Romanowski Studio — London-based Music Preparation, Engraving & Score Preparation
Romanowski Studio is a London-based music preparation studio run by composer and engraver
Maciej Romanowski. The studio provides professional music engraving, score and
part preparation, music copying, orchestration, arranging, transposition, notation digitisation,
audio transcription, orchestral mockups, and printing and binding. Work is produced in Sibelius,
Dorico and Cubase, and delivered worldwide; London clients can request personal delivery of
printed music.
Services
- Score & Part Preparation — professional music engraving and extraction of performance-ready parts in Sibelius and Dorico.
- Orchestration & Arranging — original orchestration, arrangement and reduction for any ensemble.
- Notation Input / Digitisation — converting handwritten or PDF manuscript into clean, editable digital notation.
- Transposition — accurate transposition of scores and parts, priced per bar per instrument.
- Audio Transcription — transcribing audio recordings into notation and/or MIDI.
- Demo / Mockup Audio — orchestral and instrumental audio mockups produced in Cubase with premium sample libraries.
- Printing, Binding & Delivery — in-house printing on an enterprise-grade machine; saddle-stitch and comb binding; delivered worldwide.
About Maciej Romanowski
Maciej Romanowski is a film and games composer based in London and the founder of Romanowski Studio.
Alongside composing, he offers a full music preparation service to composers, ensembles, publishers
and media producers.
Pricing & turnaround
Pricing is mostly per bar, scaled by the size of the ensemble: score and part preparation and
notation digitisation per bar at engraving rates; orchestration and arranging per bar at a higher
creative rate; and transposition per bar, per instrument. Audio mockups are priced per minute of
finished music, and printing and binding per page or item. An online estimator gives an indicative
figure for any project. Turnaround is typically 7–10 working days for chamber-scale work and 2–4
weeks for orchestral; urgent projects jump the queue, with urgent turnaround bringing most work in
within 24–48 hours.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the studio based?
- London, UK. Work is delivered worldwide — most projects run remotely, with materials submitted by upload and finished work delivered as PDF or by physical despatch. London clients can request personal delivery of printed music.
- What software does the studio use?
- Sibelius 8 Ultimate and Dorico Pro for engraving and notation, with MusicXML and PDF for interchange, and Cubase 15 Pro for MIDI and audio mockups. Source files can be supplied on request.
- How are projects priced?
- Mostly per bar, scaled by ensemble size — engraving and digitisation at engraving rates, orchestration and arranging at a higher creative rate, transposition per bar per instrument. Audio mockups per minute; printing per page or item.
- What is the typical turnaround?
- 7–10 working days for chamber-scale work and 2–4 weeks for orchestral. Urgent projects jump the queue, with urgent turnaround within 24–48 hours.
- What file types are accepted?
- Sibelius (.sib), Dorico (.dorico), MusicXML (.musicxml / .mxl), PDF, and 300 DPI scans of handwritten manuscript. Files up to 50MB upload directly; larger files via WeTransfer.
- Who owns the engraved score and parts?
- The composer or commissioning party retains all musical copyright. Editable source files are released to the client on request.
Contact
Enquiries: studio@mrmusicstudio.com.
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