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Well, you do you... if you're putting piano rolls in front of the folks you're performing with and asking them to use that as a basis for a tune, then that's ne

Well, you do you... if you're putting piano rolls in front of the folks you're performing with and asking them to use that as a basis for a tune, then that's neat. I don't believe you are, but hey I have been wrong about lots of things. I've been using DAWs since Logic was owned by E-Magic. Much my early 2000s was spent writing music on a piano roll in Fruity Loops. The reason I prefer to read standard notation is precisely because I know what the other alternatives are- in reality, it's not "piano rolls" or tracker data, but simple memorization or, like, chord charts- which works fine in a lot of places. If you don't understand what I mean, then fine, but you might find the world a more interesting place when folks tell you how they have different experiences. To use a common phrase among directors, I can indeed "read not write" (if you know you know). Playing a notated part as-written is super common in a lot of places and I do that, but you might find it interesting to know that this notation isn't the only way that standard notation is used in the world. As a human who plays a lot of instruments for money in front of people, it is far easier for me to read and understand directions written in standard notation than it is to decode whatever the fuck is going on with a piano roll or, god forbid, guitar tab.

larodi 14d ago
thanks for your opinion, I read the full discussion and take back the harsher parts in my tone in previous writing, while I'm not taking back the whole statement. there must'be been somewhere in my original post this disambiguation perhaps, that reading and writing the infamous notation are (of coursE) two separate things and unless one's performing the instruments it was created for, it makes certain sense to explore other notations. it is thus understandable when a certain set of characters are the only language that one reads/writes for his whole life it is perhaps easier to climb the steep learning curve once and then just stick with it. many musicians that I have known do exactly this - stick with classic notation, and never ever touch DAWs. producing these obnoxiously simple pop songs then sounds like PHD-level math. totally get what you're saying about playing certain instruments, and the fact that some of them evolved or were created alongside said notation back in the day (hundreds, yet not thousands of years ago). when I play - I play mostly by memory - melodies, drums, and not the strings. this cannot be the case though if one works on a new score to play, indeed. your point about chord charts and "read not write" will be remembered. merci. p.s. yes, everyone is missing greatly on learning new stuff by being stubborn, perhaps myself including.

larodi 14d ago

thanks for your opinion, I read the full discussion and take back the harsher parts in my tone in previous writing, while I'm not taking back the whole statement. there must'be been somewhere in my original post this disambiguation perhaps, that reading and writing the infamous notation are (of coursE) two separate things and unless one's performing the instruments it was created for, it makes certain sense to explore other notations. it is thus understandable when a certain set of characters are the only language that one reads/writes for his whole life it is perhaps easier to climb the steep learning curve once and then just stick with it. many musicians that I have known do exactly this - stick with classic notation, and never ever touch DAWs. producing these obnoxiously simple pop songs then sounds like PHD-level math. totally get what you're saying about playing certain instruments, and the fact that some of them evolved or were created alongside said notation back in the day (hundreds, yet not thousands of years ago). when I play - I play mostly by memory - melodies, drums, and not the strings. this cannot be the case though if one works on a new score to play, indeed. your point about chord charts and "read not write" will be remembered. merci. p.s. yes, everyone is missing greatly on learning new stuff by being stubborn, perhaps myself including.