Creative Production can mean different things to different people. Here are a few content creators and platforms to get you started.
"MuseScore is a scorewriter for Windows, macOS, and Linux, comparable to Finale and Sibelius, supporting a wide variety of file formats and input methods. It is released as free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License. "
MuseScore.org is the site to download the program to your computer for free. Its forum is also a good place to start if you have any questions.
MuseScore.com is the community site where you may share, download, and print free sheet music .
As stated on the Musescore website: "Our goal is to let musicians from all over the world create and share their works, as well as to make learning music exciting, easy and available for all. "
"Explore the largest community of artists, bands, podcasters, and creators of music & audio."
SoundCloud is available on multiple devices and is even used by Miller Career & Technology Center's Digital Audio classes. You can explore what's trending and playlists for free in the SoundCloud community.
To check out some of the music created by Miller students, click the link:
"Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems."
With Audacity, you can record live audio, manipulate the recordings, digitize recordings from other media, import/export sound files, modify or write plug-ins.
Here is an interesting article about different video editing apps: 20 of the Best Mobile Video Editing Apps in 2020
Adobe Spark Video can help you easily compile photos, video clips, and text into a video story. There is no expensive software or complicated timelines.
The built-in themes make completing your posts with cute animations, layouts, and text styling a breeze!
Free on iOS and Android
Wondershare FilmoraGo, an app, or Filmora9, a web-based program are popular video editing platforms for bloggers, Instagrammers, and YouTubers.
"For on-the-go editing, use FilmoraGo’s “Easy Mode” — you can simply drag and drop video clips, add music to your cut footage, and save a finished video in just minutes. It really takes the guesswork out of video editing and can help you create simple but engaging content for your feed!"
Free on iOS and Android
As stated on the GoPro.com website, "Quik™, the fastest and easiest way to create awesome videos from your GoPro or smartphone footage, offers automated simplicity, while Splice brings desktop editing software power that is perfected for your mobile or tablet. No matter your skill level, Quik™ and Splice enable you to edit like a pro.
In just seconds, you can turn your photos and clips into incredible videos perfectly edited to your chosen soundtrack with Quik™, as it automatically analyzes your footage to find the best moments, adds beautiful transitions and effects, and syncs it all to the beat of the music."
Free on iOS and Android
"Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters and other visual content. It is available on web and mobile, and integrates millions of images, fonts, templates and illustrations. "
Canva is free, but you must upgrade to the premium version to unlock more features. Many of your librarians use this site to create professional looking posters flyers, and even graphics seen on Canvas.
Crello is a free app and online design tool where you can create animations and graphics for social media and the web, such as Twitter headers, YouTube Thumbnails, Instagram Stories and much more.
Free on iOS and Android
Pablo by Buffer allows you to create engaging images for a variety of social media platforms in 30 seconds. Some things you can create include:
Inspirational Quotes
Conversation Starters
Events and Announcements