Category: musth625
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(must625) first assignments – soundwalk and readings
The soundwalk assignment is posted. Please read the following by Wednesday: from teachingmusic properties of audio from Jeffrey Hass’s projects in electronic music online text chapter 1, sections 1, 2, 4, and 5
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(must625) assignment 1: soundwalk
Due Friday, May 15. The Handbook for Acoustic Ecology defines a soundwalk as follows: A form of active participation in the soundscape. Though the variations are many, the essential purpose of the soundwalk is to encourage the participant to listen discriminatively, and moreover, to make critical judgements about the sounds heard and their contribution to the balance…
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(sonicArts) online storage
I’ve been pushing iLocker in class, an online storage solution offered to all of you from Ball State. (I won’t call it free, given what you pay in technology and student services fees, not to mention tuition.) but… If you don’t have a good FTP program, or otherwise know how to set it up on…
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(musTh625) absynth synthesis tips
Coming up with interesting analog synthesis instruments takes some practice and experimentation. To get you started, I’m outlining a basic work procedure. As you get more experienced, you can make changes to this process and try more techniques. basic outline At the very beginning, start with a new sound (File > New Sound). This brings…
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(musTh625) final project: synthesis
Due Saturday, June 14, by midnight. overview Compose a short work using virtual analog synthesis. The duration requirements will vary depending on how much of your previous project work you choose to include in this project. If you are creating a new project with little to no integration of material from previous projects, then the…
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(musTh625) listening 2
Due Wednesday, 6/10. (email to me) Create listening guides for the following pieces: Jason Bolte: Putt’n Around (on SoundCloud) John Chowning: Stria (excerpt) Two of the following: Richard Devine: Plonked Spectral (First version, track 1, from Risp LP) Brian Eno: Matta (from Apollo) Amon Tobin: Journeyman (from Isam) The Bolte is available on SoundCloud (link provided above). The others are available…
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(musTh625) modulation synthesis
Modulation synthesis allows for the creation of complex spectra from simple waveforms. Absynth includes FM synthesis as a source/generator, and ring modulation as a process (with a fixed frequency modulator). You can read about modulation synthesis in this previous post.
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(musTh625) understanding synthesis
I’ve already outlined some basic synthesis controls, as they are used in kontakt. Here’s a previous post that outlines synthesis in general. Having posted about controls and filters already, it is especially useful to look at the generators section. For a quick overview of Absynth, visit this post. I will post more about Absynth soon, especially as it…
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(musTh625) using kontakt with digital performer
A simple overview of using Kontakt as a virtual instrument in Digital Performer… kontakt, virtual instruments, plugins Kontakt, like many virtual (software) instruments, can run as a standalone application or within a DAW host, such as Digital Performer (or Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live, etc.). When it is running within a DAW, we refer to…
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(musTh625) intro to kontakt 5
The key to using Kontakt is to understand the hierarchy sample to instrument to rack, and how to use effects and modulation sources. interface Kontakt uses the metaphor of hardware samplers in a rack. As part of this rack, Kontakt includes a multi-purpose browser (files, libraries, etc.), an output mixer, and an onscreen keyboard that…