Lesson 1 - History of Electronic Music Activity 1A
Part 1: Go to VintageSynth.com and audition the various types of vintage synthe
sizers. Models can be selected from the navigation menu on the left of the webs ite. Post the link to your favorite synth in the forum and include down 3 reasons why you selected it. Part 2: Click on the Interview With Bob Moog link at the bottom of the Most Rec ent Developments page of our website. Select the Part 12 video and listen to wh at Bob Moog says about the next evolution of synthesis. You can also access the Interview With Bob Moog video directly. Continue With Lesson 1 Quiz Lesson 2 Activity Go To: Sound Applets Website Select The "Simple Synthesizer" At The Bottom Experiment With The Waveforms and ADSR Module Complete Lesson 2 Workbook Assignment Lesson 2A - ADSR and Vintage Synths Activity Part 1: Go To: Arturia.com then download and audition one of the vintage synth s oftware demos. Experiment with the synth by changing the ADSR envelopes on the patches (sounds) Part 2: Go to http://www.muxicall.com/ and explore artistic concepts in sound re lated with the phenomenon of collective composition and improvisation. This sit e is a great way to experience Newton and the color spectrum that associate each color of the visible light spectrum to one particular note based on its frequen cies. Lesson 3 Activity - Software Evaluation Project: Work with the following programs and rate them on a scale from 1 to 10 on Ease of Use, User Interface, Features (What you liked best & least, what woul d you change): -Music Notation -Sequencing Software -Music Education Software/Theory -Intelligent Software Download and use the evaluation form below to complete the activity. computer_applications_in_music.doc Download File notationproject002.pdf Download File Important: As part of the activity you will need to "embed" into your website t he music notation score that you created in Noteflight. Visit the "Tutorials" s ection under the "more" tab of the website for a video on how to embed your scor e. Lesson 4 MIDI Activity Finding and Manipulating MIDI File (SMFs) 1. Search the web at http://cool-midi.com or www.classicalarchives.com for a MID I file. 2. Audition MIDI files 3. Download your favorite (Click the mouse while holding down the option key)
4. Open Garage Band 5. Import the MIDI file into a track 6. Change the instruments used to play the tracks. 7. Select instruments that would have been used by the composer or create a mode rn version of the piece with newer instrumentation. 8. Add MIDI tracks to change the style or feel of the piece 9. Mix the volumes of each track and add volume changes throughout the piece pro ducing your own arrangement. 10. Save and then export as an mp3 file to your desktop/folder. If exported as a .wav file you will need to convert it to an mp3 file using iTunes or equivalen t before uploading to divshare and posting on your website. 11. Upload your mp3 file to your divshare.com account and then post it on your w ebsite by embedding it. See the "Tutorials" section for a video on how to do th is. Lesson 4A MIDI Activity Create Your Own Drum Loop Using Garage Band or equivalent sequencing program record your own drum loop usi ng MIDI Software Rhythm Instruments Only. Loop will be 8 measures in length. Approximately 4-6 tracks. You may "overdub" your first drum track to include al l of the parts if your sequencer has this option. Be sure to "Quantize" each track as you record it so that all of your parts are in time. Select the appropriate tempo and time signature for your drum loop. Using your metronome record the tracks in the following order: 1. Bass/kick drum. Then quantize track. 2. Snare drum. Then quantize track. 3. Cymbals/Hi Hat. Then quantize track. 4. Other percussion. Then quantize track. 5. Other percussion. Then quantize track. 6. Other percussion. Then quantize track. Once you have completed your drum loop, export it and upload it to your electron ic portfolio on your website following the same steps #10 and #11 as in the prev ious Lesson 4 activity.
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