William: The joke's on a cop if they pull over a composer-I'll just tell them to collect the fine from my next commission :)
Jos and Crusoe: Many thanks for always taking the time to listen and comment. I'm glad you both enjoyed it. I personally enjoy not feeling constrained to write only in a particular style, and find that when composing via notation or strictly within the DAW, the end results are definitely influenced by the approach. What's nice about DAW composing is having access to the entire palette of orchestral sounds/colours and drawing from them as you go and as the need arises (as you noticed with that particular percussive sound, Crusoe). When I compose with notation, the instrumentation is always pre-determined, which of course is necessary when you're writing music for an intended ensemble performance.
From a production standpoint, doing a DAW-only piece is much quicker than proper scoring and then producing a DAW performance, which is probably why so few work this way. That said, without a score, as William has pointed out in the past, the work feels incomplete.
Cheers!
Dave