SD1 Sync homework
Building on the fight scene project from class. Improve the sound design and sync of the fight scene you started with your lab partner or group. Continue working on the project outside of class either alone or continuing in your group. The advantage of group work, is that you can divide the workload […]
Advanced Audio Edit re-cut.
Creating music by cutting up audio recordings into small pieces then re-assembling them has had a long history in electronic music. Famous works include Gesang Der Junglinge by Karlheinz Stockhausen. There are even entire approaches to music involving cutting audio recordings, for example music concète. These examples come from a classical or high-art aesthetic […]
CMA credit for concert attendance
Skin Deep is a three-day 2015 Colorado NeXt Music Fest event that will run from September 11-13 at the Broomfield Auditorium. Presentations will involve an innovative approach to the programming of interconnected disciplines and styles while focusing on a unique theme: how we can transcend the myriad stereotypes in our culture today. With nationally-renowned jazz violinist Christian Howes, […]
Short Fight scene
For this project you will download and cut a 30 second fight or action sequence. Please work in pairs during this lab. Acquire your video media. Remove all sound. Create an edit decision list noting where each sound will be in time and what the sound needs to be. Add said sounds to a timeline, […]
SD1 Project 2
Building on our lab exercise. Consider our critical discussion about which sounds were close, but were somehow not quite right. This will give you a chance to practice the process working with sound, then connecting it to a visual media. This will also give you an opportunity to refine the work, which could not be […]
Advanced Mixing (re-synthesis)
For those of you who already know the basic functionality of mixing, lets try something to challenge your ears. Find a musical tone online or in any synth you can find on the computer. The tone must be steady (no vibrato, modulation, filter sweeps). Think of the steady portion of a clarinet sustaining […]
Work flow proof of concept
For this show and tell session. 1. Find a photo of a real or imaginary place, indoors or outdoors that you remember very well how it sounds. 2. Layer several sounds together that create the sonic environment of that photo. Be sure to edit the sounds and add fades. 3. Mix and Export the composite sound […]
SD1 Workflow Lab
Open the audio and video tools you will use for class today. Open your note book and make sure you can answer each of the questions in your own words. Try things out with your tools to make sure you know you can do it easily, and someday soon, without your notes. Some of […]
Listen Record and Listen again
Listen Record Listen Description:For this assignment you will need the means by which you can record and playback sound, a computer with headphones, a notebook, pen, and approximately one hour to perform the experiments. The report should be kept concise (no more than 1000 words please), but be sure to answer the questions below, describe […]
AV1 Final
The Final Project for AV1 gives you the opportunity to apply all the lessons from the short assignments in the semester into one large project that you can use to demonstrate the quality of your post production skill set. The final will be broken down into several layers so that we may use class time […]
Live remix session
Reminder: Sample Requirements -Samples you have copyright to ONLY (unless they’re Puff Daddy’s) -No Presets! (Sorry modern talking) -No Puff Daddy Samples – Sample rate of 48 kHz -WAV AIFF, or lossless file types. If it doesn’t open in Ableton there’s a good chance I’m not going to convert it so please do that! Rhythmic […]
DAP2 video intro
With the weather preventing all of us from meeting together, I have prepared this video introduction that will hopefully clarify some of the goals and expectations of the course. You can watch the video here. The slides in the video may be hard to read so you can follow along with the slide full screen here, […]
