Objectives:
- To Learn to record live sound in Mixcraft
- To learn to split, cut, copy, paste, and move audio sound waves
- To demonstrate a continued understanding of rhythm through drum beat patterns
Important: This is an individual project. Each student will be evaluated separately for their individual creative work. NO DUPLICATE projects will be accepted.
Steps:
- Record your minimum 3 (bass, snare, hi-hat) beat box sounds as a group.
- Retrieve those "raw" and "unedited" files from the Pick-up folder under Moynihan AMM2O1.
- If the tracks are not labeled with sound names ("Bass Drum" etc. ) do that now.
- Choose the sounds you like the most and zoom in.
- Right click at the beginning of the sound and "Split" the region.
- Right click at the end of the sound and "Split".
- Right click and "Copy" the small sound region.
- Turn on "Snap to: 1/8 Notes"
- Paste the sound clip into a new Track and label that track. Remember to line the notes up in the bar with on the correct beats to build a drum beat like the ones we have used.
- Basic Drum beat example: Bass drum on beat 1 and 3, Snare on 2 and 4, Hi-Hat on 1+2+3+4+.
- Repeat this process with each sound (minimum 3) and give EACH sound a track.
- Your drum beat must be a total of 16 bars, with the first 8 and the last 8 a different pattern.
- When done the drum beat, delete the "Raw" recordings and save.
- Create the rest of your song using bass, chords and lead (minimum). DO NOT ADD DRUM OR BEATS. You may use as many sounds as you like.
- Your song must have an A section and a B section of 8 bars each.
- Think of A B form as Verse and Chorus.
- This website has some good examples of the AB (Verse-Chorus) form.
- Add an intro for extra creative marks.
- Mixdown and submit as MP3 and MX6
Due Tuesday, Jan. 26.
