Category: lectureNotes_cm1
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(compMus1) Korg Kontrol49 Editor in DAWs
Jeff has installed the Korg Kontrol 49 Editor/Librarian in DAWs 4, 5, and 8.
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(compMus1) Quiz 2 Review
The second quiz will be on 3/17. It includes a listening section and questions about MIDI, synthesis controls, sampler architecture, and early history of electronic music. The second listening list is online. You need to know composer and title for each work. Both will be listed on the sheet. From the Intro to MIDI post,…
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(compMus1) DP, Reason, and Continuous Controllers
We’ve had a problem routing MIDI continuous controllers (CC’s) through Digital Performer to Reason using Rewire. Using CC’s allows you to automate more parameters than can be done with Mod Wheel (all front panel knobs and sliders can be automated). I’ve finally pieced together the solution. Interapplication MIDI from Digital Performer The first part of…
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(compMus1) Graphic Composition – Graphic Listening
YouTube videos are available for Xenakis’ Mycenae-Alpha (on the listening list) and Ligeti’s Artikulation (not on the list, but a good piece to listen to). For Mycenae-Alpha, Xenakis composed using graphic notation. Line drawings were entered into a computer directly (from an early tablet-like device) and translated into sounds. The score is traditional, in the…
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(compMus1) Programming the NN-19 Sampler in Reason
The manual for the Reason (available on the manuals volume of the server) has a chapter for the NN-19. It would be good to read this chapter. Essential to understanding how to program patches in the NN-19 is to understand the hierachy ranging from audio file to complete patch. Working from the bottom up (or…
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(compMus1) Basic Synthesis Controls – LFO Modulation
The last of the basic synthesis control topics pertaining to sample playback is LFO modulation. Modulation literally means “a change.” In traditional musical terms, a modulation is the change from one tonal center to another tonal center (say from C major to G major). In audio synthesis terms, modulation refers to the changing of an…
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(compMus1) Basic Synthesis Controls – Envelopes
In general terms, an envelope is a function that changes over time. Typically, an envelope is a multi-segment function for controlling a synthesis parameter. Amplitude envelopes are most common, but any parameter of synthesis (pitch, filter frequency, lfo rate, etc.) can be controlled by an envelope. The most typical type of envelope used is the…
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(compMus1) File organizaton with Reason
I left out some tips that you should follow to keep track of all your files for the creative project with DP and Reason. Store your Reason patches and racks in a folder inside of your DP project folder. I created a ReasonFiles folder. It would be a good idea to make subfolders inside of…
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(compMus1) Input Monitoring Problems in DP
We’ve had an old problem come up – namely, not being able to hear audio input from Reason despite having input monitor enabled. The problem: you have made the proper connections between Reason and DP, so that you see audio output at the hardward interface in Reason, the proper Reason input is set to a…
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(compMus1) Basic Synthesis Controls – Gain
This post and subsequent ones with the Basic Synthesis Controls… title break down the lectures and reading (pp. 193 – 198) into easier to digest chunks. Gain Gain refers to the amount of amplification applied to a signal. Typically it relates to loudness. Internal to a system it can affect other parameters. Gain can refer…