Assignment 1 Oct 3 , 2017 Instructions For this assignment, we'll be using materials provided in this link to create a mix that combines clips into one song. The contents of the folder include Drumloop , Guitar and House. The clips will be used to create 3 tracks: one MIDI ( House ) and two audio ( Drumloop & Guitar ). We'll construct the tracks in the following ways: Learning Objectives: Using Audio and Midi tracks Learning about Impulse and assigning sounds to a percussion set Triggering clips in Session View Recording into Arrangement View Warping an instrumental audio track so it matches the rhythm section Instructions: House track Assign Impulse instrument to the MIDI track. Assign the drum samples from the Drumset folder to slots i nside Impulse by dragging files to the virtual pads . Guitar Track In case there are problems with...
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Books and references Sept 28 , 2017 There are no required books or mandatory readings for the class, but here are some links to books available in the library or online that might help you progress: Interactive composition : strategies using Ableton Live and Max for Live / V.J. Manzo and Will Kuhn Dance music manual : tools, toys, and techniques / Rick Snoman Ableton Live 9 Power / Jon Margulies Making Music Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers There is always the Ableton Manual that is accessible through help menu, the Info window on bottom left and plenty of videos on youtube. A good resource is http://plus.pointblankmusicschool.com/music-production-tutorials/ableton-tutorials/
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Requirements Sept 28 , 2017 Required Software In this course we will be using Ableton. It has several versions, the simplest is Intro. To learn more about features see here https://www.ableton.com/en/live/feature-comparison/ For the purpose of the course Intro is enough. Suite is available in the lab. If you decide to use your own laptop and purchase Ableton, there is an academic discount for the Standard and Suite versions. https://www.ableton.com/en/shop/education/ You might choose to use a demo version for 30 days, but that will not last you till the final project. Access to the Lab: email Neal Bociek <mus-facilities@cloud.ucsd.edu> with request for lab access if you are not a music student enrolled in the course. Additional requirements: Bring headphones to the class. Open soundcloud account and send an email with the link to your account. Emails: send both to the Instructor and TAs (emails on the syllabus). Put [Mus173] as a tag on the email subject line. Co...
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Syllabus Sept 28 , 2017 Music 173 - Electronic Music Production & Composition Instructor: Prof. Shlomo Dubnov Instructor Office Hours: Thursday 3:30-4:30, in my office CPMC 250 email: sdubnov@ucsd.edu soundcloud page: www.soundcloud.comg/ memexguy TA: Colin Zyskowski: colin.zyskowski@gmail.com Office hours by appointment website: colinzyskowski.com (but don't ever go there) Course Website (you are here): http://mus1732017.blogspot.com/ Course Description: The course teaches the basics of using DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for creative production, with emphasis on hands on composition projects. We will focus on techniques related to Ableton. Hands on projects include tempo warping, beat and tonality matching, working with drum kits, sound and instrument desgin, chord progressions, processing of sound and creating sound effects, arrangement and remixing, and experi...