Certainly true about autograph manuscripts - on the rear cover of one of my copies of Beethoven's OP 27 No 2 (Moonlight Sonata), is a facsimile of one of the pages from the manuscript. It's well nigh...

Interesting. In musical theatre (my main working field), handwritten scores and parts are still commonplace. Some are very hastily scribbled; others, laid out more carefully. One by one, shows are...

For years I've used Beyerdynamic DT-150 - classic broadcasters' cans (based on the DT-100 but with better drivers), but they are flattering and boxy, and best for location recording because their...

It does help using really good studio headphones and a decent soundcard - things you would never normally hear in an orchestration, simply pop out when you focus your attention! I love my...

FWIW, I use two different computers for this - one controlling/playing the recording, the other running Finale - and both machines routing the sound through my Apogee Duet and into my headphones....