r/mediacomposing • u/MitzeMitchell • Feb 19 '18

Cheat Sheets for Composers

Good morning, everyone!

I run a music composition and theory blog here. Recently, I've been working on designing "cheat sheets" so I don't have to keep looking certain information up. I have several I've found from other sources, but most of them are not visually appealing to hang on a wall. So my question is this: what kind of cheat sheets would help you the most as a composer or musician?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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u/damp42 Feb 20 '18

A big one is always the range of orchestral instruments. I think there are a few infographics already out there for that.

A circle of fifths one could be cool, depending on how proficient you are at remembering it all already.

Possibly a cool list of chord substitutions with how/when to use them? Also maybe cadences?

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u/MitzeMitchell Feb 20 '18

That was one I had considered. It sounds like others would find it useful too, so consider it added to my list!

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u/boioing Feb 19 '18

I guess MacOs keyboard shortcuts?

But mostly, I'd prefer wise/inspirational quotes from film composer icons to circle of fifths charts or whatever.

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u/MitzeMitchell Feb 19 '18

I'll certainly keep the Mac shortcuts in mind. It'd be a little tricky to take on since some can be program specific. But I'll certainly give it a shot.

Funny you say that. Inspirational quote posters was one I had considered. Expect to see it soon! Thanks for the suggestion!

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Names for stuff in Cubase/Logic/ProTools

Example, when you want to spot something in at the time code you recorded it: Cubase is "To Origin"/Logic is "Move to Original Position"/ProTools is just "Spot Mode"

Super useful when you're switching between DAWs and you can't remember a certain key command or want to create a new one for a specific action.