Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hiring A Music Transcription Service

By Mia Berger


A music transcription service will take a recorded piece, and transfer the notes and chords to paper. Bands who want to publish their songs, when no members know how to write tablature or notation, should consider hiring a transcriber. Also, musicians who want to learn a solo, but can't pick out the notes by ear, will find a transcriber to be helpful.

Transcribers may not write down each and every note, exactly as it sounds. Recording quality may not be great, or a piece may simply have too many intricate layers. What transcribers will do, however, is to capture the chords, rhythm, and melody, getting the big ideas on paper, and filling in the rest as closely as they can.

Many transcribers play an instrument, like piano or guitar. In addition, some transcribers have the gift of perfect pitch, which enables them to identify the exact pitches of notes and chords, by ear alone. Whether picking out the piece on an instrument, or utilizing a fantastic ear, transcribers will transfer the sound to the page.

Transcribers may arrange established pieces for new instruments. For instance, a transcriber may take a piano piece, and then arrange the piece for full orchestra, adding new tone colors and dimensions. Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, for instance, began as a piano piece, before being transcribed for orchestra.

Many transcribers rely on software programs. Notation software allows transcribers to produce sheet music, as well as recordings of what they have written on the page. Transcription software will slow down recorded pieces, and may even produce suggested chords, to help transcribers be more accurate.

Transcribers have the ability to put entire albums, and even entire discographies, on the page. Most of the time, transcribers will charge a flat rate per piece, or an hourly rate. If musicians are looking to enhance their repertoire, or bands want to transfer their recordings to the page, a music transcription service will help musicians to meet their goals.




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