Some great info here from a valued and knowledgeable source. you know who you are ;)... While usually copying other copywritten...

Hi all I'm working on a new business model with a huge lump of fair trade for the composer. I need a bit of market research...

In some kind of misguided attempt to attract some of the excellent working writers, producers and mixers in the film and game biz...

Hi, First of all - I'm still learning the basics of orchestration. I am far from a professional. :) I'm using EastWest...

Hello to all and Happy New Year, I’m a musician based in the USA and I’m looking for a bank that has no wire transfer fees....

Hello, i'm coming from 'regular' music; writing and producing tracks that mostly get released on indie labels, on physical &...

Currently i'm studying the ins and outs of the library music world and one of the things i'm starting to read into are cue...

Hello everybody, hope you will have a blessed 2023! Currently there's a thing that i am trying to figure out regarding music...

1- Do film composers watch the film before signing the contract? Can I see the full movie or at least the film script, or the...

And so we move closer towards pennies replacing pounds re performance royalties in the UK. This is very...

Hello guys! Here is a song (it is in russian) - https://youtu.be/EJkc-8qg4rA?t=22 Help me to identify the synth used in this...

A publishing house with a longtime relationship and weekly deals with Discovery, NBC and several other TV channels has asked me...

What if a director/producer doesn’t want to do a contract with me? Is it enough registering my music to ASCAP/BMI before...

It’s time to refresh my string libraries can you help? I have a pop project where I feel that a Philip Glass vibe or...

I'm a beginner so I don't know anything about this but I heard that is important to partecipate to events and meet new people in...

Hi all, I'm starting to record an educational tutorial and I have a Shure SM58 for the job. My room is untreated. My...

I may be picking up some audio work for a TV commercial which states the audio must be 'TV compliant for UK & Australia'. How...

Could anyone give me more clarity on the legalities of doing covers? I believe you do not need copyright agreements to do them...

I've never actually shared any of my work in a discussion thread before, so just looking for feedback to see how this orchestral...

Hi, Just found their site, but have never heard of them myself. Does anybody here have any experience with them? Good,...

Hello, Is there a primer on how to mix for TV, mainly underscore stuff? I've learnt to keep 200-600 Hz somewhat less crowded...

There is something that can really take me out of the flow while making music. I have invested a lot in my Digital Studio and I...

are supposed to come out soon, new etc...I don't know a ton about this and have komplete ult 10, and some 8dio stuff...css seems...

I compose a lot of library production music. Big and epic sounding drums are a recurring request for the tracks I produce....

Hi all, I have been working in stereo for 20 years and I’m about to start working for the first time on mixing music (for a...

Hello everyone! I am planning on finally diving into Samuel Adler’s The Study of Orchestration. I have the 3rd edition and I...

Could the news of the day be any worse? No matter how they tried to sugar coat it, this is a bad harbinger for BMI writers and...

Hi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKfeic6P6bM did they used side chain compression in the intro for the rain and the...

Hello! New poster here, and new music artist. I am writing some scores for my website in motion picture format. I would like to...

I have a question regarding the name displayed with my music in cue sheets, music libraries, etc., with my IPI. Currently, my...

I’ve managed to get by with a minimal writing template that incorporates some basic aux sends, instrument busses and mix/vofx...

Does anybody know how to disable the undo command keyboard shortcut when the Omnisphere window is open? John

Hi guys, with the german GEMA it was/is the case that when you registered with them, that you thereby transferred the...

Seriously? https://variety.com/2022/awards/opinion/oscars-original-score-music-left-off-telecast-1235188124/?fbclid=IwAR0oKGBp2...

Got an offer to do a full album for Sonoton. I know they are a big house and heard good things about them - could any of you good...

hey guys with all the talk lately of the industry been completely saturated i'm just wondering what are peoples opinions on which...

Hi all! I wrote a bunch of production music between 2015-2019, a decent portion of which is still being used, but then kinda...

Hello friends. I’ve been on YouTube this evening, and found an old Bionic Woman video with a particular sound effect that...

Just a newbie, I know that there are many websites and socials and business things, VSTs and so to register in, so how many mail...

Hello To Everyone and Hope Everybody is Safe, I just got a second email direct from my website from this NRG Agency about...

Apps like Netflix, Hulu, etc. Has there been an improvement in backend royalties at all? Does anyone have concrete numbers...

What are the Best Hardware Tools that Composers use to Enhance Productivity?

Low budget indie that I also shot, edited, and directed. 13 tracks of Kronos, 1 track Virus TI, 1 track Deepmind 12 keyboard,...

See subject.. I've watched various videos and seen people use the ancient doepfer pocket fader, a guy from spitfire using the...

Hey everyone, I'm wanting to compose music for a movie trailer and was wondering if there are any movie trailers without...

I've usually found that my trailer tracks are heavy in the sub/low end in comparison to well known tracks, and I've been trying...

Once upon a time (in these forums, if I'm not mistaken), I read some advice suggesting artists can join ASCAP as a writer and BMI...

Do I run into any problems when I use vocal samples from splice for my sync projects?

For the past two quarters, I received unexpectedly high deposits from ASCAP! One of them though, I'm not sure why... For...

A client is having trouble reaching the person who normally handles their sync rights for advertising. Anyone have a...

Recently I was talking to my life-long friend and frequent client about some of the music that was done in my studio. He reminded...

I scored a documentary for Netflix about 3 years ago and was fortunate enough to work on a NON work-for-hire basis, retaining my...

Can someone please explain what is difference of using a resource like Songtrust vs Direct registration with the P.R.O.'s. like...