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Welcome to Audio Engineering 2.
All daily activities and assignments will be posted here. Please check this site at the beginning of class every day.
Google Classroom: Click Here Class Syllabus: Click Here
Mr. Goldschmidt - mgoldschmidt@rolla31.org
2/5 Compositional Techniques For Writing Melodies and Chords
2/5 Compositional Techniques For Writing Melodies and Chords
Augmentation - playing the melody twice as slow, then playing it twice as slow again.
Diminution - playing the melody twice as fast, then playing it twice as fast again.
Note Subtraction - Taking one note away at a time from the short melody
Note Addition - adding one note at a time to make the short melody
Create a 1:30-2:00 minute song using two or more compositional techniques listed above.
Create a 1:30-2:00 minute song using two or more compositional techniques listed above.
Add and delete tracks, Select a MIDI Instrument for a track. No loops. Load the Launchpad with appropriate chords and notes on tracks. Feel free to use Autochords.com for chord progressions and https://learningmusic.ableton.com/advanced-topics/modes.html for scales. Record on an Instrument Track, Quantize, Cut, Copy, Paste, Split and Re-Join, Volume and Pan Envelope Changes, Add Effects.
Must include the following:
Melody Track utilizing 2 or more compositional techniques
Examples: Finding Melodic Sounds in Mixcraft with VST's
Examples: Creating with the Piano Roll and Midi Keyboard
Optional:
Drum Track - Bass, Snare, Cymbals (you may use loops for your drums or write your own)
Additional Percussion welcome
Bass Track
Guitar/Keyboard Track
Any Other Sounds You Want
Due Monday at the end of the hour.
2/4 Mixcraft Automation
2/4 Mixcraft Automation
- Adding Master Effects to 60-Second Beats?
- Listen to 60-Second Drum Beats
- MIDI Controller - How To Assign MIDI Controls
- Automation
Please watch the video covering Automation and how it is used.
Allows you to control and preset changes within Mixcraft
Track Volume Automation with MIDI and MIDI Keyboards
Effects and MIDI Controllers
Advanced MIDI Functions
Take time to add automation to your 60-Second Drum Beats as practice.
1/30 Two 60-Second Drum Beats
1/30 Two 60-Second Drum Beats
Today we will start our Two 60-Second Drum Beats Assignment. Using the skills we have been working on with drums in Mixcraft, create two different 60 second drum beats with two different tempos. You will create them in the same project, but use different kits, instruments, and tempos. No loops please, only one shot samples. You can use the step sequencer, midi keyboards, launchpads, Omni-Sampler or any other tool to create your music. Be sure to Quantize as you work!!!
When finished, Mix down to a .MP3 file and upload to the Google Classroom assignment. You have two days to work on your beats and we will listen on Wednesday. Save the project file, we may use these beats later for another assignment.
1/28 The Omni Sampler
1/28 The Omni Sampler
Please listen to and follow along with the Omni Sampler Tutorial Here
Build your own custom drum kits with the Omni Sampler Virtual Instrument. Drag and Drop Samples and One Shots.
Midi Keyboard
Changing settings on the Sampler
Don't Forget To Quantize!
1/21-22 Rhythmic Dictation
1/21-22 Rhythmic Dictation
First, Grab a MIDI Keyboard out of the cabinet and plug it in. Please hit the Octave DOWN button one time to correctly sync up the keyboard with the notes you need.
DO NOT OPEN MIXCRAFT YET. It uses the whole sound card and won't let you listen to a youtube video.
Please Watch this video to start the assignment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC0foBvJYc
The video screencast goes over how to complete your Rhythmic Dictation Assignment. Please refer to the video first if you have questions.
Drum Set Rhythmic Dictation -
Open Mixcraft, Create a Virtual Instrument Track and load in Standard Kit 1.
Change your tempo to 100 BPM!!!! Turn On the Metronome. The following rhythms are recorded at that tempo and you must record in tempo in order to quantize correctly.
Next, listen to Rhythm 1. After listening, you will practice and figure out how to play the rhythm on your own.
Arm the track and record the rhythm with the metronome. You can record each part separately in lanes (Kick, then Snare, then Hat), or all together.
After recording, be sure to quantize and fix any errors, then move to the next rhythm.
When finished, line all the rhythms up in sequence so they play 1 at a time with 1 measure in between.
This should be turned in on Classroom.
1/20 Mixcraft Drums
1/20 Mixcraft Drums
Don't open Mixcraft yet. It can cause problems allowing you to watch the video. It uses the whole sound card and won't share with youtube or other programs.
Watch this video -------> Creating Drums in Mixcraft
Now you can open Mixcraft
Creating Mixcraft Drums - Virtual Instrument tracks allow us to play or write music with software MIDI instruments. We will be utilizing the drum kits in Mixcraft on Virtual Instrument tracks to create beats. The screencast goes over how to get started creating drums in mixcraft
Drum Input Options:
Piano Roll
Step Sequencer
Midi Keyboard
Launchpads
Sequencer - Each box is 1 sixteenth note by default, but can be changed by zooming in/out or clicking the "step" button. Change the instruments within a kit by selecting "add/edit" in the editor. You can copy and paste, write, move, and erase notes, with the mouse options.
Midi Keyboards - Octave up and down to change instrument sets. Can record. Quantize, Quantize Quantize
After completing the Tutorial, spend time on Mixcraft creating your own drum beats.
1/12 Mixcraft Loops and Launchpads Project:
1/12 Mixcraft Loops and Launchpads Project:
Click here for the Project Assignment Sheet: Mixcraft Loops and Launchpads Project
Students, I am out today. Please review the project assignment sheet for the Mixcraft Loops and Launchpads project and begin your project. Your first task it to compile the loops and samples you want to use for the project into the Performance Panel and get the setting configured correctly. Tomorrow, I will help you add the additional loops and samples database that we have been trying to get downloaded for a few days. If it's not blocked, please watch the video I created over how to record using the Launchpads in Mixcraft.
1/9.5 Launchpad Recording and OneShots
1/9.5 Launchpad Recording and OneShots
Load additional Loops and Samples Database
Review Launchpads and the Performance Panel
Settings for Loops
Settings for One Shots (Finger Drumming)
Snap Settings
Recording with Launchpads
1/9 Novation Launchpads
1/9 Novation Launchpads
Today, we will be setting up Novation Launchpads for Loops.
The video will walk you through the process we are going over today. If you have questions while working on your own, please check the video tutorial.
Connecting the Launchpad
Mixcraft Performance Panel
Adding Loop Sounds
Setting Parameters and Controls
Recording
1/7 Mixcraft 10 Basics
1/7 Mixcraft 10 Basics
Mixcraft Basics:
Mixcraft Basics:
Markers - Tempo Changes, Key Changes, Time Signature Changes, Automation
FX - Effects, Effects Chains, Presets, Editing Effects
1/6 Welcome to Audio Eng. 2
1/6 Welcome to Audio Eng. 2
- Google Classroom, Drive, and Sites
Google Drive: Create an Audio Engineering 2 Folder to store completed assignments.
Username: StudentID@student.rolla31.org
Password: Fl-mmddyy
Join Google Classroom
- Today: Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio
Introduction to the interface
Opening new projects
Timeline
Loops
Editing
Saving and Exporting
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