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[sarishari]

[artefactmusicschool]

Tomorrow is Sounds Good! day!

Tomorrow is the meeting of the Sound Community at Resonator! I will be talking about the M4L plugins we have created at the Sound Design Workshops, which I conducted in Resonator within last and this year! Join us!

Tomorrow is the meeting of the Sound Community at Resonator! I will be talking about the M4L plugins we have created at the Sound Design Workshops, which I conducted in Resonator within last and this year! Join us!

[felixtam]

Audiovision Blog Post week 7

1. Research (technical, academic, creative practice)

My technical research this week was understanding how to implement audio into a 360 degree environment. As Ableton is my DAW of choice I began researching on ableton specific implementation and found 'Envelop tools for Live'. This is a Ableton specific set of plugins and devices through the 'max4live' system that allow better integration between 360 video and audio.

As general panning options offer limited variation, these plugins allow for a wide range of 360 panning parameters that let you map sounds to where you want them to be in the environment.

Hong Kong-based independent creative publication, media company and brand 'Maekan' has developed and curated a 'soundwalk' page on their website. Their series 'Sounds of' takes the listener on a journey throughout Hong Kong using sonic spatial audio paired with still images to help contextualize the space. As I want the environment I create to be as authentic as possible, this page was great inspiration towards the variety of sounds and elements that I want to use. As I was previously going directly based off of what I was seeing in the animatic, this made my overall mix quite dull and flat.

From this video, specifically the one within a Hong Kong city building, I quickly built a list of various sounds that I will layer into the backing environment.

I began adding various sounds such as street traffic, construction work, and even chatter below the building and in neighbouring houses. This has resulted in instantly improving the overall immersion and authenticity of the videos envorinment and space.

2. Reflection

The talk about time management and working effectively made it clear that my current study regimen is quite ineffective regarding productivity. I have always been bad at time management and organisation when it comes to the optimisation of my workload as I always leave everything until the last minute. I wanted to make a change to how I work as I know in the future, this will not work out in an industry position. In the coming weeks I will aim to incorporate aspects of the chunking and Pomodoro techniques by planning and setting out clear goals and milestones to reach in my production. This will ultimately result in improved motivation and discipline in my work, as well as a higher quality of work as I have time to step away and reflect on my decisions.

I will also take into account some of the collaborative tips, such as working out exactly what they want and work out what you are prepared to do. By doing this it allows for better clarity of objectives, as well as set expectations of work quality and delivery. In the past I have not asked these simple questions, leading to partners completing their work incorrectly or to a lower standard.

Finally I will use some of the various study 'hacks'. These include the use of useful research tools Research Rabbit, Chat PDF and Endnote. I tend to find the research portion of my work to be unmotivating and tedious due to the amount of vague information and repeated content in general web pages and readings. By incorporating these tools I will better my referencing skills, along with find more interesting work to research and better my work through. On top of this I will also begin planning my work better as I generally just go with the flow and try and figure everything out as I go, generally leading to roadblocks and unseen troubles that decrease motivation.

3. Progress

As I am still waiting on a new animatic to be completed I am still yet to begin recording any of my sounds. I have been tirelessly working on one of my other classes big projects this week, so I spent most of my time layering and deepening the environment. I want to make my sound design quite unique inspiring wonder and intrigue so I have begun devising some interesting ways of transitioning audio and mood.

Within the second half of the video, there is a transition from a flashback scene into the present. The mood is quite joyful and nostalgic, but jumps back with the mood changing back to sorrowful and depressing. I have used the music playing in the scene as a motif that is connected with the past memories of the grandpa. This music then fades and worsens in quality as he regains consciousness. The music that shifts into a bad radio quality playback in one of the neighbouring rooms. This technique is similar to the one used in the monsters Inc short animation however in reverse. The non diegetic main track then becomes diegetic noise in the background as the new score for the sad scene enters.

I have also been experimenting with a range of automation and modulation to the audio. I want to use sonic symbolism to illustrate to the audience a more realistic experience. I have started adding subtle details like slight muffling to audio beyond a certain distance, as well as white noise and low cutting high frequencies. This is done to reflect possible illness symptoms that arise around that age.

These problems will be resolved when in the flashback sequences to make it clearer to the audience the direct time shift into the past.

Current version of the video:

The only real problem I am currently having with this project is my own personal time management as I have always been bad at maintaining a steady and healthy study schedule. Following this week I will aim to progress at a more steady rate as I usually leave everything until the last minute. By incorporating some of the tips from mondays lecture I will hopefully be able to be more consistent and therefore effective in the future.

Bibliography:

[stoersender]

MSP Tutorial 08 - Arithmetic operations and expressions | by Marco Accardi

#maxmsp #max4live #maxforlive

[cygnusred]

Problems SEQ. 

SOU (source of uncertainty) ratcheting drum machine I built in M4C’s OSCiLLOT about 5 years ago. Truly modular software before Softtube or VCV Rack. 

https://gumroad.com/redbeats?sort=page_layout

[fostervold]

Day 1398 /// Long Days

[abletontutorialflipboard]

Leakage

https://gumroad.com/l/wCYHWh

[flamduo]

 Esquisse pour un travail avec vidéo, composition générée avec algorithmes, possibilité de jouer librement par dessus

[detund]

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DU™️ #Repost @wolffparkinsonwhitenyc ・・・ #jitter74 #maxmspjitter #max4live ##ableton #c74connect https://www.instagram.com/p/CVPLGH0jq2B/?utm_medium=tumblr

[we-drink-to-forget]

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A mock live installation based on ideas surrounding Noise Polluting & Schitzophonic Mimesis, using positional coordinates in a space to trigger a varying, musical world around the audience. Build in Ableton Live/Max4Live. #music #electronic #electronicmusic #ableton #abletonlive #max7 #max #maxmsp #max4live #ambient #ambience #installation #sonic #noise #pollution

[pancycle]

Part three of the four part “Telephone” Series of experimental noise music is available now at: https://pancycle.bandcamp.com/album/telephone-1911

[pressureappreciation]

download: Hyper Space Fold

[zackerywallsmadethetrack]

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#Trap on a #Sunday #Afternoon just playing around with some ideas keeping it basic and simple #Whynot 😉#zackerywallsmadethetrack #ADifferentSound #International #MusicMaker #RealDJShit #abletonlive 9 #kompletekontrol61 #abletonpush #max4live #Singer #songwriter #Rapper #instadaily #Music #producer (at New York, New York)

[cygnusred]

I’m going to need a few Beta Testers for a new Ableton Live Pack I’m working on called Iota Grains. I’m doing full Instrument Racks; each Rack with its own Effects. The biggest issue is once again sample/file management. Please message me if you’re interested. When the Packs are finished you’ll get the entire thing for free for your help! I’m hoping we don’t run into the same problems I had with Granulator 2 Europack. With these granular samplers, file management seems to always be an issue within Ableton’s system.

***You must be an owner/purchased the original Live Pack. I am just expanding it.***

Iota Live Pack Link: 

https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/iota/

Granulator 2 Europack links:

http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/3854/granulator-ii-europack-beta

https://gumroad.com/l/iIGRJ

[xn0nymu5]

I just tried this the other day and I think it looks and sounds amazing anybody else ever tried before or uses it already 👽? . . . . . #wavepeek #synthwave #synth #synthesizer #music #edm #edmproducer #musicproducer #edmproduction #musicproduction #m4l #max4live #ableton #abletonlive10 #abletonlive #alienware #laptop #tuesday #tuesdaythoughts #tuesdays #tuesdayvibes #tuesdaymood #woop #woopwoop #dontforgettofollow #me #riograndevalley #sanbenitotx #brownsvilletx https://www.instagram.com/_xnonymus/p/BtzYIvtgdNv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u9rwg0dxgwjf