PlumeLilas
New Member
Hi everyone!
I'm very shy so it's complicated to introduce myself, but I don't see me participating without saying hello.
I'm also a bit intimidated because you all seem to be extremely advanced composers, while I'm only a small baby just starting to learn.
It's so nice to meet you!
I've been reading a lot of things on here for about 3 months or so now, and first I would like to tell you that I'm very very greatful, because it's you who have given to me the wish to make music! <3
So thank you +++++!
If you like stories, here is a small one for you:
All started with me being extremely bored, and with my sudden and unexpected dream of having a harp, because I love so much the sound of this instrument.
So, one evening, I looked up a bit the price on Google and, oh! My wallet told me it was not for him at all, despite my various attempts to convince him and negotiate.
So I searched around and I randomly clicked on here to read a discussion about the best virtual harps.
At first I didn't understand anything, I didn't even know the existence of sampled instruments, I didn't know what was a sample, I didn't even know what was a DAW or MIDI, velocity lol.
It sounded too complicated to me and I rather looked for a virtual harp that I just could play on the Internet. I found it but the sound was so bad that I came back on here.
So I repeatedly read the very same thread during days and days, while trying to understand what you were saying by doing some research on Google. It was quite epic.
I came across soundfonts and I was really motivated by this. I still looove the SF2 and SFZ formats, that are so easy to set up. But unfortunately, the few soundfonts I could find didn't give me the same joy than the one I feel when I listen to your music and the demos of the sample libraries that made me dream.
So I decided to finally buy Kontakt.
And the result is that now I have 2 DAW, Reaper and Goldwave, + a MIDI sequencer, QWS, + Kontakt, + my very first sample libraries! <3
I already had the luck to have a MIDI keyboard, a digital piano my mum gave me for my birthday a few years ago, and it handles the MIDI.
It was kind of a hard and long journey to get there, because I'm blind and Kontakt doesn't work at all with screen readers, but I've finally found an awesome script made for us that allows me to use it in Reaper!
And it works wonderfully it seems!
I also have a lot of trouble installing some of the libraries because the apps like Native Access are not accessible, but I will get it right.
My first libraries are obviously harp libraries, and also Lumina by Projectsam, and some extra ones (Steel Tongue Drums, kalimbas, music box).
I'm so happy right now, while my wallet is grumpy and doesn't like me anymore.
Now I want to compose music like in movies with strings, harps, brass, winds, tuned percussions and all of that, I spend all my days on this instead of being bored.
I still dream of playing an actual harp, but having virtual ones is so magical also! A different experience I guess, but not less awesome.
I'm from France, I'm French.
So I'm very sorry if my English is bad.
Everyone seem to be particularly kind on here, which is so pleasant!
Thanks to have read me.
Yeah you have finished with my loooong story!
See you soon!
I'm very shy so it's complicated to introduce myself, but I don't see me participating without saying hello.
I'm also a bit intimidated because you all seem to be extremely advanced composers, while I'm only a small baby just starting to learn.
It's so nice to meet you!
I've been reading a lot of things on here for about 3 months or so now, and first I would like to tell you that I'm very very greatful, because it's you who have given to me the wish to make music! <3
So thank you +++++!
If you like stories, here is a small one for you:
All started with me being extremely bored, and with my sudden and unexpected dream of having a harp, because I love so much the sound of this instrument.
So, one evening, I looked up a bit the price on Google and, oh! My wallet told me it was not for him at all, despite my various attempts to convince him and negotiate.
So I searched around and I randomly clicked on here to read a discussion about the best virtual harps.
At first I didn't understand anything, I didn't even know the existence of sampled instruments, I didn't know what was a sample, I didn't even know what was a DAW or MIDI, velocity lol.
It sounded too complicated to me and I rather looked for a virtual harp that I just could play on the Internet. I found it but the sound was so bad that I came back on here.
So I repeatedly read the very same thread during days and days, while trying to understand what you were saying by doing some research on Google. It was quite epic.
I came across soundfonts and I was really motivated by this. I still looove the SF2 and SFZ formats, that are so easy to set up. But unfortunately, the few soundfonts I could find didn't give me the same joy than the one I feel when I listen to your music and the demos of the sample libraries that made me dream.
So I decided to finally buy Kontakt.
And the result is that now I have 2 DAW, Reaper and Goldwave, + a MIDI sequencer, QWS, + Kontakt, + my very first sample libraries! <3
I already had the luck to have a MIDI keyboard, a digital piano my mum gave me for my birthday a few years ago, and it handles the MIDI.
It was kind of a hard and long journey to get there, because I'm blind and Kontakt doesn't work at all with screen readers, but I've finally found an awesome script made for us that allows me to use it in Reaper!
And it works wonderfully it seems!
I also have a lot of trouble installing some of the libraries because the apps like Native Access are not accessible, but I will get it right.
My first libraries are obviously harp libraries, and also Lumina by Projectsam, and some extra ones (Steel Tongue Drums, kalimbas, music box).
I'm so happy right now, while my wallet is grumpy and doesn't like me anymore.
Now I want to compose music like in movies with strings, harps, brass, winds, tuned percussions and all of that, I spend all my days on this instead of being bored.
I still dream of playing an actual harp, but having virtual ones is so magical also! A different experience I guess, but not less awesome.
I'm from France, I'm French.
So I'm very sorry if my English is bad.
Everyone seem to be particularly kind on here, which is so pleasant!
Thanks to have read me.
Yeah you have finished with my loooong story!
See you soon!
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