Are there specialty computer software programs for the music field?
What are they and what do they do? Finale and Sibelius are the two music notation programs everyone uses. They’re like WordPerfect for music, in that they allow you to put your notes on the screen and print them out in publishable quality. There are programs like Pro Tools that can splice and manipulate sound digitally in ways that used to require you to have a whole studio. There are lots of great practice tools out there, everything from an on-line metronome to a canned rhythm section to play along with. How has the Internet affected the music profession? It’s helped the little guy. Now, without having a major label contract, I can record CDs of studio quality (if I have a few decent microphones and Pro Tools), write books or music and publish them all online. I can have a worldwide audience and people can buy my music literally while I’m sleeping. Plus, I get to keep all the profit, as opposed to 10% if I release my music through a major label or publishing company. What are some of
