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Music + Technology:§
An Introduction
Jack Oughton
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Technology
Simply put I define technology as the tools weuse to help us achieve an aim
The level of complexity determines theheight ; Low Tech -> High Tech
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Music
Organized Sound/Pattern ->
Example : Listened to the tracks.W
hat do they have in common?W hich did you prefer?W hat is music to y ou?
Wh y do we have music?
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Formal Elements of Music
M elody : A succession of notes forming adistinctive sequence ..
H armony : T he science of the structure,r elations , and practical combination of notes..
Rh yt h m : A specific kind of such a pattern, formed b y a series of notes diffe r ing indu r ation and st r es s..
Music can be said to be comprised of the 3 following parts:
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Exercise: Got rhythm?Rhythm is the sum of different sounds. Eachperson can represent one part of a greaterrhythm. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ( tap tables)2 students: stamp feet 1/32 students: hit knees 2 /42 students: clap hands (1st +) / (3rd +)2 students: click fingers ( 2 +) / (4 +)Notice how we fit the notes in? Is music morethan the sum of its parts?
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So Music + Technology = ?
T ools (tech) applied to the creation and dissemination of music.Areas of music technology:Recording Mu sic : MicrophoneSynt h esizing Mu sic : SynthesizerS toring Mu sic : Vinyl, CDRepresenting Mu sic : Musical stave, tablature.B roadcasting Mu sic : Radio, Internet
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Exercise: Getting Technical
Of the resources immediately available to younow, which can you use to make music from?
Try not to focus to rhythmic/percussiveinstruments1 minute!
Can you find anything that is pitched?
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Music technology is about organizing sound
from the resources available to youDoesn t have to be electronic, or even a
official musical instrumentNew instruments are invented every otherday.So be resourceful!
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W hat can you do with musictechnology?
Mastering EngineerFilm Composer
Performer/MusicianSound DesignerStudio Recording Engineer
Dialogue ReplacementFoley, field recording
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Genuine badass
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Advanced Music Technology
The field of Mu sic Tec h nology is usuallyassociated with more advanced technology.W e study how to manipulate software andhardwareW e use it in the studioW e use it live recordingMu ltimedia Entertainment depends on ourunderstanding (music, film, television,computer games, theatre, art installations,etc..)
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Introduction To REAPER
Reaper is a Digital Audio W orkstation (DA W )This is the kind of software used in theindustry to create and produce music.
Though simpler than many other industrystandard DA W S, Reaper is actively used bythousands of recording studios and music
professionals for its simplicity and openformat.
(Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording)
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Demo : Reaper
Example : Sy nthesis vs. Recording : W e can eithergenerate new sound or rearrange existing sounds
to create music.H ardware vs. S oftware : How much studioequipment do we actually need for the purposeat hand?A pplying Effects : How we can make a pre-existingsound more interesting.A pplying Presets : How we can use the expertiseof others to improve and program our sounds.
Some things we can do with Reaper
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Music Tech: Musician Empowerment
Music technology is more powerful and more costeffective than ever.This is thanks to the falling prices and increasingcapabilities of the personal computer and digitalhardware.Thanks to the internet, learning how to use thesetools is as simple as searching for Y outube tutorials.So, the boundaries to making and recording music
are lower than they have ever been!If you have ever wanted to explore music makingwith minimal cost outlay, now is yo u r time .www.reaper.fm/download.php - start here and tr y Reaper for free.
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About Jack
Jack is a musician and composer from the UK.He got started properly recording music whena friend showed him to use Reaper .He makes music under many musical aliases.At the moment he writes as X ij, composingelectronic and orchestral music:
www.music.xijindustries.com - or Google xijmusicSend him your tracks. He wants to hear them!
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