Does Anybody Else Write Music Digitally?

[Jimmy Bones]

I've found that a lot of the time, when a new riff or what have you pops in to my head, I have to play it pretty quick, then write it down so I don't forget it.

Often times, it results in me going and trying to write a song around it, using whichever program I have open at the time, either PowerTab or GuitarPro.

Anybody else do this?

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[7StringBassist]

I do it by numbers like tab

numbers are fairly easier for me to remember

[7StringBassist]

oh Im horrible at writing on those programs because I can't program timing

[L-A]

I do it all the time. Sometimes I just record straight from my acoustic into my laptop's mic, otherwise it's on Logic.

[hover]

I have a DAW at home, but I have a Zoom HandyCorder thing with 1/4" ins. I keep it in my car, so I can hum into the mic if I don't have a guitar / bass handy, and record direct in when I do. Oh, and I can bootleg shows with it too...comes with Cubase. Pretty awesome for two bills...

[Ben Lesser]

I write/record a lot with Reason.

Everything but the first 2 songs on the link to my solo stuff in my sig is done exclusively with Reason.

[funkybass4ever]

I first write down the rhythm in standard notation then figure out which notes to put in-but i could see where doing it digitally would be faster and more accurate

[standupright]

i carry a digital recorder and when the line hits, i break out the recorder and sing it. later, i work it out on the instrument (if it's bass, if not i send the mp3 to my guitar player) and write it down on paper in standard notation.

[Jimmy Bones]

Well, I mean actually composing it all digitally, not so much recording it digitally. I have a handheld recorder as well, but I tend to actually write music completely on my computer without playing so much as a note of it (though i generally do when I get confused with how to time some notes).

[hover]

Oh...hahaha, sorry. I used to write up lots of fun random stuff in MIDI and the like, beats and simple melodies but not much past that...

[standupright]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Bones

Well, I mean actually composing it all digitally, not so much recording it digitally. I have a handheld recorder as well, but I tend to actually write music completely on my computer without playing so much as a note of it (though i generally do when I get confused with how to time some notes).

nope.

never.

sorry.

[Jimmy Bones]

Well, seeing as I am currently bandless, this is how I have to write scores. :P

[L-A]

Oh, then yes. Yes I do.

[MusicBokonon]

If it's good enough, I'll remember it. If not, then I won't. Simple enough.

[MakiSupaStar]

Well, now that you put it that way... No I don't.