Created Fall 2008 for UNCA's Electronic Music Composition course, taught by Steve Dunnington.

Credit goes to Asheville-based drummer/percussionist Jeremy Young for the drum perfomance on this composition. Once the live drum performance had been looped and edited to create the underlying track, Moog synthesizer tones (controlled by MIDI), as well as more sounds (also MIDI-controlled) from the Xpand! software synthesizer plugin for Pro Tools were overlaid on top. The Xpand! section of the piece was inspired by twelve-tone music (e.g. Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern), and the resulting "canon"-type arrangement of such was inspired by the visual elements from the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" portion of the 1940 Walt Disney film Fantasia.

Recorded, edited and mixed in Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools HD using the Xpand! software synthesizer plugin from Digidesign, as well as the IR-1 reverb plugin from Waves Audio.

TURN IT UP; DYNAMIC RANGE HAS BEEN PRESERVED

"Drums Meet Keys" (Assignment #4)

You're a gamer, aren'tcha? Then you know the music. Not a gamer? I'm not judging. Much. ^_^

Mixed in Logic Pro X
Synth sounds from Logic and the Arturia Mini V software synth plugin
MIDI sequencing from http://www.vgmusic.com
Drums programmed in Logic Pro X drummer plugin
Rhythm guitar performed on Mexican Fender Stratocaster equipped [ ;) ] with Custom Shop Custom '69 Strat® Pickups into a Vox Valvetronix AD60VT.

Image found on http://theamazingworldofgumball.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mega_man_Guitar.jpg

Music composed by http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Minae_Fujii

Mega Man 4 - Intro (Robot Rock Remix)

A short ad bumper created for a 2007 radio show on the UNC Asheville internet radio station, The Blue Echo. Text-to-speech websites were used to create the spoken words.

Source music:
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
The Beatles - A Day In The Life

Beatle & the Bobcat - theblueechodotcom Ad Spot

The opening track to the Beach Boys' "Our Prayer" from SMILE, covered in the style of "Cans and Brahms" from Rick Wakeman of Yes.

Midi created in Logic using the following instruments:
Harpsitone II (Classic D6)
Lighter Shade Organ
Wurlitzer Classic
Arturia Mini V plugin

Cans And Prayers (Beach Boys; Yes-styled cover)

Mashup of “Bonetrousle” and “Fight Against an Armed Boss”

I had this one kicking around in my head since I watched the Game Grumps (and Jacksepticeye and Dodger and the Beard Bros…) play Undertale.
I mean, the rhythm and feel of Bonetrousle led me in my brain right into the boss battle music from Super Mario RPG.
Then this happened…

Credits:
“Bonetrousle” is from Undertale.
Written by Toby Fox

“Fight Against An Armed Boss” is from Super Mario RPG
Written by Yoko Shimomura

Instruments used:
Bonetrousle parts recreated by:
Magical 8-bit Plugin - http://www.ymck.net/en/download/magical8bitplug/
MOTHER 3 Soundfont (Strings+1 patch) - https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/188
For more information on the sounds used by Toby Fox in Undertale, visit the UNDERTALE Music Sample List, located at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFusgT_6ROaajy9HkHrauSJY9vC7qP7oeEeYchPs2PE

Super Mario RPG sounds extracted from:
SPC original SNES music data file - http://www.zophar.net/music/spc.html
Individual channels isolated using JCOM - http://jcom.shorturl.com/

SNES delay effect recreated in Logic using the method contained within: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdqoQhbsvk
Edited in Logic Pro X

Artwork:
When Mario meets Papyrus (' spaghetti)
by DebbyGattaTheBest on DeviantArt.com
http://debbygattathebest.deviantart.com/art/When-Mario-meets-Papyrus-spaghetti-587655962

Bonetrousle Against An Armed Boss

Having a little fun with When The Levee Breaks. Thanks to the random Youtube commenter who mentioned speeding up the track from 33 and 1/3rpm to 45rpm.

Processing in Audacity is as follows:
1) Extract sample from original Atlantic CD pressing of Led Zeppelin's untitled 4th album (catalog # 19129-2).
2) Create seamless loop; some replacing of drum hits at loop points is required.
3) Menu: Effect - Change Speed. Standard Vinyl RPM: from 33 1/3 to 45. (35% change.)
4) Duplicate track and add silence to end of duplicated track.
5) Select duplicated track. Menu: Effect - Gverb. Settings: Roomsize (m) - 100, Reverb time (s) - 10, Damping - 0.5, Input bandwidth - 0.5, Dry signal level (dB) - -70, Early reflection level (dB) - 0, Tail level (dB) - -10.
6) Duplicate reverbed track. Menu: Effect - Equilization: Select "RIAA" and click "Load Predefined Curve". Click OK to apply to duplicate reverbed track. 
7) Use "Split Stereo Track" command. Make both split tracks Mono and invert one.  Select the two split tracks and select Menu: Project - Quick Mix.
8) Set levels; drum loop track at 0dB, stereo reverb at -12dB, mono reverb at -5dB. All tracks centered.

In this particular instance I left one initial iteration of the loop (as originally recorded by Led Zeppelin) at the very beginning, with only the last hit treated to reverb (this time with a 25 second reverb time).

Enjoy!

A Minute With John Bonham

This started as an experiment in Jeff Lynne-style rhythm guitar layering, and now it's all this. Shades (and chords) of "Two Steps Back"; a project by some old friends of mine.

Equipment used:
Epiphone Masterbilt acoustic (6 tracks)
Epiphone Casino (5 tracks rhythm, 4 tracks lead)
Kyser capo
Fender Jazz Bass (one lonely track)
Vox Valvetronix AD60VT
Mackie DFX-12 mixer -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface -> Audacity 2.0.3 software
2012 Mac Mini
JBL LSR2325P monitors (pair)

Revisited - 2-14-13

From the urbanREMEDY archives; a half-written-on sheet of paper with chord names turned into this. Sorry Adam, Matt and Nathan; this one's all mine. :D Always freeing to "complete" a years-old project, isn't it?

Attempted a Pink Floyd feel for the lead, without a strictly Gilmourish tone; do let me know IF I succeeded in any way.

Equipment used: 
Epiphone Masterbilt acoustic (3 tracks)
 Epiphone Casino (2 tracks)
Fender Stratocaster (4 tracks)
Korg Triton LE (simulating Wurlitzer electric piano)
 Fender Jazz Bass
Vox Valvetronix AD60VT 
Mackie DFX-12 mixer -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface -> Audacity 2.0.3 software
 2012 Mac Mini 
JBL LSR2325P monitors (pair)

Free - 2-16-13

A rendition of Bach's Invention No. 1 in C Major with MIDI sequencing courtesy of the Mutopia Project* and audio created in Ableton Live Lite 8.

The Steinberg Model-E synthesizer plugin was used for the voicings, with Program 050: Flooty HM used for the right hand part, and Program 030: Synthorns HM used for the left hand part; both Programs were modified slightly to include a Glide parameter. The Basement and Empty Club Audio Effects were used, with slight modifications, for the reverb effects. The exported audio from the performance was then imported into Audacity 2.0.3 and volume-leveled.



*http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=40

Clicked-On Bach - BWV 772

A performance of Bach's Duetto No. 3 in G Major, as programmed for MIDI by the Mutopia Project* and mixed in Ableton Live Lite 6. The Martinic Combo Model V** VST instrument was used for the voicings, and Ableton Live's "Cathedral" Audio Effect was modified and used for the reverb effects. The exported audio from the performance was then imported into Audacity 2.0.3 and leveled.

*http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/make-table.cgi?searchingfor=BWV+804
**http://www.martinic.com/combov/

Scorrevole. - BWV 804

Hi there! My name is Jason and I am a recording engineer (aka "sound guy"). In 2009 I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a B.S. in Music Technology. Since then, I've begun working with a group of Greensboro musicians, helping them improve their live sound at shows. I'm a total music nerd, I play guitar, bass and piano, and I'm always happy to talk music. Find me on Facebook!

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