Project 6: Chords

This is sadly my last project for music tech. I hit some bumps in the road for this project but was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. The point of this project was to learn about chords. Mr. Rabuse taught me on the keyboard, the basics of chords. So I got a Chord pattern going along created in Sytrus (like always), and then decided I need some drum patterns. I got 3 Drum patterns created by the end, one of which was only used in the intro to kick off the song at a slow pace. Then as the intro continued, I used one of my other drum patterns that had been modified from the first, slow drum pattern. Throughout the song, I used a preset bass synth from Sytrus, and added a one note, rhythmic beat to the piano roll for it. The bass started near the beginning, and then faded in towards when the chords started. I also used two types of envelopes for my chord pattern: the Resonance and the Cutoff frequency envelopes. Towards the end, I made the cutoff frequency envelope drop down to quiet the chords down and make it sort of mellow, while cutting the drums and bass too. In the middle of the song, I used the Resonance envelope and raised a curve to brighten the sound of the chords. Then I ended with a fade out, plain and simple. So there you have it, my last project for music tech. I had lots of fun in this class and I'm glad I went out with a bang.

Project 5a: Noise Envelope

Here is my project 5a. This wasn't supposed to be a big project, more of just a synth practice project. It was only 15 seconds long but i put 2 or 3 classes into it. The first thing I did was obviously, the noise envelope. I created it by following the directions on the blog, which consisted of getting a basic synth sound in Sytrus, and then adjusting the noise slider in the (OP 1) Tab. Then I created and automation clip for the Channel volume for the Synth in the step sequencer. Then I created 2 drum patterns to go along with a pattern from another Synth I made. Then I just finished it off with a short fade out.

Project 5: Wave forms and envelopes in Sytrus

 Here is my project 5. I was mostly inspired by the electronic genre. What I did was make two different style synths in sytrus, and present them in an interesting way, also including many unique drum patterns. I made four patterns out of the two synths I made that run throughout the whole song. Also, in the last part of the song, I made a synth pattern in sytrus that is used as a filler in the background, and I think it fits well. I also used the mixer in a couple parts. I had some cutoff frequency envelopes and volume envelopes too. I think I learned a lot about making songs after I made this.

Project 5 progress

Project 5 is going fairly well. I have been working on it for a while and the most recent thing I did to it is making an intro. Last class I was working on the project and I realized that my main pattern had to be redone because it didn't fit the mood of the beginning intro, so I gotta sort that out somehow. I hope that I can use the patterns that I already had somehow because I really liked them, but I will probably have to resort to something else. But going back to what I've done so far, I have created two interesting Synths in Sytrus where one is a sine wave (which I used in my intro) and the other one is a saw wave, which i have in the two patterns where i need to sort out where they will go. I created a catchy drum pattern that was supposed to go with my two main patterns after the intro but I'm not sure I will still be using it. Hopefully I can get this project going again.

Project 4: Filters

I finally finished, and I think it turned out really good. It might have taken me awhile, but I think it was worth spending more time on it. This project was the first time I tried to do an intro. Pretty much all I did for the intro was creating a wobble sound, and then supplying a kick drum which changes pitch, claps, and then a snap to start off the song. I made good use of the filters for each pattern. I used cutoff frequencies from Fruity Filter for synth bass 3, and synth bass 6. I also made interesting wave designs for the cutoff frequency that create variation in the song. I used a filter called Fruity Blood Overdrive - Preamp for the Warble 2, which was very fun to experiment with. My two synth patterns have sounds behind each note for them, which just includes kicks and snares. I used the X-Y Controller for the synth patterns. I also forgot to mention i transposed a bit here and there. Overall, I think this was the most creative song of mine yet.

Project 4 progress

I'm having a bit of trouble with project 4 lately. For some reason, i can't decide on what i want to do for the song in general. I have a synthesizer riff but I'm confused on how I'm going to get sounds that go along with it. Once i get the song flowing, i'll be on my way to finishing it.

Project 3: Automation

This project ended up a lot differently than I thought it would. At first I wanted to make various patterns for the SimSynth and sort of blend them together, but instead I ended up having one catchy pattern that transposes. I also didn't think (at first) my main pattern was good, but then I realized that it actually fit very well. I was inspired by the dance/electronic genre. I experimented with the SimSynth. Used basic kick drums, hat, and snares for a background sound. I also used a crash to create a bang when you enter a new sound. I tried to time the filters of the SimSynth riff I had to fit fell with the song. I really didn't expect too much of this song, but I think it turned out to be pretty good.