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Dave Stewart is an English keyboardist, composer, producer and author who started his career as a band member in the early 1970s. Since 1981 he has made 'pop music for grown-ups' with singer Barbara Gaskin, releasing seven albums on the duo's own Broken Records label and performing live in Japan, USA and the UK. He has also written TV & film music and created string and choir arrangements for various artists.
Dave is the author of two music books: The Musician's Guide To Reading & Writing Music (Backbeat 1992) and Inside The Music (Backbeat 1999). He has written for Sound On Sound (while resting between engagements) longer than any of us care to remember.
Familiarity with a few common articulations is the key to successful MIDI string arranging.
In a departure from their normal orchestral agenda, Spitfire Audio have released North 7 Vintage Keys, a collection of four classic instruments from the 1960s and 1970s.
Adding strings to an arrangement is a great way to inject motion into your music.
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Our major new series explains how to harness the power of today’s virtual orchestral instruments.
The Vienna Symphonic team go forward into the past.
This compact 2.23GB library gets its big, ultra-dynamic sound from jumbo-sized sections of 10 French horns and 10 trombones recorded in a large concert hall...
Orchestral Tools complete their symphonic series with a major brass library.
This latest incarnation of a long-running library introduces new instruments, articulations and enhancements.
Spectrasonics’ major keyboard collection combines classic vintage instruments with a gallery of unique rarities.