Composing Music

This second piece is from an OST from Orange, the original piece can be found here. I'll be using a midi to build a base for this piece, one that I have found linked in this video. unfortunately the MIDI file included has some odd notation, everything is very short and played in a staccato style, this may have been due to the MIDI being created live from a keyboard without editing. So my first objective was to extend all the notes and fix any errors, which took approximately an hour. After was finding what note had the melody, and bass line so I could extend these notes for other instruments such as a cello and flute. In the end I ended up taking the bass line  and moving it several octaves down while adding and fine tuning to my own personal preferences. After everything was finished with notation and instrumentation, I added sound effects such as reverb and delay to create a more realistic sound. This in total took two days (9 hours aprox.) Here i...

For live recording, (for instruments/voices) I have several different types of instruments used for recording. Microphone : Standard dynamic microphone used for karaoke, very useful for recording high notes and voices but quality is significantly a lot lower than other microphones just because it was made to be purchase in bundles for singing. The microphone is placed onto a stand facing downwards towards me. Mixer: I'm using the MG10XU from Yamaha, a great mixer overall but unfortunately the usb output on the device lowers the overall sound coming to my computer which forces me to record at higher volumes, the downside of doing this is that when playing instruments, if the sound is too loud the mixer will peak causing the recording to have a very weird spike sound. Computer Specs: AMD 8350 FX processor 8 Gigs of DDR3 RAM

Tasks Whats done What needs to be done VST’s Use of NEXUS VST,  Orchestra VST SOUND EFFECTS USE OF REVERB, DELAY COMPOSING Transcribing,  Actual composing DYNAMICS Velocity Slurring? Legato? (Not sure if possible) -IMPOSSIBLE AUTOMATIONS USED SAMPLING DONE! GENRES CLASSICAL? EDM/TRAP - NOT DONE VOCAL SLICES NONE MAKING THEM (oh no), USING THEM - NOT DONE INSTRUMENTATION DIGITAL, REAL INSTRUMENTS, AND DIGITAL PERCUSSION RECORDING DONE ALL OF THEM (flute/band) RECORDINGS FLUTE DOING COVERS DONE ALL OF THEM (making covers and recordings instruments) Make a cover, either record instruments or use MIDI files and recreate it UPLOADING Uploaded 1 piece *UPDATE uploaded at least 3 pieces!* Creating and uploading more! Recently finished tasks: O...

What is my project Q:What is my driving question I'm learning? A: How to work with midi files in creating music, using VST's, and understanding the software Fruity Loops Who will I work with? A: No one, although I'll be using Midi files composed from other sources Audience? A: Anyone who listens to the soundcloud posts Why would this be worthwhile? A: It allows me to further branch off into my hobbies, playing real instruments is fun, but digital music is also growing and is something I'd like to work on. What do I expect to learn? A: Dynamics within composing digital music, digital audio effects, composing techniques and real and digital music. What product will u have to show at the end year? A:All of my finished projects will be displayed what sort of expenses will be involved? A:None What equipment will I need? A:For Presenting: Speakers/Headsets, Computer (along with mouse and other essentials) For working at home: Headset, Computer...

Considering that I'll be making music out of midi to begin with and maybe experiment with other methods I want to find a piece that is relatively easy. I'll be starting off with recording and learning how to edit sound files of my recordings to further improve the overall quality of the music. The Music The piece will be a remake of Pachelbel's Cannon in D, using all digital instruments and a variety of sound effects from Fruity Loops. Although the key I'll be working on is different the overall sound will be similar. VST While it's fun and all to use digital instruments we need to understand how to work them. Digital instruments, otherwise VST's are exactly what they sound like, digital audio placed upon a keyboard playing at different pitches with various other effects in place. That is the bare bone idea of a digital instrument. I've used NEXUS pre-sets for most (The interface for the Nexus VST) Using a guitar, and piano pre-set as ...

Introducing applications Alex Vo Welcome to the very first post on development of my first score for digital and recording music! Over the course of months I will be exploring and documenting progress I've made. The music will all be written from scratch, recorded by myself, and digitally made on the following applications. My goal is to learn how to use midi's to create real and digital music, I'll be learning how to add effects and edit audio and digital sounds. Almost all of my work will be done solo, although most resources and music I use for recordings have been arranged and composed by someone else. I'll leave the names and site on my posts. Fruity Loops Studio (Composing and digital audio editor) Musescore Portable(Composing software for at school) Soundcloud (Uploading) KWL What do I know? • General use and purpose of Musescore and FL studio • Bare minimum music theory • Full use of Soundcloud • How to play the flute • Recording hardwa...