Guy:
For myself, the issue is not whether you use pencil and paper but whether you notate first, in any form, or simply go right to the sound library. I do most of my notating with Sibleius now and it is just as fast and easy as with pen and paper, and you don't have to copy all the parts out for the orchestra. For me, this is a HUGE benefit. I also don't have a strong opinion that notating first is significantly better or not. I really think it probably depends on the person and maybe even the type of music you're doing. I tend to think that for large scale orchestra works, it might be better to work things out with notation but I could be wrong about that as well. Basically, I was just wondering what different ideas people had about the subject.
Be well,
Poppa
For myself, the issue is not whether you use pencil and paper but whether you notate first, in any form, or simply go right to the sound library. I do most of my notating with Sibleius now and it is just as fast and easy as with pen and paper, and you don't have to copy all the parts out for the orchestra. For me, this is a HUGE benefit. I also don't have a strong opinion that notating first is significantly better or not. I really think it probably depends on the person and maybe even the type of music you're doing. I tend to think that for large scale orchestra works, it might be better to work things out with notation but I could be wrong about that as well. Basically, I was just wondering what different ideas people had about the subject.
Be well,
Poppa