli #MusicResearch #Perception #AuditoryPerception #OpenSource

Realized that my #introduction was hidden under a CW. So here it is again:

I’m an #audio and #acoustics researcher and a professor of signal processing based in Ankara, Turkey. I work on #spatialaudio #auditoryperception #microphone arrays. I teach #signalprocessing and #game technologies. I am a #bookaholic and a I love all things #music and #cycling.

Please follow and I’ll follow back! #academicchatter

Hope that I’ve finally found my place here. I’m an #audio and #acoustics researcher based in Ankara. I work on #spatialaudio #auditoryperception #microphone arrays. I teach #signalprocessing and #game technologies. Please follow and I’ll follow back!

New account, new #introduction

I am working on a PhD in music theory with a specialization in music cognition. I'm pretty new to the cognition stuff, with my formal training to date being very music focused (from flute and piano performance to composition to music theory). I am still at the dissertation proposal stage, but will be doing research related to auditory perception and auditory scene analysis.

I have another account in the fediverse on a more humanities focused server. I decided to try out a second instance, with a more science-based "Local" community. Server A is currently broken, so while the sysadmins there figure out how to fix it seemed like a good time for me to start exploring another instance. My username is the same for both. I may migrate over here, or I may keep using both. Time will tell.

#music #cognition #perception #MusicCognition #AuditoryPerception #AuditoryNeuroscience #AuditorySceneAnalysis