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While I have been in several bands over the years, and learned to play a variety of live instruments including guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, and vocals, I decided not to pursue a final project idea directly involving these existing skills and abilities. Prior to enrolling in this course, I possessed very limited experience with composing music purely electronically, such as with MIDI. During the class periods involving these processes, I often found it very difficult to figure out how to translate my musical ideas into the software. However, I see this as an area I would very much like to improve myself in, as it seems like a very valuable and useful tool for many applications as well. My goal is to utilize GarageBand in order to create an original composition entirely through the use of MIDI consisting of free-drawn sections in the piano-roll editor as well as loops, using multiple virtual instruments simultaneously and then apply effects and automation. I expect this could be a frustrating process, as I am more used to playing instruments by feel rather than following specific rhythm patterns or transcribing them either. I plan to tackle these challenges through much trial and error as well as by more closely analyzing what the actual properties are of the music I write. The final media iteration will include a video displaying different elements and stages of my work as well as the audio of the piece which I will create in the process.
 
  
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Before this class, I had no experience using any DAW, or how hard music technology could be. I didn't realize that the music we listen to, the special effects, and the different sound techniques are all thanks to music technology. There are so many components to it. For my final, I decided to make two short original compositions using Ableton Live. Thanks to this class, I was able to understand how to use this software and the different components it offers. I made a melody and manually transferred it to Ableton, because I didn't have a MIDI soundboard and tried to play around with the different effects and instrumentation. I did have many challenges because this was all new to me. I especially had a hard time composing a short melody. I had a hard time trying to figure out what instrument would suit my music. Though this final was challenging, I did learn a lot about Ableton itself and how important music is, as it could make or break a scene. The final will include a short video of how I did my project as well as audios with example clips.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 22 June 2024

Before this class, I had no experience using any DAW, or how hard music technology could be. I didn't realize that the music we listen to, the special effects, and the different sound techniques are all thanks to music technology. There are so many components to it. For my final, I decided to make two short original compositions using Ableton Live. Thanks to this class, I was able to understand how to use this software and the different components it offers. I made a melody and manually transferred it to Ableton, because I didn't have a MIDI soundboard and tried to play around with the different effects and instrumentation. I did have many challenges because this was all new to me. I especially had a hard time composing a short melody. I had a hard time trying to figure out what instrument would suit my music. Though this final was challenging, I did learn a lot about Ableton itself and how important music is, as it could make or break a scene. The final will include a short video of how I did my project as well as audios with example clips.

Video With Commentary

https://youtu.be/WSJCXHfBnLs

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