Electronic Music Projects
Due Date |
Project Description |
How to Hand In |
2/11 |
Project 1A: Create an account at
soundcloud.com. |
Send me an e-mail by 5 pm with a link
to your soundcloud page |
2/18 |
No labs today due to Winter Carnival |
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2/21 |
Project 1B: Make 10 different short
sound recordings. Try for a wide variety. Grade will be on interest, variety,
and recording quality. Make a single soundfile that
presents all 10 sounds with 2-3 second pauses to keep them separate. |
Post a single soundfile
labeled yourname1b on soundcloud. |
2/28 |
Project 1C: Choose 3 or so of your 1B
sounds and apply various effects. Shoot for musical interest and get familiar
with a wide variety of techniques. |
Post to soundcloud
with a clear filename identifying project 1C. |
3/4 |
Project 1D: Create a composition using
only sounds you have recorded yourself. (You can base this on 1b and 1c if
you want, or make new recordings.) Try to make the piece musically interesting
without using metrical rhythm or traditional harmonies and melodies –
I’d like to hear more of a sound-collage sort of piece. |
Post to soundcloud.
ALSO submit the Live program folder. (Details on how to submit this folder
TBA.) |
3/9 |
Project 2A: Create two short rhythmic
passages using Ableton Live. |
Post to soundcloud. |
3/14 |
Project 2B: Using Absynth
and Live drums, create three very different short
passages (8-16 measures each) that combine drums with the Absynth
soft synth. Start learning how to edit Absynth voices. Explore Reaktor
if you wish. |
Post to soundcloud. |
3/25 |
Project 2C: Create a piece in at least
3 distinct sections using Absynth and Live. Try to
make a strong personal statement, create moods and emotions, use the sections to create an interesting overall
composition. Use effects and automation. Please do not use the keyboard as a
sound source, just as a controller. |
Post to soundcloud.
ALSO submit the Live program folder. |
3/26-4/3 |
Spring Break |
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4/11 |
Project 3A: Create an interactive MIDI
effect using Max-for-Live |
Post to soundcloud
and submit the Live program folder. |
4/15 |
No labs today for Student Symposium |
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4/18 |
Project 3B: Create an interactive
Audio effect using Max-for-Live |
Post to soundcloud
and submit the Live program folder. |
4/25 |
Project 3C: Create an interactive
composition using Max-for-Live that focuses on Max. |
Post to soundcloud
and submit the Live program folder. |
4/25 |
Project 4A: Write a paragraph describing
your final project and what tools you will use. |
Bring to class. |
5/6 |
Projexct 4C: Electronic Music Class Recital during lab
times. |
Post to soundcloud
before class. |
5/9 |
Final exam review. |
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