Why Does Cubase Ruin My Creativity Every Time?

bjones306 · April 8, 2014, 9:20pm

Steve:

I remember following a thread way back in 1738, on a forum moderated by Charles I, the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, later the Prince of Wolfenbüttel. (Only Dukes or higher could moderate forums in those times, and replies were slow- the tablets were carried by messengers in wagon and on foot, and scrolling to the bottom of a long thread was the work of two men.

At this time Karl “Charlie” Steinberg was just starting out, and history is unclear on whether he had yet thought of using the mod wheel to change vibrato speed in real time, (there’s no mod wheel on the Leipzig organ)

But I digress, already!

The thread was mainly between Johann S., and Anna M. Bach. iirc, Johann repeatedly requested that, when transcribing his improvisations (a job that would eventually be given to the Cubase von Hamburg Scriveners) could Anna please consistently draw the downward stems on the rearward side of the noteheads, and she kept saying that the stems were “by design” like that, but would think about changing the practice.

It did not happen. Almost 400 years later you can still look up Bach manuscripts and find plenty of “backwards” stems.

You, kind sir, have way too much downtime.