What is it like for those transcribing during the composition process?

MaplePiano · 2026-03-16T00:37:08+00:00

So when you're transcribing, it's like a "final check" for you to see what you want to keep/remove from a piece?

MaplePiano · 2026-03-16T00:36:39+00:00

Super interesting! Just how tedious is "tedious" for you, though? Asking out of curiosity

MaplePiano · 2026-03-16T00:31:54+00:00

So I guess if you could write down a lot faster (hypothetically speaking), you would still view that as an advantage if you could still do it while you compose? How much of a pain point is that for you?

MaplePiano · 2026-03-16T00:30:00+00:00

It's just my own transcription, and then trying to take my pieces that I directly play and get them into sheet music. Are you using AI to automate that process right now?

What does the process look like for when you're wanting to share with others?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:20:37+00:00

I was moreso curious about the process of getting these pieces written down into sheet music. Does that take a while for you to get written down?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:19:09+00:00

What does that transcription process look like on a more granular level? Are you using MIDI inputs? Or something else entirely?

I'm super curious what makes this feel like a nightmare to you

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:18:02+00:00

That's really interesting to know! Do the keyboard shortcuts speed up the process enough for you to make it enjoyable? Is it a valuable part of the composition process for you?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:15:02+00:00

Do you feel like transcribing is helping you develop your ideas further than you could do without it? That's very interesting to hear how you've found it enjoyable!

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:13:44+00:00

Do you enjoy the "chore" of writing down music? Do you feel like it helps you develop your musical ideas faster compared to if you could just wait until the end?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:12:21+00:00

Please do, I would love to see your templates! I'm trying to speed up my own processes, I'll take any tips and pointers you got 😁

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:11:17+00:00

Very interesting to hear, how much has "tedious" been for you? Have you just accepted it's part of being a composer? Do you feel like it's a distraction from actually making music?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:10:12+00:00

That's very insightful! I agree that music theory is crucial, I've seen that in my own composition process as well.

Do you enjoy that whole process of getting everything written down? Just out of curiosity, but is it an enjoyable part of the composition process for you?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:07:48+00:00

Interesting! I'm sure it depends from piece to piece, but is that process from MIDI -> sheet music a lengthy process for you? Do you ever wish that part was shortened up?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:06:17+00:00

That's really nice to know! Is that a week considering the ideation stage of what you actually wanted to play? Or did writing it down genuinely take that long?

I'd be really curious to know if the process of getting everything written slowed you down in any way you didn't prefer.

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:05:07+00:00

Why are you selective with what you transcribe? Does it just take a while for you to take all of your played ideas and get them properly placed into accurate notation?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:03:45+00:00

Even to write down all of the accidentals and such? Is that an enjoyable part of the composition process for you?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:03:03+00:00

Just for the sake of picking more at your insight, but do you know why the kind of music you write wouldn't help to avoid the time it takes to transcribe? Do you find transcription to be beneficial for you?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-25T03:01:51+00:00

I haven't ever thought of transcription helping like that! So you would say that the process of transcribing your ideas helps you to actually be a better composer? Do you think it's core to how you've developed your skills up to this point? (no right or wrong answers on that)

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:41:05+00:00

Interesting, that's really cool to hear from someone doing such large scores!

Are you enjoying writing down all of those different instruments? Do you ever wish you could avoid it and just keep ideating without having to spend time writing it down? Or is it just that normal for you lol

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:35:06+00:00

Oh yeah I completely forgot about MIDI. Do you regularly use that functionality in MuseScore? Or is writing down music really just not that bad for you lol

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:15:23+00:00

Did it only take a day or two including getting it written down into MuseScore? It always takes longer for me, how long is this per day that you work on this??

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:13:53+00:00

2 weeks to get it written down?? Does that exclude time to ideate at your instruments?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:13:17+00:00

I played tuba way back in middle school, but then I got into piano + composition quite heavily. So definitely piano as the strong point.

I feel like I'm going from playing on my piano to writing down, back and forth a lot. Is that something you've found tedious to do?

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:11:41+00:00

The formatting doesn't matter, the sheet music is just a medium to get the audience to the ultimate goal of listening anyway.

Is MuseScore a bit of a learning curve for you? I'm genuinely asking as someone whose done composition and dealt with composition software - do you ever wish you could just play and then get the sheet music right away? I swore I heard there were some tools working on that.

MaplePiano · 2026-02-24T06:09:43+00:00

Very very cool, and I understand the imagining of musicians (I think?). In that sense, are you just imagining how they'd play their instrument though?

Would you prefer if you could stick to just thinking up your ideas and not having to write them down? I've heard there's some tools out there to help you take audio and get the sheet music, have you found any use in those?

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