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Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-14T23:25:26Z

Jadesmond: words

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced an album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album, though, was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.

Links and files to the music are listed below. I hope you enjoy listening! Be sure to follow if you want to hear what's next.

=Project Files & Links=
==Song Files==
* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]: A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.

* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]: A 128 BPM house pop-song.

* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]: A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.

* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]: A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.

* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]: A drum and bass track using samples from NASA

* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]: A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]

 

==Links==
Spotify: Coming Soon

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Featured]]

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-14T20:54:41Z

Jadesmond: Formatting

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album, though, was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.

Links and files to the music are listed below. I hope you enjoy listening! Be sure to follow if you want to hear what's next.

=Project Files & Links=
==Song Files==
* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]: A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.

* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]: A 128 BPM house pop-song.

* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]: A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.

* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]: A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.

* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]: A drum and bass track using samples from NASA

* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]: A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]

 

==Links==
Spotify: Coming Soon

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-14T20:51:59Z

Jadesmond: More Writing

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.

Links and files to the music are listed below. I hope you enjoy listening! Be sure to follow if you want to hear what's next.

=Project Files & Links=
==Song Files==
* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]
A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.
* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]
A 128 BPM house pop-song.
* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]
A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.
* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]
A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.
* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]
A drum and bass track using samples from NASA
* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]
A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]
 

==Links==
Spotify:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-14T20:20:47Z

Jadesmond: Uploading Music Files and Categories

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==Song Files==
[[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]

[[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]

[[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]

[[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]

[[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]

[[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

File:League of Draven (Adoration).wav

2018-08-14T20:13:07Z

Jadesmond:

File:Apollo.wav

2018-08-14T20:12:51Z

Jadesmond:

File:Cape Town.wav

2018-08-14T20:12:47Z

Jadesmond:

File:This Is Who I Want To Be.wav

2018-08-14T20:12:28Z

Jadesmond:

File:Dreams.wav

2018-08-14T20:11:59Z

Jadesmond:

File:Echoes From The Future.wav

2018-08-14T20:10:59Z

Jadesmond:

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-12T01:04:12Z

Jadesmond:

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==General Resources==
*Songs
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere] 
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-12T01:03:55Z

Jadesmond:

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|400px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==General Resources==
*Songs
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere] 
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-12T01:03:37Z

Jadesmond:

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.png|1080px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==General Resources==
*Songs
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere] 
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]

File:Qwertyuiop.png

2018-08-12T01:03:09Z

Jadesmond:

Qwertyuiop by Oculex

2018-08-12T00:54:18Z

Jadesmond: HU3900 Practicum Page for Oculex/Josh Desmond's qwertyuiop

== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.jpg|1080px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==General Resources==
*Songs
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere] 
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:51:57Z

Jadesmond:

This is my final project for Foundations of Music Technology (MU2300). I have always been intrigued by the idea of live performing electronic music, especially on camera in a desktop environment. Finding a way to record Ableton, however, has always been difficult. I was able to use the OBS Studio, a midi keyboard, a rock band microphone, and an old xbox live camera to record a live performance. I essentially go through the process of recording and layering a few loops. I also relied on the use of a few loop samples for drums.

Watch the full video for a demonstration, as well as some commentary about the difficulties and my reflections on the process.

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'''Video'''
<div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0px; height: 0; overflow: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;"><htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA&isResponsive=true&isNewPluginEmbed=true&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=true&showCaptions=false&displaySharing=false&displayAnnotations=false&displayAttachments=false&displayLinks=false&displayEmbedCode=false&displayDownloadIcon=false&displayMetaData=false&displayDateProduced=false&audioPreviewImage=false&displayCaptionSearch=false" frameborder="0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen></iframe></htmltag></div>

(I'm currently still waiting for video.wpi.edu to finish "converting" my video.)

[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:51:16Z

Jadesmond:

This is my final project for Foundations of Music Technology (MU2300). I have always been intrigued by the idea of live performing electronic music, especially on camera in a desktop environment. Finding a way to record Ableton, however, has always been difficult. I was able to use the OBS Studio, a midi keyboard, a rock band microphone, and an old xbox live camera to record a live performance. I essentially go through the process of recording and layering a few loops. I also relied on the use of a few loop samples for drums.

Watch the full video for a demonstration, as well as some commentary about the difficulties and my reflections on the process.

----
'''Video'''
<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA&isResponsive=true&isNewPluginEmbed=true&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=true&showCaptions=false&displaySharing=false&displayAnnotations=false&displayAttachments=false&displayLinks=false&displayEmbedCode=false&displayDownloadIcon=false&displayMetaData=false&displayDateProduced=false&audioPreviewImage=false&displayCaptionSearch=false" frameborder="0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen></iframe></htmltag>

(I'm currently still waiting for video.wpi.edu to finish "converting" my video.)

[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:50:47Z

Jadesmond:

This is my final project for Foundations of Music Technology (MU2300). I have always been intrigued by the idea of live performing electronic music, especially on camera in a desktop environment. Finding a way to record Ableton, however, has always been difficult. I was able to use the OBS Studio, a midi keyboard, a rock band microphone, and an old xbox live camera to record a live performance. I essentially go through the process of recording and layering a few loops. I also relied on the use of a few loop samples for drums.

Watch the full video for a demonstration, as well as some commentary about the difficulties and my reflections on the process.

----
'''Video'''
<htmltag tagname="div" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0px; height: 0; overflow: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;"><iframe id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=hrYtw0bM9ECRuXibx1RYBA&isResponsive=true&isNewPluginEmbed=true&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=true&showCaptions=false&displaySharing=false&displayAnnotations=false&displayAttachments=false&displayLinks=false&displayEmbedCode=false&displayDownloadIcon=false&displayMetaData=false&displayDateProduced=false&audioPreviewImage=false&displayCaptionSearch=false" frameborder="0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></htmltag>

(I'm currently still waiting for video.wpi.edu to finish "converting" my video.)

[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:48:30Z

Jadesmond:

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:48:24Z

Jadesmond:

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:41:20Z

Jadesmond:

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:40:56Z

Jadesmond:

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:38:10Z

Jadesmond:

Desmond's Live Ableton and Keyboard Performance Video

2018-06-27T18:18:08Z

Jadesmond: Desmond's MU2300 Final Project

This is my final project for Foundations of Music Technology (MU2300). This is a temporary submission until I figure out how to upload videos to the wiki.

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'''Video'''

<mediaplayer>.mp4</mediaplayer>

[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]

Final Project Josh Desmond

2016-10-17T04:15:56Z

Jadesmond:

[[File:Josh_Desmond_HW6_Slap_On_Some_Effects.mp3]]

For my final composition, I experimented with using real-ish instruments for the intro, and had some fun playing around with a Sci-Fi SFX pack I found on the internet (thus the FM-static, gas-mask, etc. noises). For more of my music check out soundcloud.com/oculex

[[Category:Electronic Music Composition (3620)]]

Final Project Josh Desmond

2016-10-17T04:13:29Z

Jadesmond: Created page with "File:Josh_Desmond_HW6_Slap_On_Some_Effects.mp3 Category:Electronic Music Composition (3620)"

[[File:Josh_Desmond_HW6_Slap_On_Some_Effects.mp3]]
[[Category:Electronic Music Composition (3620)]]

File:Josh Desmond HW6 Slap On Some Effects.mp3

2016-10-17T04:12:38Z

Jadesmond: