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STAGE 2 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT TYPE 2: FOLIO – Part 2 Minor Folio Commentary SACE Number: Equipment Minor Project Three Operating System: Mac OSX Mixing Program: Pro Tools 9 Track Type: Recorded MIDI Sequencing Program: N/A MIDI Input: N/A VST Instruments: N/A VST Tracks: N/A VST Info: N/A Plug-Ins: N/A Nominated Process: Changing Volume and Quantising 1 Changing volume is a process which involves the horizontal adjustment of a volume fader. This can be accomplished on a virtual display and can also be a physical alteration done on a mixing desk, dj mixer and control panel. Note Changing volume involves the handling of a positive and negative, Superscript increasing volume and decreasing volume. As my minor project three numbers refer to consisted of over 2 ten individual audio tracks recorded with my mouth in attempt to produce a human drum kit, changing volume was crucial as it played a major part in 2 mixing and balancing my tracks. This was needed because I recorded through a 2 directional vocal microphone held at different lengths from my mouth. Therefore, the closer the microphone was to my mouth, the louder the inputted signal and the further away, the lower the inputted signal. 2 Different microphone spacing was needed in order to produce the different sounds I wanted from my mouth. 1 Quantising is a procedure where audio recorded to the metronome or click track can be precisely snapped into time and synchronisation depending on the grid spacing note selected. Grid spacing is a horizontal background display that represents time which is hosted by every recording program. 3 The spacing selected can range from a whole note, half a note, up to 128th note for fine tweaking. Quantising also plays a major role in the world of 4 MPC and MIDI drum pan groove production. Quantising was foremost needed in my minor project three as I relied on it to 1 keep my whole track in time and together. After recording each sound once, 2 I would duplicate it and 4 snap it to the grid at a spacing of 3 16th notes with a running 3 tempo of 96 beats per minute. This aided me in 4 duplicating big sections with the ability to snap them in time rather than having to re-record on the fly. Page 1 of 2 Stage 2 Music Technology Student Response Ref: A333346 (revised January 2014) © SACE Board of South Australia 2014 relevant assessment comments following the student response. SACE Number: Equipment Operating System: Mac OSX Mixing Program: Pro Tools 9 Track Type: MIDI WAV Samples (Note: All samples produced by myself then individually exported from Maschine) MIDI Sequencing Program: Native Instruments Maschine MIDI Input: USB keyboard VST Instruments: POI Zone 2 & Morphine VST Tracks: All VST Info: N/A Plug-Ins: AIR Dynamic Delay Nominated Process: Delay and Panning Minor Project Five 1 Delay is a process which involves an imaginary duplication of an inputted audio signal. This audio signal is stored and then proceeds to play back after a period of time. There are multiple parameters in which effect this stored audio signal which involve timed delay, feedback and overall mix. Essentially, delay is a repetition of the audio signal it is effected upon. I chose to process delay on clap track at a 2 timed synchronisation of 3 4 beats and an extremely high 4 fold back of 92% at a moderate mix. These parameters were adjusted as so because I wanted to slightly 4 overdub the audio signal in an attempt to manipulate the 4 velocity of each clap sound thereby, strengthening it. 1 Panning is a procedure that sends an inputted stereo sound completely to the left or right of the channel at constant power. This means that if audio is panned all the way to the left, sound will only be visible in the left of the 4 stereo channel and heard only though the left speaker. Similar to changing volume, this is however accomplished by adjusting a horizontal fader either fully left or right. Panning is effected upon my melody track following a 4 jagged style modulation. This 4 modulation fades from left to right after every 3 two bars and I chose this because I wanted to uplift the overall 4 mix and balance the sounds, making the important melody track notable. 2 Page 2 of 2 Stage 2 Music Technology Student Response Ref: A333346 (revised January 2014) © SACE Board of South Australia 2014