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I know when things are converted, based on what the MIDI looks like. More often than not, i like to add my own elements alongside the pre-existing MIDI, so if it's not on grid, it's out of time, and makes it difficult to work with. I don't blame anyone for using VGMusic, you just need to find the right file, from the right person (Which does exist by the way, some sources chosen came with some really good MIDI's to work with). This is why i always make my own MIDI's when i submit my source choices if i were to be winner, because i feel safe knowing it's on the grid. Converters exist because it's easy and fast, but they don't pay attention to quality or have any quality control. Anyways, thanks for the kind words!

Weird, the midi I linked comes straight from VGMusic. Doesn't have any author listed though, so not sure who did the original transcription. Thanks for taking a pass at the source. This made my day.

A super DBZ Mix for ya.

Entrant submitted!

I don't know about you, but i can't work with this MIDI. It seems it was poorly converted instead of hand written. (120bpm? It's 144bpm) So here ya go folks! https://www.vgmusic.com/file/12ad639faa41d86b4a20e6294bbd2e31.html#disqus_thread

Long time OCR member and album contribution veteran @Dj Mokram has officially joined the project, taking the Pyramid source. It's really nice to see this album coming together with a mixture of old skool remixers and some of the newer contributors to the site. I've been lax with my weekly updates (mainly because I'm not entirely sure what day it is half the time) but I'd like to thank everyone who's joined the album project so far as well as those who have taken the time to just check out this thread. Let's see what the coming weeks bring!

Started preliminary layout of My Home. Kind of want at least the first half of the song to have this bubbly chill relaxed feeling. The intro i'm not sure about, I had this great idea in my head, but actually getting it out right is hard lol. https://drive.google.com/file/d/135f1gaHpPAAqvjdef3gLTABQFZCUp24t/view?usp=sharing

Quick Mario Mix for ya.

Something different from the usual, A mortal Kombat remix. Hope y'like!

Thank you for joining the discussion! Since this thread happened, I've found a few new options. I still use Sibelius due to large assignments still needing to be done. After May, I'll have more downtime. I'm going to give Dorico 3 a shot. Mainly because although Dorico isn't a DAW, it has gained so many more DAW like features. Now it gives the option to edit midi information and other automation things with envelopes. So although you do still need a DAW for audio purposes, most of the midi prep can be done in the notation software, and a lot of the changes can be changed and saved with the symbols. A FP dynamic can be mapped to a specific velocity curve and saved to a CC value, then exported with the midi. When imported into the DAW, this takes care of most of the editing work that would need to happen in the DAW normally. So for the purposes of using notation software like a DAW, Dorico 3 looks to be the closest bet. It currently supports sample libraries, but their use is somewhat unwieldy. I'm fairly confident that by Dorico 4 the level of sample support will grow to a point when you can enter everything in notation, then do some editing in the same program, and have a mockup using samples that is much more efficient that ever before. Especially since it is highly likely that the template will be adjusted organically (assigning an accent symbol to automatically layer a staccato and legato patch at the same velocity). I wouldn't be surprised if this is already in the works, or does exist in 3 with some semblance of functionality.

Hello everbody, Thank you for this subject and answers. I am desperatly looking for this kind of program : score composition coupled with DAW production/edition. It looks like it still doesn't exist. The best program so far in my opinion is Logic Pro, but unfortunately I am using Windows, so the best alternative seems to be Reason or Cubase. I am currently using Cubase but it is quite frustrating as the score editor is very basic. Did someone make any progress on that subject ? Many thanks in advance, Arnaud. PS : For the one who doubt about the relevance of the topic : In my opinion no notation can replace score staves when it comes to visualise the polyphony (and certainly not a piano roll). Especially when you are composing counterpoint :)