Friends,
I have done music, a quite long piece, for a large chamber orchestra. For the most I have used the piano as the reference sound, and my goal was to create what would be a form of an acoustical "particello": all music ideas are there, but it is not yet orchestrated/notated. (example of written particello would be: http://www.omifacsimiles.com/brochures/images/debussy_pre.jpg
The facts:
1. all recorded improvisations are totally free (free of tempo, measures, beats...)
2. the tempo in LPX is fixed at q=120
3. the time signature in LPX is fixed at 4/4
4. this whole pre-material I wish to print out prior orchestrating/notating
5. the final orchestration/notation process is done on paper with pencil
Now, as it is the "rawest" material possible, I want to solve the problem of quantisation and beats, not necessarily solving it just in LPX. Perhaps I could print the cluttered score as it is and than manually go through the material.
I am thinking if there is any approach to make this process easier. For instance, quick phrases or ornaments usually appear as a cluster when opened in Finale, or even in the LPX score editor. Somehow it is easier to understand the MIDI editor than notation.
Some thoughts, but not tested:
1. print out the MIDI editor (piano roll) as it is;
2. Print out the LPX Score as it is;
3. doubling the length of the notes in order to get more clear notation output
4. Acoustically/audibly deciphering the tempo&beats, than using printed 1. and 2. with ruler translate it into notation (on paper w/pencil).
5. Working in LPX to fix tediously each tempo/beat/measure/time.signature change (=quantisation), to get more correct notation output.
6. ANY OTHER IDEAS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, even the crazy one - please shoot!
Many thanks.